Job opening: Safety & Occupational Health Specialist
Salary: $46 696 - 60 703 per year
Published at: Nov 30 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.
Duties
You will conduct facility and workplace inspections.
You will prepare inspection reports with recommended corrective actions for the abatement of identified hazards.
You will conduct safety investigations, with senior safety specialists, of minor and moderate accidents and incidents.
You will analyze compensation claims ensuring compliance with the Federal Employees Compensation Act.
You will promote safety awareness through the delivery of classroom and online safety training including, the Ground Safety Managers Course, safety briefs, and safety fairs.
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
- 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.
- This position is Mission Essential needed to ensure the continued operation of mission essential functions as defined in DoDI 3020.42 and any other component policy.
- This position is subject to recall and may require the incumbent to work other than normal duty hours inclusive of nights and weekend.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license.
- You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
- This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
Qualifications
FOR THE GS-09 (or equivalent pay band): One year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Applying Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) and other Federal/state regulations in resolving safety issues; 2) Performing structural, electrical, mechanical and ergonomic safety design analysis on various machines, systems, processes and facilities; 3) Collecting and analyzing program data for developing safe/unsafe trend analysis; 4) Mitigating unsafe conditions and operations; and 5) Preparing written findings and recommendations for presentation OR a combination of education and experience that equates to one year of experience. NOTE: This experience must be fully supported by the information in your resume.
GS-07: One year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector 1) Providing guidance on Safety and Occupational Health laws, regulations, principles, theories, practices and procedures to advise personnel; 2) Participating as a member of a survey or inspection team led by a higher graded specialist to learn the techniques of hazard identification; and 3) Reviewing past inspection records of mishaps to prevent unsafe acts or work practices OR a combination of education and experience that equates to one year of experience. NOTE: This experience must be fully supported by the information in your resume.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-ADMIN.https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/safety-and-occupational-health-management-series-0018/
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
FOR THE GS-09 (or equivalent pay band): Your resume must demonstrate that you have successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree OR have successfully completed two full years of progressively higher graduate level education leading to a master's degree OR have obtained an LL.B. or J.D. that is related to the position being filled.
FOR THE GS-07 (or equivalent pay band): Your resume must demonstrate that you have successfully completed one full year of graduate level education in safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene) or a degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study form among the following (or closely related) disciplines: safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology OR you have successfully completed a bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement in safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene) or a degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study form among the following (or closely related) disciplines: safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology
NOTE: Education and experience may be combined for all grade levels for which both education and experience are acceptable.
Applications will be accepted from students who expect to complete qualifying education within 9 months from the date of application. If you expect to complete your education within 9 months, please respond to the questionnaire items as if you had already completed your education. We are required to verify that the education has been completed successfully before any applicant can be appointed (report to work).
Contacts
- Address MARINE CORPS BASE
PSC Box 20185
Camp Lejeune, NC 28542
US
- Name: Department of Navy EIC
- Email: [email protected]
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