EHS Specialist Process Safety

Job Title: EHS Specialist Process Safety

Job Location: East Saint Louis IL

Job Type: Full Time (onsite)

Description:

• Responsible for implementing and continuously improving Process Safety Management programs and performance. Works to strengthen overall performance at the site and assure compliance with applicable PSM regulations and Responsible Care Process Safety requirements. Works to identify and mitigate process safety risk through procedures reviews metrics and analyses of processes incidents trends.

Responsibilities:

• Leads/Manages the Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) process at the site. This includes training/scheduling facilitators planning conducting PHAs performing Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) and assessing the need for Critical Safety Systems (SIS/SIL). Leads/ensures PHA Actions are progressed to completion/resolution by tracking and following up on action items.
• Manages the MOC Process provides governance for the Deferral process and practices escalation where needed.
• Shares PSM best practices among sites serves on global Process Safety Council
• Provides PSM expertise to plant as well as recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP) such as NFPA ASME API and NEC.
• Partners with Operations Maintenance and Engineering to provide coaching training PSM support to help them successful in their role in PSM. Aligns site procedures/processes to corporate PSM programs.
• Integrates PSM into site standard work processes. Ensures site is up to date with PSM training and operating procedure reviews. Participates in project reviews ensures Safe design HAZOP PSSR are included.
• Leads/participates in PSM audits to ensure compliance with OSHA/EPA RMP ACC standards.
• Leads/participates in Incident Investigations to leverage the learnings across the site units and globally. Ensures root cause and corrective actions are put into place.
• Leverages PSM Metrics to reduce Risk improve Compliance and drive performance.

Education/Experience Requirements:

• BS in Chemical Engineering Mechanical or other technical degree with PSM experience.
• Additional Process Safety formal training.
• Training in Incident Investigation Process Hazard Analysis Team Leader Facility Siting Dust Hazard Analysis or other formal relevant process safety programs.
• Minimum 35 years of professional experience in PSM and RMP
• Demonstrated experience in implementing and executing a PSM program.
• Demonstrated experience in identifying and mitigating process safety risks.
• Exceptional leadership ownership and communication skills
• Audit experience in PSM within the chemical or petrochemical industry.
• Expertise in knowledgebase and application of RAGAGEP

Education/Experience Preferred:

• P.E. registration CHMM CSP CIH or equivalent is a plus.

Skills/Abilities:

• Plant Engineering process engineering and process safety management.
• Familiarity with OSHA PSM and EPA RMP requirements.
• Understanding of state and federal regulatory laws
• Oral and written communication skills which are clear concise and effective
• Able to handle several projects and tasks simultaneously
• Effective organizational and time management skills
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Detail Oriented Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite SAP Gensuite
• Strong computer skills (Aftons routine EHS applications like Gensuite)

Function Competencies:

• EHS Risk Assessment Ability to identify hazards assess risks proactively.
• EHS Risk Control Ability to eliminate reduce or mitigate risks through effective controls.
• EHS Compliance/ Conformance Identify analyze communicate and manage compliance.
• EHS Management System Ability to design operate maintain processes for execution and continuous improvement. Leverages metrics to gauge performance.
• Design with EHS in Mind Reviews projects and processes to ensure robust safe designs.
• Stakeholder Engagement Builds relationships and partners effectively with stakeholders to advance program safety compliance reduce risk.

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