Industrial Hygienist: Entry Level

Industrial Hygienist: Entry Level

Criterion Laboratories, Inc. (Criterion) is hiring a full-time Entry Level Industrial Hygienist to join our growing team! At Criterion, we focus on employee development, and even if you have no experience in Industrial Hygiene, we will work to get you trained, licensed, and on the path to growth as part of our accredited internal training program.

Job Summary: Once you complete your initial training, you’ll be visiting worksites in and around the greater Philadelphia region where you’ll start by performing the basics of environmental investigations and monitoring. These projects include monitoring and testing for industrial and environmental hazards like asbestos, lead, and mold. As you grow in your role, you will continue to receive additional training, licenses, more complex work assignments, and increases in pay commensurate with your level.

We provide very competitive benefits, including employer sponsored medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid vacations, paid holidays, retirement with up to a 5% employer match (50% employee match up to 10% of your pay), and more!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Carries out industrial hygiene field measurements to verify levels of asbestos/pollution to verify that workplaces are free from asbestos, lead, and other contaminants
• Contributes to environmental investigations by conducting sampling according to protocol of various environmental media, including: drinking water, air, building materials, dust, paint chips and more.
• Conducts limited asbestos surveys.
• Trains with more experienced Industrial Hygienists, with an emphasis on asbestos and lead abatement projects.
• Actively engages in training, both in the classroom and in the field, to pursue the required licenses, certifications, and working knowledge to work as an Industrial Hygienist.

This role requires flexibility regarding work location and what time projects begin each day. There are rare instances when some travel, overnight stay, and/or weekend work may be required.