Senior Safety & Environment Lead — High-Risk & Machinery

MSD; West Point (PA); On-site; USD 106,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

MSD is seeking a Senior Specialist to provide technical leadership for High Risk Work and Machinery Safety at West Point, PA, North Wales, and Springhouse Innovation Park. You will translate regulatory and company requirements into practical risk-based solutions and partner with operations, engineering, and maintenance to prevent incidents.

You will lead HRW steering committees, own procedures for high-risk activities, develop training, support audits, and drive improvements across the equipment

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• At least 5 years of safety program or technical safety experience in a manufacturing, laboratory, engineering, or similarly complex environment.
• Experience applying OSHA, consensus, and company standards to field work, work planning, equipment design, and capital projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the West Point HRW Steering Committee and HRW Councils to align site programs.
• Serve as SME and procedure owner for high-risk work activities.
• Develop and deliver technical training and qualification support for employees and contractors.
• Manage HRW contractor program, deploy auditing tools, and improve permit compliance.
• Partner with facilities, engineering and operations on P&ID reviews and equipment handover.
• Provide technical leadership for machinery safety across lifecycle and risk reduction.
• Conduct field risk assessments and document gaps for timely closure.
• Lead investigations of high-potential events and ensure effective corrective actions.
• Support regulatory inspections, internal audits, and enterprise initiatives related to HRW and machinery safety.

Skills

High-risk work controls

Hazardous energy control

Line breaking

Confined space entry

Work at height

Machinery safety

OSHA standards

Investigations

Cross-functional communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

MSD is seeking a Senior Specialist to provide technical leadership for High Risk Work and Machinery Safety at West Point, PA, North Wales, and Springhouse Innovation Park. You will translate regulatory and company requirements into practical risk-based solutions and partner with operations, engineering, and maintenance to prevent incidents.

You will lead HRW steering committees, own procedures for high-risk activities, develop training, support audits, and drive improvements across the equipment