Ergonomist
Chester, North West
Up to £62.77 per hour
Posted 1 day ago
About the role
Ergonomist Broughton (Full Time On Site) Contract Role (Ending 31/12/26) Inside IR35 Belcan are currently working with one of the leaders in the Aviation industry and are supporting them in their search for an Ergonomist.
If the following job requirements and experience match your skills, please ensure you apply promptly.
The Ergonomics team is based in Broughton, and is a small team but is extremely influential within the manufacturing engineering department.
It also has close working relationships with operations, design engineering and health & safety across the Plant for all variants of the commercial aircraft.
The team focuses on optimising human working conditions and the overall system performance for both existing and new manufacturing tooling and processes.
Responsibilities Influence product development in line with 'design for manufacture' principles Develop and drive strategic plans for ergonomic risk reduction interventions Identifying work related ergonomic risk factors at the workplace and propose solutions to mitigate risks Anticipation of risk, application of theory, principles, data and methods to enable design that will optimise human health and overall production system efficiency Application of national laws, Regulations and standards related to Human Factors and Ergonomics Support Human factor improvement projects with different stakeholders (Quality,H&S, design, prod, manufacturing engineering.) Defining how to integrate a User-Centered Design process, with an HOF systemic and systematic analysis Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following; Innovative mindset with creativity & strong analytical skills Self-motivated in managing personal time, goals and objectives Able to work autonomously, recognising when support is required and seeking advice when necessary.
Arguing/influencing capacity in an' engineers' environment to defend end user's requirement modifications when needed Within this role your main tasks will include: Support building ergonomics action plans, suited to the industrial strategy and future evolutions, and validated it with the senior leaders Contribute to definition of specifications, call for tenders, and subcontractor piloting in the frame of Ergonomics related outsourced work packages on the specific site.
Ensure with jigs and machine suppliers that ergonomics is considered.
Develop solutions for risk and hazard reduction using a technical, organisational and a training approach Monitor international regulatory and scientific development for deployment and guidance.
Ensure Ergonomics Tactical Implementation plan for the location is in place and maintained up to date.
Ensure effective communication with the local Health and Safety representatives on Ergonomic associated matters.
Required skills Educated to degree (or higher) level in Ergonomics/Human Factors (delivered by an accredited CIEHF higher education body) Accredited to (or demonstrated working towards) Registered Membership of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF) or equivalent Knowledge education: Physiology (including work analysis, knowledge on human cognitive behaviours) Cognitive sciences and applied psychology as cognitive processes (cognitive workload, reasoning, learning, human error, work analysis) Good background on human factor sciences, work physiology, biomechanics, cognition. xwzovoh
Experience in identifying ergonomics risk factors in the workplace (e.g.
process, workflow, work organisation); proposing risk mitigation solutions to management Experience of all aspects of ergonomics including assessment of working methods, applicable standards, risk ratings, assessment tools, technical report writing and development of technical solutions.
Experience in anticipating risk (e.g.
new designs & processes) This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan
If the following job requirements and experience match your skills, please ensure you apply promptly.
The Ergonomics team is based in Broughton, and is a small team but is extremely influential within the manufacturing engineering department.
It also has close working relationships with operations, design engineering and health & safety across the Plant for all variants of the commercial aircraft.
The team focuses on optimising human working conditions and the overall system performance for both existing and new manufacturing tooling and processes.
Responsibilities Influence product development in line with 'design for manufacture' principles Develop and drive strategic plans for ergonomic risk reduction interventions Identifying work related ergonomic risk factors at the workplace and propose solutions to mitigate risks Anticipation of risk, application of theory, principles, data and methods to enable design that will optimise human health and overall production system efficiency Application of national laws, Regulations and standards related to Human Factors and Ergonomics Support Human factor improvement projects with different stakeholders (Quality,H&S, design, prod, manufacturing engineering.) Defining how to integrate a User-Centered Design process, with an HOF systemic and systematic analysis Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following; Innovative mindset with creativity & strong analytical skills Self-motivated in managing personal time, goals and objectives Able to work autonomously, recognising when support is required and seeking advice when necessary.
Arguing/influencing capacity in an' engineers' environment to defend end user's requirement modifications when needed Within this role your main tasks will include: Support building ergonomics action plans, suited to the industrial strategy and future evolutions, and validated it with the senior leaders Contribute to definition of specifications, call for tenders, and subcontractor piloting in the frame of Ergonomics related outsourced work packages on the specific site.
Ensure with jigs and machine suppliers that ergonomics is considered.
Develop solutions for risk and hazard reduction using a technical, organisational and a training approach Monitor international regulatory and scientific development for deployment and guidance.
Ensure Ergonomics Tactical Implementation plan for the location is in place and maintained up to date.
Ensure effective communication with the local Health and Safety representatives on Ergonomic associated matters.
Required skills Educated to degree (or higher) level in Ergonomics/Human Factors (delivered by an accredited CIEHF higher education body) Accredited to (or demonstrated working towards) Registered Membership of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF) or equivalent Knowledge education: Physiology (including work analysis, knowledge on human cognitive behaviours) Cognitive sciences and applied psychology as cognitive processes (cognitive workload, reasoning, learning, human error, work analysis) Good background on human factor sciences, work physiology, biomechanics, cognition. xwzovoh
Experience in identifying ergonomics risk factors in the workplace (e.g.
process, workflow, work organisation); proposing risk mitigation solutions to management Experience of all aspects of ergonomics including assessment of working methods, applicable standards, risk ratings, assessment tools, technical report writing and development of technical solutions.
Experience in anticipating risk (e.g.
new designs & processes) This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan
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