Specialist, Environmental Health and Safety

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

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

Merck seeks an Environmental Health & Safety professional for the West Point site to implement compliant EHS programs across operations, ensuring regulatory adherence and continuous performance improvement. You will partner with site teams to align objectives with business goals and corporate values.

Responsibilities include hazard assessments, incident investigations, regulatory reporting, and developing EH&S procedures and training.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required, concentration in Safety or Environmental related technical discipline preferred
• Minimum of 3-5 years applied professional EHS work experience
• Proficiency in environmental compliance, occupational health and safety, process safety, critical thinking, communication and problem solving
• Awareness of project management techniques and budgeting

Responsibilities

• Completes hazard assessments, industrial hygiene monitoring, process hazard analysis, life safety reviews, incident investigations, regulatory analysis, and supports permit applications
• Prepares reports of assessments and investigations with findings and corrective/preventive actions
• Interacts with departments to correct non-compliance issues and follows up on corrective actions
• Reviews processes, facilities, procedures and management of change documents for regulatory conformance
• Develops EH&S procedures, guidelines and training programs
• Provides leadership to sustain action-oriented EH&S committees
• Supports site priorities and initiatives in EH&S
• Ensures regulatory submissions and notifications are completed to maintain compliance with EH&S requirements

Skills

Adaptability

Air Quality Management

Biosafety

Budgeting

EHS Auditing

EHS Compliance

Environmental Regulatory Compliance

Process Safety

Incident Investigations

Sustainability Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Safety or Environmental discipline

Job description

Job Description

We partner with the business to ensure we maintain our company’s values and high ethical standards, comply with the law, protect our people and enhance our reputation. We strive to foster an environment that is inspiring, supportive and varied.

Job Description

We partner with the business to ensure we maintain our company’s values and high ethical standards, comply with the law, protect our people and enhance our reputation. We strive to foster an environment that is inspiring, supportive and varied.

Position Overview

Responsible for providing compliant environmental, health, and safety programs to operating departments at the West Point site. Integrates Environmental Health and Safety programs into daily operations to assure regulatory compliance, achieves continuous performance improvement, meeting Environmental Health and Safety performance objectives. Partners with operations to develop objectives to achieve these goals in alignment with site business goals and values.

Responsibilities Include

• Completes hazard assessments, industrial hygiene monitoring, process hazard analysis, life safety reviews, incident investigations, environmental regulatory field analysis, environmental reports and supports permit applications
• Prepares reports of assessments, evaluations, and investigations, including findings and corrective and/or preventative recommendations
• Interacts with departments to correct non-compliance issues, including follow-up on corrective actions
• Reviews processes, facilities, procedures and management of change documents to assure conformance to recognized Environmental Health and Safety regulations, standards and guidelines
• Provides support to client groups in completing injury/illness/incident investigation and analysis, training, self-assessments and addressing specific Environmental Health and Safety concerns as they are raised
• Develops Environmental Health and Safety procedures, guidelines and training programs as assigned
• Provides leadership to support sustained performance of action-oriented Environmental Health and Safety committees
• Supports site’s Environmental Health and Safety priorities and initiatives as assigned
• Assures completion of all regulatory submissions, notifications, etc. required to maintain compliance with federal, state, and local Environmental Health and Safety requirements

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree required, concentration in Safety or Environmental related technical discipline preferred
• Minimum of 3-5 years applied professional Environmental Health and Safety work experience
• Basic level of proficiency in the areas of environmental compliance, occupational health and safety, process safety, critical thinking, communication skills, and problem solving
• Awareness of project management techniques and basic budgeting

Preferred

• Possess or working toward relevant professional certification(s), such as CSP and/or CIH
• Understanding and prior support of bio-manufacturing facilities and pharmaceutical R&D

Our Support Functions deliver services and makes recommendations about ways to enhance our workplace and the experience of working at our organization. Our Support Functions include HR, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Procurement, Administration, Facilities and Security.

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Required Skills

Adaptability, Air Quality Management, Biosafety, Budgeting, Driving Continuous Improvement, EHS Auditing, EHS Compliance, Environmental Regulatory Compliance, Ergonomics Program Management, Incident Investigations, Industrial Hygiene, Process Safety, Radiation Safety, Sustainability Management, Waste Management

US And Puerto Rico Residents Only

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The salary range for this role is

$87,300.00 - $137,400.00

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.

San Francisco Residents Only

We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

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We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

Employee Status

Regular

Relocation

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship

No

Travel Requirements

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements

Hybrid

Shift

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License

No

Hazardous Material(s)

n/a

Job Posting End Date

10/9/2026

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Requisition ID

R418848