Industrial Hygienist (Associate IH, IH, or Senior IH I)

Savannah River Mission Completion • Aiken, SC

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About The Position

Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC) is seeking an Industrial Hygienist (Associate IH, IH, or Senior IH I) to be based in our Aiken, SC location on the Savannah River Site (SRS). Apply online using a current resume under the careers section of www.savannahrivermissioncompletion.com . The Industrial Hygienist (Associate IH, IH, or Senior IH I) 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. Safety is a primary responsibility in each job performed. An Associate Industrial Hygienist or Industrial Hygienist will obtain safety training, obey safety rules, and make safety an integral part of each task. An Associate Industrial Hygienist or Industrial Hygienist will take necessary steps to stop work if continuing the activity is unsafe or will create unsafe conditions. The Associate Industrial Hygienist (Grade 65), Industrial Hygienist (Grade 66), Senior Industrial Hygienist I (Grade 67) 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. This is a multilevel posting. Candidate(s) selected to receive an offer will be offered the position level commensurate with their experience and qualifications. About Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC), a prime contractor for the US Department of Energy, is responsible for managing the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site’s Liquid Waste operations contract. Located in Aiken, South Carolina, SRMC is a limited liability company formed by nuclear operations and environmental remediation global leaders BWXT, Amentum, and Fluor. The SRMC Team is responsible for the closure of waste tanks, the operation of the Savannah River Site’s Defense Waste Processing Facility, tank farm operations and associated production and disposal facilities. https://www.savannahrivermissioncompletion.com

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
• Degree from ABET accredited institution for industrial hygiene
• Radiological Worker trained
• Technical knowledge of IH regulations, standard concepts, practices, principles and techniques; working knowledge of pertinent IH practices and application
• Degree from ABET accredited institution for industrial hygiene
• Understands and applies advanced technical knowledge of IH regulations, standard concepts, practices, principles, and techniques; has working knowledge of pertinent IH practices and applications.
• Demonstrated technical expertise as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in an integrated program (respirators, confined space work, field instrumentation).
• Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Safety Trained Supervisor (STS) certified or Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
• Degree from ABET accredited institution for industrial hygiene
• Radiological Worker trained

Responsibilities

• 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
• Assumes technical responsibility for implementation of an Industrial Hygiene (IH) Program within or across organizations/facilities.
• Incorporates complete understanding of Industrial Hygiene (IH) practices and a variety of complex features such as complicated technical requirements, application of new or special materials or processes and difficult coordination or oversight requirements into problem solving and programmatic planning where specific detailed objectives are stated
• Carries out development and qualification programs on tasks concurrent with other phases of assignment
• Ensures compliance with technical regulatory requirements
• Develops alternate solutions to existing problems, performing all necessary detail work
• Evaluates proposals and makes recommendations based on proposed projects/tasks
• Prepares manuals and other documents supporting or publicizing technical effort
• Develops and leads implementation of total quality and continuous improvement initiatives within the group

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
• Includes 160 hours annual paid time off (accrued monthly), plus 11 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Life and Accident Coverage
• Disability Coverage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement

What This Job Offers

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