You will serve as a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist in the Business Support Department of NAVSUP FLC NORVA GF.

Duties

You will ensure compliance with accident prevention, planning, control, risk management and safety education and promotion You will advise management, staff, supervisors, employees, and contractor personnel on a variety of safety and occupational health matters You will recommends hazard abatement and control procedures to correct deficiencies; records and tracks status of corrective actions. You will screen, enroll, assign occupational stressors, and track medical qualification status for all personnel in various medical surveillance programs You will serve as intermediary between customer/service requestor and contracting office on all issues pertaining to a contract

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of Safety and occupational Health Specialist work specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: applying an extensive knowledge of safety and occupational health principals, methods, and techniques to independently assess, recommend, and implement safe working procedures and eliminate unsafe working conditions, hazards and risks to personnel and property. You have experience developing and revising safety regulations and standard operation procedures in order to meet local needs and requirements. You have experience scheduling and preforming periodic and unscheduled inspections of facilities, work sites, and operations to evaluate compliance with occupational safety and health administration. Examples of specialized experience may include 1) Analyze data gathered to determine the origin, causes, and any contributing factors for the mishap; 2) Provide safety training to workers and supervisors using a wide variety of materials publications and protective devices; 3) Procure and stock correct fall protection equipment; 4) Review department purchase requests for personal protection equipment and shop tools and equipment to ensure compliance with regulation. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address NAVSUP FLC NORVA GF 1968 Gilbert Street Suite 600 Norfolk, VA 23511-3392 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]