Industrial Hygiene Technician

About the role

This position supports the Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Center of Excellence by assisting in the identification, evaluation, and control of occupational health hazards within Hexion’s chemical manufacturing environment and Research and Development (R&D) laboratories. The role conducts exposure monitoring, maintains sampling and direct-reading equipment, collects and documents data, and supports regulatory compliance initiatives to help ensure a safe and healthy workplace for employees and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Conduct personal and area air monitoring and sampling for process operators, maintenance personnel, laboratory employees, and contractors for chemical vapors, dusts, mists, and other airborne contaminants.
• Perform noise dosimetry, sound level measurements, heat stress monitoring, ventilation assessments, and ergonomic evaluations in manufacturing, warehouse, terminal, laboratory, and maintenance work areas.
• Utilize, calibrate, maintain, and troubleshoot industrial hygiene sampling equipment and direct-reading instruments, including PID monitors, multi-gas meters, particulate monitors, sound level meters, and noise dosimeters.
• Spend significant field time identifying occupational health hazards, verifying exposure controls, and supporting practical recommendations with operations, maintenance, engineering, and EHS teams.
• Support industrial hygiene activities during maintenance outages, catalyst changeouts, vessel entry activities, contractor-intensive projects, and other non-routine work.
• Maintain exposure monitoring databases and assist in preparation of employee exposure notifications, industrial hygiene records, monitoring reports, and regulatory documentation.
• Support occupational health programs including respiratory protection, hearing conservation, heat stress prevention, hazard communication, medical surveillance, training, and incident investigations related to actual or potential occupational exposures.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, Chemistry, or related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in industrial hygiene, occupational health, or EHS in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Industrial chemical industry or oil and gas refinery experience is preferred.
• Experience using industrial hygiene sampling equipment and direct-reading instrumentation preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of OSHA regulations and exposure limits, including OSHA PELs and ACGIH TLVs.
• Willingness to obtain or actively pursue CIH designation.

Skills and Knowledge

• Ability to work in a fast-paced production environment and be self-directed at times.
• Ability to work around process equipment, noise, heat, confined spaces, and chemical handling activities.
• Ability to wear required PPE, including respirators.
• Working knowledge of respiratory protection, hearing conservation, heat stress prevention, hazard communication, and medical surveillance programs.
• Ability to communicate monitoring results, field observations, and practical control recommendations to site personnel and EHS leadership.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, including preparation of exposure records, employee notifications, monitoring reports, and supporting documentation.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Regularly walk manufacturing facilities, laboratories, warehouses, terminals, and outdoor process areas while conducting inspections, exposure assessments, and occupational health evaluations.
• Frequently climb stairs, ladders, and elevated platforms to access operating equipment and work areas.
• Perform field activities requiring standing, walking, bending, reaching, kneeling, and occasional work in confined or restricted-access spaces.
• Carry, set up, and transport industrial hygiene monitoring equipment and supplies weighing up to approximately 25 pounds.
• Work in environments that may include exposure to noise, heat, cold, humidity, chemical handling operations, and outdoor weather conditions while utilizing required personal protective equipment (PPE), including respiratory protection.
• Travel routinely to manufacturing and research facilities throughout North America and internationally to support industrial hygiene and occupational health activities.