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Physical Science Technician
Occupational Safety and Health Administration · Posted 15 days ago
Hybrid Sandy, UT $50K – $73K Apply by Jul 9, 2026 Physical Science Technician ESTJESTPISFPISTP Trades
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This position will serve as a Physical Scientist with the Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management (DTSEM), in the Industrial Hygiene Chemistry Division of the OSHA Technical Center, located in Sandy, UT. This position is in the bargaining unit. This full performance level of this position is GS-09. This position is NOT remote. Selectee will be expected to report to the office listed above.
What You'll Do
- →Duties of the Physical Scientist position include, but are not limited to, the following: For GS-7: Coordinating work with others to ensure timely accomplishment of team tasks.
- →Tracking batches of samples through the preparation procedures.
- →Assist in maintaining stock supplies for sampling and analytical laboratory functions.
- →Learning the requirements for ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation as applied to industrial hygiene sample preparation.
- →For GS-8: Inspecting readiness of safety equipment and personal protective equipment for use of laboratory personnel.
- →Receiving and logging samples into Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS).
- →Using automated physical measurements to test compliance samples in safety and industrial hygiene inspections.
- →Maintaining laboratory equipment including glassware cleaning.
- →As the employee progresses, the assignments will become more difficult and complex with less supervision.
Requirements
- ✓Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.
- ✓If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position.
- ✓Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.
Personality Fit
Job ID: c9a219c1-8885-49a8-8047-4710833767ed
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