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Description:

This role is to provide overarching occupational health and safety expertise to one of Apex’s most valued clients, a national aerospace manufacturer. Over the last 2 decades Apex has worked hand and hand with the national aerospace manufacturer helping them achieve their Occupational Health and Safety, Ergonomic and Safety Engineering goals.  The incumbent will serve as a Mid-Level Safety/IH Scientist contractor to their Everett, Washington facility.

The incumbent will execute both industrial hygiene and safety projects from start and finish.  This role will routinely involve a BLEND of (1) workplace / shop floor industrial safety exposure assessment tasks, (2) employee safety program effectiveness evaluations and continuous improvement support, and (3) industrial hygiene sampling tasks. 

Your Responsibilities as an Apex Occupational Safety & Industrial Hygiene Scientist:

• Providing comprehensive occupational safety and industrial hygiene consulting services to clients, including conducting shop floor observations focused on identifying, assessing and risk-ranking employee exposures to injury or illness, and devising solution options aimed at mitigating injury/illness exposures.  
• In collaboration with Apex client relationship managers, coordinates and executes safety and industrial hygiene projects within set organizational procedures and standards.
• In close routine collaboration with the external customer, implements and executes an agreed-to service plan. Monitors and reports progress on plan completion as directed.  Works with numerous internal and external stakeholders in the interest of achieving desired overall project velocity.
• Follows the customer’s direction upon their request for occupational safety and industrial hygiene support needed.

Skills/Eligibility:

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree required – preferably, in a science or engineering field.
• Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience required, working in the occupational safety and industrial hygiene fields, a plus if there is ergonomic experience as well.
• Examples of desirable (but not required) professional credentials: Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP); Associate Safety Professional (ASP); Certified Safety Professional (CSP); Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH).
• Experience in manufacturing-&-assembly industries / heavy industry settings a plus.  Experience in the aerospace and defense or automotive industry a further plus.  
• Possess knowledge of occupational safety and industrial hygiene technical subject matter and how to apply it in real-life settings. Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the occupational safety and industrial hygiene fields.                         

Just a few topics where technical knowledge is required:

EMPLOYEE SAFETY:

• Hearing conservation sampling and area mapping
• Shop Floor Hazard Identification Surveys; Job Safety Analysis
• Employee Accident Investigations and Aggregate Injury Data Analysis
• Machine Guarding
• Slip/Trip/Fall Prevention; Falls from Elevation
• Lockout/Tagout & Energized Electrical Equipment Safety
• Confined Space Entry
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Powered Industrial Truck Safety
• Contractor Safety
• Broad spectrum OSHA Regulations understanding

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE (IH):

• Shop Floor IH Sampling / Monitoring practices & techniques:
  • Chemicals; Noise; Program review
• Similar Exposure Groups (SEG) monitoring concepts
• IH Program Management
  • Examples: Hazard Communication; Hearing Conservation; Respiratory Protection

GENERAL SKILLS

• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• A great deal of creativity and self-starter initiative is required. This position entails routine ongoing work with numerous customer stakeholders – all of whom need to be ‘satisfied’ with respect to project purpose, scope, and tactics.
• Relies on experience and judgment paired with the overall work statement provided by the customer to plan and accomplish goals.
• Ensures compliance with all EHS regulations, and keeps abreast of any changes to laws and regulations that impact the organization.

• Strong technical writing skills, the ability to successfully multi-task, safety awareness, and a good record and understanding of safe work practices
• Experience with data management and report preparation.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.