Sr. Project Manager

Toyota Tsusho America; Georgetown (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary with Bonus Opportun

Paid Time Off

Comprehensive Medical, Dental and VISN

Flexible Spending and Health Savings

14 Paid Company Holidays

401(k) with Company Contribution

Educational Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Toyota Tsusho America in Kentucky seeks a seasoned Health & Safety lead to drive safety projects, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement across multiple locations. You will partner with leadership to embed safety, quality, and productivity standards into standardized work, while supporting training and investigations.

Ideal candidates bring 5–8 years of EHS experience, a relevant bachelor's degree, and certifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in OHS or related field.
• 5–8 years of environmental health and safety experience.
• Professional certifications strongly desired.
• Experience with safety systems and investigations.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety projects from concept to closure, including budget oversight.
• Implement OHS and Environmental Management Systems.
• Integrate safety standards into standardized work and floor processes.
• Drive Kaizen and continuous improvement across departments.
• Establish training programs and onboarding for safety.
• Conduct compliance audits and lead incident investigations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Safety leadership

Regulatory compliance

Project management

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health and Safety

Job description

We firmly believe that our employees drive the success of the company! With success in mind as the ultimate goal, we strive to create and provide an environment that offers challenging, stimulating and financially rewarding opportunities. We are looking for The Right One to join our team!

What's In It For You?

• Competitive Salary with Bonus Opportunities
• Paid Time Off
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits (Low Premiums!)
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• 14 Paid Company Holidays
• 401(k) with Company Contribution
• Educational Tuition Reimbursement

Summary

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.

What You'll Do

• Project Management & Cost Control: 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.
• Safety & Environmental Governance: Implements internal Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems and Environmental Management Systems that comply with corporate guidelines, regulatory expectations, and international compliance standards.
• Operational Integration & Standardization: Partners with leadership to embed critical safety, quality, and productivity benchmarks directly into Standardized Work documentation and Floor Management Development Systems across manufacturing departments.
• Continuous Improvement & Kaizen: 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.
• Training & Workforce Development: Establishes facility training academies, mobile equipment training programs, and comprehensive onboarding matrices to validate training versatility and process effectiveness across teams.
• Compliance Auditing & Investigation: 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

What You Need

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related technical field. High-level professional industry safety certifications are strongly desired.
• 5 to 8 years of environmental health and safety experience. Working knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems is required.
• Prior experience in start-up operations with facility building layout and root-source unit cost principles is preferred.
• 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.
• Certified Safety Professional, Associate Safety Professional, Certified Industrial Hygienist, or similar certification strongly desired, or eligibility to sit for the exam.

Travel Required: 25% or more

Our company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer! It is the policy and commitment of the company to maintain a work environment that provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all its employees and applicants. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, marital/domestic partner status, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other applicable lawfully protected basis. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.

We seek to employ individuals qualified for a position by virtue of job-related educational standards, training, experience, and personal qualifications.