Senoir Specalist, EHS Environmental

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The primary focus of the Senior Specialist, EHS Environmental is to support Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) at the Summit facility within the Department of Environmental, Occupational Health, & Safety (EHS). As the Senior Specialist you will play an active role in supporting the company’s environmental, and sustainability (EHS) efforts within the Summit facility to drive long-term company and stakeholder value. 

The individual in this role will be responsible for managing the site environmental programs in accordance with company and regulatory requirements. This position plays a key role in aligning corporate and local policies and procedures and will foster a proactive and integrated EHS culture that promotes a positive, proactive approach throughout all operations. 

Shifts Available:

Monday – Friday, Standard Working Hours

Responsibilities:

• Identify, manage and assess risks pertaining to air, water, waste and soil.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local environmental and sustainability laws, regulations, codes, rules, and consensus guides.
• Develop and implement new environmental programs, policies, and procedures and update and improve existing ones.
• Continually monitor federal, state and local regulations to ensure compliance.
• Prepare and maintain environmental reports, records, monitoring data and plans as required by regulation or company requirements.
• Point of contact for environmental regulatory agencies and lead agency inspections or audits.
• Manage a wide range of communications and preparation / distribution of EHS communications.
• Develop, create, and manage site platforms, databases, and SharePoint for documentation of procedures, forms, SOPs, investigations, reporting, inspections, action items, communications, and other management system platforms and their outcomes in line with quality and EHS requirements.
• Develop, create, and maintain, and distribute EHS reports, and records as assigned.
• Create and maintain a systemic process to ensure workflow timelines for EHS events and action plans are adhered to including mechanisms for EHS performance and trend reports.
• Manage the environmental training process for the site, including development of new and revised training, accurately assigning training based on guidelines, and supporting training records requests.
• Perform and direct spill cleanup activities for Hazardous, Non-Hazardous or Biohazard materials.
• Experience working in laboratory and manufacturing environment, with knowledge of GMP practices and procedures.
• Proactively collaborates at site and above-site levels.
• Participates in EHS operational and tier discussions, EHS committees and teams; and EHS self-assessments, inspections, GEMBAs, and audits.
• Review and ensure accurate and complete resolution of issues as they arise and escalates concerns, resource constraints, or needs with urgency to appropriate leaders in the organization.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Environmental experience including but not limited to, hazardous waste, biologic waste, wastewater, storm water, SPCC/DPCC, DOT hazardous material shipping, air emis