INDUSTRIAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN

Duties
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• You will evaluate work practices and environmental conditions for hazards to the safety and health of workers.
• You will detect violations of published occupational health standards.
• You will follow up on abatement actions, conducting training on industrial hygiene subjects, and respiratory protection programs.
• You will conduct pre-and post-survey training conferences with management and/or employee representatives to brief on the nature, scope and results of the survey.
• You will provide technical training services to management on OSH related matters such as asbestos, ergonomics, thermal effects, and chemical hazards.
• You will respond to incidents of an urgent or special nature, such as spills of hazardous chemicals, acute chemical exposures and complaint calls.
• You will record data, prepare and send samples to the appropriate laboratory for analysis.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• The employee is exposed to a variety of unpleasant and potentially hazardous conditions during the conduct of investigations/surveys.
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• This is an overseas position. You will be subject to and must be able to satisfy the overseas requirements of the 26Jul12 DODI 1400.25 V1230: http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025v1230.pdf
• This position may require travel to places within and outside the contiguous United States which could include remote or isolated sites. You may be required to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• If eligible for permanent change of station, the appointee will be required to sign a transportation agreement to establish a Government time in service requirement of 12 months.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Passport.
• May be required to obtain a VISA dependent on the overseas country's laws/regulations.
• You will be required to sign the Statement of Understanding for Overseas Employment acknowledging receipt and understanding of the statement of living and working conditions for this location.

Qualifications

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
1) Collaborating, operating and performing field maintenance on a variety of Industrial Hygiene equipment (i.e. such as sampling pumps, toxic gas, vapor, particulate analyzers, asbestos, microscopes, and analytical balances) to monitor collaboration devices;
2) Performing Industrial Hygiene laboratory functions using polarizing light microscopy to identify various types of asbestos material;
3) Identifying various types of asbestos material, asbestos fiber levels, and airborne dust concentration using analytical balance;
4) Maintaining organizational hygiene programs (e.g., noise surveys, continuous atmosphere monitoring, ventilation surveys, asbestos management plans) to support safe operations.
NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for this position.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0600/health-aid-and-technician-series-0640/

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Successful completion of two full years of graduate level education that is directly related to the position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/
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Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Several vacancies may be filled.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf .

Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.

Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees.

Relocation and recruitment incentives up to 25% may be authorized.

Life as a civilian employee at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay offers adventure, challenge, and opportunity, unequaled in any other locale. Learn more here: https://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrse/installations/ns_guantanamo_bay/about/installation_guide.html

Tour of duty will be 24 MONTHS ACCOMPANIED/ 12 MONTHS UNACCOMPANIED.