Job Description
Summary
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.
This National Guard position is for a INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE TECHNICIAN (Title 32), Position Description Number D2119000 and is part of the AR ARNG AR MED DET, National Guard.
NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQURED
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
Compatible military grade and assignment required prior to the effective date of placement. This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard. Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership in the military grade listed below. Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
Military Grades: Enlisted
Minimum Grade - SPC (E-4)
Maximum Grade - SFC (E-7)
Compatible Military Assignments: Selectee must be a member of the Arkansas Army National Guard.
IMPORTANT NOTES (AS APPLICABLE): Upon selection for this position, individual must possess or initiate a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) background investigation. A favorable determination based upon investigative results is mandatory for this position. Failure to meet these requirements will result in termination of employment. A pre-placement physical is required if not already current. Upon selection, must complete mandatory Full-Time Support (FTS) Training at the Professional Education Center (PEC) within six months of assignment (if applicable, training will be coordinated by the supervisor). Individual must meet all military requirements of the position without creating a grade inversion, as determined by the Human Resources Office (HRO). Technicians will not be militarily senior to their full-time supervisor or wage leader (Grade Inversion). Enlisted members currently at a higher grade than allowed by the position (see Military Grade Requirement above) may apply; however, they must administratively reduce prior to appointment and provide confirmation of the reduction to HRO.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS ARE LISTED UNDER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Qualifications
GENERAL EXPERIENCE:
An extensive developed knowledge of industrial hygiene concepts, principles, and practices applicable to the planning and performing of a general range of industrial, chemical, biological investigations, or to conduct portions of large and complex investigations.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
Knowledge required to identify and evaluate occupational health hazards found in a wide variety of industrial chemical, biological operations where the processes are more conventional in nature and literature on the hazards is available, but requires research and modification prior to application. Knowledge required to assist in more complex investigations which involve a wide variety of conditions. Knowledge required in adapting and recommending control measures or possible approaches to harmful exposures. Knowledge and skills necessary to conduct health hazard evaluations in industrial shops, warehouses where hazardous material is stored or transported, supply depots, or building construction or similar work areas
Additional information
If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (Register | Selective Service System : Selective Service System (sss.gov)).
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS/CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
Must be able to obtain/maintain appropriate security clearance
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Benefits
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