Environmental Health & Safety Specialists III

The businesses of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany•Rockville, MD

8h•$120,000 - $165,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join MilliporeSigma. Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety or closely related field, plus two (2) years of experience in Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental compliance standards pertaining to laboratory operations. Employer will also accept a Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety or closely related field, plus five (5) years of experience with Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental compliance standards pertaining to laboratory operations.
Demonstrated ability in Occupational disease prevention and control methods gained through one (1) year of work experience
Experience in public health with the ability to ensure the site is prepared for and ready to respond in the event of an emergency gained through two (2) years of work experience
Demonstrated ability in ensuring the site’s EHS Management System is in place and functioning effectively gained through two (2) years of work experience
Environmental Health and Safety Training Experience gained through two (2) years of work experience
Experience providing EHS support for organization with more than 20 departments; including R&D and manufacturing gained through two (2) years of work experience
Experience providing EHS support to a site with greater than 800 employees through two (2) years of work experience

Responsibilities

Work with site management in the reduction of injuries and incidents
Provide safety engineering support to site management to ensure compliance with environmental, occupational hygiene and safety regulatory requirements
Ensure site personnel are competent in performing Risk Assessments and ensuring needed Risk Assessments are completed
Identify risk reduction methods and work with site management in implementing those methods
Conduct Environmental, Health and Safety related training
Conduct safety inspections and ensure site personnel are competent in performing safety inspections
Regularly collaborate with site management, supervision and personnel on EHS related matters
Prepare EHS compliance related reports and correspondence, both internally and externally (regulatory bodies)
Ensure site is prepared for and ready to respond in the event of emergency
Ensure site’s EHS Management System is in place and functioning effectively to include: Policy, Planning, Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment & Control, Legal and Other Requirements.