Autoliv Australia Pty Ltd is the primary company in development and production of automotive occupant safety restrains systems for Australian made vehicles and the producer of Klippan safety products.

We are subsidiary of Autoliv Inc., the worldwide leader in automotive safety, a pioneer in both seatbelts and airbags and a technology leader with the widest product offering for automotive safety. All the leading automobile manufacturers in the world are our customers, we service them from 80 subsidiaries and joint ventures in 29 countries, Testing their cars and products at 20 crash test tracks in nine countries, Autoliv Inc, has more than 30,000 people globally to support them.

Autoliv Australia is the primary supplier of seatbelts and airbags to all the Australian car manufacturers and is the technology development centre for the Asia Pacific region.

Autoliv Australia also incorporates the Southern Hemisphere’s largest enclosed crash test track that tests Research and Development for local and regional vehicle manufacturers. This aids Autoliv’s commitment to continual technological advancement, constant product improvement and the development of new products.

Vision, Value and Key Strategies

• To be a world-class manufacturing company
• To be a successful company underpinned by strong corporate values
• People are our main and most important resource; they provide the basis for the quality of our products
• Profits, essential for our long-term growth and survival

Key Strategies

• Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Management by fact
• Customer focus
• Continuous Improvement
• People

Careers – Attract, retain and develop the very best people
Apart from Manufacturing and Engineering, career opportunities also lie in HR, Finance, Purchasing and Logistics. Autoliv provides substantial opportunities for career development through our training and development programs;

• Corporate Training Program
• Mentoring Program
• Study Leave
• Overseas Appointments
• Frontline Management Training
• Industry Based Learning (IBL), Co-operative Education

Employer of Choice
We believe to keep our company prospering, it is vital for us to retain our talented people and to ensure that these people can accumulate greater responsibilities within their roles. Autoliv identifies potential high-calibre people through our active recruitment process.

Committed to Diversity, Equal Opportunity and Work-Life Balance

We define diversity in as broad and inclusive terms as possible; age, gender, ethnic origin, culture and personal style. Autoliv is proud of its extremely diverse and rapidly growing workforce, in which 32 nationalities are represented and 47 different languages spoken.

Autoliv Australia is committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity and the development of a work environment that gives everybody a fair go.

Autoliv strives to develop a policy that assists its employees to maintain a healthy balance between work, family and personal lives.

• Employees have access to flexible working times and leave arrangements
• Paid maternity leave
• Employee assistance and support initiatives

Female Friendly
In 2001, Autoliv was named an Employer of Choice for Women in the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace (EOWA) Business Achievement Awards. Autoliv recognises the challenges faced by working women and provides opportunities to them that are often not available from other companies. Autoliv believes that providing a fair workplace for women, we provide a fair workplace for everyone.

Environmental Responsibility
Autoliv does its best to create environmental awareness and operates in a sensitive manner. We are a member of the Greenhouse Challenge and have managed to stabilise gas emissions despite a large increase in production and employee numbers. Internal actions to promote environmental knowledge include an Environmental Management Systems Committee, the displaying of energy consumption and waste production levels and columns devoted to the environment in our quarterly newsletter.

Australian Corporate Citizenship Alliance (ACCA)
Autoliv Australia is a proud member of the ACCA, a network of organisations and individuals dedicated to the promotion of ethical, sustainable and responsible corporate practices. It is ACCA’s aim to create a future where Australian corporations genuinely integrate ethical, environmental, social and financial practices into their daily operations.

Awards/Recognition

• Inductee of the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame
• Federal Chamber of Automotive Industry Awards finalist
• General Motors Worldwide Supplier of the Year 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998,1999
• Toyota Motor Co Australia – Presidents Award, Components Supply 2001
• Toyota Supplier of the Year 1996, 2001
• Ford – Manufacturing Excellence Award 2000

Autoliv website
www.autoliv.com