Agency

Dept of Labor

Division

Occupational Safety , Health Admin Div

Job Classification Title

OSHA Safety Officer I (S)

Position Number

60013174

Grade

NC16

About Us

The North Carolina Department of Labor is charged by statute with promoting the health, safety and general well-being of the workers in the state. The laws and programs the Department administers affect every worker in the state. The Department is organized into three primary divisions which carry out the Department's principle regulatory, enforcement and promotional programs, and the administrative operations. The three primary divisions have divisions, bureaus and offices under each, which carry out the specific and specialized portions of the NCDOL mission. The Department employs approximately 385 employees. To learn more about the NC Department of Labor, please visit our website at https://www.labor.nc.gov/.

Description of Work

The individual in this position conducts inspections and prepares timely written reports documenting employee exposure to potentially hazardous working conditions in North Carolina workplaces. The position also recommends the issuance of citations when justified under the occupational safety and health laws of the State of North Carolina. Travel is required to conduct on-site inspections involving safety-related concerns, including physical hazards and chemical exposures. Inspections include complaints, referrals, follow-ups, accidents, fatalities, and general schedule assignments. All inspections are conducted in accordance with the North Carolina Field Information System (FIS) and the Field Operations Manual (FOM), as established for the administration of the 1973 Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

**This position will close at 11:59 p.m. the night before the end date. ****

Salary Grade NC16 $57,983.00 - $101,470.00

This post will be used to fill multiple job positions.

Recruitment range (NC16)

SCO I (Fully Qualified): $57,984.00–$61,000.00

Must reside within a 50-mile radius of the Charlotte Field Office.

The SCO must have an understanding of industrial engineering concepts and be knowledgeable and decisive in consistently applying OSHNC standards.

• The SCO must be a self-motivated professional who has outstanding

• time-management and database-management skills and database management skills and must be physically, mentally, and emotionally capable of conducting independent inspections.

• The SCO must have excellent documentation and writing skills to write legally defensible reports and must be proficient in keyboarding using word-processing programs.

• The SCO must have excellent verbal communication skills.

• Duties include speaking with complainants, employers, state and local agencies (including law enforcement) and NCDOL personnel.

• The SCO will be required to evaluate and make recommendations on unusual problems.

• Valid driver's license is required. 

​Management Preferences:

• Capable of writing detailed reports.

• Comfortable with testifying.

• Comfortable with Investigating accidents and fatalities.

SCO I:
Bachelor's degree preferably with a major in occupational safety, industrial management or technology, industrial engineering, industrial arts, engineering operations, or a closely-related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of experience in occupational safety and health inspections; or Associate s degree in industrial safety and health technology, or a closely-related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and four years of experience in occupational safety and health inspections; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Applicants enrolled in an applicable bachelor’s, or master’s degree program will be considered if all degree requirements will be completed by the end of the current semester.

For applicants that earned a foreign degree: foreign degrees require an official evaluation for U.S. equivalency and must be submitted to Human Resources for verification. This documentation should be attached to your application to receive credit for your degree.

Supplemental and Contact Information

If you are the selected candidate for the position, you will be required to submit a certified 10-year driving record as a condition of employment.
In addition, all new hires to the agency will be subject to a pre-employment drug test.

Stating "See attached resume" will result in an incomplete application. To receive credit, all experience must be included in the work history sections. Any information omitted from the application but included in the resume will not be considered for qualifying credit. Faxed applications will not be accepted. Persons eligible for veteran preference must submit a copy of Form DD-214.

Minimum Education and Experience

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

Bachelor’s degree preferably with a major in occupational safety, industrial management or technology, industrial engineering, industrial arts, engineering operations, or a closely related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of experience in occupational safety and health inspections; or Associate degree in industrial safety and health technology, or a closely related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and four years of experience in occupational safety and health inspections; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

EEO Statement

The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs, observances, and practices.

Recruiter:

Kyla Starr Virden

Recruiter Email:

KYLA.VIRDEN@LABOR.NC.GOV