Safety Engineer
Preferred Critical Skills
Preferred Soft Skills
Other Skills
Description
Help drive a world-class safety culture at Kia Georgia. In this role, you'll partner with leaders across the plant to identify risks, strengthen safety programs, and ensure a safe, compliant, and productive work environment for all team members.
What You'll Do
- Lead risk assessments and safety audits to proactively identify and reduce workplace hazards.
- Support and enforce OSHA compliance and corporate safety regulations across manufacturing operations.
- Provide expertise in electrical safety, equipment reviews, and process changes to prevent incidents before they occur.
- Conduct incident investigations, perform root cause analysis, and implement sustainable corrective actions.
- Develop, coordinate, and deliver engaging safety training for employees, contractors, and vendors.
- Partner with production leadership to improve safety performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Safety, Engineering, Ergonomics, or a related field
- 4+ years of safety experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably automotive.
- Experience with risk assessment, incident investigation, OSHA compliance, and contractor safety management.
- Strong communication, training, and cross-functional coordination skills.
- ASP, CSP, OSHT, or CHST certifications are a plus.
Make an impact by helping protect our team members, shaping safety strategy, and supporting one of the most advanced automotive manufacturing facilities in the industry.
Employer Details
Beginning in 2006, Kia made one of the biggest single foreign investments in the history of Georgia by establishing a state-of-the-art production facility in West Point. Since then, we, along with our suppliers, have helped create more than 14,000 jobs and produced more than 4.8 million vehicles. With an annual capacity of more than 350,000 vehicles, Kia Georgia is home to the Telluride, Sorento and Sportage SUVs and the all-electric EV9 and EV6 SUVs. This advanced manufacturing facility represents a $3.2 billion investment on a 2,200 acre site, operating 24 hours a day. Kia Georgia’s goal is to be the best and most innovative automotive company in the world driven by the belief that Customer Satisfaction is Rooted in Quality. This is made possible by a team of individuals each identified as the best of the best.
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