Industrial Hygienist, Ford Energy

About the role

The Industrial Hygienist at Ford Energy is responsible for ensuring the safety and health of employees in a high-hazard manufacturing environment involving battery cell handling, module and pack assembly, electrolyte-containing systems, energy storage equipment, electrical sing, thermal processes, material handling, and maintenance operations.

Responsibilities

• Program Leadership & Regulatory Compliance - Serve as the site’s Industrial Hygiene Subject Matter Expert, providing technical guidance to leadership, operations, and engineering teams.
• Program Management - Develop, implement, and continuously improve site IH programs to ensure full compliance with OSHA, state, local, and corporate occupational health requirements.
• Audits & Training - Lead IH training programs, support MOC reviews, and participate in internal audits, regulatory inspections, and incident investigations.
• Exposure Assessment & Risk Monitoring - Design and execute qualitative and quantitative exposure monitoring plans (personal and area sampling) for physical, chemical, and ergonomic hazards.
• Battery-Specific Hazard Evaluation - Evaluate and mitigate specialized risks including battery dusts/materials, solvents/VOCs, electrolyte constituents, thermal emissions, noise, lasers, and radiation.
• Data Management - Maintain the site IH database, analyze exposure trends, and translate complex technical data into clear, actionable reports and dashboards for leadership.
• Hazard Control & Engineering Collaboration - Investigate potential overexposures and collaborate with Engineering and Operations to design, validate, and optimize engineering controls (e.g., local exhaust ventilation, dust collection, process enclosure).
• Vendor Management - Manage third-party IH consultants and analytical laboratories, including defining project scopes, reviewing proposals, and overseeing budgets.
• Chemical Safety & Medical Surveillance - Oversee the chemical approval process, maintain exposure inventories, review Safety Data Sheets (SDSs), and lead the Hazard Communication (HazCom) program.
• Medical Surveillance - Partner with occupational health providers to support medical surveillance programs (including respiratory protection, audiometric sing, heat stress, and return-to-work evaluations).
• Emergency Readiness - Support emergency response planning for chemical releases and battery-related incidents.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health, Toxicology, Chemistry, Engineering, or a related scientific/technical field.
• Experience: 5+ years of progressive industrial hygiene experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Technical Expertise: Proven experience conducting chemical and physical exposure assessments, managing medical surveillance, and implementing engineering controls (e.g., ventilation, respiratory protection, noise, heat stress, ergonomics, and HazCom).
• Regulations: Strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations and occupational health standards.
• Certification: Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) credential.
• Collaboration & Communication: Excellent project management and interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across all levels (hourly employees, engineers, leadership, and external stakeholders).
• Tools: Proficiency in Microsoft Office and specialized IH data management systems.

Even Better, You'll Have...

• Education: Master’s degree in Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health, Toxicology, or Engineering.
• Experience: Experience in high-hazard, specialized, or cleanroom manufacturing environments (e.g., battery manufacturing, chemical processing, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, automotive).
• Specialized Experience: Background supporting large-scale startup/greenfield facilities and managing third-party consultants.

Physical & Work Environment Requirements

• Work Environments: Ability to work across active manufacturing, warehouse, laboratory, cleanroom, and construction settings.
• Physical Demands: Capable of walking, climbing stairs, and accessing production areas to conduct field assessments.
• PPE: Ability to wear all required personal protective equipment, including respiratory protection.
• Travel: Ability to travel occasionally to support business operations and benchmarking.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care, and more.
• Family building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more.
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases.
• Tuition assistance.
• Established and active employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

Pay

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200. Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

Schedule

Not specified.

Benefits

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status.