Safety and Occupational Health Specialist

DLA Careers; Hawthorne (NV); Sur place; USD 80 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

DLA in Hawthorne, Nevada seeks a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist to manage hazard analyses, safety programs, and risk reduction under federal guidance. The role involves ensuring compliance with OSHA and related directives while supporting mission-critical operations.

You will conduct studies, maintain safety databases, prepare incident reports, and recommend corrective actions. This on-site federal position requires U.S.

Qualifications

• Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience directly related to this position.
• Conduct special hazard analyses to identify and eliminate safety hazards.
• Prepare reports and analyze accidents to identify problem areas needing correction.
• Establish or maintain databases to support risk management and safety decisions.
• Experience may include volunteer work; credit is given for relevant experience.

Responsabilités

• Plan, execute, and assure mercury management, safety and occupational health programs.
• Comply with OSHA and related regulations and directives at the federal and state level.
• Quantify and manage risk by applying hazard control hierarchy and protections.
• Lead complex projects, develop guidelines where coverage is lacking.
• Obtain information from witnesses; study operations; recommend corrective actions.
• Maintain and track identified hazards using a tracking system and document residual risk.

Connaissances

Hazard analysis

Risk management

Report writing

Data analysis

Description du poste

Summary

See below for important information regarding this job.

Duties

• Plan, execute, and assure the overall mercury management, security and safety and occupational health programs operate in accordance with the Administrator's guidance and complying with applicable Policy Directives...
• ... Regulations and Instructions, federal statutes, including the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) of 1970 as amended, and other applicable State statutes and regulations
• Quantify, prioritize, and manage risk by proposing and applying the hierarchy of hazard control and determining equivalent protections
• Accomplishes projects of a complex, independent nature, requiring the conduct of in-depth studies and development of guidelines and procedures for which existing coverage is inadequate or nonexistent
• Obtains information from witnesses and officials; studies operations from resultant data; determines causes of accidents and makes recommendation to prevent recurrence
• Maintains, tracks and oversees all identified safety and health hazards, utilizing a hazard tracking system and documenting hazards any residual risks and corrective actions

Requirements

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Conditions of Employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status: No
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information.
• Pre-Employment Physical: Required
• This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill various shifts located within DLA Strategic Materials in Hawthorne, Nevada.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist your qualifications must include:

• Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut‑off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:
• Conduct special studies and/or hazard analyses of various processes, physical and environmental conditions for the purpose of identifying, isolating and eliminating or mitigating uncontrolled safety and health hazards.
• Prepares reports and makes analysis of accidents and operations to determine problem areas which need study or correction.
• Establishes or maintains databases as needed for safety and health functions and efforts to assure timely data and information to support risk management and safety and health related decision making

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

• 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public related to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R. 1194).

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants

This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF

Information for Veterans

Information for Veterans is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/. As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.

Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.

The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.

ADVISORY: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is illegal

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