Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Specialist

First Division Consulting•Newark, NJ

2d•Remote

About The Position

This position is contingent upon contract award Come Join Our Team! First Division Consulting (FirstDiv) provides program management, acquisition, logistics, field service representative, explosive ordnance disposal, and personnel support services to Department of Defense and Federal Government Agencies. We are a Small Business Administration certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and a Small Disadvantaged Business. If you are looking for a company who has an overall rating on Glassdoor of 4.8 and who puts their people first, then continue to read below and join the FirstDiv team! First Division Consulting is seeking an Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) professional to support the safety and health management needs of a large federal agency. This position can work remotely in one of the following locations: Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, and Virginia. This position will require up to 25% travel.

Requirements

This position requires an active Public Trust clearance. The selected qualified candidate must be able to successfully pass a DHS/TSA background investigation and clearance process.
Bachelor’s degree in safety, industrial hygiene, environmental health, health physics, or other safety-related field is required; plus two (2) to five (5) years of relevant occupational safety and health work experience.
The successful candidate must have a strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations, including 29 CFR 1910, 29 CFR 1926, 29 CFR 1904, and 29 CFR 1960.

Nice To Haves

Additional safety and health certifications, such as Certified Safety Professional (CSP), highly desired.
Experience supporting federal program managers and excellent customer engagement skills.
Ability to monitor and track program/project performance and support reporting requirements.
Ability to analyze and present technical data to technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience with developing and providing health and safety-related training; classroom and web-based.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Strong skills with Microsoft Office software and utilization of information systems.

Responsibilities

Perform safety audits, inspections, and evaluations to identify potential hazards and implement corrective actions in accordance with regulatory requirements.
Provide safety and health assistance to management, supervisors, employees, and collateral duty safety representatives.
Complete incident reports and enter findings into safety management systems.
Provide specialty safety services and assessments addressing requirements that include ergonomics and industrial hygiene.
Develop and deliver customer training one-on-one, in groups, in classrooms, and via web-delivered media.
Provide outreach to agency employees, promoting safety awareness throughout the organization.
Investigate complaints and reports of unsafe or unhealthful working conditions; provide recommendations for abatement action; and verify completion of abatement action.
Maintain recordkeeping for injury/illness cases in accordance with OSHA requirements.