Sr. Ergonomist

What To Expect
The Sr. Ergonomist will be a part of the EHS Engineering team, supporting the Tesla Semi Truck Factory and Gigafactory Nevada sites (multiple manufacturing facilities within three miles radius). This role will help implement, and continuously improve ergonomics and other EHS initiatives/programs within the Environment Health and Safety (EHS) Management System. While influencing future and current manufacturing systems, the Sr. Ergonomist is expected to skillfully apply quantitative and advanced risk assessment tools with a high degree of proficiency and demonstrate a clear understanding of function allocation (in the context of job design). Additionally, this individual will be expected to communicate recommendations brightly and briefly to employees at all levels in the company. The Sr. Ergonomist will support the management of change, champion for in-work system feedback loops, work to accommodate a wide range of people (both physically and mentally), and advocate for fatigue recovery in human-based work. On occasion, there will be a need to develop and deliver training content for EHS team members and other Tesla personnel.

What You'll Do

Manage ergonomics program elements across multiple products/ programs in various stages of development including design, installation and production

Problem solves for high impact risk mitigations while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams, including, Engineering, Controls, Production, Design, Quality and Test teams

Drive design and/or workplace solutions with focus on human work-task interaction, leveraging risk assessments, design specifications and/or relevant research where applicable

Conduct measurements of physical task parameters (Including the use of, but not all inclusively; tape measure, scales, stopwatch, & force gauges) and to analyze conformance to the appropriate ergonomic specification or target

Advise changes in policies, procedures, work environment and equipment to prevent incidents and illnesses and to overall enable healthy human high performance; and coach/ mentor/ train others in ergonomics engineering and work system safety design

Implement and support EHS KPI compliance throughout areas of ownership

Participate in (occasionally lead) incident analysis to determine and make visible injury and near miss root causes, including corrective and preventative fixes, following the hierarchy of controls, to prevent incident reoccurrence

What You'll Bring

Bachelor’s Degree in Ergonomics and Human Factors; or equivalent experience

Associate Ergonomics Professional (AEP) certification through the Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE) or similar certifications preferred

Five or more years of experience supporting ergonomics in a fast paced and time-sensitive manufacturing processes with exposure to end-to-end product deployment from concept – development - successful launch

Well organized with meticulous attention to detail, strong problem-solving skills, ability to make independent decisions, self-motivated, and proactive in EHS approach (i.e., Ability to problem-solve equipment design to achieve prevention of acute safety injuries)

Ability to inspire confidence in multiple layers of management from executive to engineering levels, as the face of your program; ambassador of the EHS brand when interacting with front line workers

An understanding of lean manufacturing concepts and awareness of ergonomics and Digital Human Modelling

­­­­Proficiency in digital communications required (Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)

Benefits
Compensation and Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction

Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits

Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution

Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA

Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits

Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays

Back-up childcare and parenting support resources

Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance

Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs

Tesla Babies program

Commuter benefits

Employee discounts and perks program

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