Industrial Hygiene Technician

Hexion • Remote, LA

17d

About The Position

The Industrial Hygiene Technician supports Hexion’s Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Center of Excellence by helping identify, evaluate, and control occupational health hazards in chemical manufacturing and R&D laboratory environments. The role conducts exposure monitoring, maintains sampling and direct-reading equipment, collects and documents data, and supports regulatory compliance to help provide a safe and healthy workplace for employees and contractors.

The position involves substantial field work in manufacturing, laboratory, warehouse, terminal, and maintenance settings, collaborating with operations, maintenance, engineering, and EHS teams. It also supports industrial hygiene work during outages, catalyst changeouts, vessel entry, contractor-intensive projects, and other non-routine activities. The role requires routine travel to facilities throughout North America and internationally.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, Chemistry, or a related field.
• Demonstrated knowledge of OSHA regulations and exposure limits, including OSHA PELs and ACGIH TLVs.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced production environment and be self-directed at times.
• Ability to work around process equipment, noise, heat, confined spaces, and chemical handling activities.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment, including respirators.
• Working knowledge of respiratory protection, hearing conservation, heat stress prevention, hazard communication, and medical surveillance programs.
• Ability to communicate monitoring results, field observations, and practical control recommendations to site personnel and EHS leadership.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, including preparing exposure records, employee notifications, monitoring reports, and supporting documentation.
• Willingness to obtain or actively pursue CIH designation.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of regularly walking facilities; frequently climbing stairs, ladders, and elevated platforms; performing field work involving standing, bending, reaching, and kneeling; and carrying equipment weighing up to approximately 25 pounds.
• At least 18 years of age and able to complete the required drug test and background investigation.

Nice To Haves

• 2–5 years of experience in industrial hygiene, occupational health, or EHS in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in the industrial chemical industry or an oil and gas refinery; a combination of formal health and safety training may be considered.
• Experience using industrial hygiene sampling equipment and direct-reading instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct personal and area air monitoring and sampling for chemical vapors, dusts, mists, and other airborne contaminants.
• Perform noise dosimetry, sound level measurements, heat stress monitoring, ventilation assessments, and ergonomic evaluations.
• Use, calibrate, maintain, and troubleshoot industrial hygiene sampling equipment and direct-reading instruments.
• Identify occupational health hazards in the field, verify exposure controls, and support practical recommendations with operations, maintenance, engineering, and EHS teams.
• Support industrial hygiene activities during maintenance outages, catalyst changeouts, vessel entry activities, contractor-intensive projects, and other non-routine work.
• Maintain exposure monitoring databases and assist with employee exposure notifications, industrial hygiene records, monitoring reports, and regulatory documentation.
• Support respiratory protection, hearing conservation, heat stress prevention, hazard communication, medical surveillance, training, and incident investigations related to occupational exposures.
• Travel to manufacturing and research facilities in North America and internationally to support industrial hygiene and occupational health activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level