Industrial Hygienist - Kaiserslautern, Deutschland - U.S. Army Medical Command

U.S. Army Medical Command

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Kaiserslautern, Deutschland

vor 3 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

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Beschreibung

Duties:

Serve as the principal staff advisor and resource for evaluating the effectiveness of controls in the abatement of health hazards
Identify potential health problems and symptoms, indicating possible occupational diseases resulting form the work environment.
Conduct periodic surveys of working conditions to determine the nature and magnitude of hazardous exposures and the effectiveness of existing control measures.
Formulate guidance, directives and information bulletins related to the occupational health program in the serviced area.
Consult and/or advise safety, engineering, and scientific personnel on occupations health problems.
Direct a health education program designed to educate the serviced activities personnel as to means of preventing occupational disease and their role in controlling hazards.

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
One year trial/probationary period may be required.
Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction
This position requires Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel approximately 25% of the time away from your permanent duty station.
Heavy lifting is required up to 40Ibs.
This position requires the completion of a preemployment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a USAREUR driver's license.
This position requires the employee to wear protective clothing.
This position requires you to be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance of access for the duration of employment which includes a background investigation and credit check.

Qualifications:

Who May Apply:
US Citizens

Basic Requirement for Industrial Hygienist
Degree: Bachelor's or graduate (or higher level) degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science. The education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.
OR
Related Degree: 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. The education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. For engineering degrees to be acceptable, the curriculum must be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technicology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum.
OR
Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH).
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Specialized Experience:
One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Planning, implementing and evaluating comprehensive industrial hygiene programs; 2) directing and conducting periodic surveys of working conditions; AND 3) providing consultation and advice to safety, engineering and scientific personnel on occupational health problems. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11)

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 aloneno substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Education:

Additional information:

Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
U.S. citizens overseas under ordinarily resident status are not eligible for appointment under the Status of Forces Agreement.
If an employee brings a child to an overseas location and that child is entitled to attend a DoD school on a spacerequired basis in accordance with DoDEA Regulation , the DoDEA and the Military Department responsible for providing related services will ensure that the child, if eligible for special education, receives a free appropriate public education, including related services pursuant to DoDI and DoDM
If an employee brings an infant or toddler (up to 3 years of age) to an overseas location, and that infant or toddler is entitled