Ergonomics Specialist: Elevate Safety & Comfort at Work

MBI Industrial Medicine; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 83,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

MBI Industrial Medicine seeks an Ergonomist to evaluate work environments, tasks, equipment, and processes, reducing musculoskeletal risk and promoting safe, productive performance across clinical, office, industrial, or field settings.

You will partner with safety, health, facilities, and operations teams to implement ergonomic improvements, deliver education, and document outcomes while staying current with relevant standards and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in ergonomics, occupational safety, kinesiology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, industrial engineering, human factors, biomechanics, or related field.
• Experience conducting ergonomic assessments in workplace, clinical, industrial, office, or operational settings.
• Working knowledge of musculoskeletal injury prevention, human anatomy, biomechanics, task analysis, and workstation design.
• Ability to assess work environments, identify practical solutions, and communicate recommendations to employees and leaders.
• Strong written documentation, presentation, training, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple evaluations, projects, and follow-up activities while maintaining accurate records.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and data tracking systems.

Responsibilities

• Conduct ergonomic evaluations of workstations, tasks, tools, equipment, workflows, and employee practices.
• Identify ergonomic risk factors such as awkward posture, high exertion, repetition, vibration, contact stress, manual handling, and static positioning.
• Develop evidence-based recommendations to reduce injury risk and improve comfort, safety, accessibility, and productivity.
• Collaborate with leaders, safety teams, facilities, and operations to implement ergonomic improvements.
• Recommend equipment, workstation modifications, and process changes based on needs.
• Provide education on safe body mechanics, workstation setup, manual handling, and early symptom reporting.
• Support injury prevention, stay-at-work, and accommodation processes with stakeholders.
• Document assessments, findings, recommendations, and follow-up outcomes clearly.
• Track trends, injury data, discomfort reports, and program metrics for improvements.
• Stay current with ergonomic standards and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Ergonomics knowledge

Risk assessment

Documentation

Communication

Data tracking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in ergonomics or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Ergonomics certification preferred

Tools

RULA

REBA

NIOSH lifting equation

Job description

MBI Industrial Medicine seeks an Ergonomist to evaluate work environments, tasks, equipment, and processes, reducing musculoskeletal risk and promoting safe, productive performance across clinical, office, industrial, or field settings.

You will partner with safety, health, facilities, and operations teams to implement ergonomic improvements, deliver education, and document outcomes while staying current with relevant standards and regulatory requirements.