Process Safety Engineer

Staffing Network has partnered with an agricultural company seeking a Process Safety Engineer for a direct hire opportunity in Chicago Heights, IL. The Process Safety Engineer will be responsible for providing direction to Operations teams and assist the plants in developing, implementing, and sustaining policies, procedures, programs, and training to ensure compliance with OSHA PSM, Risk Management Plan (RMP), and all local, state, and federal regulations. You should have the ability to demonstrate expertise to identify root cause analysis in process safety event investigation, troubleshoot issues, and implement process improvements.

Job Duties of Process Safety Engineer:

• Provide direction to Operations teams and assist the plants in developing, implementing, and sustaining policies, procedures, programs, and training to ensure compliance with OSHA PSM, EPA Risk Management Plan (RMP), and all local, state, and federal regulations.
• Lead PSM assessments and reviews. Manage and/or facilitate Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), HAZOP, LOPA, etc. on existing, new, and modified processes and define effective risk management controls.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to review system-altering processes prior to implementation. Provide oversight and advice on Management of Change (MOC) and Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSRs).
• Ensure PSM improvement actions from PHA, PSM compliance audits, and process safety event investigations are identified and tracked to timely closure.
• Organizes and provides leadership concerning all 14 PSM standard elements. Serves as primary respondent in the event of any PSM audit activity. Provide process safety advice to design, construction, maintenance, and operation personnel.
• Responsible for data retrieval, compilation, and reporting for regional process safety key performance indicator metrics.
• Participate in emergency planning and preparation including drills, training, and incident investigation.
• Organize and monitor PSM-related training, including annual review/certification, to all applicable personnel and contractors.
• Monitor regulatory and industry development. Identify and share PSM best practices for the region.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing/process/quality engineering experience.
• 3 years leading and coordinating PSM activities.
• Ability to conform to all OSHA, PSM, HAZMAT and EPA RMP regulations along with learning and understanding OSHA Emergency Response requirements.