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Supervisory Industrial Hygienist

Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command | March AFB, CA

Posted Date 12/17/2024
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The primary purpose of this position is: To serve as a first level supervisor, providing planning, directing, organizing, and exercising control over nonsupervisory employees assigned to execute the Bioenvironmental Engineering/Occupational Health and Public Health Programs for March ARB, CA.
  • Plans, organizes, and directs the activities of the Bioenvironmental Engineering (BEE)/Occupational Health (OH)-Public Health (PH) Flight, ensuring the BEE/OH-PH programs comply with legal and regulatory requirements and meets the needs of all customers at March ARB.
  • Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities.
  • Represents 452d Bioenvironmental Engineering, Occupational-Public Health Flight with a variety of installation and functional area organizations.
  • Industrial Hygiene/Occupational Health Programs.
  • Public Health Program.
  • Performs other duties.
In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions,

BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT:

The education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by theU.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.
Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: YOU MUST: submit a copy of your transcripts.
  • 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.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade (GS-11) or equivalent. Specialized experience must includeknowledge to plan and conduct comprehensive Industrial Hygiene, Occupational and Public Health Programs, to identify, evaluate, and control workplace health hazards/ exposures for associate and tenant organizations. Knowledge in Industrial Hygiene, to provide advice to installation shop supervisors and workers. Knowledge in the reduction or elimination of health hazards, thereby providing workers with a more healthful working environment. Knowledge in providing bioenvironmental engineering and occupational-public health support in cooperation with public health resulting the impact all surrounding communities. Knowledge in planning and scheduling work to be accomplished by subordinates, setting and adjusting short-term priorities; assigning work in consideration of employee skills and mission requirements; developing performance standards and rates subordinates' performance; advising employees on work and administrative matters; implementing methods and procedures to improve organizational performance; and identify and provide for employee training and development.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

1. Knowledgeable of AF Civilian Personnel Management System, AF Occupational and Public Health programs, Occupational Ground Safety, AF Medical Service and Bioenvironmental Engineering missions and capabilities.

2. Knowledge of Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA); safety and security regulations, practices, and procedures; and local State/County Laws/Directives.

3. Knowledgeable of a broad range of professional skills, concepts, principles, practices techniques and methods in industrial hygiene, i.e. completes monthly Individual-Proficiency Analytical Test (I-PAT) and the Annual CAPSTONE I-PAT Unknown Sample Identification (USI) requirements; and use, calibration and maintenance of IH equipment and 886H, Home Station Emergency Medical Response Equipment.

4. Ability to identify, evaluate and control occupational health hazards found in a variety of industrial settings; to communicate results effectively to supervisors/commanders, both orally and in writing.

5. Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions and staff of a small to medium sized multi-function office.

6. Ability to coordinate, plan and implement effective industrial hygiene, occupational and public health programs with multiple March ARB organizations, military and civilian, and with local community Environmental-Occupational and Public Health organizations.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
Salary101,121.00 - 131,452.00 Annual

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