Ergonomist

Sandalwood Engineering & Ergonomics • Spring Hill, TN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

When you join the Sandalwood team, you’ll become part of an engaging and inclusive group dedicated to helping customers identify, assess, and reduce work-related risks to quality, productivity, and employee health. In this role, you will work as a consultant and trusted partner across Sandalwood’s areas of expertise: Injury Prevention, Systems Engineering & Systems Integration. You will assist customers in innovation, solving current challenges, and guiding them with Sandalwood’s deep subject matter expertise. The company supports individual development through various programs and fosters a culture of appreciation through peer-to-peer feedback. Sandalwood encourages participation in numerous extra-curricular activities, including a health, safety, and wellness program, an internal innovation forum, team meeting planning, recruiting, social events, marketing committees, a mentorship program, and community involvement opportunities. Sandalwood values its people as its greatest asset. The company is currently seeking an Experienced Ergonomist to join its growing team of engineering and ergonomics professionals.

Requirements

• A qualified and professional manner individual with an outgoing personality with excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and competent customer-facing representation
• Experience in business communication, including giving formal presentations, creating reports and professional documents (e.g. meeting agendas, meeting minutes, etc.)
• Ability to establish priorities, work both independently and with a team
• Working knowledge of NIOSH single and multi-lift equations, Liberty Mutual Tables, ACGIH Hand Intensive TLV, RULA, REBA, Digital Human Modeling, Motion Capture Technologies
• B.S. or M.S. in Kinesiology, Industrial Engineering, Human Factors, Occupational Biomechanics, Ergonomics or a related discipline
• Minimum of 1-2 years of industrial ergonomics or a passion to learn and grow in the industry
• Must be able to work in various locations within assigned region
• Ability to work independently with no or limited supervision

Nice To Haves

• Associate Ergonomics Professional (AEP), Associate Ergonomist (AE) certification, or Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE) is an asset

Responsibilities

• Conduct physical demands analyses, ergonomic risk analyses on single jobs, production lines, or entire plants
• Perform ergonomic assessments using standard ergonomic analysis tools and/or using Digital Human Modeling software and complete detailed technical reports
• Provide assembly plant ergonomic support to identify and prioritize ergonomic risks, conduct ergonomic risk assessments and provide recommendations on elimination of risk
• Perform virtual assessment of Ergonomic risk utilizing such software systems as Teamcenter, Process Simulate, and/or Jack, and provide recommendations for improvements
• Develop ergonomic specifications and standards through literature review, research, and ergonomic analysis

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• HSA and FSA Accounts
• Retirement Plan (401k) 50% Company Match of the First 6% of Employee Contribution
• Short Term & Long Term Disability Premiums 100% Company Paid
• Employee and Dependent Life Insurance and AD&D Premiums 100% Company Paid
• Paid Time Off (2-5 weeks)
• Company Paid Holidays
• Training & Development (Tuition Reimbursement and Certifications)
• Additional Voluntary Benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level