Environmental, Health, & Safety Engineer

KLA is a global leader in diversified electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. Virtually every electronic device in the world is produced using our technologies. No laptop, smartphone, wearable device, voice-controlled gadget, flexible screen, VR device or smart car would have made it into your hands without us. KLA invents systems and solutions for the manufacturing of wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays. The innovative ideas and devices that are advancing humanity all begin with inspiration, research and development. KLA focuses more than average on innovation and we invest 15% of sales back into R&D. Our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers work together with the world’s leading technology providers to accelerate the delivery of tomorrow’s electronic devices. Life here is exciting and our teams thrive on tackling really hard problems. There is never a dull moment with us.

The KLA Global Workplace Services (GWS) team is passionate about enabling the business goals and company culture through the delivery of workplace environments and services that foster teamwork, innovation and productivity. Our team runs a worldwide portfolio of over 3 million square feet, 135 sites and over 12,000 employees. In addition to ensuring the workspace and manufacturing facilities operate seamlessly, this group also provides employee and site services, such as cafeteria, transportation, security, and safety. The team is responsible for all construction and site improvement work to enable the business needs as well as align with the financial requirements.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

As an EHS Engineer, you will develop into a business partner to help support the business groups’ EHS goals and the path to achieve them, while ensuring corporate EHS goals and legal requirements are being met. You will be responsible for supporting the corporate and regional EHS functions with a primary focus on our KLA locations, and customer footprint in South Korea. This role will be a part of the APAC EHS team and interface regularly with counterparts in other countries.  This is an extraordinary opportunity to join a rapidly growing company with an expanding EHS team. We are looking to bring in motivated and top technical talent to join us on this path!

The person in this role will:

• Provide day to day EHS support for our locations and customer accounts in South Korea.
• Support EHS standards in meeting KLA expectations by providing guidance, assistance, and consultation.
• Report status of EHS matters to facility management and to the KLA EHS manager or director.
• Develop and implement EHS policies, programs, and training.
• Manage mandatory EHS training programs and maintain compliance records.
• Support managers, supervisors, and team leaders in incident investigations, corrective action deployment, and effectiveness evaluations at all KLA locations.
• Ensure the functionality of KLA safety committees.
• Responsible for compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements, customer EHS requirements, customer surveys, and industry group standards.
• Conduct periodic audits related to the EHS management systems, compliance, and company policy/procedure conformance, with special attention to compliance to the Serious Accident Punishment Act (SAPA).
• Complete all required environmental, safety, and other regulatory reports per local requirements.
• Be the EHS subject matter expert for the locations you support with excellent customer service.
• Analyze EHS performance metrics, self-assessments, and trends and respond in a proactive matter to prevent or minimize EHS incidents and monitor program / system status.
• Manage the site-level and customer account risk assessment process.
• Manage chemical safety programs, including chemical inventory control, MSDS management, and regulatory compliance.
• Provide support to our ESG (sustainability) efforts for the sites under your span of control.
• Keep current on regulatory trends and provide updates to location management and corporate EHS as needed.
• Manage contractor and supplier EHS compliance programs across KLA Korea operations.
• Be the key point of contact for customer EHS inquiries, incident investigations, and other reports as needed.
• Develop and implement the site level requirements for our ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 programs.
• Represent KLA EHS in front of our customers. Partner with customer EHS teams to identify and resolve safety issues that could impact the safety of KLA employees.

Minimum Qualifications

• 7-10 years of EHS experience managing multiple locations
• Experience working in a diverse, fast-paced environment
• Must be proficient in MS Office programs
• Excellent project management skills and ability to work to commitments
• Communicate concepts in a succinct and easy to comprehend manner
• Experience with EHS Management Systems (ISO 14001 & ISO 45001) preferred
• Korean Industrial Safety Engineer certification is highly preferred and considered a key qualification.

We offer a competitive, family friendly total rewards package. We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment, while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.

KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer

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