EHS Manager – Safety Engineer

About the role

The EHS Manager will lead Environment, Health, and Safety support for Applied Materials Korea’s Samsung account, ensuring safe and compliant field operations and driving execution of the company’s EHS programs.

Key responsibilities

• Lead EHS support for Samsung field service, fab operations, project execution and issue resolution.
• Manage, coach and develop a team of Safety Engineers, setting priorities and supporting career growth.
• Partner with field teams, account management and Samsung stakeholders to enable safe, compliant, efficient operations.
• Implement EHS programs and controls such as risk assessment, JHA, contractor safety, MOC, chemical safety, LOTO, electrical safety, fall prevention and incident prevention.
• Review high‑risk work, identify hazards, define controls and support safe work practices in customer fab environments.
• Provide EHS assessment for real‑estate initiatives, facility changes and other business‑critical projects.
• Lead or support incident investigations, root‑cause analysis, corrective actions and closure tracking.
• Monitor Korean EHS regulatory and customer requirement changes and translate them into practical guidance.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Environmental Engineering, Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering.
• Industrial Safety license (산업안전기사) – mandatory; safety manager qualification required.
• 10‑15+ years of EHS, safety engineering or field safety experience in semiconductor, manufacturing, construction or high‑risk technical service.
• Minimum 3 years of people‑management experience.
• Experience supporting Samsung or major semiconductor customers preferred.
• Strong Korean and English communication skills.

Required skills

• Occupational safety and field safety expertise.
• Semiconductor fab hazard knowledge.
• Korean EHS regulations and customer‑site requirements.
• EHS management systems, risk assessment, incident investigation, corrective‑action management.
• Contractor safety and safety program implementation.

What we offer

• Supportive work culture encouraging learning, development and career growth.
• Full‑time, onsite position with up to 30% domestic travel.
• Equal opportunity employment with comprehensive health and wellbeing programs.