Agency
Dept of Labor

Division
Occupational Safety , Health Admin Div

Job Classification Title
OSHA Industrial Hygienist I (S)

Position Number


Grade
NC17

Description of Work
An individual in this position inspects and makes timely written reports of employee exposures to potentially toxic substances and potentially hazardous work conditions in North Carolina workplaces, and recommends the issuance of citations when justified by the occupational safety and health laws of the State of North Carolina. Travel is necessary to make on-site inspections of health-related items such as chemical exposures, physical hazards and biological hazards. The types of inspections conducted include complaints, referrals, follow-ups, accidents, fatalities, and general schedule assignments. All inspections are conducted in accordance with the North Carolina Field Information System (FIS) and the Field Operations Manual (FOM) as established for administration of the 1973 Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

**This position will close at 11:59 pm the night before the end date. **

This position is located in the Charlotte field office and must have no more than a 50-mile commute to the office.

This position may be filled as Health Compliance Officer (HCO) Trainee if there are no fully qualified HCO I candidates in the applicant pool.

NC 17

Salary Grade Range $60,881.00 - $106.544.00

Recruitment range

HCO Trainee is Max- $60,880.00

HCO I (Fully qualified) is $60,881.00 - $62,500.00

The HCO must have the ability to apply inspection and compliance procedures with consistency and to write detailed reports to document inspection results, and apply principles associated with public health and safety incorporated in the federal and state occupation safety and health standards. Contacts and interviews employees and places personal monitoring equipment on such; observes employee work practices and ensures proper operation of monitoring equipment.

The HCO must have excellent verbal and written communication skills and have the ability to work with individuals at all levels of any organization and must be proficient in keyboarding using word processing programs, i.e. Microsoft Word and Excel. The HCO will be required to evaluate and make recommendations on unusual problems.

Valid Driver's License is required.

For fully qualified HCO I:
Master's degree in industrial hygiene with a bachelor's degree in chemistry, physics, mechanical engineering, or a closely related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution; or bachelor's degree in chemistry, physics, industrial hygiene, mechanical engineering, or a closely related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of experience in industrial hygiene inspections; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

For HCO Trainee:
Bachelor's degree in chemistry, physics, industrial hygiene, mechanical engineering, or a closely related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution or an equivalent combination of education and experience. No industrial hygiene experience is required.

Applicants enrolled in an applicable bachelor's or master's degree program will be considered if all degree requirements will be completed by the end of the current semester. Any offer of employment will be contingent upon the applicant providing an official transcript or other proof the degree has been conferred prior to the first day of employment.

Minimum Education and Experience

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an "equivalent combination of education and experience." If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

Master's degree in industrial hygiene with a bachelor's degree in chemistry, physics, mechanical engineering, or a closely related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution; or Bachelor's degree in chemistry, physics, industrial hygiene, mechanical engineering, or a closely related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of experience in industrial hygiene inspections; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Recruiter:
Kyla Starr Virden

Recruiter Email:
[email protected]