Safety & Occupational Health Specialist

About the Position: The Joint Munitions Command provides the Joint Force with ready, reliable, lethal munitions at the speed of war. JMC's mission is to support the production, storage, distribution, and demilitarization of munitions. This position serves as a government staff Safety and Occupational Health Specialist located at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, which is a subordinate installation of JMC. The position will exercise professional knowledge and independent judgment in identifying hazards, assessing risk, and recommending hazard controls to decision makers.


Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes:

• Assessment of risk to personnel and property to develop risk strategies;
• Develop and recommend safety and occupational health policy to higher levels of management to mitigate potential new hazards, and
• Interpret federal safety construction regulations to develop local procedures for compliance.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).