Contribute. Grow. Lead...with OxyChem. Looking for a challenge? Desire to achieve your true potential? OxyChem is a growing, action-oriented, safety driven chemical manufacturing company continually striving to be the best in the business while staying focused on environmental protection. The secret to our success has and will continue to be our people.

Occidental Chemical Corporation (OxyChem) is a leading North American manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins, chlorine and caustic soda – key building blocks for a variety of indispensable products such as plastics, pharmaceuticals and water treatment chemicals. Other OxyChem products include caustic potash, chlorinated organics, sodium silicates, chlorinated isocyanurates and calcium chloride. OxyChem's market position is among the top three producers in the United States for the principal products it manufactures and markets. Based in Dallas, Texas, the company has manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Canada and Latin America.

In a fast-paced industry that demands precision, we create a supportive workplace where the safety and well-being of our employees are paramount. We are committed to rewarding top performers, offering very competitive pay and benefits, and providing tremendous career development opportunities.

We are looking for an Industrial Hygienist who will be located in our headquarters office located in Dallas, Texas.

Responsibilities

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Provide IH technical leadership and direction through development and implementation of corporate programs and procedures, tools, and databases.

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Provide direct hands-on support to manufacturing sites to assure protection of worker health and compliance with company policy and health regulations.

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Complete specific projects, as needed, such as training site personnel in sampling techniques, assisting in updating and maintaining site exposure assessments, assisting in developing facility sampling schedules, conducting PPE assessments, compiling and analyzing IH monitoring data, generating IH monitoring data reports, selecting assisting in selecting appropriate respiratory protection equipment and PPE, and evaluating engineering and administrative controls.

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Assist sites in obtaining or maintaining OSHA STAR status.

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Manage new chemical approval process for all facilities using WERCS database and providing support to facility IH programs using Intelex database (IH Module).

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Provide support/assistance to TSCA related issues as needed.

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Serve on issue task teams that are formed to address specific concerns that arise in the company.

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Recommend, educate, and influence OxyChem management and facilities using state-of-the-art industrial hygiene knowledge on health risks, so that hazards can be identified, assessed, and appropriately managed to ensure minimization of exposures and reduction of risks to employees, the public, the environment, and company assets.

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Serve as a subject matter expert on select health topics of importance to the company.

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Analyze proposed, new or revised regulations to determine impact on the company or individual manufacturing locations and develop compliance guidance as appropriate. Prepare comments on behalf of the company on pending regulations to ensure company position is provided.

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Review OxyChem capital project AFE’s.

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Participate in HES&S Coordinated Audits and lead Peer Reviews to provide

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OxyChem management and facilities with an evaluation of facilities’ efforts to comply with OxyChem programs, policies and procedures.

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Support the annual budget for the Corporate HES&S Department.

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Support other functional personnel within the Corporate HES&S Department.

Qualifications

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Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Health/Hygiene, Occupational Safety/Health, Environmental Health Science and/or closely related discipline.

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Minimum of 5 years practical experience in an industrial setting, preferably the chemical industry.

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Ability to understand and operate computerized systems and databases.

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Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Windows environment, with functional knowledge of Microsoft Office products: Word, Access, Excel and PowerPoint.

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Must achieve Corporate and site HES&S goals by establishing personal credibility through highly developed technical leadership and interpersonal skills.

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Possess excellent communication skills, technical writing, and the ability to build business relationships with both internal and external contacts.

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Up to 25%-30% Travel

Additional Qualifications

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MS or MPH in Industrial Hygiene or closely related field is preferred.

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Knowledge of WERCS, Intelex, and/or Power BI applications is useful.

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Professional Certification is beneficial, but not required.

Recruitment Fraud

It has come to our attention various individuals and/or organizations are contacting people falsely pretending to recruit on behalf of Oxy. Please be aware that these recruiting scams and communications do not originate nor are they associated with our recruitment process. All Oxy job postings and offers will require a completed application through our company website.

Oxy does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruiting process. We will never:

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Ask you to pay for applications, interviews, meetings, processing, training or for any other fees

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Use recruiting or placement agencies that charge candidates an advance fee of any kind or

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Request personal information such as passport and bank account details at an early stage of our recruitment process.

We recommend against responding to unsolicited business propositions or offers from people you don't know. Do not disclose your personal or financial details. If you believe you have been the victim of a recruiting scam, please contact your local police department.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.