Description

Are you a passionate leader with the desire to disrupt current health and safety practices and driven to reduce the risks associated with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) through a practical, business focused approach? We are expanding our team and looking for talented Program Manager- Ergonomics to support our Europe, North America, and Rest of World businesses. In this role, you will provide technical ergonomics expertise and support by applying scientific techniques, standardized assessments, and problem-solving skills to drive or support innovative solutions that reduce MSD risk factors and optimize performance. You will work collaboratively with Worldwide Ergonomics and Safety experiences(WESE), Workplace Health and Safety (WHS), Operations, and Engineering to develop interventions that are fit for purpose and effective. This includes working closely with other ergonomists who work in the field and who are integrated with our industrial design and engineering teams. This role requires innovation, willingness to think outside of the traditional paradigm, and exceling at devising practical solutions to prevent MSDs.

Key job responsibilities

The ideal candidate shall:

• Use a variety of ergonomic tools and methods to assess and quantify risk both pre and post intervention

• Use data analysis and assessment to provide design driven, practical recommendations and actions

• Initiate, formulate, develop or support multi-disciplinary/multi-stakeholder projects that reduce musculoskeletal disorder risk factors and enhance human performance

• Execute a systems approach that considers the broader context of the human in the environment

• Research and collect background and historical multi-source information specific to topical areas using both internal data sources as well as with being actively aware of external trends

• Work cross functionally with multiple teams such as WESE Ergonomics engineering, Risk Programs, operations, technology designers and engineers to analyze and evaluate data, conduct evaluations, and generate concepts, design specifications, and usability goals

• Document analyses, recommendations, and results in white papers or presentations.

• Stay current on trends in technology, industry, and legislation that could necessitate adjustments or provide improvement to our ergonomic programs, and initiatives.

About the team

This role forms part of our Ergonomics Simulations and Analysis Team (E-SAT) . The team is part of the overall Global Ergonomics group , supported by a team of specialists in Ergonomics, Programs, Solutions and Developments, Change management, and Business Analyst, and all work towards the same goal of risk reduction for our associates.

Our team focuses on supporting all Global Ergonomics field teams in creating engineered interventions for our sites, driving the safety of our associates through reduction or elimination of MSD risk. The team also leverages the latest technological tools and dashboards to support comprehensive data analysis

Basic Qualifications

2+ years of program or project management experience

3+ years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience

Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements

Bachelor’s degree in ergonomics, industrial engineering, mechanical, biomedical engineering, or a related field

7+ years direct experience in industrial settings as a physical human factors/ergonomics engineer.

Experience with biomechanical and physiological analysis methods in an industrial setting such as RULA, REBA , KIM, ART, MAC, SNOOK, NIOSH Lifting Equation, Recommended Cumulative Recovery Allowance (RCRA), Rodgers' Fatigue Theory, Energy Expenditure Theory etc.

Analytical and statistical background that includes quantitative and qualitative data analysis.

Critical thinking and problem-solving experience.

Written and verbal communication skills.

Experience managing multiple simultaneous projects and tasks while meeting and exceeding deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

3+ years of driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience

3+ years of driving process improvements experience

Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization

Experience building processes, project management, and schedules

Master’s degree in ergonomics, industrial engineering, mechanical, biomedical engineering or a related field.

7+ years direct experience as a physical human factors/ergonomics engineer.

2+ years experience as Team leader.

Experience using digital human modelling applications including but not limited to: Siemens Process Simulate Human, DS Delmia, Jack, Santos.

Experience around mechanical designing using 3D CAD software to propose Ergonomics based concepts for risk reductions and support instant virtual CAD environment creation for DHM simulations.

Experience in using Virtual Reality and Motion capturing applications in physical Ergonomics studies.

Programming/scripting using Python or Matlab advantageous.

knowledge around lean principles and process improvement in an operational environment is advantageous.

Experience in mentoring team members to improve their ergonomics assessment skills .