Sr Engineer, Process Safety

    Are you looking for a new challenge? For our location Calvert City we are looking for a(n) Sr Engineer, Process Safety.  

This is Us:

You know us. You just didn’t know it. WACKER is a global chemical manufacturer that prides itself on “Creating Tomorrow’s Solutions”. WACKER materials are so versatile and adaptable, they have virtually unlimited applications just about anywhere imaginable, making WACKER an integral part of daily life. Whether it’s protecting buildings from the elements, a tube of toothpaste, a cell phone, airbags, or cosmetics, people from all over the world come into contact each day with our products and achievements. We are looking for capable, innovative, and enthusiastic achievers to join our team and grow with us. We are currently seeking a Senior Process Safety Engineer for our site in Calvert City, KY.

 

What you will do:

The Process Safety Sr. Engineer - Regional Process Safety is responsible for application and implementation for ongoing compliance with WACKER Process Safety Standards, the regulatory Process Safety Management (PSM) standard and Risk Management Plan (RMP) programs. This position will interface with relevant third parties such as consultants and auditors retained by the Company as well as with facility and corporate leadership. This position requires very strong subject matter expertise regarding process safety and risk management planning, both as industrial disciplines as well as under the regulatory mandates for these areas. The position also requires a detailed understanding of facility operating, engineering, maintenance, and planning processes and the ability to identify and communicate PSM and RMP ramifications of existing, new, and modified processes. The position also requires an aptitude for "walking the plant" and partnering with company personnel, contractors, and visitors, to increase education on facility processes and PSM and RMP issues and solutions related to those processes. The position requires regular interface with virtually all departments of the facility as well as interface with initiatives within WACKER Global and Regional Safety departments.    This position reports directly to the Director of Process Safety Management and Mechanical Integrity with primary responsibility of the process safety program at the Calvert City, KY site.

 

1. PSM Program Management                                          
   1. Lead the Process Safety Management (PSM) program improvements and implementation of processes, through sharing and facilitating best practices among different plants and by creating the best means and/or channels for communications to serve this purpose. Responsible or co-responsible for application of all 14 elements of OSHA PSM standard.
   2. Support/Develop business specific standards and best practice efforts.
   3. Lead process safety implementation.  Identify needs required to comply with PSM requirements and establish a Risk Based Process Safety approach.
   4. Provide support for management of significant, though unregulated, process safety risks (e.g. not regulated because volume of chemical is below regulatory threshold) and process safety activities regulated under alternative regulatory regimes (e.g. PHMSA regulation of pipeline safety)
   5. Assist site in their procedure development and provide direct support to their implementation efforts of new and existing standards (e.g., WACKER Process Safety Directives or Policies).
   6. Report upon PSM/RMP activities and initiatives. Provide evaluations and progress reports of ongoing programs to management as required.
   7. Support site and capital projects to ensure process safety requirements are identified in the project design and implementation.       

 

1. Process Safety Training & Communication
   1. Train a