This position is located with the Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Enforcement Division, Lakewood District. The Supervisory Mine Safety and Health Specialist (Health) is responsible for the administration of the district's health program and for supervision and direction of specialists, technical and administrative support employees engaged in the work of the health program. This position is outside the bargaining unit.

Duties

Provides advice, counsel, and instruction to staff on technical and administrative matters. Coaches, mentors and assists employees in the performance of work, with consideration of the difficulty of assignments and capabilities of employees. Performs personnel administration/management duties. Distributes work assignments to ensure that workloads are balanced and that work is performed at prescribed intervals. Determines developmental training needs and promotes career development; assists employees in developing skills and knowledge to fully utilize individual talents. Evaluates performance of assigned employees. Observes work rules and regulations, employee relation matters and codes of conduct. Ensures that employees are kept informed of matters affecting employment. Ensures equal employment opportunities are afforded to all employees in the selection of employees for training, promotions, awards and recognition, and other career development opportunities. Ensures fair and unprejudiced employment practices in the selection of candidates for promotions. Actively supports the Agency's Equal Opportunity Program in day-to-day activities. Abides by the terms of local bargaining unit agreements, wherever such local agreements exist. Promotes safety practices on-the-job. Identifies and corrects job safety and health hazards, instructing employees on safety requirements, reviewing and reporting accidents and incidents; and directing the periodic inspection of work locations. Prepares written reports of inspections and investigations, issuing citations and orders for violations found during examinations. Plans, directs and coordinates the major facets of all health program activities within the assigned district. Plans and directs on-site studies of health matters, permissible limits of underground equipment and other technical areas. Investigates health related problems and advises, industry, union, and MSHA officials on solutions. Directs the testing on new devices and materials at selected mines. Plans and directs on-site technical investigations to evaluate the respirable dust control methods, noise level controls, requests for waivers of bathhouse facilities, control of airborne contaminants and other phases of the health program. Reviews and directs the review of plans submitted to ensure that proper health standards are maintained. Promotes safety practices on-the-job. Identifies and corrects job safety and health hazards, instructing employees on health and safety requirements, reviewing and reporting accidents and incidents; and directing the periodic inspection of work locations. Instructs or directs the instruction of classroom training in respect to health-related matters pertinent to mining entities. Troubleshoots and advises representatives of the mining industry, unions and officials in the district, concerning effective solutions to their problems. Assists headquarters in the development and assessment of health standards and the appraisal and development of airborne contaminants, health and noise standards that pertain to mining entities.

Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.
• Subject to pre-employment and random drug tests.
• Requires medical exam and must maintain physical requirements.
• Requires a supervisory probationary period if the requirement has not been met.
• Requires a valid driver's license.
• Subject to financial disclosure requirements.

Qualifications

The Mine Safety and Health Inspection Series, GS-1822, has basic requirements for positions covered by this standard. Applicants must meet both the basic requirements (IOR) and specialized experience for the specific grade level to qualify. To qualify for this position, your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience and/or education requirements as defined below. If qualifying based on experience, be sure these types of examples are evident in your resume. Basic Requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower level: Performing mine safety and health inspection, analysis and evaluation of safety aspects of mining industry operations and processes; or evaluation, analysis or development of agency programs. Examples of creditable experience include: Direct on-site inspection; special accident investigation; development of mine safety and health standards; data analysis and evaluation of operational mine safety and health programs; special assessments; and development of industry-wide training or safety and health awareness programs. Specialized Experience: For the GS-13 grade level: Applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-12, in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience must include four of the following: Conduct on-site safety and health inspections and investigations of mines, preparation plants and related facilities; Investigate health (noise, dust, radiation, airborne contaminants, asbestos, etc.) related mining activities or other severe violations of the health and/or noise standards that present some of the most serious, unusual, and hard to define problems to resolve; Assist with fatal and/or non-fatal accident investigations; Conduct formal classroom and/or on-the-job training with respect to health-related matters pertinent to mining entities; Identify and determine the cause(s) of mining hazards, accidents, violations and/or safety and health problems. Medical Requirements Applicants and employees must be physically able to perform arduous duties efficiently and without hazard to themselves or others. Medical examination is required for all applicants for positions that involve regular or intermittent performance of inspection, investigation, rescue duties, or duties involving on-site visits. Medical conditions that constitute a hazard to safe and efficient job performance are disqualifying. The presence of medical disorders that would be aggravated by the environmental conditions of these positions and thereby hinder safe and efficient job performance are also disqualifying. Remediable defects and/or curable diseases will not permanently disqualify an applicant for appointment, but may result in the applicant's suspension from the appropriate list of eligibles pending submission of medical evidence or correction of the condition. Uncorrected distant vision must test at least 20/50 Snellen in one eye and 20/70 in the other, correctable with eyeglasses (contact lenses are not acceptable) to at least 20/30 Snellen in one eye and 20/50 in the other. Near vision must be sufficient to read without strain printed material the size of typewritten characters Normal depth perception and field of vision are required, as is the ability to distinguish basic colors. Applicants, with or without the use of a hearing aid, must have no hearing loss in either ear of more than 40 decibels in the 500, 1000, or 2000 Hz ranges. Financial Disclosure Requirement: This position is subject to the confidential financial disclosure requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-521). Therefore, if selected, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) to determine if a conflict or an appearance of a conflict exists between your financial interest(s) and your prospective position with DOL. This information will be required annually. You may not be aware, but in the regulations for agency ethics programs, there are requirements for supervisors. Section 2638.103 of Title 5 of the CFR states: Every supervisor in the executive branch has a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. It is imperative that supervisors serve as models of ethical behavior for subordinates. Supervisors have a responsibility to help ensure that subordinates are aware of their ethical obligations under the Standards of Conduct and that subordinates know how to contact agency ethics officials. Supervisors are also responsible for working with agency ethics officials to help resolve conflicts of interest and enforce government ethics laws and regulations, including those requiring certain employees to file financial disclosure reports. In addition, supervisors are responsible, when requested, for assisting agency ethics officials in evaluating potential conflicts of interest and identifying positions subject to financial disclosure requirements.

Education

There is no educational substitution in lieu of specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level.

Contacts

• Address Mine Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20210 US
• Name: Tara Werner
• Phone: 972-850-2510
• Email: [email protected]