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Western Digital

Makes hard drives for cloud and AI data centers

Environmental Health & Safety Manager

Environmental Health & SafetyConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeFujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan¥9M - ¥14M /yr

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's or master's degree in a related field.
  • At least 8 years of experience in EHS, environmental, or sustainability work.
  • Health and Safety Manager certification.
  • Strong knowledge of Japanese regulatory requirements and international safety standards.
  • ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 auditor qualification or equivalent knowledge.
  • Experience in manufacturing, high-tech, or industrial operations.
  • Fluent Japanese and business-level English.

Responsibilities

  • Provide overall leadership for environmental, health, and safety programs, aligning them with company objectives, site priorities, and Japanese regulatory requirements.
  • Direct compliance with applicable Japanese laws, permits, licenses, and reporting obligations related to occupational safety, industrial health, environmental protection, waste, and chemical management.
  • Lead site-wide hazard identification, risk assessment, and control programs to reduce operational risk and prevent injuries, environmental incidents, and compliance gaps.
  • Oversee EHS programs including machine safety, contractor safety, ergonomics, industrial hygiene, emergency response, and workplace health risk control.
  • Manage chemical safety, hazardous materials control, waste governance, wastewater, air emissions, and pollution prevention programs.
  • Lead emergency response planning, drills, chemical spill readiness, and fire protection coordination, and support business continuity planning, crisis response, and recovery readiness.
  • Ensure effective implementation and continuous improvement of ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and internal EHS systems, including audit preparation, findings closure, and compliance assurance.
  • Work with site leadership, operations, engineering, facilities, HR, and regional teams to integrate EHS requirements into business operations, projects, and organizational decisions.
  • Monitor EHS performance metrics, analyze trends, identify improvement opportunities, and lead corrective and preventive actions to strengthen compliance, operational discipline, and site performance.
  • Build organizational capability through coaching, training, talent development, succession planning, and leadership engagement to strengthen EHS ownership, accountability, and culture across all levels.

Desired Qualifications

  • A degree in a science-related field such as mechanical or safety engineering, occupational safety and health, environmental science, or chemistry.
  • Professional certification in EHS, environmental management, industrial hygiene, or lead auditing.
  • Lead Auditor qualification for ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.
  • Experience in multinational or matrix organizations.
  • Experience supporting regulatory inspections, customer audits, and corporate compliance reviews.
  • Familiarity with contractor safety management, machine safety, and operational risk control in manufacturing environments.
  • Fire prevention and disaster management certification, disaster prevention specialist certification, or equivalent knowledge.

About the Company

Western Digital

Makes hard drives for cloud and AI data centers

Western Digital, which goes by WD, designs and makes hard disk drives, mostly the high-capacity models that cloud and AI data centers use to store huge amounts of data cheaply. In 2013, its HGST unit shipped the first helium-filled hard drives, which fit more disks into each drive and use less power. Its drives store data on stacks of spinning magnetic disks, and the lineup runs from Ultrastar data center drives to WD Red and WD Purple drives for home servers and security cameras. WD makes its money selling these drives to cloud companies, PC makers, and retail shoppers. Western Digital was founded in 1970 and is based in San Jose, California, and in 2025 it spun off its flash memory business as Sandisk.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
San Jose, CA
Founded
1970

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