Occupational Ergonomist - Red Deer, Canada - Government of Alberta

Description

Job Information
Job Title: Occupational Ergonomist
Job Requisition ID: 57789
Ministry: Jobs, Economy and Trade
Location: Edmonton, Calgary or Red Deer
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Ongoing
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: May 15, 2024
Classification: Standards, Safety and Compliance 6 (048STA)
Salary: $3,701.80 to $4,259.44 bi-weekly ($96,616 - $111,171/year)

The Government of Alberta is committed to a diverse and inclusive public service that reflects the population we serve to best meet the needs of Albertans. Consider joining a team where diversity, inclusion and innovation are valued and supported. For more information on diversity and inclusion, please visit: .

Ministry of Jobs, Economy, and Trade

Each day in Alberta, more than two million people go to work and fuel Alberta's economic engine. The Ministry of Jobs, Economy and Northern Development provides supports to meet the needs of both employees and employers. The ministry protects workers' rights by regulating Alberta's workplaces and ensuring Alberta's labour legislation is fair and modern. The ministry also works to ensure that Alberta has a skilled workforce and an efficient labour market to support a thriving and diverse economy.

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The Safe, Fair and Healthy Workplaces division provides legislation, policy development, and program delivery to ensure Alberta's workplaces are safe, fair, and healthy. Working with employers, labour associations, safety associations, and workers directly, this division ensures workplace-related legislation responds to the needs of Alberta's workers and employers and is responsible for compliance with several pieces of workplace-related legislation.

The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Delivery branch works with Alberta employers, worker groups and associations to educate, and enforce the OHS Act, Regulation and Code and is responsible for Alberta's overall OHS Policy Framework.

The Specialized Professional Services Unit provides technical support and expertise for the development and delivery of compliance, legislative and prevention programs related to occupational health and safety.

Our team is also...

• Flexible

• Dedicated to honouring commitments

• Inclusive in acknowledging and appreciating others

• Concerned for alignment

• Prepared to provide and receive professional and personal constructive feedback and

• Always working towards empowerment

• Most importantly, we have FUN

Role Responsibilities

Our Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) team monitors compliance with the OHS Act, Regulation and Code. We work with health and safety associations and labour and employer groups as part of our prevention system to improve education and awareness about occupational health and safety. This prevents illnesses, injuries and fatalities in Alberta's workforce.

The Specialized Professional Services Unit requires an Occupational Ergonomist to be a champion for continuously improving occupational disease and injury prevention programs, legislation and services.

Working with the Senior Occupational Hygienist, the Occupational Ergonomist is a provincial specialist who provides technical input and support to projects, issues, publications, client responses, and ensures compliance and enforcement of the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act, Regulation and Code with an emphasis on ergonomic related hazards. The incumbent will also provide an ergonomic perspective and expertise in reviewing or interpreting the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act, Regulation and Code. They will assist in work to anticipate, identify, and assess ergonomic-related hazards and recommend control measures in all types of provincially regulated workplaces. The incumbent will provide professional ergonomic advice and technical analysis of issues to the Ministry and stakeholders in industry, labour, government and other agencies regarding a variety of ergonomic-related hazards.

As Occupational Ergonomist, you will be responsible for the following key activities in the unit:

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviours that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in-depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.