Safety Manager (Salaried)

Ajin Georgia Co., Ltd.; Statesboro (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ajin Georgia is seeking a Senior Safety Manager to lead the EHS program across the Statesboro site in Georgia. This salaried role requires a proven track record in implementing environmental, health, and safety standards, auditing, and regulatory reporting, driving a world-class safety culture, and coordinating with site leadership on governance and performance.

The Sr. EHS Manager will report to the General Manager of Human Resources and oversee the development of safety and environmental

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational health & safety management or environmental management, or related field; advanced degree preferred; 10+ years progressive EHS experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Energetic leader with proven ability to lead change initiatives; strong interpersonal and leadership skills across levels.
• Comprehensive understanding of EHS regulations and requirements.
• Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience supervising, leading, and developing EHS professionals.
• Experience with process improvement tools and methods.
• Strong focus on behavioral safety and employee engagement.
• Startup experience is a plus.
• Experience implementing HSE systems including ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 (ISO 45001).
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or other EHS certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and promote a zero-injury safety culture across site leadership, operations, safety committees, and EHS staff.
• Ensure compliance reporting for OSHA, EPA, and local environmental health and safety requirements.
• Maintain EHS records and documentation control.
• Provide daily guidance on EHS programs to managers, supervisors, and employees.
• Develop strategies to achieve EHS goals and KPIs.
• Identify losses, evaluate risk, and implement corrective action plans.
• Ensure contractor safety compliance and safe work practices.
• Conduct EHS audits and implement corrective actions.
• Assess environmental risks and develop mitigation plans to reduce incidents.
• Investigate incidents and drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Change management

Problem solving

Coaching

Education

Bachelor’s degree in occupational health & safety management or environmental management

Tools

ISO 14001

OHSAS 18001 / ISO 45001

Job description

Welcome to your career opportunities at AJIN Georgia!

Our goal is to provide a work environment that allows for personal & professional successes for a brighter future.

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Full Time Employee Benefits

Medical / Dental / Vision
Paid Vacation Days
10 Paid Holidays

401K Matching
Competitive Hourly & Salary Wages
Conditioned Work Environment

Safety Manager (Salaried)

Department/ Team Safety
Location Statesboro / Register Georgia
Date Posted 08/06/2026
Application Deadline 02/28/2027
Job Type Full-Time
Experience Level Senior
Salary Range 80~110K Based on the Experience level

Brief Description

General Description:

The Sr. Manager, Environment, Health, & Safety, (EHS) will provide leadership for the implementation of EHS standards & procedures, expert technical assistance on EHS issues and will partner with functional leadership on compliance, project management, reporting matters and related EHS management issues. This role will actively participate on the site leadership team in the areas of planning, EHS governance, auditing, management systems, best practice sharing, compliance initiatives and governmental/regulatory reporting. Primary purpose of this position is to grow the safety culture to achieve world class EHS performance. Tactically deploy the strategy and vision for the AJIN GA site. Effectively execute strategy to elevate safety and environmental performance to world-class levels.

This position reports to the General Manager of Human Resources and is responsible to design, develop and implement safety and environmental programs and management systems in accordance with local, state and federal agencies, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 (ISO 45001), TPI targets, key performance indicators (KPI’s), and policies. This position requires application of engineering principles and technology, to prevent or correct unsafe working conditions.

Responsibilities:

• Plan-Promote a Zero Injury Safety Culture: Provide leadership and coaching to grow the site leadership team, plant operations, plant safety committee, and EHS direct reports, to create a workplace free of recognized hazards, promote safe work behaviors, and foster a lean safety culture that keeps the safety of employees a business value.
• Compliance reporting for all environmental, health and safety activities as per Federal (OSHA and EPA), State, and local EHS requirements.
• EHS record keeping and documentation control.
• Provide daily guidance and direction in EHS programs for managers, supervisors and employees to ensure a common and effective approach.
• Develop and communicate strategies to achieve EHS goals.
• Assisting in the identification of possible losses; evaluating the risk in such loss exposure.
• Developing and implementing a plan to correct or prevent a loss and audit the plan to ensure effectiveness.
• Ensure that contractor personnel working on the property are in compliance with local policies and safety requirements.
• Proactively Perform EHS audits and implement audit recommendations.
• Assess potential environmental risks and provide mitigation plans to reduce incidents.
• Ensure timely investigation of environmental, health and safety incidents, root cause analysis and the implementation of corrective action plans.
• Work with management to manage employee’s workers compensation claims and work assignments.
• Development of pollution and waste control programs.
• Evaluate safety of new processes and equipment.
• Evaluate hazards for safety, health, and environmental risks and ensure the development of Job Hazard Analyses for defined tasks.
• Conduct or direct testing of air quality, noise, temperature, or radiation levels to verify compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Develop and deploy HSE programs and training to meet regulatory requirements and operational needs
• Utilize Six Sigma tools to assess EHS performance and collaborate with appropriate personnel to develop recovery/improvement plans
• Establish goals, objectives, metrics and scorecards to assure the EHS function is effective.
• Coordinate the identification of capital funding needs for EHS projects and assure that spending for these projects meet budget and timing constraints and achieve the desired results.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Education / Skills / Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational health & safety management or environmental management, or related field; advanced degree preferred; 10+ years progressive EHS experience in a manufacturing environment. Aumotive manufacturing experience is a plus.
• Energetic leader with proven ability to lead change initiatives; demonstrated interpersonal skills to effectively interact with individuals of all disciplines and levels within and across the organization; ability to think strategically and critically analyze details from multiple, disparate sources; capable of consistently taking the initiative to get things accomplished; able to apply appropriate situational leadership techniques to adapt to the current situation; competent in evaluating people’s strengths and improvement areas and mentoring/coaching for improvement.
• Comprehensive understanding of EHS regulations and requirements.
• Excellent communications skills; written, oral, and interpersonal. team builder with action orientation and the ability to influence staff across the organization
• Action oriented decision maker.
• Experience supervising, leading, and developing EHS professionals
• Experience with process improvement tools.
• Strong focus on behavioral safety and employee engagement
• High integrity
• Ability to influence up and down in an organization
• Startup experience a plus
• Experience with implementing EHS management system including ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 (ISO 45001)
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or other EHS professional certification is preferred;
• Customer focused and a strategic thinker; must have ability to lead change and have strong consultative and influencing skills
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Demonstrated experience leading the implementation of HSE management systems.
• Demonstrated experience leading positive culture change.
• Experience Interfacing with government agencies to maintain regulatory compliance and engagement.

Ajin Georgia is committed to creating a diverse workforce and values diversity as an asset. Ajin Georgia affords equal opportunity to all employees and prospective employees without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information,hair texture or hairstyle, if that hair texture or that hairstyle is commonly associated with a particular race ornational origin or any other basisprotected by state and federal law in all aspects of the employment relationship. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination.