IN THIS POSITION…

The Engineer 3, Occupational Safety, working under general direction, working as a contributing team member, is responsible for applying technical safety standards, principles, theories, and concepts, to independently develop approaches to solutions for a wide range of difficult occupational safety problems such as hazard control and prevention, safety systems and equipment, compliance, risk, etc. with consistency in a timely manner. The role coordinates with other team members to implement plant-wide safety processes such as the Company’s Safety Operating System (SOS), emergency response planning, safety training, and the application of technical standards, principles, theories, and concepts. The role would also work with senior engineers and managers to contribute to the completion of milestones within specific projects as per function priorities.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Safety/Health Sciences, Industrial Hygiene, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 1 year of work experience with a Doctorate or 3 years of occupational safety work experience with a Master’s degree or 5 years of work experience with a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Health and Safety, Occupational Safety, or a related field.
• Licenses and Certifications:

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.

• Support Senior Director and Director of Occupational Safety in all requests, reports, applications, etc. as needed
• Collaborate with global team in enterprise technology for application modernization such as Safety Operating System (SOS), Safe Observation Index (SOI), Occupational Health and Safety Information Management (OHSIM) system, etc.
• Work with Global Data Insight & Analytics (GDIA) team for dashboard development, implementation, enhancements, etc. such as SOS, SOI, etc.
• Knowledgeable in all Global Safety and Ergonomics Tool (GSET) applications and dashboards as a technical resource for global operations
• Proficient in OHSIM application, Plant Level Absence Injury-Illness Data (PLAID), Global Event Reporting Tool (GERT) reporting, Medical Surveillance Scheduling (MSS), Data Analytic Module (DAM) reports, SharePoint, etc.
• Corporate safety point of contact for all safety training including ability to run Oracle training reports, interface with Training and Development teams including plant Training & development Leaders (TDL), development of Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) training, etc.
• Support health and safety coaching visits as needed (i.e., UAW-Ford coaching visits)
• Periodic facility visits to support and confirm corporate processes
• Manage the Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) SharePoint site including all updates, changes, and development of new, modernized site
• Lead for safety communications such as posting to Blue Oval Now application
• Support / Lead / Collaborate / Distribute / Track in the development of Safety Alerts and corrective actions to ensure timely and effective communication of required actions; work with global regional safety leads in updates / changes as necessary; and provide support in the development / distribution of regional safety alerts including tracking corrective actions
• Experience with the Governance, Risk, Compliance system and control testing process