Ergonomics – Health and Safety Risk Consultant

Ergonomics – Health and Safety Risk Consultant

Requirements

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in ergonomics, human factors, industrial engineering, or a related field is required.
• Certification as a Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE)
• Recognized professional safety certification such as CSP, CHMM, CIH – a plus
• 8-10 or more years of related professional experience of developing and implementing safety at a facility or corporate level; supervisory duties a plus.
• Thorough knowledge of health and safety laws and guidelines and demonstrated ability to apply regulatory requirements in a variety of operational settings such as manufacturing, retail/wholesale, higher education, etc.

Responsibilities

• Drives and communicates moderately complex issues, recommendations, timelines, and deliverables to internal and client team(s) to manage project plan and progress.
• Identifies opportunities and develops proposals and may sell consulting engagements to grow the business.
• Facilitates engagement economics; monitors certain financial aspects of engagements and recommends engagement billing/pricing to support team.
• Advises, coaches, and supports team members/peers in meetings expectations, technical health and safety topics and sets expectations to promote a working-learning environment.
• Use Continuous Risk Improvement (CRI) process to create lasting improvement and support efforts to reduce workers’ compensation loss costs.
• Increase the quality, safety, and efficiency of operations; improve productivity and profitability.
• Reinforce behaviors needed to support business objectives.
• Develop and implement sustainable safety and health management systems.
• Develop and implement ergonomic programs and initiatives that align with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Extensive attention to detail to distinguish safety hazards and to be able to recognize when workplace conditions need safety improvements.
• Strong technical and practical communication skills including the ability to provide detailed reports and develop safety procedures.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven track record of achieving best in class transformational results within the area of ergonomics, health and safety.
• Excellent communication both written and oral as well as training skills, ability to multitask, prioritize and organize work to meet deadlines and multiple requests desired, strong organizational and project management skills, and analytical skills needed.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate topics across multiple levels of an organization from wage employees to executive leadership.