Senior Safety Engineer, Ford Energy

Ford Model e U.S.; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate medical, dental, vision

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid time off and holidays

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Ford Energy is seeking a Senior Engineer, Occupational Safety, to act as the site safety SME, develop innovative hazard controls, and ensure timely safety compliance across the plant.

Responsibilities include leading SOS implementation, emergency planning, safety training, and guiding team members to improve safety programs while traveling as needed and supporting a broad safety culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in OH&S, Safety/Health Sciences, or related field.
• Minimum 4 years of occupational safety experience with a bachelor’s degree.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.
• Master’s degree and/or professional certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of the Safety Operating System (SOS) and site safety processes.
• Direct projects to continuously improve occupational safety programs.

Skills

Safety leadership

Hazard analysis

Risk assessment

OSHA knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in OH&S

Master’s Degree (preferred)

Certified Safety Professional

Certified Industrial Hygienist

Job description

Ford Energy is a newly formed, wholly-owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company dedicated to accelerating U.S. energy independence. Leveraging Ford’s century of manufacturing excellence and world-class battery energy storage systems (BESS) technology, Ford Energy designs, manufactures, and services grid-scale and commercial DC battery energy storage systems (BESS). Ford Energy is uniquely positioned to capture the growing demand for reliable, US-built energy storage systems. We are not just building batteries; we are building the infrastructure for the next generation of the American grid.

Why Ford Energy?

At Ford Energy, you have the backing of an industrial manufacturing powerhouse with the agility of a dedicated energy startup offering industry leading technology. We offer a competitive compensation package including performance-based bonuses, Ford vehicle discounts, and the opportunity to shape the energy strategy of one of the world's most iconic brands. Learn more at https://fordenergy.com.

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.

• 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.
• Take on project leadership to guide other team members to continuously improve occupational safety programs.

You'll have...

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Safety/Health Sciences, or any other related discipline.
• Experience: Minimum 4 years of occupational safety 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.
• Must be available to work various shift as needed.
• Domestic and international travel may be required.

Even better, you may have...

• Master’s Degree (preferred) in Occupational Health & Safety, Safety/Health Sciences, or related discipline.
• Certified Safety Professional
• Certified Industrial Hygienist
• Minimum 4 years of occupational safety work experience with a Master’s degree.

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
• 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 Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

Company: As Ford establishes a wholly owned subsidiary focused on Battery Energy Storage Systems, this role will initially be employed by Ford and is expected to transition to the subsidiary within one year.

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.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

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