EHS Specialist - Merck

Job Title - EHS SpecialistEHS Specialist

Job Description:

• With management direction, responsible for supporting projects and programs to ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety (EHS) programs through a role in Global Safety and the Environment at West Point site.
• Integrates EHS programs into daily operations to assure regulatory compliance, achieves continuous performance improvement, meeting EHS performance objectives.
• Partners with operations to develop means to achieve these goals in alignment with site business goals and values.
  • Completes hazard assessments, process hazard analysis, life safety reviews, assists in conducting incident investigations, environmental regulatory field analysis, environmental reports and permit applications.
  • Reviews processes, facilities, procedures and management of change documents to assure conformance to recognized EHS regulations, standards and guidelines.
  • Provides support to client groups in completing injury/illness analysis, training, self-assessments and addressing specific EHS-related questions and concerns as they are raised.
  • Develops and reviews EHS procedures, guidelines and training programs as assigned.
  • Provides support for the formation and sustained performance of action oriented departmental EHS committees.
  • Assure completion of all regulatory submissions, notifications, etc. required to maintain compliance with federal, state, and local EHS requirements as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree concentration in Safety or Environmental related technical discipline preferred
• Associates w/good/relevant experience acceptable. 0 - 5 years applied professional EHS work experience.
• at least some EHS knowledge (could be co-op, internship, real world
• Critical thinking, communication skills, problem solving and basic project management techniques.
• Highly organized with strong analytical skills.
• Strong interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook. Heavily Preferred skills:
• Familiarity with "high risk work (lockout/tagout, line break, confined space, energized electrical, hot work, etc.).
• Relevant professional certification(s) preferred including ASP, GSP, or CHO

Comments/Special Instructions

• From Manager- Preferred skills: Familiarity with "high risk work (lockout/tagout, line break, confined space, energized electrical, hot work, etc.).
• Helping with Epass implementation.
• Doing high risk work permit review and helping w/ Epass implementation (Transferring from papers to electronic system)