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At Jefferson Lab, you'll champion cutting-edge science and operational excellence while shaping the future of discovery. Join us and make your mark - where excellence meets purpose, and great minds truly matter.
The good-faith pay range for this role is $73,200 - $105,050 per year. Actual compensation may vary and may be above the posted range based on factors such as a candidate's skills, experience, education, certifications, and work location.
What your job will be like:
Working under the supervision of the Safety & Health Group Leader, provide support to lab organizations through field inspections, exposure monitoring, and work observations to ensure compliance with Jefferson Lab's ES&H programs, 10 CFR 851, and applicable OSHA regulations and industry standards.
In this job you will:

• Execute safety and health programs such as chemical inventory/SDS management, exposure monitoring, and hearing conservation
• Perform emergency equipment field inspections & industrial hygiene exposure monitoring as assigned; document and retain results using department procedures
• Conduct safety walkthroughs/audits of workspaces, identify corrective actions, and provide recommendations for their implementation
• Assist with fall protection permit reviews and scaffold inspections
• Review work control documents to ensure health & safety hazards are identified, and controls are adequate to address applicable hazards
• Perform all functions in a safe and responsible manner and encourage the same in fellow employees. Take a proactive view of safety and help coworkers do their jobs responsibly

Additional Responsibilities

• Conduct professional development that leads to CIH certification or supports the maintenance of existing certifications.

Experience

• Preferred: 2 or more years industrial hygiene, industrial safety
• Preferred: working at a DOE or DOD facility

Education

• Required: Bachelor's Degree occupational safety & health, environmental health, science, or engineering

Licenses and Certifications

• Preferred: Health Services\Certified Industrial Hygienist
• Preferred: Administrative Services\Certified Safety Professional (CSP)

About Jefferson Lab
Join a community with a common purpose of solving the most challenging scientific and engineering problems of our time. The Jefferson Lab campus is located in southeastern Virginia amidst a vibrant and growing technology community.
A career at Jefferson Lab is more than a job. You will be part of "big science" and work alongside top scientists and engineers from around the world unlocking the secrets of our visible universe. Managed by SURATech, LLC, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is entering an exciting period of mission growth and is seeking new team members ready to apply their skills and passion to have an impact. You could call it work, or you could call it a mission. We call it a challenge. We do things that will change the world.
Total Rewards at Jefferson Lab
At Jefferson Lab, we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Our benefits program includes, but is not limited to:
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Care Plans • Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time-off and Leave Programs (Paid Parental, vacation, holidays, and sick leave)
• 401(k) Plan - 9% Lab Contribution; 100% vested • Flexible Work Arrangements
(Remote & Alternate Work Schedules available)
• Tuition Assistance, Training and Professional Development Programs
• Live near the waterways of the Chesapeake Bay region with access to nearby beaches,
mountains, and all major metropolitan centers on the East Coast
SURATech, LLC manages and operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab). SURATech is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
SURATech is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities (unless doing so will result in an undue hardship). If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to recruiting@jlab.org or contact Human Resources by calling (757) 269-7100 and selecting option 1 between 8 am - 5 pm EST to provide the nature of your request.
Employment with SURATech is conditional upon DOE approval if at any time during your employment you are participating in a Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Program or Affiliated activity. Generally, such programs/activities include any foreign-state-sponsored attempt to acquire U.S.-funded scientific research through programs run or funded by the government that target scientists, engineers, students, academics, researchers, and entrepreneurs of all nationalities working or educated in the United States. This includes positions or appointments, both domestic and foreign, titled academic, professional, or institutional appointments whether or not remuneration is received and whether full-time, part-time or voluntary.