Ergonomics Specialist
Requisition Number 42105 Job Location Gaithersburg, MarylandSchedule:
Monday - Friday 8:00a - 5:00p.
The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience conducting ergonomic assessments, with industrial ergonomics experience strongly preferred.
A Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE) or Certified Industrial Ergonomist (CIE) certification is strongly preferred. Candidates who do not currently hold an ergonomics certification must be willing to obtain one within an agreed-upon timeframe.
Premise Health offers a comprehensive benefits package to all full-time team members including Medical, Dental, Vision, Virtual Care, 401K, generous Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, CME Reimbursement, and Tuition Reimbursement.
What You’ll Do
- Promote safe workplace environments through proactive ergonomic strategies.
- Identify and assess ergonomic hazards in various workplace environments.
- Operate within an embedded client setting, adapting to site-specific needs and culture.
- As appropriate, track key performance indicators (KPI’s) such as injury rates, risk reduction & produce clear, accurate, and timely technical reports to support ergonomic evaluations and recommendations. Complete data collection and detailed analysis.
- Instruct and facilitate training sessions on ergonomic principles and practices.
- Develop and implement solutions for both short-term and long-term ergonomic risk reduction.
- Manage multiple concurrent projects, maintaining timelines and deliverables.
- Perform Ergonomic Assessments including office and Manual Material Handling workspaces.
- Produce technical reports using a standard documentation procedure in a proficient and timely manner.
- Complete data collection and detailed analysis. Advise on the organization of production lines and workstations including providing recommendations for new equipment/corrective actions for assessments (including MMH)
- Develop, present, promote, and engage with employees for prevention activities –workplace, break software, opposite movement, spot checks, Health Fair representation.
What You’ll Bring
- Degree is Health Sciences (Kinesiology, Human Kinetics, Exercise Science, Biomechanics, or Physical Engineering) required
- Ability to get certified in one or more of the following - Board Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE), Certified Industrial Ergonomist (CIE).
Work-life balance is at the foundation of how decisions are made and where Premise is headed. We can only help people get, stay, and be well if we do the same for ourselves. In addition to competitive pay, Premise offers full-time team members benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, a 401(k) program with company match, paid holidays and vacation time, a company-sponsored wellness program, EAP, access to virtual primary care and virtual behavioral health at no cost for team members and their dependents. Additional benefits can be viewed here: https://jobs.premisehealth.com/benefits.
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