Process Safety Specialist

Description The PSM Specialist is a hands-on leader with a primary focus on process safety management, assessing and leading risk mitigation. Other responsibilities include ensuring compliance with air, water, and remediation requirements. Primary responsibilities include: - Define, manage, analyze, and improve facility safety, environmental, PSM, and Security management systems in accord with Halocarbons PSM vision and strategy. - Provide leadership in assuring that Halocarbon meets all government agencies and requirements related to employee safety, health, environmental compliance, and emergency response. - Serve as change agent to stimulate culture changes which drive the company towards minimizing exposures leading to zero injuries, illnesses, or adverse impacts to the environment. - Using a risk management approach, initiate engineering, administrative, and PPE controls to meet Halocarbons EHS vision / values. - Role model PSM excellence through participation in and compliance with Halocarbon policies, management systems, procedures, teams, and training. - Participate in the on-call rotations and provide afterhours assistance or emergency response. The PSM Leader must be a caring, highly motivated, ambitious individual, with strong analytical skills. This person should be a team-oriented leader, curious with an investigative mindset, able to effectively collaborate, and communicate with their audience. The individual must have a competitive spirit resulting in a demonstrated track record of cooperative success and a keen desire to learn/grow professionally. Duties and Responsibilities Lead Halocarbons PSM program to ensure regulatory compliance and the effective identification, assessment, and management of process safety risks. Key responsibilities include: - Develop, implement, and maintain EHS and PSM management systems. - Partner with process engineers to develop and maintain effective operating procedures. - Lead PHAs and ensure process safety information remains accurate and current. - Champion design reviews and lead PSSRs. - Ensure effective operational training and provide guidance on compliance with applicable RAGAGEP. - Conduct PSM compliance audits and promote employee involvement in PSM activities. - Lead the MOC and RMP processes. - Develop, implement, monitor, and periodically review EHS and PSM leading and lagging indicators. - Lead, participate in, and review incident investigations to ensure the root cause is determined and that corrective actions are developed and implemented to prevent recurrence of related exposures. - Serve as company expert in flammable liquids handling, HF handling, combustible dust, compressed air safety, and other identified processes. Develop and maintain the management systems for these areas. - Lead, document, and coordinate Halocarbons aspect / exposure / risk profile. - Maintain the Halocarbon security vulnerability assessment. - Provide training to employees on applicable EHS/PSM topics. - Interfacing and acting as the company representative in assigned community organizations, industry organizations, and regulatory audits and inspections. Requirements Education and/or Experience - Bachelors degree in chemical engineering, process safety engineering, or combination of PSM-related experience and technical background preferred - PE, CSP, or CCPSC certification is a plus - Minimum 3-year experience in chemical manufacturing / handling preferred - Experience leading or involvement in process hazard analysis is a plus - Ability to interpret and apply RAGEGEPs such as SC Fire Code, API, ANSI, NFPA, CCPS, CFRs. - A demonstrated track record of and experience in change leadership, risk assessment/risk management, leading EHS/PSM management systems, and maintaining technical competence preferred Analytical Ability/Problem Solving/Technical skills - Cari g with genuine concern for employees, families, and our community which reflects their passion for EHS. - Curiosity for solving the toughest problems through an entrepreneurial and continuous improvement mindset. - Excellent analytical, critical thinking, and organizational skills. - Positively adapts to and leads change. - Excels at collaborating with others. Approaches internal and external customers as true partners. - Effective communication skills with the ability to present oneself with tact and diplomacy. Highly capable of working with and respecting people at all levels of the organization. - Competitive spirit of cooperatively leveraging high performance teamwork to play to win. Acting with a sense of urgency while holding high ethical standards and a strong work ethic. - Strong business acumen and excellent leadership skills. - Hands-on, proactive, solution-oriented professional who leads by example and is self-motivated with a high degree of honesty and integrity. - Advanced MS Office skills and ability to quickly learn and apply new software. Safety/Essential Functions - Must be able to climb and descend stairs and ladders. - Must be capable of and willing to learn, new skills and tasks. - Must be capable of working where chemical odors may exist at permissible threshold limits of exposure. - Must be able to evacuate the plant and report to muster point in the event of an emergency or drill. - Must be able to sit and use a computer for extended periods of time. *Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship