Equipment Safety Specialist

Job Posting Title:

Equipment Safety Specialist

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Hiring Department:

Environmental Health and Safety

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt from FLSA

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

General Notes

Environmental Health and Safety Services provides healthy and safe operations on campus, to protect students, faculty, staff and visitors, and to ensure protection of the environment.

Your skills will make a difference.

You'll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will contribute to operational excellence and enhance the student experience. If you're the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you'll like working in our department and for UT Austin. UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:

• Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)

• Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options

• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays

• Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with employer matching funds

• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)

• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses

• Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities

• Tuition assistance

• Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets

• Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card

• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card

For more details, please see: and

For more information on Environmental Health and Safety, Visit the Environmental Health and Safety Website

Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

Security sensitive; Criminal background check conducted on selected applicant. Hiring decision is contingent on applicant clearing check. This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code *51.215. Applications will be reviewed online by the hiring department.

Purpose

Identify and/or define inspection, installation, and testing process for exposure control equipment (associated with ventilation) on campus. Completes inspections of campus facilities to evaluate health and safety issues. Conducts risk assessments. Consults with institutional personnel to solve problems and to interpret and implement regulations, policies and procedures. Responds to potential exposures to hazardous materials.

Responsibilities

• Develop and update written protocols for fume hood testing. Identify, purchase and collect needed equipment for updated testing. Conduct fume hood testing. Continuously ensure testing protocol follows current professional standards (as they change).

• Provide technical knowledge in the operation and support of safety programs in compliance with regulatory agency guidelines and institutional policies/guidelines. Support occupational and laboratory safety programs and initiatives. May develop policies, standard operating procedures, and other written guidelines to ensure a safe and healthy working environment.

• Inspect and test ventilated exposure control equipment on campus. This can include but is not limited to gas cabinets, wet benches, down draft tables, spray paint booths, canopy hoods, welding fume extractors, and alternative ventilated enclosures.

• Perform ADA ergonomic assessments, serving as the primary point of contact for requestors. Maintain the ergonomic assessment tracking system to generate metrics, and ensure accurate recordkeeping. Create and administer pre and postassessment surveys to evaluate effectiveness of recommendations and inform preferred equipment selections. Provide training and guidance to requestors on ergonomic best practices and proper use of office equipment. Research, evaluate, and recommend ergonomic equipment and workplace modifications to improve employee comfort and reduce risk of injury.

• Support GHS labelling of bulk chemical delivery systems such as gas cabinets. Conduct room ventilation assessments of laboratories. Assist with completing laboratory risk assessments for industrial hygiene.

• Responds to lab incidents, spills and odor calls and calibrates equipment. Consults with staff on safety related issues.

• Perform other job related duties as assigned. Work under stress, team player, self-motivated with some technical assistance from others, under pressure of deadlines, with sensitive and confidential information. Drive University vehicles. Maintain acceptable driver rating as established in Policy: UTS157 Section 2.5.4.

• Troubleshoot ventilation systems to determine factors influencing exposure control testing. Coordinate with campus partners and third party contractors to remedy. Effectively communicate issues with essential ventilation equipment to lab personnel and building managers. Follow up on work order status and retest equipment as needed.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, a Natural Science, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science, or a related field.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

At least two years of experience in Environmental Health and Safety or related field.

Driving Required

This job requires a class "C" operator's driver's license. The applicant selected must provide a current three-year driving record from the current state of residence. If not currently a Texas resident, a Texas driver's license must be obtained within 30 days of becoming a Texas resident.

Salary Range

$46,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

Environmental Demands:

• May work in all weather conditions
• May work in extreme temperatures
• May work around chemical fumes
• May work around standard office conditions
• May work around biohazards
• May work around chemicals
• May work around electrical and mechanical hazards

Physical Tasks:

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
• Use of manual dexterity
• Climbing of stairs
• Climbing of ladders
• Lifting and moving

Additional Working Conditions:

• May be exposed to loud noise, high dust and allergen levels.
• May be required to lift up to 50lbs. Often required to twist, grasp, push, pull and bend.
• Participate in on-call program.

Work Shift

40 Hour Work Week Schedule; 8 hours per day; Monday-Friday (and as needed)

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure thatALLRequired Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questionspresented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer,complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.

Required

Preferred

Job Industries

• Other