Safety Strategy & Planning Engineer

Toyota North America • Georgetown, KY

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About The Position

Collaborative. Respectful. A place to dream and do. These are just a few words that describe what life is like at Toyota. As one of the world’s most admired brands, Toyota is growing and leading the future of mobility through innovative, high-quality solutions designed to enhance lives and delight those we serve. We’re looking for talented team members who want to Dream. Do. Grow. with us. To save time applying, Toyota does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas or any other work authorization for this position at this time. Toyota’s Safety Department is looking for a passionate and highly motivated Safety Strategy & Planning Engineer. The primary responsibility of this role is to provide proactive safety support to the North American Region. Areas of focus will include establishing robust safety standards and procedures, support of site operations in implementing regional and local safety initiatives, and monitoring progress toward KPI targets. Additional responsibilities will include support of construction projects and monitoring the safety impact of new technologies. Focused on implementation of safety culture initiatives and installation of safety training dojos across North America, Canada, and Mexico Lead planning efforts and support project plans for safety training dojo implementation and improvements Work closely with the safety management system lead for alignment of activity Strategize and execute long-term plans for safety culture initiatives Develop and coordinate regional audit schedules for safety culture Continue to grow each safety culture program and create training and guidelines as resources for implementation Drive Hoshin safety initiatives from conception to completion, ensuring alignment with organizational safety goals Analyze root causes for program gaps and deficiencies and enact countermeasure activity Present regular project updates to leadership and executives Lead collaboration activity with cross-functional groups to implement countermeasures Track and monitor implementation of Safety initiatives across the region Establish and track safety culture practices and KPI’s across all Toyota locations Lead, support, and participate in key safety initiatives within the safety business unit Gather and analyze data to support safety culture focused projects for all North American sites Calculate risks and challenge the status quo with deep analysis of the situation Provide clients with regular updates on the status of safety projects, ensuring transparency and strong communication

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in one of the following: Occupational Safety & Health, Fire Science, Industrial Engineering, Public Health, or similar – or equivalent years of professional working experience
• 5 years of experience developing, implementing, and managing safety programs, including project management skills
• Demonstrated experience managing projects requiring critical thinking (kaizen), problem solving, data analysis & verification
• Experience developing and delivering presentations, generating effective reports, conducting applicable standards research
• Ability to maintain a high level of activity, managing multiple ongoing projects, and working effectively in a team environment
• Experience tracking milestones for projects and reporting on status updates

Nice To Haves

• Safety related certification(s) such as, Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) or Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE)
• Master’s degree Occupational Safety & Health, Fire Science, Industrial Engineering, Public Health, or equivalent degree
• OSHA 10 hour
• OSHA 30 hour

Responsibilities

• Focused on implementation of safety culture initiatives and installation of safety training dojos across North America, Canada, and Mexico
• Lead planning efforts and support project plans for safety training dojo implementation and improvements
• Work closely with the safety management system lead for alignment of activity
• Strategize and execute long-term plans for safety culture initiatives
• Develop and coordinate regional audit schedules for safety culture
• Continue to grow each safety culture program and create training and guidelines as resources for implementation
• Drive Hoshin safety initiatives from conception to completion, ensuring alignment with organizational safety goals
• Analyze root causes for program gaps and deficiencies and enact countermeasure activity
• Present regular project updates to leadership and executives
• Lead collaboration activity with cross-functional groups to implement countermeasures
• Track and monitor implementation of Safety initiatives across the region
• Establish and track safety culture practices and KPI’s across all Toyota locations
• Lead, support, and participate in key safety initiatives within the safety business unit
• Gather and analyze data to support safety culture focused projects for all North American sites
• Calculate risks and challenge the status quo with deep analysis of the situation
• Provide clients with regular updates on the status of safety projects, ensuring transparency and strong communication

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level