Key Responsibilities
Lead EHS support for the Samsung account, including field service, customer fab operations, project execution, and issue resolution.
Manage, coach, and develop Safety Engineers by setting clear priorities, providing guidance, and supporting career growth.
Partner with field teams, account management, business leaders, and Samsung stakeholders to enable safe, compliant, and efficient operations.
Implement Applied Materials’ EHS programs and controls, including risk assessment, JHA, PTP, contractor safety, MOC, chemical safety, LOTO, electrical safety, fall prevention, and incident prevention.
Review high-risk work, identify hazards, define controls, and support effective execution of safe work practices in customer fab environments.
Provide EHS assessment and support for projects, including real estate initiatives, facility changes, and other business-critical projects requiring EHS review and risk mitigation.
Lead or support incident investigations, operational learning, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and closure tracking.
Monitor Korean EHS regulatory and customer requirement changes and translate them into practical guidance for field operations.
Provide EHS performance updates, risk summaries, escalation items, and improvement plans to EHS and business leadership.
Functional Knowledge
Strong technical knowledge of occupational safety, field safety, semiconductor fab hazards, contractor safety, and customer site requirements.
Solid understanding of Korean EHS regulations and customer-facing field execution requirements.
Practical experience with EHS management systems, risk assessment, incident investigation, corrective action management, and field controls.
Business Expertise
Understands how EHS supports field execution, customer satisfaction, operational efficiency, and business continuity.
Balances compliance, customer expectations, operational urgency, and practical field constraints.
Experience in semiconductor, display, manufacturing, construction, equipment installation, or high-risk technical service environments is strongly preferred.
Leadership
Leads a team of Safety Engineers by setting clear priorities, removing barriers, developing capability, and ensuring quality execution.
Acts as a trusted EHS partner to field leadership and customer-facing teams, influencing safe decision-making without slowing down business-critical operations.
Demonstrates ownership, accountability, sound judgment, and the ability to escalate risks and issues appropriately.
Interpersonal Skills
Communicates clearly and professionally with internal field teams/SPG-GFG, business leaders, customer stakeholders, and regional or global EHS teams.
Influences others through credibility, practical judgment, collaboration, and a customer-focused mindset.
Demonstrates integrity, accountability, cultural sensitivity, and the ability to build trust across functions and organizational levels.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Safety, Industrial Safety, Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Industrial Safety license (산업안전기사, 산업안전산업기사) is mandatory
안전관리자 선임 위한 자격 보유 필수
Industrial hygiene license (산업위생관리기사, 산업위생관리산업기사) is preferred
Minimum 10 – 15 + years of experience in EHS, safety engineering, field safety, semiconductor, manufacturing, construction, or high-risk technical service; Toolmaker EHS experience is preferred.
Minimum 3 years of people management or team leadership experience is required.
Experience supporting Samsung or other major semiconductor customers is highly preferred.
Strong Korean and English communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with customer stakeholders and regional/global teams.
Additional Information
Work Location: Hwaseong, Korea
Travel: Domestic travel up to approximately 30%
Additional Information
Time Type
Full time
Employee Type
Assignee / Regular
Travel
Yes, 25% of the Time
Relocation Eligible
No
Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
