SUPERVISORY SAFETY & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST

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You will serve as a Supervisory Safety and Occupational Health Specialist in the Safety & Occupational Health Division; Environmental Safety & Health Department of SOUTHWEST REGIONAL MAINTENANCE CENTER.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector inspecting ships or shipyard work operations to identify or eliminate unsafe acts or conditions in accordance with safety and occupational health standards.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-SeriesSafety and Occupational Health Management Series 0018 (opm.gov) 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. Major Duties:

• You will serve as the Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) Branch Supervisor at SWRMC, responsible for administering a safety and occupational health program for oversight of assigned SWRMC workplaces.
• You will ensure strict compliance with Federal Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on contractors working for SWRMC to ensure a safe and healthy environment.
• You will organize, administer, coordinate, evaluate, and implement a comprehensive Navy's Safety and Occupational Health Program at SWRMC.
• You will plan, organize, and administer a scheduled series of comprehensive inspections of numerous shipboard or shop locations of structural repairs, welding, painting, electrical repairs and metal shop fabrication.
• You will negotiate with regulatory agencies, contractors, and Navy commands in the establishment of achievable and timely SOH compliance dates.
• You will review SWRMC advance planning work specifications to ensure that necessary provisions to meet applicable or potential OSHA and Environmental standards are included.
• You will identify, analyze, and evaluate a variety of hazards for military, civilian and contractor occupations, many involving complex operations, diverse environmental conditions and human-machine relations.
• You will apply methods, techniques, and abatements to control and eliminate unsafe acts or conditions that arise from the introduction of new equipment and the construction or modification of ships’ structures.
• You will plan and conduct safety education activities, including the hazards of electrical work, promotes safety campaign materials, and ensure the area of responsibility safety committees are maintained in accordance with respective instructions.