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Duties
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
To qualify for an Industrial Hygienist, your resume and supporting documentation must support:
Physical Demands - The work requires some regular physical exertion. Regular on-site inspections at MSC facilities, operations and administrative office spaces impose physical demands of standing, walking, lifting, bending, crouching and climbing of steps and ladders.
Work Environment - The work is often performed in an office setting; however, the incumbent will regularly be exposed to hazardous materials including carcinogens, compressed gasses, halogenated hydrocarbons, high levels of industrial noise, inorganic and organic acids, metal fumes and dust organic vapors, wood dust and adverse weather conditions when working in the industrial area. Protective clothing and equipment frequently used includes personnel protective equipment for the head, ears, eyes, hands, feet and body.
Education
Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for the GS-12 grade level.
Are you using your education to satisfy the Basic Education Requirement or to qualify for the GS-09 or GS-11 levels? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application.
GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
Additional information
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: http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf
This is an Expeditionary Civilian (EC) position, and the incumbent will be designated as EE. In the event of a crisis situation, the incumbent may be required to deploy via temporary reassignment or be required to stay in place to support contingency operations. The incumbent may be required to take part in readiness exercises. This position cannot be vacated during a national emergency or mobilization without seriously impairing the capability of the organization to function effectively; therefore, the position requires the incumbent to be screened from military recall. Military Reservists selected for an EC position must arrange for removal from the reserve component prior to appointment to an EC position. This requirement must be met prior to placement in an EC position. Positions identified as EE are subject to deployment to combat support situations. Deployment will be via Temporary Duty (TDY) orders. Deployment may entitle the employee to additional monetary compensation dependent upon the deployment location. Additional allocations are based on the Department of State's determination of a combat zone.
Information for Veterans is available at: http://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/veterans.aspx. 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:The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has established a Drug-Free Federal Workplace Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for DLA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with DLA for a period of six months. This policy extends to random testing for the use of illegal drugs by employees who occupy testing designated positions defined as sensitive in Section 7(d) of Executive Order 12564. The Defense Logistics Agency's Drug Free Workplace Plan's drug testing panel includes testing for the following illegal substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates (codeine/morphine), 6-Acetylmorphine (heroin), phencyclidine, amphetamines (amphetamine/methamphetamine), methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), oxycodone, oxymorphone, hydrocodone, and hydromorphone. ADVISORY: By using cannabidiol (CBD) products you are risking a positive drug test result for marijuana.
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Duties
- If selected at the GS-09 or GS-11 level, duties will performed in a developmental capacity.
- Establishes Region manuals and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) focused on the effective management of the Commanders/Director Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) program related to Industrial Hygienist (IH) program.
- Reviews plans, programs, safety system designs and implementation procedures for operations within a Region as well as co-located DLA activities.
- Coordinates and synchronizes efforts related to Agency IH program management elements with DLA MSCs and local IH (i.e. U.S. Army Public Health Center, U.S. Air Force Bioenvironmental, and U.S Navy BUMED).
- Serves as the technical IH advisor to Region Commander, SOH manager, specialists, leaders, and supervisors.
- Analyzes and resolve diverse, high-risk hazards, including industrial maintenance operations, warehouse, distribution operations, chemical hazards, and related hazardous materials.
- Serves as Region Industrial Hygienist, with full responsibility for planning, directing, and operating the Region Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System – Industrial Hygiene (DOERHS-IH) Program Office.
- Coordinates with SOH staff, performs analysis of region employee exposures, occupational medical surveillance programs, and adverse trends.
- Coordinates with the SOH staff prepares comprehensive investigative reports describing the findings of the investigation, to include recommendations for corrective actions to prevent recurrence of similar incidents.
Requirements
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: Authorized
- Bargaining Unit Status: No
- Pre-Employment Physical Required
- Expeditionary Civilian: Emergency Essential
- This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill various shifts located within DLA Central at MacDill AFB, Florida.
- You will be a Mission Essential employee. This requires you to work during an emergency to ensure continuation of essential functions. You may be required to work at the designated duty location, a telework site, or an alternate location/facility.
To qualify for an Industrial Hygienist, your resume and supporting documentation must support:
- Basic Education Requirement: A Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science; or a bachelor's degree in a branch of engineering, physical science, or life science that included 12 semester hours in chemistry, including organic chemistry, and 18 additional semester hours of courses in any combination of chemistry, physics, engineering, health physics, environmental health, biostatistics, biology, physiology, toxicology, epidemiology, or industrial hygiene; or certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (external link) (ABIH). Courses in the history or teaching of chemistry are not acceptable.
- 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. To qualify at the GS-11 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. To qualify at the GS-09 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 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:
- Serves as a regional technical authority and advisor to management on Industrial Hygiene (IH) issues.
- Performs analysis of employee exposures, occupational medical surveillance programs, and adverse trends.
- Assists in developing local IH policies and SOP; Participates in safety & occupational health mishap investigations.
- Performs or analyzes physical inspections, IH sampling, and administrative audits.
- Serves as a regional technical authority and advisor to management on Industrial Hygiene (IH) issues.
- Performs analysis of employee exposures, occupational medical surveillance programs, and adverse trends.
- Assists in developing local IH policies and SOP.
- Participates in safety & occupational health mishap investigations.
- Performs or analyzes physical inspections, IH sampling, and administrative audits.
- Serves as a regional technical authority and advisor to management on Industrial Hygiene (IH) issues.
- Performs analysis of employee exposures, occupational medical surveillance programs, and adverse trends.
- Assists in developing local IH policies and SOP.
- Participates in safety & occupational health mishap investigations.
- Performs or analyzes physical inspections, IH sampling, and administrative audits.
Physical Demands - The work requires some regular physical exertion. Regular on-site inspections at MSC facilities, operations and administrative office spaces impose physical demands of standing, walking, lifting, bending, crouching and climbing of steps and ladders.
Work Environment - The work is often performed in an office setting; however, the incumbent will regularly be exposed to hazardous materials including carcinogens, compressed gasses, halogenated hydrocarbons, high levels of industrial noise, inorganic and organic acids, metal fumes and dust organic vapors, wood dust and adverse weather conditions when working in the industrial area. Protective clothing and equipment frequently used includes personnel protective equipment for the head, ears, eyes, hands, feet and body.
Education
Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for the GS-12 grade level.
Are you using your education to satisfy the Basic Education Requirement or to qualify for the GS-09 or GS-11 levels? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application.
GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
Additional information
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: http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf
This is an Expeditionary Civilian (EC) position, and the incumbent will be designated as EE. In the event of a crisis situation, the incumbent may be required to deploy via temporary reassignment or be required to stay in place to support contingency operations. The incumbent may be required to take part in readiness exercises. This position cannot be vacated during a national emergency or mobilization without seriously impairing the capability of the organization to function effectively; therefore, the position requires the incumbent to be screened from military recall. Military Reservists selected for an EC position must arrange for removal from the reserve component prior to appointment to an EC position. This requirement must be met prior to placement in an EC position. Positions identified as EE are subject to deployment to combat support situations. Deployment will be via Temporary Duty (TDY) orders. Deployment may entitle the employee to additional monetary compensation dependent upon the deployment location. Additional allocations are based on the Department of State's determination of a combat zone.
Information for Veterans is available at: http://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/veterans.aspx. 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:The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has established a Drug-Free Federal Workplace Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for DLA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with DLA for a period of six months. This policy extends to random testing for the use of illegal drugs by employees who occupy testing designated positions defined as sensitive in Section 7(d) of Executive Order 12564. The Defense Logistics Agency's Drug Free Workplace Plan's drug testing panel includes testing for the following illegal substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates (codeine/morphine), 6-Acetylmorphine (heroin), phencyclidine, amphetamines (amphetamine/methamphetamine), methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), oxycodone, oxymorphone, hydrocodone, and hydromorphone. ADVISORY: By using cannabidiol (CBD) products you are risking a positive drug test result for marijuana.
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