Process Safety Engineer

Process Safety Engineer

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in science, preferably Chemical Engineering, Organic or Polymer Chemistry or equivalent University Degree.–Master’s degree highly preferred
• 5-10 years experience with OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) and its core elements
• Detailed understanding of chemical plant processes and process safety.
• Experience in conducting employee Process Safety training
• Ability to drive the process safety compliance culture associated with the Chemical Industry environment
• Understanding of risks in blend plants, especially with flammable chemicals and strong acid
• Understanding of Process Hazard Assessments (PHA) and Process Risk Assessments (PRA)
• Ability to travel 30%-50% of the time

Responsibilities

• Support the Global Process Chemistry team to ensure all aspects of Process safety are addressed in projects and proper operating procedures are being applied at all reaction and blending plant operations.
• Maintain global communications to utilize resources in other regions and to ensure we meet the business needs of a global organization including Technology, Manufacturing, Sourcing, Product Quality, Business Units, and Supply Chain.
• Represent Global Process Chemistry in team meetings and projects to ensure process chemistry and process safety requirements are covered from a regional point of view while ensuring consistency with global standards.
• Support Cost-out initiatives by investigating the best operational strategy, in-house production vs tolling.
• Support the regional tolling technology transfer leader by assembling and providing toll manufacture SOPs, conducting onsite EHS, Quality and Engineering audits, and following up on completion of corrective actions. Being a critical part of the qualification team through the entire qualification process, providing guidance and support of scale-up trials ensuring safe operation and delivering products meeting quality expectations.
• Work closely together with the engineering team during the design and commissioning of new engineering projects at the Veolia CMS plants and provide technical process support.
• Assemble process safety information, including P&IDs, equipment design data, and process parameters needed for successful completion of Process Hazard Analyses (PHA/HAZOP).
• Implement the company’s internal standards for hazardous processes (e.g. flammable materials, combustible dust handling and neutralization reactions) etc.
• Implement, maintain, and improve all aspects of the company’s process safety program. Maintaining compliance with applicable OSHA, EPA, EU, and country/state/local requirements including Process Safety Management, RMP, and Seveso.
• Drive continuous system and process improvements based on Digitization and Lean Six Sigma methodology.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional chemical industry experience
• Familiar with NFPA 30 standard, OSHA regulations, Process Safety Management, EPA and SEVESO experience
• Familiar with WinCC or equivalent programs
• Knowledge of SAP is helpful
• Familiar with Brilliant fulfillment / Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma