Sr. EHS Project Manager

Toyota Tsusho America•Plano, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Serves as a key member of the team responsible for leading and managing safety-related projects across the organization to enhance safety performance, ensure regulatory compliance, and minimize risk. This role collaborates with various Logistics Operations locations and the Senior Logistics Leadership team to drive a culture of safety excellence, utilizing continuous improvement principles to achieve sustainable results.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
5 to 8 years of environmental health and safety experience.
Working knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems is required.
Experience delivering working improvements to safety standards, conducting incident investigations, and heading safety committee leadership across Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Transportation, and other required regulatory jurisdictions.

Nice To Haves

High-level professional industry safety certifications are strongly desired.
Prior experience in start-up operations with facility building layout and root-source unit cost principles is preferred.
Certified Safety Professional, Associate Safety Professional, Certified Industrial Hygienist, or similar certification strongly desired, or eligibility to sit for the exam.

Responsibilities

Directs comprehensive project lifecycle workflows—including research, timeline generation, milestone tracking, and accountabilities delegation—while managing project budgets and escalating issues that impact operational profitability.
Implements internal Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems and Environmental Management Systems that comply with corporate guidelines, regulatory expectations, and international compliance standards.
Partners with leadership to embed critical safety, quality, and productivity benchmarks directly into Standardized Work documentation and Floor Management Development Systems across manufacturing departments.
Supports established operations by driving improvement initiatives across safety, quality, productivity, human resources, and environmental programs, thoroughly documenting all results as directed by Strategic Business Unit leadership.
Establishes facility training academies, mobile equipment training programs, and comprehensive onboarding matrices to validate training versatility and process effectiveness across teams.
Conducts rigorous compliance audits of established operations against strategic business unit standards and leads incident investigations to continuously enhance regional workplace safety standards.
Other duties as assigned