Ergonomics, Industrial Hygiene, & Occupational Health Manager
About The Position
The Manager - Ergonomics, Industrial Hygiene, and Occupational Health develops and deploys programs to identify, evaluate, and control workplace hazards while promoting employee health, safety, and well-being across the organization. This role is part of the Environment, Health, and Safety Team and reports to the VP, Environment, Health, and Safety. The position leads ergonomics, industrial hygiene, and occupational health initiatives in an industrial manufacturing environment. It involves assessing workplace risks, managing employee health programs, ensuring regulatory compliance, and collaborating with operations, engineering, and site leadership to improve safety and health performance. Travel of up to 30% is required.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety and Health, Industrial Hygiene, Ergonomics, Medical/Nursing, or a related field.
- 7+ years of experience in ergonomics, industrial hygiene, occupational health, or a related safety role within an industrial manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated expertise conducting ergonomic evaluations, exposure assessments, job hazard analyses, and incident investigations, and implementing risk reduction strategies.
- Experience managing occupational health programs, injury and illness case management, return-to-work programs, respiratory protection programs, OSHA regulatory compliance, and Hazard Communication (HazCom) programs.
- Ability to travel up to 30% and work within industrial manufacturing environments.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree.
- Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or similar professional certification.
Responsibilities
- Lead and continuously improve ergonomics, industrial hygiene, and occupational health programs to reduce workplace hazards, prevent injuries and illnesses, and enhance employee well-being.
- Conduct ergonomic assessments, exposure monitoring, job hazard analyses, and risk evaluations using tools such as HumanTech®, ErgoFactor®, REBA, RULA, and the NIOSH Lifting Equation.
- Manage health surveillance, medical evaluations, wellness programs, injury and illness case management, return-to-work programs, and coordination with healthcare providers and workers' compensation administrators.
- Oversee compliance with OSHA requirements and industry standards, including Hazard Communication (HazCom), Safety Data Sheets (SDS), respiratory protection programs, air quality monitoring, noise exposure monitoring, employee training, and regulatory reporting.
- Partner with operations, engineering, and site leadership teams to investigate incidents, analyze health and injury trends, conduct audits, deliver employee training, implement corrective actions, integrate ergonomic principles into equipment and processes, participate in safety committees, and drive continuous improvement in workplace safety and health performance.
Benefits
- Industry-competitive benefits at the lowest cost to the employee.
- PTO and holidays, including floating holidays employees can choose.
- Potential for annual raises and bonuses through a pay-for-performance culture.
- Training and skills development.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
