Engineer III, Occupational Safety

Description

In this position...
The Engineer 3 Occupational Safety working under general direction working as a contributing team member is responsible for applying technical safety standards principles theories and concepts to independently develop approaches to solutions for a wide range of difficult occupational safety problems such as hazard control and prevention safety systems and equipment compliance risk etc. with consistency in a timely manner. The role coordinates with other team members to implement plant-wide safety processes such as the Companys Safety Operating System (SOS) emergency response planning safety training and the application of technical standards principles theories and concepts. The role would also work with senior engineers and managers to contribute to the completion of milestones within specific projects as per function priorities.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Assists other team members with the implementation of plant-wide safety processes including safety operating system emergency response planning and safety training orientations with consistency in a timely manner by providing expertise on the application of technical principles theories concepts and techniques.
• Participates in the implementation of regular inspections and audits to identify and assess workplace hazards risks and related issues of technical nature in critical domains such as safety equipment and systems hazard identification risk evaluation preventive maintenance etc. to ensure compliance with all federal state local laws regulations and corporate health and safety policies.
• Participates and supports launch activities for new projects facilitates job hazard analysis for new equipment off-standard understanding approvals etc. and anticipates possible safety issues. Liaises with the plant and network medical security functions and UAW Health and Safety representatives.
• Leads accident investigations with appropriate cross-functional team members applies a thorough understanding of technical principles theories and concepts to identify root causes and assists in the development and implementation of corrective actions without compromising functional integrity.
• Coordinates with multiple internal stakeholders for the design and implementation of Training across departments on occupational safety subjects such as hazardous materials management machine guarding energy control power lockout root cause analysis manufacturing process safety fire safety new employee orientation etc. to prevent employee injuries and illnesses and the elimination of hazards in the work environment. Supports and actively participates with the training leader and operations to manage and ensure completion of all required health safety and ergonomic-related training.
• Participates in the delivery of Occupational Safety projects by leveraging a strong understanding of safety concepts principles and theories to analyze a wide range of difficult occupational safety problems and design imaginative and thorough solutions consistent with the organizations objectives and policies. Anticipates implementation issues to design a practical plan of action. Represents the organization in meetings with auditors and consultants on difficult technical safety issues associated with these projects.
• Prepares Occupational Safety-specific communications and standards as per established processes to encourage the adoption of Safety practices focused on incident avoidance and regulatory compliance. Communicates effectively and acts as a liaison with statutory authorities regulatory bodies and corporate representatives.
• Participates in continuous improvement initiatives to recommend updates to existing Occupational Safety specific guidelines and programs related to safety in the workplace hazardous materials management industrial hygiene monitoring equipment safety systems etc.
• Demonstrates full knowledge of technical occupational safety subjects such as risk assessment and hazard identification incident investigation injury statistics reporting safety program development industrial hygiene and exposure monitoring safety equipment and systems etc. along with a strong understanding and application of related concepts and principles. Assists in the oversight of employee training programs and can present safety training materials as needed.
• This is a split shift - 12pm - 8pm

Qualifications

Youll have...

Education:

• Bachelors Degree in Occupational Health & Safety Safety/Health Sciences Industrial Hygiene or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience.

Experience:

• Minimum 1 year of work experience with a Doctorate or 3 years of occupational safety work experience with a Masters degree or 5 years of work experience with a Bachelors degree preferably in Health and Safety Occupational Safety or a related field.

Work Requirements:

• Involves frequent (defined as one to two-thirds of the time) lifting of more than 10 to 25 pounds. Work performed requires a good deal of walking or standing and may include some sedentary work and working conditions that include moderate noise levels related to the use of office equipment or machinery. May involve exposure to varying outside temperatures.

Even better you may have...

Licenses and Certifications:

• Certified Safety Professional (Preferred)
• Certified Industrial Hygienist (Preferred)

You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve outlined but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe or keep you close to home Will your career be a deep dive into what you love or a series of new teams and new skills Will you be a leader a changemaker a technical expert a culture builderor all of the above No matter what you choose we offer a work life that works for you including:

• Immediate medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days paid parental leave new parent ramp-up programs subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement fertility treatments and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays including the week between Christmas and New Years Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86600-$144900.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidates skills and experience and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits click here: sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Required Experience:

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