OSH Safety Compliance Officer I

State of North Carolina • Wilmington, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The North Carolina Department of Labor is charged by statute with promoting the health, safety and general well-being of the workers in the state. The laws and programs the Department administers affect every worker in the state. The Department is organized into three primary divisions which carry out the Department's principle regulatory, enforcement and promotional programs, and the administrative operations. The three primary divisions have divisions, bureaus and offices under each, which carry out the specific and specialized portions of the NCDOL mission. The Department employs approximately 385 employees. To learn more about the NC Department of Labor, please visit our website at https://www.labor.nc.gov/. An individual in this position inspects and makes timely written reports of employee exposures to potentially hazardous work conditions in North Carolina workplaces and recommends the issuance of citations when justified by the occupational safety and health laws of the State of North Carolina. Travel is necessary to make on-site inspections of safety-related items such as physical hazards and chemical exposures. The types of inspections conducted include complaints, referrals, follow-ups, accidents, fatalities, and general schedule assignments. All inspections are conducted in accordance with the North Carolina Field Information System (FIS) and the Field Operations Manual (FOM) as established for administration of the 1973 Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina.

Requirements

• understanding of industrial engineering concepts
• knowledgeable and decisive inconsistently applying the OSHNC standards
• self-motivated professional
• outstanding time management and database management skills
• physically, mentally and emotionally capable of conducting independent inspections
• excellent documentation and writing skills to write legally defensible reports
• proficient in keyboarding using word processing programs, i.e. WordPerfect and Microsoft Word
• excellent verbal communication skills
• Valid driver's license is required
• Bachelor's degree preferably with a major in occupational safety, industrial management or technology, industrial engineering, industrial arts, engineering operations, or a closely-related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of experience in occupational safety and health inspections; or Associate s degree in industrial safety and health technology, or a closely-related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and four years of experience in occupational safety and health inspections; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• inspects and makes timely written reports of employee exposures to potentially hazardous work conditions in North Carolina workplaces
• recommends the issuance of citations when justified by the occupational safety and health laws of the State of North Carolina
• make on-site inspections of safety-related items such as physical hazards and chemical exposures
• conduct inspections in accordance with the North Carolina Field Information System (FIS) and the Field Operations Manual (FOM)

What This Job Offers

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