EHS Compliance and Risk Management Specialist

Toyotetsu North America; Somerset (KY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Toyotetsu North America in Somerset, KY is seeking an EHS Compliance & Risk Management Specialist to support corporate-wide compliance assurance and risk visibility. This role provides oversight, verification, and follow-up across TTNA facilities, reporting to the Corporate Sustainability, External and Government Affairs Senior Manager.

You will develop tracking processes, dashboards, and reports; monitor regulatory changes; and coordinate corrective actions with plant leaders to maintain

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred; equivalent education, training, and experience may be considered.
• Minimum seven years in EHS, environmental/regulatory compliance, audit, risk management, or related field.
• Manufacturing or industrial environment experience preferred.
• Experience coordinating multi-site compliance programs preferred.
• Experience supporting regulatory inspections, audits, customer reporting, or sustainability data requests preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a North America-wide EHS compliance tracking process.
• Monitor overdue or at-risk compliance items and elevate unresolved issues to leadership.
• Support policy governance by reviewing adherence to TTNA EHS-related policies, procedures, risk controls, and response playbooks.
• Identify compliance gaps, policy inconsistencies, recurring issues, and systemic risks; coordinate corrective action follow-up with plant leaders.
• Monitor applicable EHS regulatory changes and support facilities during inspections, agency visits, audits, and compliance reviews.
• Partner with External Affairs to track customer environmental sustainability requirements, audits, surveys, data requests, and reporting expectations.
• Serve as a corporate liaison to the TTNA EHS Working Group to promote consistent standards, best practices, compliance tools, and lessons learned across facilities.
• Prepare executive-level dashboards, reports, and updates summarizing compliance status, overdue actions, high-risk items, trends, and recommended next steps.

Skills

EHS compliance

Risk management

Dashboards

Reporting

Communication

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Safety and Health, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, Risk Management, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Compliance management systems

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Toyotetsu America Inc - Somerset, KY 42503

Position Type: Full Time

Job Shift: First

Position: TTNA EHS Compliance & Risk Management Specialist

Position Summary

The TTNA EHS Compliance & Risk Management Specialist serves as a corporate resource for compliance assurance and risk visibility across all TTNA facilities. This role does not replace plant-level EHS ownership or daily site activities; rather, it provides oversight, verification, reporting, and follow-up to help ensure compliance obligations and corrective actions are tracked and addressed. This position reports to the TTNA Corporate Sustainability, External and Government Affairs Senior Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and improve a North America-wide EHS compliance tracking process, including regulatory obligations, permits, reports, inspections, renewals, documentation, owners, due dates, and completion status.
• Monitor overdue or at-risk compliance items and elevate unresolved issues to appropriate leadership.
• Support policy governance by reviewing adherence to standardized TTNA EHS-related policies, procedures, risk controls, and response playbooks.
• Identify compliance gaps, policy inconsistencies, recurring issues, and systemic risks; coordinate corrective action follow-up with responsible plant leaders.
• Monitor applicable EHS regulatory changes and support facilities during inspections, agency visits, audits, and compliance reviews.
• Partner with External Affairs to track customer environmental sustainability requirements, audits, surveys, data requests, and reporting expectations.
• Serve as a corporate liaison to the TTNA EHS Working Group to promote consistent standards, best practices, compliance tools, and lessons learned across facilities.
• Prepare executive-level dashboards, reports, and updates summarizing compliance status, overdue actions, high-risk items, trends, and recommended next steps.

Qualifications

Position Requirements:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Safety and Health, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, Risk Management, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• Equivalent education, training, and relevant experience may be considered.

Experience

• Minimum of seven years of experience in EHS, environmental compliance, regulatory compliance, audit, risk management, or a related field preferred.
• Manufacturing or industrial environment experience preferred.
• Experience coordinating multi-site compliance programs preferred.
• Experience supporting regulatory inspections, audits, customer reporting, or sustainability data requests preferred.

Demonstrated Skills and Abilities

• Working knowledge of EHS compliance requirements, including safety, environmental permitting, reporting, waste management, and recordkeeping.
• Ability to build and maintain compliance matrices, dashboards, tracking tools, and reporting processes.
• Strong organization, follow-up, documentation, and deadline management skills.
• Ability to influence accountability and support consistency across locations without direct plant-line authority.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to summarize complex compliance matters for leadership review.
• High attention to detail, sound judgment, confidentiality, and professional ethics.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications; experience with compliance management systems or audit tools preferred.