Associate Safety Engineer

Job Description And Duties

This advertisement will run until filled with the cutoff date for review of applications on the 20th of every month.

***Please ensure application is complete with detailed job description/tasks performed, employment beginning and ending date information, and hours worked per week.***

Working at the Cal/OSHA means much more than showing up for a job. You will be able to work on programs that are vital to the health and safety of our community, work force, and the state. We recognize the strength in teamwork. We know that by encouraging collaboration and diversity, educating employers in best practices, and protecting the health and safety of employees through enforcement of the California Labor Code and regulations will benefit our economy as a whole. Be a part of a team that prides itself in making a difference for Californians.

What will be the difference that you make for California?

Under the general direction of the District Manager with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), Division of Occupation Safety and Health (DOSH), Enforcement Branch, the Associate Safety Engineer is responsible for performing independently the full range of professional journey level safety engineering work in construction, electrical, and industrial functions related to the Cal/OSHA program. The Associate Safety Engineer conducts, including the most difficult, safety inspections, accident investigations, consultations, and journey level assignments, related to construction, electrical, and industrial occupational safety and health, throughout the State. Associate Safety Engineers are to perform all work in accordance with DIR-DOSH policies, DOSH Compliance Policy and Procedure Manual, Directives, and Memorandums.

• Will also consider Assistant Safety Engineer
• Multiple positions are available in multiple locations in California. Please also see other postings under a different job control in CalCareers for the other locations. If you are interested in more than one location and/or position, please submit an application to each job control.***
  
  

This posting may be used to fill future vacancies in accordance with 2 CCR

• 249.3
  
  

To be considered for this Associate Safety Engineer job opportunity, applicants must be either reachable on an employment list, have transfer eligibility or have reinstatement eligibility. To take the exam and gain employment list eligibility, please click here to access the exam bulletin:

Associate Safety Engineer:

https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=1562

Assistant Safety Engineer:

https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=1528

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement .

Working Conditions

This job is located at:

Division of Occupational Safety and Health

Enforcement Branch - Long Beach District Office

1500 Hughes Way, 2nd FL, Suite C-201, Long Beach CA 90810

• If you are interested in more than one location and/or position, please submit an application for each job control.***
  
  

Some of this work will be in an office environment and at other times the work will be at a field site that has the potential for exposures to safety and hazardous substances, and may involve, including but not limited to: Working outdoors 8 hours or more per day in a wide range of weather conditions (e.g. rain, strong winds, heat, and cold); Sitting at a desk, in a chair, and in front of a computer screen, for an extended periods of time; Moving/walking and standing for extended periods of time, including but not limited to, on slopes, uneven, rough, wet, and/or slippery surfaces/terrain; Using a multi-line telephone console or a cordless telephone with headset; Bending, squatting, crouching, kneeling, stooping and twisting; Perform repetitive hand motion, simple grasping, fine finger manipulation, pushing and pulling with right and left hands; Reaching (above and below shoulder level); Lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds of equipment or work related materials; Climbing up and down/balancing stairs, ladders, stoops, slopes; Dressing appropriately for working in the field, including proper use of personal protective equipment (safety boots, protective suits, hearing protection, respiratory protection, safety eyewear, hard hat, cooling vests, gloves, etc.); Traveling via private, State vehicle, or public transportation (i.e. automobile, airplane, etc.) including overnight travel inside California may be required; Have functional vision.

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