SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MANAGER

Summary

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Duties

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as first level supervisor in the PACAF Safety Directorate as the Safety and Occupational Health Manager at a Component-Major Command (C-MAJCOM) with the responsibility for planning and directing the conduct of a comprehensive mishap prevention program including design, implementation and management of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), flight safety, occupational safety, weapons safety, safety education, Risk Management (RM), international engagements, Air Force, joint, and multi-national exercise planning/execution,and safety awards programs. Plans, organizes, and directs the activities of the HQ PACAF Safety Directorate, ensuring the Directorate and all NAF and Wing Safety offices comply with legal and regulatory requirements and meet customer needs. CriticalProvides technical and policy expertise regarding Flight Safety, Weapons Safety, OccupationalSafety, andAir Force Occupational Safety and Health (AFOSH) programs with responsibility for safe andhealthfulworking conditions for over 46,000 PACAF personnel at 10 wings in three (3) Numbered Air Forcesandmultiple other overseas locations in the U.S. Pacific Command Area of Responsibility. Implements strategic and operational partner-building capacity imperatives for COMPACAF, PACAF staff and subordinate organizations in the Pacific AOR (NAFs, US Forces Japan and Korea). Responsible for cradle-to-grave development and management of the complete PACAF Safety Theater Security Cooperation and Engagements program. Facilitates and enables USAF and USPACOM political-military engagements with countries/international organizations in the Pacific region including Airman-to-Airman Talks, Asia-Pacific Aviation Safety Subject Matter Expert Exchange (APASS), international participation aviation and occupational safety training courses, and Executive Steering Groups for all multi-level engagement events. MAJCOM Functional Area Manager for the command Risk Management (RM) Program. Serve as the MAJCOM subject matter expert and principal advocate for RM and advises COMPACAF as the key decisionmaker in allocating MAJCOM or equivalent assets to control and/or accept risk when mission benefits dictate. Serve as the primary command liaison with the AF RM Process Manager, AF RM Working Group and subordinate RM Instructors/Advisors on all [RM-related] issues.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and management positions. INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: In addition to meeting the basic requirements above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements. Click on the following link to view occupational requirements for this position. http://https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/safety-and-occupational-health-management-series-0018/ SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-13, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes 1) Work involves the direction of PACAF mission conduct to provide direction, staff advice and assistance to subordinate installations in occupational safety and health programs, flight safety, occupational safety, weapons safety, and human factors safety to include acute awareness of all matters, including laws, ordinances, principles, regulations, precedent decisions, OSHA standards and technical requirements involving ground operations and traffic safety. 2) Points The employee is accountable to the Director of Safety that is one level below the first SES or general officer, equivalent in the direct supervisory chain. 3) The employee also recommends selection of candidates for positions; recommends position structure changes; takes disciplinary actions and hears and resolves formal employee complaints and grievances as delegated by higher level management; and assesses and revises policies and procedures as needed to find ways to improve quality, timeliness, and efficiency of work. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-13 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-14 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1\. Expert knowledge of the policies, principles, concepts, guidance, procedures, techniques,methodologies andrequirements for flight, ground, and weapons safety as they pertain to accident response, mishapinvestigation, formalreporting, and monitoring of mishap recommendations. Enforces compliance with establishedexplosive safety andoccupational health principles, practices, procedures, laws, regulations and current legislative issuesas they relate toAir Force flight, ground, weapons, and explosives safety programs as well as human factors,maintenance, flightoperations, and risk management. 2\. Knowledge of the mission, roles, functions, organizational structures and operation of DoD and Airforce organizations to provide command-level staff guidance and/or OSHA, flight safety, occupational safety, weapons safety, explosives safety, and human factors safety program guidance. 3\. Comprehensive knowledge of facility design, safety, fire and environmental engineering criteria to review/analyze design drawings to ascertain adequacy of structural development, accessories, utilities and ergonomic/human factors considerations. 4\. Ability to analyze, plan and adjust work operations of one or more organizational segments to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources and the ability to plan, organize and direct the functions and mentor, motivate and apprise the staff of an organization through subordinate supervisors. 5\. Knowledge of personnel management, EEO and safety and security regulations, practices and procedures and the ability to clearly and concisely communicate, both orally and in writing, to present information to senior officers clearly, succinctly and with technical accuracy. 6\. Ability to understand highly technical engineering principles and scientific concepts and apply that knowledge to make accurate and reliable decisions and recommendations to senior leaders on mission critical decisions that preserve resources and lead to mission success. Other significant facts pertaining to this position are: 1\. Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercialaircraft. 2\. Employee may be required to submit an initial and annual SF-450 (Financial Disclosure) in accordance with the Joint Ethics Regulation. 3\. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Intelligence/Special Access Required/Special Access Program and Restricted Data/Formerly Restricted Data security clearances as a condition of employment. 4\. "This is a Key Position." Incumbent must be removed from their military recall status if alternativesfor filling theposition during an emergency are not available. (AFI 36-507, A5.11) 5\. This position has been designated by the Air Force as a Testing Desi