Senior Engineer, Occupational Safety

Ford Motor Company; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 99,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Parental leave

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Employee resource groups

Paid time off

Job summary

Lincoln Motor Company is seeking a Senior Engineer, Occupational Safety to serve as the site safety SME, developing innovative solutions for hazard control, safety systems, and compliance. The role may lead plant-wide safety processes, emergency planning, and safety training, guiding others to improve programs across locations.

The position requires at least a Bachelor's in Occupational Health & Safety (Master's preferred) with 1 year of safety experience post-master's or 2 years with a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred) in Occupational Health & Safety or related field.
• 1 year experience with a Master's or 2 years with a Bachelor's in Health and Safety or related field.
• Certified Safety Professional and Certified Industrial Hygienist preferred.

Responsibilities

• Guides team in implementing plant-wide safety processes including safety operating system and emergency planning, and safety training.
• Conducts regular inspections and audits to identify hazards and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Supports launch activities for new projects, assess safety/ergonomic risks and guide engineers for consistent implementation across locations.
• Investigates accidents and near misses with risk management to identify root causes and drive corrective actions.
• Develops training programs to prevent injuries and hazard exposure, and oversees employee training.
• Leads safety projects with external auditors/consultants and partners with functional leaders to design solutions.
• Designs safety communications and standards addressing emerging safety concerns and regulatory compliance.
• Supports continuous improvement initiatives across Health and Safety with updates to policies and procedures.
• Provides guidance to leaders on safety objectives and proactive safety culture across locations.

Skills

Risk assessment

Regulatory compliance

Hazard identification

Auditing

Emergency planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health & Safety

Master's degree preferred

Job description

In this position...

The Senior Engineer, Occupational Safety, working without supervision, is the site health and safety subject matter expert responsible for developing innovative solutions to occupational safety and security concerns such as hazard control and prevention, safety systems and equipment, compliance, risk, etc. with consistency in a timely manner. The role may work with other team members in the implementation of the Company's Safety Operating System (SOS) and plant-wide safety processes such as emergency response planning, safety training, and with the application of technical standards, principles, theories, and concepts. The role would also take on project leadership to guide other team members to continuously improve occupational safety programs.

What you'll do...

• Guides other team members for the implementation of plant-wide safety processes including safety operating system, emergency response planning, and safety training orientations, by providing expertise on the application of occupational safety programs.


• Participates in the implementation of regular inspections and audits to identify and assess workplace hazards, unsafe conditions, risks, and related issues such as safety equipment and systems, hazard identification, risk evaluation, preventive maintenance completion, etc. to ensure compliance with all federal, state, local laws, regulations and Corporate Safety and Health policies. Communicates effectively and acts as a liaison with statutory authorities, regulatory bodies, and corporate representatives.


• Supports and participates in launch activities of new projects, safety/ergonomic risks for new equipment/ processes, off-standard understanding, approvals, etc., and guides engineers for their consistent implementation across responsible locations.


• Consults with multiple cross-functional leaders for accident investigations and near misses, applies risk management expertise to properly identify underlying causes and guides the development and implementation of corrective actions without compromising functional integrity, intended purpose, or efficiency of the equipment, process, or procedure that posed the initial safety hazard. Facilitates and conducts presentations at health and safety meetings and participates as required in the facility operating system.


• Conducts needs assessment and identifies requirements for new training programs to prevent employee injuries and illnesses and the elimination of hazards in the work environment. Assists in the oversight of employee training programs and can present safety training materials as needed.


• Leads the delivery of Occupational Safety and Security projects partnering with external auditors/consultants and with other functional leaders. Leverages expertise across occupational safety and related disciplines to design creative solutions to critical safety and security issues ensuring alignment with the organization’s objectives and policies. Represents the organization as the prime contact in interactions with senior external personnel involving significant technical complexities as a part of these projects.


• Designs Occupational Safety specific communications and standards in response to new and emerging occupational safety concerns to encourage the adoption of safety practices, focused on incident avoidance and regulatory compliance. Liaises with the plant and network medical, security functions, and UAW Health & Safety Representatives.


• Supports and leads continuous improvement initiatives in partnership with senior leaders across Health and Safety initiatives and provides recommend updates to existing Occupational Safety function-specific policies, guidelines, programs, and procedures related to safety in the workplace, hazardous materials management, industrial hygiene monitoring, equipment safety systems, etc.


• Demonstrates expertise in 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 of related concepts and principles. Counsels and advises leaders across responsible locations with respect to safety objectives to emphasize a proactive approach to providing a safe working environment.

You’ll have...

Education

• Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree (preferred) in Occupational Health & Safety, Safety/Health Sciences, or any other related discipline.

Experience

• Minimum 1 year of occupational safety work experience with a Master's degree or 2 years of work experience with a Bachelor's 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.


• This description outlines the general nature and scope of work typically performed in this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, knowledge, skills, work requirements, etc. It may vary slightly based on business or geographic needs and is subject to being reviewed and updated periodically.

Even better, you may have...

Licenses And Certifications

• Certified Safety Professional (Preferred)


• Certified Industrial Hygienist (Preferred)

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 builder...or 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


• 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


• Generous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200.

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

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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