Assistant Area Director

Supervisor Role

Serves as Supervisor to a multi-disciplinary group of Industrial Hygienists, Safety and Occupational Health Specialists, and Safety Engineers. Identifies, distributes and balances workload and tasks.

Provides and signs written performance appraisals based on daily observation of work. Approves the use of annual, sick, and/or credit leave of short duration.

Communicates assignments and applicable time frames to team members.

Conducts on-the-job assessments of workload progress, productivity, and quality to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.

Makes recommendations on promotions, reassignments, awards, training, and other career development opportunities.

Assists in the formulation of new or revised draft performance standards.

Reviews case files to ensure proper application of standards and proposed penalties as well as reasonable abatement dates and documentation that is legally sufficient and consistent with OSHA policies and directives.

Monitors progress of the group toward accomplishment of the program plan, recommending deviations to the plan as required.

Serves as a witness before judicial hearing and trials, including criminal investigations, providing technical expertise in occupational safety.

Represents OSHA at meetings of employer or labor organizations, trade associations and other groups interested in safety and health.

Ensures that OSHA's Strategic Plan, mission, and vision are communicated and integrated into the goals, objectives, work plan, and customer service.

Reviews, comments and makes recommendations on current OSHA standards, development of new standards and operational procedures which affect the compliance program.

Leads inspections/investigations involving difficult and complex cases involving high risk operations, imminent danger, non-existent or inadequate standards where use of the general duty clause would be required, catastrophes and discrimination complaints.

Recommends approval of completed case files by evaluating and determining appropriate actions.

Provides technical assistance to employers, employees and the general public concerning technical interpretations of the OSH Act of 1970.