Process Safety Engineer

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Job description

Position Summary:

As a Process Safety Engineer you will be the technical lead for process safety and the primary source for the development and implementation of a process safety program at the North American Arkema-ArrMaz facilities. Typical work schedule is Monday through Friday. Nights, weekends, and additional hours as required.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support plant compliance with safety and environmental related regulatory requirements including OSHA, PSM, RMP, as well as other company policies and programs.
• Support the development and implementation of a Process Safety Management (PSM) program at the North American Arkema-ArrMaz facilities.
• Evaluate equipment and processes and complete risk assessments to set priority for future PHA's.
• Ensure Process Safety Information is accurate.
• Develop a system to maintain safety critical systems lists and testing frequencies.
• Work with project leads and corporate SME's (subject matter experts) to ensure functional safety calculations are completed (SIL calculation) as needed.
• Facilitate Process Hazard Analyses (PHA's).
• Identify and implement technical solutions to resolve PHA and other process safety related action items.
• Develop, design, and implement projects to improve the safety and reliability of plant equipment and processes.
• Support and improve the Management of Change process.
• Collaborate with maintenance and the mechanical integrity team to ensure their programs are compliant with PSM requirements.
• Collaborate with engineering and maintenance to ensure pre-start up safety reviews (PSSR's) are completed and findings are addressed.
• Collaborate with operations to ensure standard operating procedures are compliant with PSM.
• Lead and educate team members on the importance of Process Safety.
• Train operations personnel and other staff in technical issues as it relates to process safety.
• Prompt reporting of near misses and other incidents in the EHS management system.
• Utilize computerized maintenance management system to input and track work orders.
• Be a leader in driving to a zero-injury and zero process safety event work culture.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Some domestic travel required.

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering from an accredited University, Chemical Engineering degree preferred.
• 5-8 years of experience in a PSM program in a chemical or petrochemical environment.
• Experience facilitating PHA's, required.
• Understanding of the LOPA methodology, preferred.
• Functional safety calculation (SIL calculation) and dispersion modeling experience, preferred.

Experience using PHAWorks, preferred.