Safety And Occupational Health Specialist

Defense Logistics Agency • New Cumberland Defense Logistics Center, PA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Serves as a Senior Occupational Safety and Health Specialist administering a safety and occupational health program for organizational departments engaged in warehousing operations, transportation of materials, and equipment repair and maintenance. The specialist serves as a Senior Safety Specialist with shared responsibility for all facets of the Safety Management System (SMS). The position establishes and encourages supervisor-employee safety committees to identify and eliminate hazardous equipment operations and unsafe working conditions while promoting positive actions. It administers a comprehensive safety and occupational health program to eliminate or control risks of injury to personnel in clerical, administrative, maintenance, warehousing, and industrial occupations. The position conducts mishap and accident investigations and determines root causes and causal factors.

This is a term position not to exceed three years. It is an obligated position, and occupancy is subject to the return of the former incumbent. If the former incumbent does not return, occupancy may become permanent. The position is non-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act, has a set tour of duty, and requires a pre-employment physical. Various shifts may be filled at DLA Distribution Susquehanna.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• For GS-11, one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-09 or equivalent in another pay system, including federal service, military, or private-sector experience; qualifying experience must demonstrate relevant competencies.
• Specialized experience may include managing safety or occupational health program elements; developing or recommending related policy; applying relevant laws, regulations, principles, theories, practices, and procedures; developing standards or procedures to control hazards; implementing accident and occupational illness reduction programs; evaluating jobs, processes, products, or systems for hazards; designing or modifying workplaces, processes, products, or systems to assess hazards; inspecting or surveying workplaces and systems for compliance and hazards; training workers, supervisors, managers, or safety personnel; or work in related occupational fields.
• Applicants must meet applicable eligibility requirements, including time-in-grade for General Schedule positions, time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and other regulatory requirements by the announcement closing or cut-off date.
• Education may substitute for specialized experience: a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a related LL.M. in safety or occupational health fields, or a related field with at least 24 semester hours in specified related disciplines. Education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for the work and be from an appropriately accredited institution.
• A combination of qualifying post-high-school education and experience may meet GS-11 requirements; the combined percentages of qualifying experience and education must total at least 100 percent. Only graduate education exceeding the amount required for the next lower grade may be used for GS-11.
• If using education to qualify, submit transcripts or other supporting documentation. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at application unless otherwise stated.
• Foreign education used to qualify must be evaluated by an appropriate private organization as equivalent to accredited U.S. education, or receive full credit at an accredited U.S. college or university.
• A pre-employment physical is required.
• Appointment is subject to a favorable suitability or fitness determination when reciprocity cannot be applied; an unfavorable background-check adjudication may result in removal.
• Selectees must have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities.
• Employees must refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. The agency conducts pre-employment, reasonable-suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing; testing-designated selectees must pass required drug screening.
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered for or exempt from Selective Service.
• The position is non-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Responsibilities

• Administer a safety and occupational health program for departments engaged in warehousing, material transportation, and equipment repair and maintenance.
• Share responsibility for all facets of the Safety Management System (SMS).
• Establish and encourage supervisor-employee safety committees to identify and eliminate hazardous equipment operations and unsafe working conditions and promote positive actions.
• Administer a comprehensive safety and occupational health program to eliminate or control injury risks across clerical, administrative, maintenance, warehousing, and industrial occupations.
• Conduct mishap and accident investigations and determine root causes and causal factors.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific eligibility depends on position type, and applicants are directed to contact the hiring agency for details.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree