Indorama Ventures: Indovinya · 2 days ago
Senior Process Safety Engineer
Lake Charles, LA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expIndorama Ventures- Intermediate Chemicals is seeking a Senior Process Safety Engineer to join their team in Lake Charles, LA. The role involves providing technical advice on process hazards, ensuring compliance with safety policies, and promoting continuous improvement in operations.
Chemicals
Responsibilities
Be an influential advisor to line management by building and fostering a deep understanding of the theoretical concepts, industry standards and best practices in one or more Indovinya Safety Core Processes (people/process safety) and/or sub-processes (for example: behavior-based safety, industrial hygiene, hazard study, asset integrity, environmental management, and distribution safety) as they are relevant to the site
Always seek to update connections with the IT and digital areas, seeking solutions in risk management, various software, focusing on innovation through modeling technologies, analysis of risk scenarios in real time, barrier management, etc
Be an effective coach for the site by leveraging and extending its PSM knowledge through personal participation in Indovinya meetings for delivery of the learning programs, auditing and/or incident investigation and/or through training activities within the global PSM team as well as through personal functional development
Guideline management to develop and ensure implementation of HSE/PSM policies, plans and practices for the Pasadena in line with the Indovinya HSE Policy, Directives, Rules & Procedures (HSE Procedures) and in compliance with relevant regulatory requirements; together with and in support of line management, set the safety culture and manage hazards
Spend time engaging with employees and act as a role model for ensuring compliance with and commitment to the Indovinya HSE Policy, Directives, Rules & Procedures, including its risk tolerance criteria (Indovinya Risk Matrix)
Contribute to the development of the PSM strategy for design, deployment, and delivery of the Indovinya HSE Policy, Directives, Rules & Procedures and Safety for the site at the next higher level, to ensure alignment of objectives and performance of the facility
Manage the resources needed to ensure that customer, community, and stakeholder requirements are deployed as requirements for Process Safety programs
Promote constant benchmarking with Best-in-Class companies, being connected with market trends and best practices, sharing with teams, and applying applicable development plans
Promote the relationship and guarantee the fulfillment of the stakeholders demands related to Process safety: public agencies, regulators and external affairs, client, community, etc
Continuously improve BSC (Balanced Score Card) elements related to process safety
Promote the constant approach of process safety with the interface areas of the Unit, such as process engineering (technology), operation, maintenance, demand, logistics, etc. Be an influential advisor to line management and a specialist support
Accomplish with the Maintenance area related to mechanical integrity plans that minimize impacts to the company's assets that are designated as scenario barriers related to the PHA and Aspects and Impact programs
Promote the holding of meetings of Indovinya Process Safety Professionals
Acting along with justifications and strategies that make feasible investments in favor of meeting the recommendations of the accidents of processes and recommendations of PHA (using risk-based approach decision – Risk Matrix)
Develop initiatives that aim to reduce the number of accidents / incidents of processes that trigger financial impacts (direct or indirect) to Indovinya, especially fire and explosions
Manage the established practices for attendance and control of waste generation considering the reduction of financial impacts (direct or indirect) in Indovinya
Manage established practices for emergency response considering the reduction of financial impacts (direct or indirect) in Indovinya
Ensure PHA recommendations are harmonized with technology and recognized best practices and engineering standards
Implement tools and procedures that are easy to understand and friendly, optimizing the interface with internal clients
Manage, implement, and report local PSM indicators, promoting through the process of critical analysis the continuous improvement of work processes
To manage the records related to the Process Safety area, through systematic control to ensure the tracking (traceability), adequacy and reliability of the information, evidencing the effective functioning of the Quality Assurance, Environment, Health and Safety Management Systems (IMS - Integrated Management System)
Manage the process of corrective and preventive actions, when the occurrence of nonconformities related to non-conformities, accidents of processes
Carry out awareness campaigns for promoting the PSM culture. Sharing PSM Knowledge (Training & Development) to get operational readiness
Communication skills (verbal and written) with Senior Management, peers, and direct reports will be essential. Strong communication and interpersonal skills, entrepreneurship, result oriented, negotiation, problem solving, project management, business acumen
Positive influencing: ability to connect people, gain agreement or acceptance of plans, activities, and ability to move others willingly towards a desired goal or course of action
Able to work in an inclusive way in the HSE team to make sure the business experiences ‘one voice’ and the team’s collective objectives are met
Ability to drive continuous improvement of the processes, policies, and standards
Promote the awareness and formation of a culture focused on process safety and the implementation of the management system requirements through the formalization of administrative and operational procedures
Ensure the incident lessons learning deployment
Ensure the execution / review of periodic hazard studies trough employee involvement as well as the fulfillment of its recommendations and support the emergency response plans preparation through sharing risk scenarios that must be covered
Coordinate and conduct audits in Process Safety, ensuring operations discipline and compliance with corporate guidelines and standards
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in chemical engineering or related field from an accredited university
5 plus years of experience in Process Safety Management including Process Hazard Analysis and Layers of Protection Analysis preferred, or three plus years of experience in plant operations or engineering
Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
Knowledge in application and compliance requirements of regulatory standards (OSHA, EPA-RMP, etc.)
Ability to plan, delegate, and organize tasks to consistently produce results within the deadlines
Ability to facilitate & control a multi-disciplined, cross-functional team
Must have strong interpersonal skills to communicate with multiple layers of the organization
Knowledgeable on Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and risk assessment, including HAZOP, What-If, LOPA, Safety Integrity Level (SIL) identification + SIS Design understanding and review
Ability to apply and interpret standards and procedures to various situations
Solid background and knowledge about OSHA/CCPS Process Safety Management standard as well as other legal requirements like EPA-RMP
Strong knowledge regarding Incident investigation techniques
Strong knowledge and expertise with RAGAGEP (NFPAs, ASME, ANSI, API, ISA, IEC etc.)
Knowledge of chemical and petrochemical production routines and processes related to health and safety issues
Knowledge about guidelines, regulatory resolutions and systems related to the Emergency Response Plan and fire protection systems
Knowledge of the programs applied to risk management (insurance inspection)
Knowledge of the management and operation of the Process Safety Devices (Protection Layers): process logics, interlocks, safety devices to avoid loss of primary containment and post-containment
Preferred
Previous experience in Process Engineering: Desired
Advanced education degree (e.g., Master, or post-degree) in a Process Safety Professional will be a plus
MS Project: Desired
PHA-pro for HazOp, LOPA/SIL Validation and BowTie: Desired
Specific Systems for Incident Report System (e.g., Intelex): Desired
Proficiency with some computing skills as well as AI tools, Power BI and Tableau for data analysis tools and visual dashboard construction
Benefits
Medical
Vision and dental
Basic life insurance
AD&D insurance
401k
Company
Indorama Ventures: Indovinya
Indovinya is the global specialty chemical and surfactants division of Indorama Ventures, with operations across 10 countries and 15 manufacturing locations.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase