DESCRIPTION

The Process Safety Engineer will drive process safety performance improvement at multiple sites. This position will support and facilitate site(s) involvement in and compliance with the OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) Standard and EPA Risk Management Plan (RMP) rule. The Process Safety Engineer will improve compliance with PSM and RMP regulations, facilitate hazard reviews, maintain process safety information, oversee accountability in the change management process, and collaborate with other site members to improve the process safety program.

• Serves as the primary process safety resource for consultation with site personnel and business team members
• Conducts and develops process safety training for the sites as needed on key regulatory topics
• Conducts process safety reviews, assists in internal/external audits and creates/maintains appropriate documentation
• Improves site procedures to align with the OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) standard and EPA Risk Management Plan (RMP) guidelines as needed, as well as corporate policies and procedures
• Maintains and updates site RMP plans as required, including Offsite Consequence Analysis (OCA)
• Conducts Pre-Start up Safety Reviews (PSSR) in collaboration with site teams; trains others in their completion
• Oversees and conducts periodic audits of the site’s Management of Change programs to ensure they are complying with the corporate policy and regulatory requirements
• Facilitates Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs) and Layer of Protectional Analysis (LOPA) studies.
• Ensures PHAs are conducted following corporate policy and industry best-practice. Tracks and schedules completion of regulatory required PHA’s.
• Develops and tracks key Process Safety performance metrics & KPIs at the site, regional, and business unit level
• Monitors key process safety metrics to develop and implement improvement programs and actively track site corrective action items
• Participates/Leads incident and accident investigations to identify root causes, recommends corrective and preventative actions
• Identifies, communicates, escalates, and addresses process safety gaps and risks at the site
• Interacts with State and/or Federal regulators during site inspections
• Prepares reports summarizing safety testing data and recommendations
• Maintains and develops process safety information for the site as required
• Leads/Participates in site projects to improve process safety performance or to address process safety-related action item