Industrial Hygiene Specialist

Hopewell, VA
Health, Safety & Environment

AdvanSix plays a critical role in global supply chains, innovating and delivering essential products for our customers in a wide variety of end markets and applications that touch people’s lives, such as building and construction, fertilizers, plastics, solvents, packaging, paints, coatings, adhesives, and electronics. Our reliable and sustainable supply of quality products emerges from the vertically integrated value chain of our three U.S. based manufacturing facilities. AdvanSix strives to deliver best-in-class customer experiences and differentiated products in the industries of nylon solutions, chemical intermediates, and plant nutrients, guided by our core values of Safety, Integrity, Accountability and Respect.

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Why work at AdvanSix?

• We provide benefits that are industry competitive and focused on employee well-being

• Total Rewards program includes a competitive compensation, health, dental, vision & wellness programs, paid vacation, 401K with company matching, health savings programs, disability & life insurance, employee assistance program

• Tuition reimbursement for continued education, certifications, training, and development

• Work within a fast paced and innovative company, meeting passionate colleagues and partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences

The Industrial Hygiene Specialist provides both technical and regulatory management for industrial hygiene as required to anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and control workplace conditions that may cause injury, illness and/or exposure. This role will focus on conducting sampling, development of monitoring plans, exposure monitoring or oversight of, interpreting reports, identifying control measures, provide guidance of additional control measure or work practice. As well as the preparation of regulatory compliance assessments and conducting occupational health investigations.

The successful candidate must effectively work with a variety of diverse work groups and environments and seek to understand the company’s diversity priorities and goals as well as understand that broad perspectives lead to more effective decision-making and incorporate these into their work. The Industrial Hygiene Specialist will contribute to a respectful and inclusive workplace culture, as well as supporting stakeholders in industrial hygiene programs. They will do so by facilitating meetings, communicating results and recommendations, developing training materials, and educating employees on industrial hygiene hazards such as respiratory protection, hearing conversation, risk assessments, personal protective equipment, engineer controls, and administrative controls.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Conducting workplace sampling
  • Developing and implementing monitoring plans
  • Overseeing exposure monitoring activities
  • Interpreting reports and recommending control measures 
  • Preparing regulatory compliance assessments
  • Conducting occupational health investigations

Required Qualifications:

  • A bachelor’s or graduate/higher level degree in Industrial Hygiene, Occupational and Environmental Health, or Related Science, or Relevant Working Experience.
  • 1+ years of related work experience.
  • Strong knowledge and experience in industrial hygiene.
  • Proven track record of completing work on time.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Excellent computer skills, including MS Office programs and database management.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Working towards or achieved a Master’s degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or closely related field.
  • Certification(s) such as: ASP, CSP, CHMM, CIH
  • An understanding of the specialized functions of industrial hygiene and the principles and use of specialized equipment and instrumentation. Including conducting qualitative and quantitative exposure assessments.
  • Strong knowledge and experience with safety compliance management programs.
  • Ability to interact well with all levels of AdvanSix.
At AdvanSix, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past work experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to still apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.
AdvanSix is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, veteran status, or any other protected classification.
To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of AdvanSix about this opening. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at AdvanSix via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of AdvanSix, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by AdvanSix for this position and a valid agreement with AdvanSix is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the AdvanSix agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.
Application Process

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  • It is easy to apply for AdvanSix jobs online. Create a profile in DayForce and upload your resume or fill in the form with your job history.
  • Your profile and resume will be reviewed by a recruiter and you’ll be notified via email whether you will be proceeding with the interview process
  • The first interview will be a telephone screening with the HR and recruiting team, If there is mutual interest, there will be additional interviews with the team and an in-person site visit
  • Once interviews are completed, if you are determined a good fit for the AdvanSix team, a formal offer will be extended. Offers will first be verbally given and quickly followed by a formal letter via email
  • Every offer is contingent on the successful completion of the pre-employment and background checks required for the position.
  • We can’t wait for you to join the team!