Agency
Dept of Labor
Division
Occupational Safety , Health Admin Div
Job Classification Title
OSHA Safety Officer I (S)
Position Number
60013215
Grade
NC16
About Us
The North Carolina Department of Labor is charged by statute with promoting the health, safety and general well-being of the workers in the state. The laws and programs the Department administers affect every worker in the state. The Department is organized into three primary divisions which carry out the Department's principle regulatory, enforcement and promotional programs, and the administrative operations. The three primary divisions have divisions, bureaus and offices under each, which carry out the specific and specialized portions of the NCDOL mission. The Department employs approximately 385 employees. To learn more about the NC Department of Labor, please visit our website at https://www.labor.nc.gov/ .
Description of Work
An individual in this position inspects and makes timely written reports of employee exposures to potentially toxic substances and potentially hazardous work conditions in North Carolina workplaces, and recommends the issuance of citations when justified by the occupational safety and health laws of the State of North Carolina. Travel is necessary to make on-site inspections of health-related items such as chemical exposures, physical hazards and biological hazards. The types of inspections conducted 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 administration of the 1973 Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences
This position may be filled as Safety Compliance Officer I (SCO) Trainee if there are no fully qualified SCO I candidates in the applicant pool. The hiring salary for a SCO Trainee is $57,983.00. The hiring salary for a fully qualified SCO I is $61,000.00.
The Occupational Safety and Health Division (OSH Division or OSHNC) of the Department of Labor, under the direction of the North Carolina Deputy Commissioner of Labor, is the lead state agency with the responsibility of fostering safe and healthy workplaces for more than four million employees and migrant workers in more than two hundred seventy-five thousand workplaces in North Carolina by educating, developing, and enforcing compliance to safety, health, and agriculture laws, rules, regulations, and standards.
OSH Compliance Bureaus:
OSH Compliance, comprised of the East and West Bureaus, conducts inspections to identify safety and health hazards that are in violation of OSHA standards, documents those violations, and issues the appropriate citations and penalties per established procedures. The Compliance inspectors identify corrective measures for each hazard and work closely with the employer to ensure implementation of those measures. They investigate safety & health complaints filed by employees as well as accidents, fatalities, and catastrophic events in the workplace, and assist with training & outreach activities statewide.
This position is located in the Winston-Salem OSHA field office.
The Safety Compliance Officer (SCO) position requires identifying workplace hazards (and potential hazards); recommending citations for alleged violations and making appropriate referrals; inspecting a variety of establishments; performing safety and health hazard assessments; evaluating employers' hazard abatement efforts; preparing reports, investigating fatalities, accidents and complaints as required by the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
No more than a 50-mile commute to the Winston-Salem OSHA Field Office is required.
Please note that you may be required to successfully complete a background check and drug screening as a condition of employment.
Valid driver's license is required.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies
The SCO must possess 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, i.e. WordPerfect and Microsoft Word. 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. A valid driver's license is required.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for details.
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 Associates 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.
SCO Trainee:
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; or Associates degree in industrial safety and health technology, or a closely-related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and two 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. There are several organizations that perform this specialized service. Applicants may use any credential evaluation service of their choosing. The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) has several options on their website that can provide credential verification:
https://www.naces.org/members
"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.
NCDOL uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Personnel Act with the most qualified applicants. When a salary range or recruitment range is posted, the actual salary will be based on relevant competencies, knowledge, skills and abilities, internal equity and budgetary considerations pertinent to theadvertised position. All post-high school degrees must be from appropriately accredited institutions.
The State of North Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information regarding the status of your application over the phone. If there are any questions about this posting other than your application status, please contact:
NC Department of Labor
Human Resources Division
Kyla Virden
[email protected]
Minimum Education and Experience
Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.
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 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 training and experience.
EEO Statement
T he State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs, observances, and practices.
Recruiter:
Kyla Starr Virden
Recruiter Email:
[email protected]