Sr Environmental, Health and Safety Spec

Job Description

Location: Elkhorn, Nebraska

Overview

The Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Sr. Specialist is accountable for supporting and maintaining an efficient and effective health, safety and environmental management system for the Nebraska Operations sites (Elkhorn and Omaha). This role will ensure compliance with EHS regulations and promote best practices across various operation units, fostering a culture of safety and continuous improvement. The successful candidate will be physically located at the sites.

Reporting Structure

The Sr. Specialist of EHS sits within the Global Safety & Environment organization, and reports to the Director of Safety & Environment of the Nebraska Operations for the Americas Region.

Sr. Specialist, Safety & Environment

The Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Sr. Specialist is accountable for supporting and maintaining an efficient and effective health, safety and environmental management system for the Nebraska Operations sites (Elkhorn and Omaha). The successful candidate will be physically located at the sites.

The Sr. Specialist of EHS sits within the Global Safety & Environment organization, and reports to the Director of Safety & Environment of the Nebraska Operations for the Americas Region.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical safety, and industrial hygiene support to site management and employees with the Nebraska Operations. The successful candidate will be a proactive leader to implement best practices and ensure compliance with applicable EHS local, state, federal and company regulations, policies, permits, and work practices.
• Plan, develop, and support implementation of EHS programs for the sites to assure continuous compliance with local, state and federal legislation, Company standards and industry best practices; serve as interface with local governmental EHS agencies.
• Lead initiatives for incident reduction at the sites.
• Clearly and concisely communicate complex technical and regulatory information to both senior level leaders and shop floor employees.
• Manage EHS programs along with the site system owners such as: Contractor Management, High Risk Work, Incident Investigation, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Programs, and others as assigned.
• Conduct EHS incident investigations, including accidents and near misses, and ensure proper reporting and effective corrective and preventive action plans; regularly monitor and evaluate effectiveness of mitigation efforts.
• Oversee and facilitate change management processes for EHS initiatives, ensuring major transitions are effectively planned and executed to maintain continuous compliance with applicable regulations and organizational standards.
• Drive continuous improvement focused on both approaches and outcomes.
• Assure completion of required reports to site, divisional and/or corporate management and regulatory agencies.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Engineering, Physical Science or related technical discipline required

Experience:

Required

• 5+ years of progressive EHS experience.
• Knowledge of computers as a tool to perform the job.
• Ability to work independently.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Self-starter with strong leadership and change leadership skills.
• Must be knowledgeable of Federal and State OSHA, EPA, and EHS laws and regulations.
• Possess analytical and logical problem solving abilities.
• Ability to prioritize, focus on and obtain business results.
• Flexibility to perform various tasks to support the business.
• Experience working with US EHS regulatory agencies and corporate support functions.
• Demonstrated skills in complying with one or more regulatory programs: RCRA, OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM), Industrial Hygiene and High-Risk Work (e.g. elevated work, confined space, hot work, lock out tag out, etc.).

Preferred

• CSP, PE, or CIH preferred
• Master's degree in a related discipline
• Process improvements methodologies, Lean and Six Sigma skills
• Prior experience supporting an FDA or USDA-regulated manufacturing environment

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The salary range for this role is
$104,200.00 - $163,900.00

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 .

You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.

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Employee Status:
Regular

Relocation:
No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:
No

Travel Requirements:
10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:
Not Applicable

Shift:
Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:
No

Hazardous Material(s):
n/a

Required Skills:
Adaptability, Adaptability, Applied Engineering, Biosafety, Communication, Continuous Monitoring, Contractor Management, Corporate Management, Driving Continuous Improvement, EHS Auditing, EHS Compliance, EHS Program Management, Environmental Regulatory Compliance, Environmental Science, Health and Safety Legislation, Incident Investigations, Industrial Hygiene, Interpersonal Relationships, IS Audit, Management Process, Occupational Safety and Health Programs, Physical Sciences, Process Safety Management, Program Implementation, Regulatory Compliance {+ 5 more}

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:
06/26/2025
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Requisition ID:R353317