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Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 11:11:04 -0500
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Subject: USDA Job Opening: Safety and Occupational Health Manager
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Department: Department Of Agriculture
Agency: Agricultural Research Service
Job Announcement Number:
ARS-X6W-0103
Safety and Occupational Health Manager
Salary Range: 51,972.00 - 80,975.00 USD per year
Open Period: Monday, January 16, 2006 to Monday, February 13, 2006
Series & Grade: GS-0018-11/12
Position Information: Full-Time Permanent
Duty Locations: 1 vacancy - Peoria, IL
Who May Be Considered:
Applications will be accepted from US Citizens, from current and
former competitive service Federal employees, and people eligible
under special hiring authorities.
Job Summary:
Find Solutions to Agricultural Problems that Affect Americans Every
Day, From Field to Table
You must include a statement in your application that you are a U.S.
citizen.
Seeking a permanent, full-time Safety and Occupational Health Manager
with responsibilities for safety management, occupational health
management, industrial hygiene, and environmental management.
Major Duties:
The incumbent serves as the Safety and Occupational Health Manager
for the Midwest Area and is responsible for performing the following:
ï Plans, organizes, and administers a comprehensive safety,
occupational health, industrial hygiene, and environmental management
program.
ï Serves as the Area's technical advisor in the interpretation of
pertinent legislation, regulations, and standards related to safety,
occupational health, industrial hygiene, and environmental management
programs.
ï Coordinates and provides technical oversight to ensure the
implementation of the ARS Safety, Health, and Environmental
Management Program for all employees, cooperators, and visitors.
ï Recommends goals, objectives, and resource requirements for
reducing or eliminating accidents, injuries, illnesses, and damage to
the environment.
ï Participates with managers/supervisors in identifying and arranging
for appropriate safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, and
environmental education/training programs and orientation of new
employees; and conducts training as time and priorities permit.
ï Conducts and oversees the performance of periodic inspections,
including environmental audits of all workplaces and follows-up to
ensure that abatement programs are put in place on an annual basis or
as resources permit.
Qualifications:
Your education and experience will be evaluated against all
qualification requirements (basic and any additional requirements)
listed below.
Basic Requirements:
GS-11: 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade
level OR a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of
progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree.
GS-12: 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11
grade level.
If qualifying all or in part based on your education, please submit a
copy of your college transcripts OR a list of college courses with
credit hours, dates completed, and grades received. If the requested
information is not provided, your education may not be appropriately
evaluated and you may lose consideration for this position. If your
qualifications are based in any part on education and you are
selected for this position, you will have to provide an official copy
of your academic transcripts prior to entering on duty.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used
to meet the above requirements if you can show that the foreign
education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational
institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to
provide such evidence when applying. Please visit the Office of
Personnel Management's web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/
SEC-II/s2-e4.htm#e4a for additional information on this topic.
How To Apply:
Applications may be mailed, faxed, or e-mailed to the appropriate
address and/or facsimile number, but they must be postmarked by 11:59
p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the closing date.
Contact Information:
Margy Trout
Phone: 301-504-1580
Fax: 301-504-1535
TDD: 202-855-1234
Internet: SCIRECRUIT**At_Symbol_Here**ARS.USDA.GOV
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