Lab & Chemical Safety Specialist

Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Participate with the EHS staff members in the support of the chemical safety programs: perform training, shipping of dangerous goods, and facility inspections for compliance with university policies, procedures, regulations and standards to provide for the safety of students, faculty, staff and visitors. Work with faculty, staff and students to correct non-compliance or hazardous conditions when found. Perform industrial hygiene monitoring and assist in emergency responses to chemical spills and laboratory emergencies. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: faculty, students, EHS and Academic Unit Staff, Facilities personnel. This position will typically advise and counsel: Laboratory and Facilities personnel. This position will supervise:

Job Duty 1 -
Conduct routine inspections of exhaust ventilation systems according to set schedule or upon request, to provide for proper performance/safety of lab and shop personnel. Follow up with corrective actions as needed.

Job Duty 2 -
Perform laboratory inspections according to set schedule or upon request, of university facilities, for compliance with chemical safety standards; follow up on corrective action as needed.

Job Duty 3 -
Perform industrial hygiene air monitoring for airborne contaminants in labs and shops and in support of confined space entries by maintenance personnel.

Job Duty 4 -
Perform other duties as assigned

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Applied Science, Engineering, Environmental Science or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience
Three to four years of job related experience

Additional Preferred Qualifications
Asbestos Inspector, DOT-IATA-IMDG Hazardous Materials Shipper knowledge of federal, state, and local chemical safety regulations and consensus standards; knowledge of collecting samples from various environmental media; skill in performing inspections and providing compliance with applicable chemical safety standard

SKILLS
knowledge of chemistry, skill in maintaining records via a computer database; ability to detect problems, report information to appropriate personnel and suggest corrective actions; ability to accept direction from supervisor, work with minimal guidance and cooperatively with other staff members, and communicate effectively verbally and in writing

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia (USG) and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individuals race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening

Job Grade:S6

Salary Range: $59,795.00 - $75,000.00

Salary will commensurate with experience and education

Location: Atlanta, GA