Associate Industrial Hygienist or Industrial Hygienist

Savannah River Mission Completion•Aiken, SC

11d•$62,268 - $124,368•Onsite

About The Position

Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC) is seeking an Associate Industrial Hygienist or Industrial Hygienist to be based in Aiken, SC on the Savannah River Site (SRS). This role involves recognizing, eliminating, evaluating, and controlling occupational and environmental factors or stresses that may cause sickness, impaired health, or discomfort and inefficiency among workers and the community. Safety is a primary responsibility, requiring adherence to safety training, rules, and the ability to stop work if conditions are unsafe.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline such as Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Health, Occupational Health or related physical or biological science; or
Bachelor’s degree in a non-technical discipline and work experience in a safety or IH role.

Nice To Haves

Previous internships (Preferred qualification for an Associate Industrial Hygienist - Grade 65)
Degree from ABET accredited institution for industrial hygiene (Preferred qualification for Associate Industrial Hygienist and Industrial Hygienist)
Radiological Worker trained (Preferred qualification for an Industrial Hygienist - Grade 66)
Technical knowledge of IH regulations, standard concepts, practices, principles and techniques; working knowledge of pertinent IH practices and application (Preferred qualification for an Industrial Hygienist - Grade 66)

Responsibilities

Recognizes, eliminates, evaluates, and controls occupational and environmental factors or stresses arising from the workplace or facility that may cause sickness, impaired health or well-being, or significant discomfort and inefficiency among workers or citizens of the community.
Conducts the monitoring of workplace environments by analyzing work operations, processes, materials, equipment, and work habits of employees.
Educates employees on practices, precautions, and procedures.
Audits programs and conditions at assigned facilities; provides written reports of findings with recommendations for improvement (where needed).
Accepts delegated technical responsibility for a limited scope of an Industrial Hygiene (IH) Program. Supports Senior Industrial Hygienist with IH programs.
Performs conventional practices of IH by anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling environmental factors or stresses in the workplace.
Assists in study, development, testing and analysis of designs, processes, and procedures relating to a limited scope of the group's function.
Performs occupational exposure assessments of conventional work exposures and conducts exposure monitoring strategies as assigned.
Organizes and accepts responsibility for the accuracy of limited technical analyses and evaluation of results using conventional IH techniques and procedures.
Makes scientific IH calculations.
Assists in the preparation of technical reports.
Other duties as assigned.
Measures the magnitude of exposure to workers from environmental hazards by selecting or devising methods and instrumentation suitable for such measurements; and presents specific conclusions and recommendations to appropriate management groups (Additional responsibility for Industrial Hygienist - Grade 66).
Assumes technical responsibility for implementation of an Industrial Hygiene (IH) Program within or across organizations/facilities (Additional responsibility for Industrial Hygienist - Grade 66).

Benefits

401k Retirement Savings Plan – 5% immediate company contribution, additional matching for employee contributions
Health Insurance & Prescription Drug Program
Health Savings Account
Telehealth with BlueCare on Demand
Dental Coverage
Vision Coverage
Flexible Spending Accounts
160 hours annual paid time off (accrued monthly)
11 paid holidays
Paid Parental Leave
Life and Accident Coverage
Disability Coverage
Employee Assistance Program
Tuition Reimbursement