EHS Specialist

The businesses of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany•Sheboygan Falls, WI

10d•$67,700 - $121,400

About The Position

The EHS Specialist provides safety, environmental, and industrial hygiene assistance to site management to help prevent occupational injuries and illnesses and reduce environmental emissions. The role supports compliance with environmental, occupational hygiene, and safety regulations. Under general direction, the specialist develops and implements projects and procedures that improve EHS performance, regulatory compliance, and processes while minimizing liability.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health and Safety, Industrial Safety Management, Chemistry, Biochemistry, another life science, or an engineering science discipline.
Working knowledge of EHS, safety, and industrial hygiene standards.
Strong oral and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Environmental Health and Safety, Industrial Safety Management, Chemistry, Biochemistry, another life science, or an engineering science discipline.
CSP or CIH certification.
Experience training employees.

Responsibilities

Conduct site risk assessments, identify risk-reduction strategies, and collaborate with management to implement controls for high-risk work, including LOTO, confined space, hot work, and process safety.
Maintain, monitor, and audit the site’s EHS Management System and prepare internal and external regulatory reports and documentation.
Conduct regular safety inspections, build site inspection competency, and communicate routinely with management and personnel about EHS matters.
Design, deliver, and evaluate adult EHS training programs to ensure personnel competence in safety, health, and operational procedures.
Oversee emergency response planning and drills, as well as fire detection and suppression and life safety systems for security, fire, chemical, medical, and natural disasters.
Ensure compliance with air and water emissions quantification and control standards and hazardous solid waste control and disposal practices, particularly in chemical manufacturing.
Apply industrial toxicology, industrial ventilation, occupational disease prevention, musculoskeletal disorder prevention, and hygiene sampling and assessment principles.
Manage electrical safety and arc flash, construction safety, loss control, laboratory safety, and PPE programs, including respiratory protection.
Lead root-cause accident and incident investigations, implement corrective and preventive actions, and use basic statistical analysis to monitor EHS performance.