SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST

Summary

You will serve as a SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST in the STATION SAFETY CENTER ofMARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI . **ACCESS TO MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE IN JAPAN IS EXTREMELY LIMITED. Please see Additional Information section below.*** Initial consideration for this announcement is limited to the number of applications listed at the top of this announcement. All applications received on the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and processed.

Duties

• You will plan, develop, and administer the ground safety and occupational health program in support of MCAS Iwakuni.
• You will provide expert counsel and guidance to installation and assigned tenant organizations within the designated area of responsibility (AOR).
• You will plan, schedule, coordinate and conduct scheduled and no notice inspections of tenant facilities, activities, buildings and contracting sites/areas.
• You will coordinate, conduct, and administer Mishap, near-miss and SOH complaint investigations, hazard evaluations, consultation assistance, and unsafe/unhealthful working condition complaints
• You will ensure risk has been appropriately identified and mitigated to an acceptable level for various training and recreational activities.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Providing management of required safety programs (e.g. Traffic Safety, Recreational Off-Duty Safety, Radiation Safety, Mishap Investigation and Reporting, etc.); conducting periodic and annual safety and occupational health inspections of industrial/non-industrial workplaces, identify compliance discrepancies, and determine proper mitigation/resolution, review standard operating procedures and work practices for regulatory safety compliance, and investigate all mishap (accident)/ unsafe working condition notifications. 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/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Safety and Occupational Health Management Series 0018 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. This position is considered Capability-Based Volunteer (CBV) for emergency planning. The incumbent must meet all the training requirements unless waived by the hiring manager for a GS-0018-11/Journeyman Safety Specialist as outlined in NAVEDTRA 10076B which includes the following or equivalent courses: - Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene - Hazardous Materials - Electrical Safety - Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General and Construction Industries - Mishap Investigation

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.