Join our Team as a Dealer Environmental Health and Safety Leader!

The Role:

We're seeking a strategic, collaborative, and people and business-focused Dealer Environmental Health and Safety Leader. In this role, the Dealer Environmental Health and Safety Leader will independently lead and support safety and environmental initiatives across the TMHNA dealer network, providing technical expertise, strategic guidance, coaching, and resources to strengthen dealer safety and environmental performance. While dealers maintain responsibility for their individual safety and environmental programs, this position serves as a primary TMHNA safety and environmental resource to help dealers reduce risk, strengthen regulatory compliance, and continuously improve their safety and environmental programs and culture.

The position independently conducts dealer safety and environmental assessments, inspections, technician ride-alongs, incident reviews, and loss-control activities; provides guidance on regulatory and compliance matters; develops and implements training and awareness initiatives; leads ergonomics and injury-prevention projects; supports property, auto, workers’ compensation, and claims-related risk-reduction activities; and identifies opportunities to standardize effective safety practices across the dealer network.

The Dealer Environmental Health and Safety Leader manages multiple complex safety and environmental projects and initiatives, facilitates recurring meetings with dealer safety representatives, partners with dealer and TMHNA leadership, and serves as a primary TMHNA point of contact for dealer safety projects involving external consultants.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Strengthen alignment between TMHNA safety and environmental objectives and dealer operations and independently identify opportunities for improvement.
Share and facilitate implementation of enterprise-wide best practices, key safety and environmental policies, Kaizen ideas, and lessons learned.
Support incident prevention, investigations, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and follow-up processes.
Provide technical guidance to dealers regarding regulatory compliance.
Develop, coordinate, and support safety and environmental training and awareness programs and provide coaching, feedback, and technical guidance to dealer leadership and safety representatives.
Independently conduct Genchi Genbutsu/dealer visits, including safety and environmental inspections, audits, needs assessments, and technician ride-alongs to identify workplace hazards and unsafe practices.
Promote and support standardization of safe work procedures, PPE, tool use, and safe-driving practices for dealer technicians.
Lead implementation of enterprise-wide dealer purchasing initiatives such as vehicle dash cameras, PPE, and other identified safety resources.
Conduct Safety Policy/Handbook gap assessments and work with dealers to identify and address gaps.
Lead monthly safety meetings with dealer safety representatives.
Provide guidance and resources to support dealer safety culture development and continuous improvement.
Coordinate communication of customer safety requirements applicable to dealer technicians.
Develop and conduct safety presentations at key meetings and other appropriate forums.
Coordinate dealer reassessments using a safety culture survey and identify improvement opportunities based on results.
Support dealer ergonomics initiatives, including ASEC certification calibration, ergonomic JHAs such as the Tire Press assessment, and Stretch & Flex communications.
Support property/auto insurance and claims management, including workers’ compensation and injury-management activities, and serve as a liaison to the TINA Risk Manager.
Participate in Dealer Loss Controls visits, annual property insurance inspections, industrial hygiene activities, and risk-reduction follow-up.
Serve as a primary TMHNA point of contact for assigned dealer safety initiatives and projects involving external safety consultants.
Independently manage multiple complex dealer safety projects and initiatives.
Perform additional duties as assigned.

What We’re Looking For:

Bachelor’s degree required.
Six or more years of Safety or related field experience required.
Experience working in a manufacturing, warehouse, transportation, field service, or servicing environment preferred.
EHS-related professional certifications such as OSHA 10/30, ASP, CSP, or CHMM preferred.
Demonstrated ability to independently manage safety programs, projects, assessments, and investigations.

Where and When You’ll Work:

This is a fully remote position, but can be located in Greene or Columbus if desired
This position primarily works standard business hours
Travel Required: quite a bit of domestic travel to dealers will be involved

What Your Total Compensation & Benefits Package will look like:

Salary - $94,000 - $120,000 per year. Compensation depends on the selected candidate’s education and experience.

Relocation: This role may be eligible for relocation assistance

World Class Benefits:

Competitive Salary
Performance Bonus
Generous Paid Time Off and 13 Paid Holidays
Affordable Medical plans and no-cost Dental & Vision options
100% 401(k) match up to 6%
Company-Paid Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability
Tuition Assistance Program
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with access to mental health care, legal support, and financial guidance
Recognition and Kaizen (continuous improvement) Reward Programs
Meaningful opportunities for personal and professional development
Onsite Fitness Center & Occupational Health Clinic (Columbus, IN office only)
Best in class work culture!

Big Name | Big Opportunities | Life is Better at Toyota

Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA), the industry leader in forklift sales, comprises two main brands: Toyota Material Handling and The Raymond Corporation. We believe investing in the best people, products, and processes will fuel our future success, and we will always be driven by our foundational principles of “respect for people” and “continuous improvement”. With opportunities across North America, we are confident you will find the right position within TMHNA that can help you build a long, fulfilling career.

Learn more here: https://www.toyotaforklift.com/careers

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