Sr. EHS Associate - Environmental Lead

Why Patients Need You

Our breakthroughs would not make it to the hands of patients without our pharmaceutical manufacturing team. We rely on a team of dedicated and agile members, who understand the importance and impact of their role in Pfizer’s mission. Patients need colleagues like you who take pride in their work and always look to improve outcomes. You will help to ensure that patients and physicians have the medicines they need, when they need them.

What You Will Achieve

You will be part of a dynamic team of experts who form Pfizer’s Environment, Health & Safety division. Due to the importance of this team for Pfizer’s employees and patients, the organization relies heavily on its team members’ timely actions and decision-making ability.

You will be responsible for activities related to interpreting, recommending and compliance with environmental, health and safety regulations/company policies. You will also assist in planning the changes in physical facilities to meet new environmental requirements. You will support the team in preparing contracts for licensed hazardous and radioactive waste disposal firms, monitoring waste handling and organizing spill-control teams. Your knowledge base will help you in updating environmental and spill-control manuals and procedures.

As a Senior Associate, your ability to meet team targets will help in completing important deliverables on time. Your innovative use of communication tools and techniques will make it easy to manage difficult issues and help in establishing consensus between teams.

It is your hard work and focus that will make Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.

How You Will Achieve It

This position is accountable for administering comprehensive Environmental programs to facilitate Pfizer compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and Pfizer guidelines addressing environmental requirements and sustainability efforts. The individual will oversee all site permitting, reporting, and recordkeeping to federal, state, local, and Pfizer agencies, including the following program areas: industrial air emissions including refrigerant management, Emergency Planning & Community Right-to Know (EPCRA), hazardous & non-hazardous waste management, aboveground storage tanks, industrial wastewater, industrial stormwater, and toxic substances. This role will manage the annual waste budget and associated invoicing and will be supportive in all capital projects targeting environmental sustainability/impact reduction initiatives. The individual will be responsible for day-to-day site waste management process, waste tracking /disposal, signatory on waste shipment manifests, recordkeeping, and management of on-site 3rd party waste contractors. The role will manage the site safety data sheet repository (chemical inventory) and review new chemical products for environmental impacts and compliance requirements. Additionally, the role will support site programs and initiatives around dangerous goods, controlled substances, safe storage of materials, zero landfill, and additional programs as required. The individual in this role must be able to analyze existing and planned products, processes, equipment, facilities, and programs to develop and implement proactive strategies to minimize environmental impacts and business interruption. They will also provide general EHS guidance to operations, conduct EHS-related training to colleagues or contractors on an as needed basis, and review/update/approve all environmental related documents and standard operating procedures (SOPs) within the site, and review/approve required documents from other departments as needed.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead all applicable Environmental related tasks, initiatives, training, and services that adhere to Pfizer Global EHS Standards, state and federal regulatory compliance. This includes but is not limited to generating and submitting all applicable reports both internal to Pfizer and external to applicable state, local and federal agencies. 

• Provide input to developing and modifying waste and wastewater management policies & procedures and apply breadth of knowledge to adapt and improve programs. Verify environmental programs in (e.g. satellite accumulation, chemical storage, refrigerant management, etc.) are compliant.  Daily interactions with various departments to monitor and advise on compliance initiatives as directed.

• Monitor adherence for compliance with federal (EPA, OSHA, DOT), state (KDHE), local (City of McPherson) environmental and related regulations.  Directly involved with training others and reinforcing appropriat