# Plant Medical Leader, Occupational Safety

**Company**: Ford
**Location**: Hermosillo, SON
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Medical
**Industry**: Automotive

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## Description

We are seeking a Plant Medical Leader, Occupational Safety to join our team at the Hermosillo Stamping & Assembly Plant in Mexico.

As a Plant Medical Leader, Occupational Safety, you will be responsible for coordinating and supporting the plant's Occupational Health Program, providing occupational medical care to employees, and ensuring compliance with applicable Mexican occupational health regulations, Ford medical standards, and internal processes.

Key responsibilities include:

- Coordinating and supporting the plant Occupational Health Program, including medical surveillance, regulatory exams, follow-up care, health reporting, and prevention activities.

- Performing and overseeing occupational medical evaluations, including pre-placement, periodic, return-to-work, fitness-for-duty, job change, and exit examinations.

- Determining employee fitness for work based on job demands, workplace exposures, and medical findings.

- Providing occupational clinical care for work-related injuries and illnesses.

- Supporting case management for occupational and non-occupational conditions affecting work status.

- Partnering with plant leadership to support business needs and corporate priorities.

- Overseeing the quality, scheduling support, credentials, and day-to-day clinical guidance of vendor or purchased service medical staff.

- Administering purchase orders and coordinating vendors for occupational health-related services and supplies.

- Maintaining accurate and confidential employee medical records.

- Partnering with Safety, Ergonomics, HR, Labor Relations, and other stakeholders to assess workplace risks and recommend preventive measures.

- Identifying, documenting, and supporting appropriate handling of suspected occupational illnesses and injuries.

- Developing, monitoring, analyzing, and reporting occupational health metrics and performance trends.

- Supporting employee health promotion and wellness initiatives.

- Providing support during medical emergencies at the plant.

Requirements:

- Medical Doctor degree from an accredited institution.

- Current valid license to practice medicine in Mexico.

- Specialty training, residency, or board certification in Occupational Medicine, or equivalent relevant occupational health experience.

- 5 years of experience as an Occupational Medicine Physician.

- Experience performing occupational exams, medical surveillance, fitness-for-duty evaluations, and occupational case management.

- Knowledge of Mexican occupational health regulations and applicable labor and health requirements.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

- Experience working in a unionized environment in a manufacturing or industrial environment.

- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

- Fluent Spanish and professional English communication skills.

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and electronic medical record systems.

Preferred qualifications:

- Experience in the automotive industry or other high-volume manufacturing environments.

- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.

- Experience managing vendors, purchase orders, and operational medical services.

## Skills

### Required
- Occupational Medicine
- Medical Surveillance
- Fitness-for-Duty Evaluations
- Case Management
- Mexican Occupational Health Regulations
- Microsoft Office
- Electronic Medical Record Systems
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Spanish
- English

### Nice to have
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Vendor Management
- Purchase Orders
- Operational Medical Services
- Automotive Industry

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