Ergonomics Intern

4 weeks ago


PointeClaire, Canada ABB Full time

**Ergonomics Intern**:
**Take your next career step at ABB with a global team that is energizing the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. At ABB, we have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions: gender, LGBTQ+, abilities, ethnicity and generations. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences.**:
Come and join the ABB Installation Products Division, the number one manufacturer of electrification products in North America with a 125-year history of providing innovation and customer-focused solutions for connecting and protecting electrical systems, as well as a unique differentiated medium voltage offering. Our products are used all around you, every day - orbiting the earth, working on Mars, on the fastest trains we ride, in the fastest cars of the world, crossing oceans, in factories producing your food, in the tallest buildings of the world, in the most modern hotels, and in the walls of your home. With a portfolio of more than 200,000 products marketed under more than 38 premium brand names, ABB Installation Products Division offerings are found wherever electricity is used. As an ergonomics intern, you will be responsible for carrying out an ergonomic intervention at a workstation. We have several key projects related to the improvement of working conditions at the moment, with a particular focus on the Marrettes MM001 to MM017 workstations as well as some manual packaging workstations. You will be required to carry out an in-depth analysis of the challenges of the workstation propose avenues for improvement, and finally implement them.

**Your responsibilities**:

- The intern will be responsible for revising the existing PBI by incorporating the latest evaluated ergonomic scores.
- Ensuring that the list of workstations is complete, especially when adding or modifying positions.
- Implementation of two specific development projects to improve the ergonomics of packaging workstations.
- Use of ergonomic recommendations to optimize the efficiency of operations while minimizing the risk of injury and fatigue.
- Proactive assistance with urgent ergonomic issues whenever possible, including temporary assignments or day-to-day issues (discomfort or other quick fixes).
- Collaborate with operations teams to quickly resolve ergonomic issues and minimize interruptions in production.
- Support for current projects e.g. Tilter, Gaylord marettes, etc.
- Contribution to HSE committee discussions by sharing knowledge and ideas related to ergonomics.

**Your background**:

- Student in the second year of the Master’s degree in ergonomics.
- Ability to communicate in French and English.
- Knowledge of the industrial environment, an asset.

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