Regional Ergonomics Program Manager

The Regional Ergonomics Expert is responsible for leading the development, deployment, maintain, and drive continuous improvement of the ergonomics program across North America.

Serving as the regional Subject Matter Expert for industrial ergonomics, this position provides technical leadership to identify and reduce ergonomic risks, prevent musculoskeletal injuries, strengthen ergonomics by design, and build sustainable ergonomic capability across manufacturing sites.

The role combines hands-on industrial ergonomics expertise, strategic program leadership, data analytics, training, and cross-functional influence.

Willingness and ability to travel up to 25%.
Key Responsibilities


* Establish and maintain the regional ergonomics strategy, program, standards, tools, and governance.


* Deploy ergonomic initiatives and drive consistent program implementation across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.


* Collect and analyze ergonomic risk, injury, and operational data to identify trends, systemic gaps, and improvement opportunities.


* Translate findings into strategic and tactical actions at regional, country, cluster, and site levels.


* Serve as the regional point of contact and technical expert for ergonomic-related injuries and complex ergonomic risks.


* Conduct and support industrial ergonomic assessments utilizing recognized methodologies such as RULA, REBA, NIOSH Lifting Equation, Strain Index, OCRA, and other applicable methods.


* Provide ergonomic design guidance for new or modified processes, machines, equipment, tools, workstations, layouts, and material handling activities.


* Partner with Engineering, Operations, EHS, Continuous Improvement, Health and Safety, and site leadership to integrate ergonomics into operational and engineering decisions.


* Develop and deliver Ergonomics by Design and ergonomic risk-assessment training.


* Build ergonomic competency within site and regional teams through coaching, tools, standards, and technical guidance.


* Monitor applicable ergonomic regulatory requirements and recognized practices within the United States, Canada, and Mexico.


* Identify opportunities to scale effective solutions and lessons learned across multiple facilities.

Required Qualifications


* Bachelor's degree in Ergonomics, Human Factors, Industrial Engineering, Occupational Safety, Kinesiology, Biomechanics, Engineering, or a related field is required.


* Minimum 10 years of hands-on industrial ergonomics experience.


* Proven record of reducing ergonomic risk within manufacturing or industrial environments.


* Strong knowledge of biomechanics, manual material handling, repetitive work, force, posture, workstation design, and human factors.


* Practical experience with recognized ergonomic risk-assessment methodologies.


* Demonstrated ability to influence equipment, machine, workstation, tool, and process design.


* Experience analyzing ergono...