New York State Department of Labor · 1 week ago
Senior Industrial Hygienist Apprenticeship - Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry Level
$54K/yr - $54K/yr
1+ years expThe New York State Department of Labor is committed to ensuring workplace safety and health. The Senior Industrial Hygienist Apprenticeship involves inspecting work sites for compliance with safety standards and identifying health hazards, as well as conducting training and enforcing regulations.
ConsultingGovernment
No H1B
Responsibilities
Inspect work sites to determine compliance with state and federal standards/guidelines and to identify health violations/hazards
Identify hazards such as noise and vibrations, light of various types, and other physical energies including electromagnetic emissions
Confer with management and employee representatives and/or take appropriate enforcement or consultation expectation based upon the results of field testing and/or laboratory analyses
Issue notices of violations and may be expected to enforce state and federal laws
Conduct training for appropriate staff or public and private sector employers and employees
Use a computer in the performance of these duties
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or higher degree in audiology, bacteriology, biochemistry, biological science, biology, biophysics, biostatistics, chemical engineering, chemistry, community health, environmental biology, environmental engineering, environmental health, environmental planning, environmental toxicology, epidemiology, genetics, geochemistry, health physics, human development, hydrology, industrial hygiene, medical science, medical technology, molecular biology, nursing, occupational health, petroleum engineering, physics, public health, or toxicology; including or supplemented by eight semester credit hours in chemistry
Bachelor's or higher degree in audiology, bacteriology, biochemistry, biological science, biology, biophysics, biostatistics, chemical engineering, chemistry, community health, environmental biology, environmental engineering, environmental health, environmental planning, environmental toxicology, epidemiology, genetics, geochemistry, health physics, human development, hydrology, industrial hygiene, medical science, medical technology, molecular biology, nursing, occupational health, petroleum engineering, physics, public health, or toxicology; including or supplemented by eight semester credit hours in chemistry; and one year of industrial hygiene experience
Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education
If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States or its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency
Candidates are responsible for the evaluation fee
Industrial Hygiene experience is defined as anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of workplace hazards. This includes, but is not limited to quantifying hazards, identifying risks, sampling and measuring environmental stressors such as chemical or physical agents
Working with employer interpreting standards, discussing abatement measures, and recommending controls
Training employees on safety protocols
A medical examination will be required prior to appointment, and you are responsible for payment of the clinical laboratory test fee
This position may require a fingerprint background check prior to appointment
Position specific job duties may include occasional altered work schedule or job assignments which require availability and willingness to work occasional evenings and/or out-stationed assignments
Candidates with no previous state service will begin at the starting rate of the salary range listed above
As this position requires travel, the appointee must have a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State and have a motor vehicle or otherwise demonstrate their capacity to meet the transportation needs of the position
Employment at the Department of Labor is contingent upon the maintenance of a valid work authorization and necessary documentation to work legally in the United States
Preferred
Ability to initiate and maintain relationships across a diverse set of stakeholders
Benefits
13 paid holidays, 5 personal days, and a minimum of 13 vacation days per year
Paid sick leave (CSEA and PEF employees- 13 days; M/C employees- 8 days plus free enrollment into the Income Protection Program for short-term and long-term disability coverage)
Choice of several affordable and competitive health insurance plans
Dental and vision insurance plans at no additional cost
Membership in the NYS Employee’s Retirement System
NYS Deferred Compensation Investment Plan
Eligibility to apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) (full-time employees)
Eligibility to apply for tuition reimbursement for qualifying employees and courses
Paid Parental Leave
Company
New York State Department of Labor
The New York State Department of Labor (DOL or NYSDOL) is the department of the New York state government that enforces labor law.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Thilden Carr
Chief Technology Officer
William Augustine
Chief Information Security Officer
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