OSH Safety Compliance Officer I

OSHA Safety Officer I (S) The individual in this position conducts inspections and prepares timely written reports documenting employee exposure to potentially hazardous working conditions in North Carolina workplaces. The position also recommends the issuance of citations when justified under the occupational safety and health laws of the State of North Carolina. Travel is required to conduct on-site inspections involving safety-related concerns, including physical hazards and chemical exposures. Inspections include complaints, referrals, follow-ups, accidents, fatalities, and general schedule assignments. All inspections are conducted in accordance with the North Carolina Field Information System (FIS) and the Field Operations Manual (FOM), as established for the administration of the 1973 Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina. Salary Grade NC16 $57,983.00 - $101,470.00 Recruitment range (NC16): $57,984.00–$61,000.00 Must reside within a 50-mile radius of the Charlotte Field Office. The SCO must have an understanding of industrial engineering concepts and be knowledgeable and decisive in consistently applying OSHNC standards. The SCO must be a self-motivated professional who has outstanding time-management and database-management skills and must be physically, mentally, and emotionally capable of conducting independent inspections. The SCO must have excellent documentation and writing skills to write legally defensible reports and must be proficient in keyboarding using word-processing programs. The SCO must have excellent verbal communication skills. Duties include speaking with complainants, employers, state and local agencies (including law enforcement) and NCDOL personnel. The SCO will be required to evaluate and make recommendations on unusual problems. Valid driver's license is required. Management preferences: Capable of writing detailed reports. Comfortable with testifying. Comfortable with investigating accidents and fatalities. SCO I: Bachelor's degree preferably with a major in occupational safety, industrial management or technology, industrial engineering, industrial arts, engineering operations, or a closely-related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of experience in occupational safety and health inspections; or Associate's degree in industrial safety and health technology, or a closely-related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and four years of experience in occupational safety and health inspections; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Applicants enrolled in an applicable bachelor's, or master's degree program will be considered if all degree requirements will be completed by the end of the current semester. Any offer of employment will be contingent upon the applicant providing an official transcript or other proof the degree has been conferred prior to the first day of employment. For applicants that earned a foreign degree: foreign degrees require an official evaluation for U.S. equivalency and must be submitted to Human Resources for verification. This documentation should be attached to your application to receive credit for your degree. If you are the selected candidate for the position, you will be required to submit a certified 10-year driving record as a condition of employment. In addition, all new hires to the agency will be subject to a pre-employment drug test. Stating "See attached resume" will result in an incomplete application. To receive credit, all experience must be included in the work history sections. Any information omitted from the application but included in the resume will not be considered for qualifying credit. Faxed applications will not be accepted. Persons eligible for veteran preference must submit a copy of Form DD-214.