Canton Public Health Air Monitoring Specialist

starting salary: $50,189 (+$10 - $20/hour in benefits)

employment with the canton city public health department comes with a full array of benefits. We offer comprehensive health insurance, paid vacations, paid holidays, a retirement plan, and sick time.

applicants must submit a copy of a valid driver's license or other photo  with their application and any other pertinent documentation.

this is a combined closed and open examination.

applicants for the closed examination must be an existing classified employee of the city of canton and have completed their probationary period by november 17, 2026
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responsible to function at the professional and technical level to support the implementation of federal and ohio epa regulations and guidelines that apply to the air pollution control program in stark county, ohio. Performs various duties related to operation of ambient air monitoring network, field inspections, complaint investigation, identification of violations and application of appropriate enforcement procedures. The air monitoring specialist i is a dependable, highly detailed, and motivated person.

The air monitoring specialist i is an “in training” position with initial heavy supervision and peer support for work tasks. Once the individual is able to perform the work independently, they may be eligible for promotion to air monitoring specialist ii. The assigned work tasks progressively increase in complexity until the individual is able to perform independently with some supervision.

• ambient air monitoring operator: install, operate, maintain, troubleshoot, diagnose, repair, and/or calibrate ambient air monitors and auxiliary equipment; participate in external quality assurance audits required by us epa and ohio epa; assist in ambient air monitoring data collection and evaluation; perform quality control activities on ambient air monitors (i.e. Weekly precision checks on continuous analyzers, flow checks on particulate samplers, etc).
  
  Analytical and technical logic and judgement must be applied to a considerable extent due to the complex data and technical standards and intellectual and/or technical variables that often contain ambiguities and uncertainties. Performing ambient air monitoring work correctly is crucial; if performed incorrectly it may cause stark county to be determined as non-attainment (due to lack of data or high data) which would impede business growth.

• asbestos program: if assigned to this program, perform duties to implement the asbestos program including field inspections, asbestos complaint response, documentation reviews, guidance interpretation, annual asbestos landfill inspections, explaining regulations to the community and outreach activities. This includes inspections of residential, commercial, and industrial facilities, which may include support of ohio epa permit system requirements. Requires interaction with, and education of, residents and businesses who are in violation of local, state and/or federal regulations.

• complaint program (non-asbestos, open burning, fugitive dust, odor, facility, etc): document complaints and pursues complaint investigations with the objective of identifying legitimate complaints, satisfying the complainant’s request, identifying violations, and explaining regulations to the community. This includes inspections of residential, commercial, and industrial facilities, which may include support of ohio epa permit system requirements. Requires interaction with, and education of, residents and businesses who are in violation of local, state and/or federal regulations;
  
  this also requires resolving conflicts and disputes as needed between neighboring parties or between the…