EHS Technician – Industrial Ergonomics
About The Position
Sandvik Mining in Elko, NV or Brier Hill, PA is looking for a EHS Technician – Ergonomics (Industrial Ergonomist). Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a leading global supplier of equipment, tools, services, and technical solutions for the mining industry. The product offering covers rock drilling, rock cutting, rock crushing, loading and hauling and materials handling. The main role of this specialist technician will be to manage the EHS Ergonomics and Fit for Work program and work to improve the injury prevention processes and reduce Recordable Injury statistics related to ergonomics at our Sales Area USA sites.
Requirements
- 1-3 years experience in an industrial / heavy equipment / mining environment in an EHS focused role, specifically in ergonomics
- Demonstrated success with problem solving, staying current with legal requirements and industry best practices
- Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office
- Confident with independent work
- Combination of education and experience can be substituted
Nice To Haves
- A bachelor’s degree is preferred, ideally in Ergonomics, Occupational Safety, or environmental and/or safety discipline
- Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE) OR Certified Industrial Ergonomist (CIE) certification or with working experience in Ergonomics.
- 0–3 years experience via internships/co-ops/entry roles.
Responsibilities
- Promote safe, healthy, and inspiring workplace environments through proactive ergonomic strategies.
- Identify and assess ergonomic hazards, conduct comprehensive data collection and perform detailed ergonomic analyses.
- Advise on workstation and warehouse work tasks to reduce risk and improve safety.
- Develop and implement solutions for both short-term and long-term ergonomic risk reduction.
- Manage the Fit for Work Program, including employees fit for work role analysis by updated current documentation and creating new ones as needed. Including Physical Demands Analysis (PDA), Ergonomics Risk Assessment (ERA), job0Specific Taks Analysis (JST) and Functional Job Description (FJD).
- Making recommendations for the improvement of EHS practices, business processes, operational practices and workplace design.
- Review and assessment of hazard and incident reporting, incident investigations, injuries and workers’ compensation outcomes.
- Recommend measures to reduce or eliminate industrial incidents and health hazards.
- Produce technical reports and facilitate training sessions on ergonomic principles and practices.
- Provide a clear vision of the requirements, initiatives, actions and outcomes for the site, in order to meet or exceed the required EHS standards.
- Support management of Workers Compensation cases as needed.
- Maintain legal compliance with all applicable OSHA, MSHA, State and local regulations.
- Apply knowledge of legislative change or improvement in best ergonomics practices.
- Maintain documentation aligned with ISO 45001.
- Lead the investigation of incidents and injuries and manage documentation.
- Additional support to the EHS department as needed.
Benefits
- health insurance
- dental insurance
- disability insurance
- 401(k)-retirement savings plan
- opportunities for professional competence development and training
- opportunities for career advancement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
