Ashland · 2 hours ago
Process Safety Engineer
Hopewell, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expAshland Inc. is a global specialty chemicals company that provides technologies and insights for various markets. They are seeking a Process Safety Engineer to lead process safety initiatives, enhance safety culture, and ensure compliance with regulations in a chemical manufacturing setting.
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Responsibilities
Provide transformational leadership to foster management commitment and employee ownership of process safety, enhance site process safety culture and performance, and ensure timely closure of corrective actions through risk assessment and data-driven collaboration
Analyze process safety data and partner with site leadership to develop and implement process safety improvement strategies
Providing subject matter expertise and technical support in the areas of process safety and its implementation to ensure regulatory compliance and operational excellence (PHA/LOPA, facility siting, combustible dust hazard management, effective corrective active closure, incident investigations, consequence modeling, etc.)
Apply effective problem-solving and decision-making by developing multiple solutions and making well-informed recommendations to improve process safety outcomes
Coordinate and deliver mandatory process safety training and additional sessions tailored to meet specific site needs, including clear communication of process safety program elements to all organizational levels (operations, engineers, and site management)
Lead process hazard analysis (PHA), combustible dust assessment (CDA/DHA), and risk assessments (LOPA) to ensure process hazards are identified and adequately and effectively mitigated in order to meet company risk criteria
Maintain site self-assessment protocols for the process safety program and participate in process safety compliance audits
Partner with global EHS and Engineering to provide process safety support for capital projects at the site
Review, revise, and update site process safety procedures and standards to maintain regulatory compliance and align with corporate standards, promoting continuous improvement and operational excellence
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in chemical engineering or other relevant science/engineering degree
Minimum 7 years' experience in the process safety field within an industrial or manufacturing setting, including chemical manufacturing
Working knowledge of OSHA PSM and EPA RMP regulatory requirements and RAGAGEP (e.g. API, NFPA, etc.)
Subject matter expertise in risk-based process safety management systems and experience implementing PS MS in a chemical manufacturing setting
Demonstrated experience leading PHAs using LOPA, DHAs, and MOCs, developing and maintaining PSI, developing and maintaining procedures and training materials, and incident investigation
Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure and quickly adapt to shifting demands
Excellent verbal / written communication (English) and interpersonal skills, particularly influencing without authority
Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and EHS management software, such as VelocityEHS
Preferred
Experience with combustible dust
Proficiency with PHA Software, such as PHA Pro or Sphera ARA
Working knowledge in consequence modeling and/or process simulation software (e.g. PHAST, Superchems, Aspen, etc.)
Experience in pressure relief design and analysis (DIERS)
Benefits
Industry competitive salary and benefits
Pay-for-performance incentive plans
Company
Ashland
Ashland provides specialty chemical solutions to customers ranging from consumer to industrial market.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2022-03-04Post Ipo Secondary
2018-11-15Acquired
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
Alessandra Faccin
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