Our people
With around 25,000 people in 21 countries, including JVs, our people are the heart of our business.
We are ingenious, collaborative, and principled; driven to achieve results that keep us at the forefront of our industry.
Our goal is to continue to inspire each other to reach our full potential, in a safe and inclusive environment, while developing the talent of the next generation.
We are committed to becoming an employer of choice for the world’s best talent, so we are constantly learning, developing and transforming to provide a workplace that places safety and wellbeing at its heart.
With a zero tolerance approach to safety, accident frequency rates are improving with reductions in both major and minor accidents and overall frequency rates reducing from 0.10 in 2019 to 0.05 in 2021.
Our Targets
Key Facts
- In February 2024, GKN Automotive’s Eskişehir plant in Turkey achieved 11 years, or 5,477 days, without a lost time accident. Health and safety, and a focus on eliminating even the smallest risks, are top priorities at the plant.
- In September 2021, over 50 female leaders from our locations in Brazil, Mexico and the US participated in a ‘Women in Leadership’ conference, which included sessions with senior female leaders from the business and input from external motivational experts on female progression.
- In November 2021, our Brazil site received the ‘Top Ser Humano Award’ from the Brazilian Association of Human Resources, acknowledging the site’s strong focus on employee engagement.
- We are a significant sponsor of Formula Student, which aims to develop enterprising and innovative young engineers, and offer in-kind support to teams in Eskişehir, Turkey, Oleśnica, Poland and Auburn Hills, US.
