Senior Environmental Life Safety Supervisor (Rahway, NJ)

Job Description

Supervisor, Environmental and Life Safety Role :

Join our dedicated team of fire, life safety, and environmental professionals. We take pride in keeping all our fellow employees on our Rahway, NJ campus safe and in maintaining the site's storm water, wastewater and hazardous waste compliance with all local and state regulations.

Responsibilities:

The Environmental Life Safety Supervisor position is a 12 hour rotating shift. The Environmental Life Safety team monitors environmental and life safety systems for the site on a 24 hour, 7 day basis. The candidate that accepts the position is expected to work nights , weekends, and holidays when on shift. The position manages a team of 2 Environmental Life Safety Technicians responsible for maintaining the Fire, Life safety , storm and waste water systems for the site. The team responds to all life safety and environmental incidents on the Rahway campus.

Position is responsible for overseeing all wastewater / stormwater sampling activities required by both state and local agencies and ensuring chain of custody is maintained for sample submittals.

The Environmental Life Safety Supervisor is required to issue hazardous energy control (HEC) permits for all hot work, line break, and confined space work that is performed on environmental / waste water systems managed by the department.

Position reports directly to the Manager of Environmental Operations.

Qualifications Required

• Education: High School Diploma

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.

• Communication skills including clear and concise writing , engaging in effective one on one conversations, participating in meetings, and communicating clearly and respectfully.

• Familiar with Microsoft Word and Excel.

• Proficiency in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Qualifications Preferred

• Experience related to storm water and wastewater treatment /management.

• Experience with incident and/or emergency response.

• NJ Fire Inspector Certification (completed or in process)

• Prior people management experience.

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Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as remote.

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 employees 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 .

You can apply for this role through (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.

San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

Shift:

1st - Day, 2nd - Evening, 3rd - Night

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

N/A

Required Skills:

Adaptability, Adaptability, Applied Engineering, cGMP Compliance, Communication, Decision Making, Electromechanical Troubleshooting, Environment Health and Safety, Facilities Operations, Fire Safety Systems, Hazardous Waste Disposal, Hazardous Waste Management, Hazardous Wastes, Inventory Management, Lockout Tagout, Maintenance Management, Management Process, Operational Efficiency, People Leadership, Safety Compliance, Safety Procedures, Site Safety, Supervision, Task Coordination, Technical Support {+ 2 more}

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:

08/25/2025

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