Ergonomist

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As we continue to grow, we’re focused on building a team of high-performing professionals who are ready to lead, collaborate, and push what’s possible. At Apex, you don’t just join a company, you help shape what comes next.

We are seeking an experienced Junior-level Ergonomist industrial and applied ergonomics experience to support one of Apex’s most valued clients, a national aerospace manufacturer. Over the last 2 decades Apex has worked hand and hand with the national aerospace manufacturer helping them achieve their occupational health and safety, ergonomic, environmental and engineering goals. The incumbent will serve as a Jr Level Ergonomist contractor to their Renton, Washington facility.

This role will be a full-time, onsite position. The client has requested 5 days a week/8-hour days, with some days covering shift roll over (9am – 5pm). The current role is slated for 6months, with a likely possibility of extension based on performance, project needs and budget alignment.

The Junior Ergonomist will support the client’s EHS team (specifically the ergonomic group) with the support of ergonomic services via identification, assessments, and mitigation of ergonomic risks in manufacturing and office environments, under the direction of the client’s ergonomics and safety staff.

The Jr Ergonomist plays a key role in supporting the reducing musculoskeletal injury risk, optimizing operational performance, and advancing overall workforce health and safety.

• Conduct on-site ergonomic assessments in industrial environments (e.g., manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, logistics, construction, utilities).
• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize ergonomic risk factors related to manual material handling, repetitive tasks, awkward postures, vibration, and forceful exertions.
• Help coordinate with EHS, Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance teams to implement ergonomic improvements.
• Support the review and research of published design standards on workstation design, equipment selection, process changes, and job/task design.
• Support injury prevention efforts, including analysis of MSD trends, root cause investigations, and return-to-work accommodations.
• Prepare concise technical reports, risk assessments, and recommendations either within our clients’ various reporting systems or as a standalone report.
• Stay current on ergonomics standards, best practices, and regulatory expectations relevant to industrial work.
• Support and maintain strong communications between our clients and our Apex leadership.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Ergonomics, Human Factors, Industrial Engineering, Occupational Health, or a related field.
• 3+ years of professional ergonomics experience, with an emphasis on industrial settings.
• Conduct observational ergonomic assessments for production and office workstations using Client-approved tools and methodologies.
• Perform job/task analyses, including documentation of key risk factors, photos/diagrams as allowed, and summary risk ratings for each task evaluated.
• With the support of the client’s ergonomic team-develop written recommendations for controls (engineering, administrative, and equipment/fit-up) with implementation…