
Samuel Ciancutti
Safety & Occupational Health Specialist
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About
Hands-on Safety Specialist with extensive experience on fast-paced automotive manufacturing shop floors. Proven expertise in quantitative risk analysis (NIOSH, REBA, RULA), job safety analyses (JSAs), incident prevention, and floor-level safety training. Combines a data-driven approach to physical hazard evaluation with strong floor presence to drive down workers' compensation claims, ensure OSHA compliance, and foster a proactive safety culture across plant operations.
Experience
Ergonomics & Safety Coordinator at MAGNA INTERNATIONAL
Managed plant-wide physical hazard evaluations, shop-floor safety initiatives, and risk-tracking systems in a high-volume automotive manufacturing environment.
- Shop-Floor Risk Mitigation: Conducted regular plant-wide hazard walks, identifying operational hazards, machine-guarding issues, and physical risk factors across assembly lines.
- Quantitative Risk Analysis: Applied objective assessment tools (NIOSH, REBA, RULA) to quantify musculoskeletal and physical risk; implemented engineering and administrative controls that significantly reduced ergonomic exposure.
- Incident & Risk Management: Tracked, updated, and closed plant risk logs utilizing HSE Linx software; participated in incident root-cause investigations and safety corrective action planning.
- JSA & Program Execution: Reviewed and updated Job Safety Analyses (JSAs) for key manufacturing processes; supported Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) reviews and equipment safety evaluations.
- Committee & Training Leadership: Active participant on the Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC); facilitated floor-level safety education, ergo awareness, and new-hire safety onboarding.
Health Coach & Wellness Coordinator at WEBMD HEALTH SERVICES (STELLANTIS ACCOUNT)
Coordinated site-level occupational health, wellness, and injury-prevention programming for industrial automotive employees.
- Injury Prevention & Education: Delivered targeted education on biomechanics, body mechanics, and overuse strain prevention directly to manufacturing personnel.
- Program Administration: Oversaw daily operational logistics, employee engagement tracking, and multi-site health initiatives in high-demand corporate/industrial accounts.
- Cross-Functional Alignment: Partnered with on-site medical staff, HR, and safety personnel to align health initiatives with broader plant risk-reduction goals.
Occupational Health & Rehabilitation Specialist at PROMEDICA
Executed clinical risk evaluations, functional movement assessments, and physical conditioning protocols.
- Conducted objective physical testing and ergonomic risk screenings to support safe return-to-work and injury-prevention protocols.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology / Exercise Science