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Sr Safety Professional- Ergonomics

Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 10092829 Location Anaheim, California, United States Business Walt Disney World Resort Date posted Jun. 12, 2024

Job Summary:

About the Role & Team

"We make magic.” That’s our motto at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, and it permeates everything we do. At Disney, you’ll help inspire that magic by enabling our teams to push the limits of entertainment and create the never-before-seen!" "“We create happiness.” That’s our motto at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. And it permeates everything we do. At Disney, you’ll help encourage that magic by enabling our teams to push the limits and build the never-before-seen! Are you ready to join this team and make an impact?"

As a Senior Safety Professional, you will be an important resource. You will drive the identification, assessment, analysis, and solving of a broad spectrum of safety and ergonomic issues across a diverse group of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts businesses.

The Senior Safety Professional will report to a Manager of Safety

What You Will Do

On any given day, as a Senior Safety Professional, you might:

  • You will work in a fast-paced environment, prioritizing multiple projects simultaneously
  • Drive the implementation of safety and ergonomic programs, performing job task analysis, facility, and design/modifications, analyzing injury and illness trend data, evaluating safety performance, and finding opportunities to improve safety and ergonomics performance.
  • Lead the development and implementation of ergonomic strategies and tactics
  • Lead and/or participate in incident investigations and follow-ups
  • Improve performance, review source material (rules, codes, laws, and standards) identify and share industry practices
  • Ensure implementation of applicable safety standards and established regulations
  • Manage relationships and work as part of a team within a matrix environment with all levels of leadership and employees
  • Analyze injury and illness data, prepare presentations on trends and mitigation plans, then share them with your peers/leaders
  • Serve as the Safety & Health Duty Manager on a rotational basis.

Required Qualifications & Skills

Here’s what you need to be successful at this job:

  • 5+ years of industrial safety and ergonomics experience in a related industry such as maintenance, manufacturing, hospitality, entertainment/theatrical, transportation, distribution/warehouse
  • Knowledge and hands-on application in regulatory standards, best-practices and guidelines, such as ergonomics, incident investigation and root-cause analysis
  • Experience with strategic thinking, prioritization, and initiation of tasks
  • Experience with proper writing, speaking, and presenting to all levels of employee
  • Resolve conflicts and diffuse difficult situations.
  • Experience with assessing, analyzing, identifying, and solving body motion and ergonomic issues across a diverse group of Disney Parks and Resorts businesses.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Previous experience in the entertainment/hospitality industry
  • Associate Safety Professional (ASP) or Certified Safety Professional (CSP) designation
  • Board Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE)
  • Bi-lingual language skills

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree in occupational safety/or health, industrial hygiene, life science, physical science, or engineering.

Preferred Education

  • Advanced degree in Ergonomics or Human Factors Engineering

Additional Information

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The Walt Disney Company is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.


The hiring range for this position in California is$102,000.00-$136,700.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

About Walt Disney World Resort:

Since opening in 1971, Walt Disney World Resort has played an important role in many childhood and family memories. Today, hundreds of millions of guests from around the globe visit this magical place to enjoy a Disney vacation. Through a combination of creativity, innovation and technology, the resort immerses guests in classic Disney tales and new kinds of family entertainment. Drawing from a rich heritage of storytelling, Walt Disney World Resort cast members bring Disney magic to life through unmatched attention to detail and superior guest service.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc., which is part of a business we call Walt Disney World Resort.

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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