ERGONOMIST RESUME EXAMPLE

Published: Feb 07, 2025 – The Ergonomist analyzes functional requirements and user expectations, comparing market equipment to provide informed recommendations. Inspection reports, statistical monitoring, and accident investigations drive continuous safety improvements. Collaboration with health and safety committees ensures effective training, risk analysis, and incident prevention.

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1. Ergonomist, Sandalwood Engineering & Ergonomics, Livonia, MI

Job Summary: 

  • Identifying improvements and designing and implementing appropriate solutions
  • Assisting in creating work instructions and providing immediate safety support 
  • Assisting with information, training and recommendations to employees
  • Liaising with other professionals such as health professionals
  • Collaborating with design/engineering teams
  • Attend and assist in investigations and root-cause analysis of safety events. 
  • Make recommendations for corrective actions to eliminate or minimize potential hazards.
  • Develop and maintain positive inter-departmental communications at every level.
  • Attend all required meetings to include, but not limited to Monthly Management Safety Meeting, Weekly Safety Coordinators Meeting, Monthly On-Site Management Meeting, PSM
  • Conducting ergonomics risk assessments and documenting findings using standard industry and proprietary tools (NIOSH manual handling, fatigue analysis, posture analysis, DUE Strain Index, and biomechanical risk assessments)


Skills on Resume: 

  • Solution Design (Hard skills)
  • Safety Protocols Development (Hard skills)
  • Training and Development (Soft skills)
  • Professional Networking (Soft skills)
  • Collaborative Problem Solving (Soft skills)
  • Root-Cause Analysis (Hard skills)
  • Ergonomics Assessment (Hard skills)
  • Interdepartmental Communication (Soft skills)

2. Ergonomist, DORN, Denver, CO

Job Summary: 

  • Analyzing the interaction between people and machinery/ equipment
  • Assessing the design of products/systems via practical experiments and making them easier to use by undertaking ergonomic risk assessments in the workplace
  • Assessing the effect of work environments on employees
  • Ensuring that products/systems meet the needs of the user
  • Training users on the proper use of equipment and tools
  • Conducts specialized safety training and demonstrates the use of safety equipment
  • Collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data/statistics
  • Compiling and presenting information verbally and in writing
  • Assessing health and safety standards
  • Investigating workplace injury/incidents
  • Act as the subject matter expert in relation to ergonomics programs


Skills on Resume: 

  • Ergonomic Assessment (Hard skills)
  • Usability Testing (Hard skills)
  • Safety Training (Hard skills)
  • Data Analysis (Hard skills)
  • Report Writing (Hard skills)
  • Safety Compliance (Hard skills)
  • Communication (Soft skills)
  • Ergonomics Knowledge (Hard skills)

3. Ergonomist, The Rising Workplace, Pllc, Austin, TX

Job Summary: 

  • Identify the functional requirements of equipment and the expectations of future users
  • Carry out comparative studies of existing equipment on the market and make recommendations
  • Drafted inspection reports and monitored statistical data
  • Participated in and/or reviewed accident investigations and implemented the necessary corrective measures
  • Collaborate on health and safety committees and support all analysis, development, and implementation activities
  • Participated in developing safe work procedures specific to the day-to-day activities of different business units
  • Assisted in developing training materials and taught various environment, health and safety training sessions
  • Participate in and/or validate the development of training programs specific to business units’ current activities.
  • Maintain and develop relationships with a wide range of internal partner organizations
  • Support injury/accident/incident investigation and root cause analysis
  • Analyze data, identify trends, and define focus areas
  • Develop and document ergonomic improvement opportunities and work with management and safety/ergonomics team to implement solutions


Skills on Resume: 

  • Requirements Analysis (Hard skills)
  • Market Research (Hard skills)
  • Report Writing (Hard skills)
  • Accident Investigation (Hard skills)
  • Collaborative Teamwork (Soft skills)
  • Procedure Development (Hard skills)
  • Training and Education (Hard skills)
  • Relationship Management (Soft skills)

4. Ergonomist, Briotix Health, Monterey, CA

Job Summary: 

  • Encourage people impacted by changes to talk and take note of needs
  • Carry out analyses of computer workstations in a teleworking context
  • Follow up and manage cases of work-related accidents on a national scale
  • Identify the characteristics of the activity and the expectations of the community in terms of organization, efficiency, and working conditions
  • Raise awareness of the interactions and impacts of work situations on the health and safety of WSP team members and the efficiency of the organization
  • Identify risk factors based on work situation analysis
  • Analyze the functional restrictions of team members in functional limitation situations
  • Propose technical, organizational, and human means of compensation for the limitations applicable to work situations
  • Identify the issues and objectives underlying the design of workplaces and use
  • Analyze the project specifications with regard to the work activity, organizational factors, and environmental characteristics (physical working environment, accessibility)


Skills on Resume: 

  • Communication Skills (Soft skills)
  • Ergonomic Analysis (Hard skills)
  • Case Management (Hard skills)
  • Organizational Analysis (Hard skills)
  • Health and Safety Awareness (Hard skills)
  • Risk Assessment (Hard skills)
  • Functional Analysis (Hard skills)
  • Solution Proposal Development (Hard skills)

5. Senior Ergonomist, Cetechs, Columbus, OH

Job Summary: 

  • Coordinate the execution of NA BU field pilots including charter and project milestone development, tracking project plan progress, identifying and resolving project plan barriers, measure and report on progress of pilots
  • Coordinating hardware needed for pilots, and verifying onsite pilot expectations are executed within required timelines.
  • Gathering supporting material/analysis from ergo team, entering requests, attending CCM (change) team meetings when required, communicating barriers for crucial requests
  • Coordinating literature reviews/standards for the NA Ergonomics Field team
  • Gather internal metrics - Operations Parameters for field analysis
  • Monthly/Weekly coordination of all field-related project reporting
  • Support Ergo Program Team Standards & Procedure Development 
  • Vendor Management – Managing timelines
  • Customer Feedback collection for new initiatives
  • Provide technical leadership for FIRA by demonstrating technical excellence and credibility, ability to develop business and extend client portfolio in new areas
  • Support a small team of consultants/ergonomics to deliver commercial technical support to the furniture industry
  • Support the FIRA Senior Management team to deliver short-term goals and long-term strategy


Skills on Resume: 

  • Project Management (Hard skills)
  • Coordination (Hard skills)
  • Communication (Soft skills)
  • Research (Hard skills)
  • Analysis (Hard skills)
  • Reporting (Hard skills)
  • Vendor Management (Hard skills)
  • Leadership (Soft skills)