Specialist - Environmental Health and Safety

MSD • Rahway, NJ

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About The Position

As a member of the Rahway Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) team, this role provides technical leadership and program support for high-risk work, fire life safety, contractor safety, and related EHS compliance programs at the Rahway site. The position involves collaborating with operating departments, area management, contractors, and other stakeholders to integrate EHS requirements into daily operations. It also supports the development, implementation, assessment, and continuous improvement of EHS procedures, guidelines, training programs, and management systems.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years applied professional experience in industrial safety, environmental and/or general EHS role.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and can-do attitude with the ability to work independently.
• Possess critical thinking, analytical and logical problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to prioritize, focus on and obtain business results.
• Flexibility to perform various tasks to support the business.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Service and result-oriented mindset.
• Ability to handle potentially stressful situations with a positive attitude.
• Accident Investigation
• Detail-Oriented
• EHS Program Management
• Employee Training
• Environmental Audits
• Goal Setting
• Hazardous Material Safety
• Incident Investigations
• Industrial Hygiene
• Project Risk Assessments
• Quality Auditing
• Regulatory Compliance
• Spill Containment
• Technical Reporting

Nice To Haves

• Experience in high-risk work program management, contractor management, process safety, research and pilot scale operations.
• Experience with EHS regulatory agency inspections.
• Strong systems and IT knowledge including Microsoft applications a plus.
• Demonstrated performance in a highly regulated industry with strict standards adherence and compliance initiatives.
• Relevant professional certification(s) preferred including ASP, CSP, CHMM, and/or CHST.
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Responsibilities

• Serve as the Rahway site subject matter expert (SME) to manage the safety of high-risk work (HRW) programs, including lockout-tagout, electrical safety, hot work, line breaking, elevated work, confined space entry, mobile crane, trenching and excavation.
• Support HRW programs through reviews of the permit to work system, delivery of HRW training, and program assessments in partnership with area management.
• Support contractor safety as a liaison with project and site teams to ensure compliance with our company's contractor safety requirements and regulatory obligations.
• Provide EHS support for fire life safety, management of change, incident investigation, risk assessments, EHS standards compliance, inspections and auditing and capital project work as assigned.
• Participate in EHS agency regulatory inspections and correspondence.
• Manage EHS information and compliance using site’s EHS management systems including data collection, modeling, trending, tracking and communication of EHS score card metrics.
• Partner with stakeholders to administer EHS management system and maintain compliance.
• Develop EHS procedures, guidelines and training programs as assigned, with knowledge of EHS regulations and applicability.
• Support implementation of EHS compliance initiatives for customer areas.
• Support the completion of regulatory submissions, notifications, etc. required to maintain compliance with federal, state, and local EHS requirements.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• paid holidays
• vacation
• compassionate and sick days

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level