Pharma EHS: Air Emissions & Refrigerant Compliance

Socket.dev; West Point (PA); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck is seeking an experienced environmental compliance specialist at the West Point site to oversee air emissions and refrigerant management for the pharmaceutical operations. You will provide regulatory guidance, support Title V permits, and drive EHS program implementation.

You will collaborate with site operations, manage audits, and prepare reports, with a focus on ensuring regulatory compliance and continuous improvement across the manufacturing process.

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.
• Provide support for routine non-complex Air Reports (e.g. RATA testing, stack testing, CEMS report).
• Help prepare site bulletin articles and guidance documents for operations under Air SME.
• Engage with operations to ensure refrigerant equipment service records are completed on time.
• Conduct field walkdowns to verify equipment and advise leak actions.
• Assist with refrigerant management compliance activities, reporting, and recordkeeping.
• Collate refrigerant data for quarterly sustainability data collection.
• Develop and update standard work instructions for refrigerant program activities.
• Update refrigerant management site procedures and documentation.
• Develop and update refrigerant management program manual.

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

Job description

Merck is seeking an experienced environmental compliance specialist at the West Point site to oversee air emissions and refrigerant management for the pharmaceutical operations. You will provide regulatory guidance, support Title V permits, and drive EHS program implementation.

You will collaborate with site operations, manage audits, and prepare reports, with a focus on ensuring regulatory compliance and continuous improvement across the manufacturing process.