Industrial Hygiene Technician - Houston, United States - U.S. Army Medical Command

U.S. Army Medical Command
U.S. Army Medical Command
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Houston, United States

18 hours ago

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Description

Duties:


  • Conduct surveys to evaluate existing potential health hazards and recommends solutions to problems.
  • Ensure compliance with established occupational safety and health regulations.
  • Determine compliance with Threshold Limit Values (TLV) or Permissible Exposure Limits (PEL).
  • Calibrates and/or ensures compliance with existing calibration schedules for all industrial hygiene equipment.
  • Use standard industrial hygiene principles, methods, and practices to detect and eliminate potential or existing hazards.
  • Adhere to guidelines to include Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards, agency manuals and directives, textbooks, professional journals, literature, etc.

Requirements:


Conditions of Employment:


  • This position requires a Secret security clearance.
  • This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.
  • This position requires the employee to use personal protective equipment provided by the employer.
  • This position may involve exposure to various unpleasant and potentially hazardous conditions during inspections including noise, toxic chemicals, and heat and cold.
  • This position involves moderate physical exertion which includes carrying equipment, climbing, standing, walking, and bending.
  • Employees assigned to a medical treatment facility are required to be screened for applicable immunizations or preexisting immunity based on occupational risk, regardless of job series.
  • This is an Inclement Weather Essential position; you must make every attempt to report for work on time and/or remain on duty during severe weather conditions.

Qualifications:


Specialized Experience:

One year specialized experience which includes experience assessing work practices and conditions for hazards to the health and safety of workers; conducting surveys to evaluate existing potential health hazards and recommend solutions to problems; perform sampling using standard methods to establish the nature and degree of hazards, and industrial products; calibration and use of a wide variety of industrial hygiene sampling instrumentation to be able to select appropriate sampling equipment and techniques to determine the nature and degree of hazards.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:


Education:

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone - no substitution of education for experience is permitted.


Additional information:


  • Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
  • You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
  • One year trial/probationary period may be required.
  • Direct deposit of pay is required.
  • If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
  • This is a CP53 Medical Career Field position.
  • Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
  • Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
  • Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
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How You Will Be Evaluated:

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.


If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position.

Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.


You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process.

If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

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