Industrial Hygienist

Defense Logistics Agency • Pearl Harbor, HI

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Establishes Region manuals and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) focused on the effective management of the Commanders/Director SOH program related to IH program for host site and field level activities. Reviews plans, programs, safety system designs and implementation procedures for operations within a Region and DLA activities. Serves as the technical advisor to regional leaders and personnel to analyze and resolve diverse, high-risk hazards, including industrial maintenance operations, distribution operations, chemical hazards, and related hazardous materials. Serves as Region Industrial Hygienist, with full responsibility for planning, directing and operating the Region Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System – Industrial Hygiene (DOERHS-IH) Program Office. Coordinates with Safety and Occupation Health (SOH) staff and performs analysis of Region employee exposures, occupational medical surveillance enrollment, and adverse trends. Prepares comprehensive investigative reports describing the findings of the investigation, to include recommendations for corrective actions to prevent recurrence of similar incidents. Advises DLA Pacific Commander on Public Health issues to include but not limited to communicable disease outbreaks and how it may impact operations in effected area(s). Advise and possibly coordinate Occupational Health requirements for MSCs throughout the Pacific Area of Responsibility.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• A bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science; or a 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; or Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH).
• Courses in the history or teaching of chemistry are not acceptable.
• Education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education.
• One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position.
• Serve as the authoritative subject matter expert (SME) on Industrial Hygiene (IH) and safety issues, providing strategic counsel in the management, and resolution of complex environmental, chemical, physical, and ergonomic hazards while aligning operations with regulatory standards.
• Analyze employee occupational exposure data and adverse trend metrics to drive appropriate enrollment in occupational medical surveillance programs, mitigating long-term health risks and ensuring compliance with OSHA and NIOSH guidelines.
• Author and update local IH policies, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and administrative controls, establishing clear compliance base lines and continuous improvement metrics across the organization.
• Execute comprehensive physical safety inspections, quantitative IH sampling, and mishap root-cause investigations, while developing and delivering technical safety training to cultivate a proactive culture of workplace health.
• REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities.

Nice To Haves

• Subject to Overseas Rotation Agreement, Tour length: 36 months

Responsibilities

• Establishes Region manuals and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) focused on the effective management of the Commanders/Director SOH program related to IH program for host site and field level activities.
• Reviews plans, programs, safety system designs and implementation procedures for operations within a Region and DLA activities.
• Serves as the technical advisor to regional leaders and personnel to analyze and resolve diverse, high-risk hazards, including industrial maintenance operations, distribution operations, chemical hazards, and related hazardous materials.
• Serves as Region Industrial Hygienist, with full responsibility for planning, directing and operating the Region Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System – Industrial Hygiene (DOERHS-IH) Program Office.
• Coordinates with Safety and Occupation Health (SOH) staff and performs analysis of Region employee exposures, occupational medical surveillance enrollment, and adverse trends.
• Prepares comprehensive investigative reports describing the findings of the investigation, to include recommendations for corrective actions to prevent recurrence of similar incidents.
• Advises DLA Pacific Commander on Public Health issues to include but not limited to communicable disease outbreaks and how it may impact operations in effected area(s).
• Advise and possibly coordinate Occupational Health requirements for MSCs throughout the Pacific Area of Responsibility.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
• Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

What This Job Offers

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