Air Emissions & Refrigerant Compliance Expert

Merck & Co.; West Point (PA); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Merck & Co. in West Point, PA is seeking an experienced environmental compliance specialist to lead air emissions and refrigerant management programs within our Global Safety & Environment team.

You will provide regulatory guidance, manage audits and reporting, and collaborate with operations to embed EHS excellence across site manufacturing activities. Strong knowledge of Title V and AIM Act is valued along with 3+ years in pharma or related industries.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of professional EHS or environmental consulting experience in chemical, biotechnology, or pharmaceutical manufacturing environments.
• Working knowledge of applicable air emissions and refrigerant management regulatory requirements (Title V operating permits/plan approvals/RFDs, AIM Act).
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and their relation to environmental regulations.
• Experience implementing EHS programs, including change management for operational or site initiatives.
• Ability to support multiple projects and effectively partner with internal business units.
• Experience implementing management systems and ensuring compliance.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly reporting and compliance reviews within the Air Emissions Data Management System (AEDMS).
• Maintain site emission source equipment inventories and associated emission factors.
• Support Semiannual Title V Compliance Certifications
• Manage EHS management system task definitions, compliance task updates, permits/compliance registers, action plans.
• Participate in and provide hands-on support for regulatory agency inspections and corporate EHS audits (records preparation, follow-up with operations)
• Provide support for routine non-complex Air Reports (e.g. RATA testing, stack testing, CEMS report)
• Help prepare site bulletin articles, guidance document for operations (e.g. bringing temp engine on site, GMP area work practice standards etc.) under direction of Air SME.
• Engage with operations, managers, and technicians to ensure refrigerant equipment service records are completed on time and accurately in accordance with U.S. EPA and our Company requirements.
• Conduct field walkdowns to verify equipment, leak repair or prevention actions, advise compliant leak management actions.
• Assist with internal and external refrigerant management compliance activities, including reporting, preparation, and review of required documents/records, and maintaining official compliance records.
• Collate, calculate and prepare refrigerant data for quarterly environmental sustainability data collection.
• Assist with developing new standard work instructions to document how refrigerant program activities are performed.
• Assist with updating refrigerant management site procedure and associated documentation to support program improvements existing refrigerant management program.
• Assist with developing and updating refrigerant management program manual to sustain existing refrigerant management program.

Skills

EHS Compliance

EHS Program Management

Environmental Regulatory Compliance

Incident Investigations

Interpersonal Relationships

Self Motivation

Training and Development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, or related technical field

Tools

AEDMS

Job description

Merck & Co. in West Point, PA is seeking an experienced environmental compliance specialist to lead air emissions and refrigerant management programs within our Global Safety & Environment team.

You will provide regulatory guidance, manage audits and reporting, and collaborate with operations to embed EHS excellence across site manufacturing activities. Strong knowledge of Title V and AIM Act is valued along with 3+ years in pharma or related industries.