Location: Los Alamos, NM
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position โ No lottery required
**What You Will Do** Reporting to the Occupational Safety and Health - Industrial Safety and Hygiene (OSH-ISH) Group, the Health and Safety (H&S) Tech will be responsible for supporting the Respiratory Protection Program (RPP) and other health and safety duties, as assigned. The OSH-ISH group is a key component of the OSH Division, within the ESHQ Associate Level Directorate (ALD). The Respiratory Protection Technician will support the Respiratory Protection Program, as needed, to help train LANL employees on the use, inspection, and fit testing of all forms of respiratory protection, including, N95's, Half-Mask and Full-Face tight-fitting air-purifying respirators, and tight-fitting and loose-fitting powered air-purifying respirators and potentially more. The technician may also train LANL employees on the use of the different respirator cartridges to protect them from different airborne contaminants. Additionally, they may assist with scheduling employees for fit-testing and training appointments. The technician may also be required to become a Designated Purchase Requestor (DPR) and assist with equipment purchases and equipment distribution duties. The H&S Tech will perform work in an office setting as well as supporting the RPP team in the fit testing/training room. RPP "customers" work in non-reactor nuclear and chemical facilities where radioactive materials and chemicals are used. Possibly utilizing personal protective clothing, dosimetry, self-monitoring, and bioassay monitoring as a condition to access and work in many LANL facilities. **What You Need** **Minimum Job Requirements:** - Ability to perform routine technical tasks independently under general supervision - Demonstrated ability to follow established procedures and apply standard health and safety practices - General knowledge of industrial hygiene and safety principles, including hazard recognition and control - Ability to assist with sample collection, field measurements, inspections, and exposu