Ergonomic Specialist

Title:         Ergonomic Specialist

Location:   Niskayuna, NY

Status:      Full Time

Hours:       M-F flex hours between 7:00 am - 5:00pm

Ergonomic specialists are expected to identify potential risks for MSK injuries and develop strategic actions to mitigate the risk. This role also focuses on helping workers with an integrated model of injury prevention and early intervention services.

• All Early Intervention Specialist Duties
• Perform, document, and track ergo task analysis using client or ATI specific tools
• Develop strategic actions for direction of client’s ergonomics program
• Develop, train, and lead cross functional teams and committees to include client’s employees
• Interface with department leaders and corporate executives to seek feedback and/or approval for projects, report, and program KPIs
• Manage task lists with identified ergo risk to further problem solve risk mitigation strategies and the ability to prioritize projects
• Deploy new technology to include software and wearable technology

Minimum Education
Required:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Preferred:
• Education Bachelor’s Degree in Human Factors, Engineering Biomechanics, Kinesiology, Ergonomics, Safety, Nursing or Allied Health Profession

Minimum Experience
Required:
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in Early Intervention and/or industrial ergonomics
Preferred:
• AEP-Associate Ergonomics Professional
• Previous training/experience in Industrial Ergonomics

Knowledge Skills and Abilities
• Injury Prevention/Early Intervention (Biomechanical risk assessments and job coaching)
• Task Assessments
• Post Offer Administration
• Office Assessments
• Ergo Task Analysis
• Ergo Program Management

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