Process Health & Safety Engineer

Company:

INEOS Aromatics

Interested in joining a winning team? A team whose employees share in the ownership of the business and are empowered to make a difference?

INEOS Aromatics is a global chemical manufacturing company that produces products the polyester industry uses to make many of the things we use in our daily lives, such as clothes, carpets, furniture, automotive parts and food packaging.

We employ 1,300 employees in sites in the United States, United Kingdom, Mainland China, Belgium, Indonesia and Taiwan, with annual sales of $4 billion. Our diverse team of engineers, scientists and business professionals is dedicated to discovering solutions to some of the world’s biggest challenges.

We are looking for people who share our passion for excellence, collaboration and innovation. In return for your excellent skills and abilities, we offer a competitive benefits package including health, dental & vision insurance, 401K match (up to 9%), STD/LTD, paid dependent care days, Life Insurance/Accidental Death and Dismemberment, 9 paid holidays, 2 personal days and paid vacation.

INEOS Aromatics is part of INEOS, formed in 1998 and already one of the world’s most successful chemical companies, with an annual turnover of over $60 billion and 25,000 employees - over 5,000 of them in the US. INEOS is also one of the safest manufacturing companies in the world, nothing is more important to us.

Job Description

This position provides regulatory expertise, coaching and hands-on support to drive process safety and risk management performance. The position delivers regulatory and company safety training and applies requirements site-wide. It works and liaises with all levels of INEOS employees, external agencies and peers throughout the Company. This position will contribute to INEOS SHE goals and will be a key player in evaluating and monitoring risk at Texas City.

• Provide expertise, coaching, consultation, and hands-on support to customers across the Texas City Site for both Aromatics and Styrolution businesses.
• Addresses process safety and risk management issues.
• Provide coaching to the organization regarding OSHA and PSM requirements.
• Support the continued development of the site Risk Register. This includes providing inputs to the register and tracking risk reduction action plans.
• Ensure that risk notification documents are put together on an annual basis.
• Use and support risk assessment tools.
• Provide guidance to projects and operations on the assessment of fire, explosion and toxic hazards.
• Provide guidance on the application of Process Safety ATPs, IGGNs, and SGGNs to Texas City.
• Review, interpret, and clarify regulatory and INEOS requirements applicable to the Texas City Site, and take initiative to ensure site programs comply with requirements.
• Provide assurance of data being inputted into the Risk Assessment Tool and ensure the tool is fit for purpose.
• Conduct various risk assessments associated with new projects, HAZOP/LOPA, and Control of Work exceptions.
• Understand management systems, OMS, and INEOS standards and work with operations, maintenance and engineering teams to deliver programs that fulfill requirements and deliver performance results.
• Manage assigned process safety and risk programs and procedures, monitor conformance and intervene to improve performance.
• Lead and participate in risk assessments to identify hazards, potential impacts, and agreement of appropriate risk management measures
• Monitor and audit process safety and risk programs, and practices and follows-up to improve performance
• Network with peers across the corporation to ensure consistency of interpretation and shares best practices
• Provide support to turnarounds and capital projects.
• Understand how your work affects the environment. Provide leadership to minimize impact on the environment. Communicate the importance of these issues.
• Uphold INEOS's commitment to health, safety, and security. Provides leadership to uphold INEOS's SHE policies. Communicates the importance of these issues. Supports the site Local Operating Management System (LOMS).
• Active member of the site Incident Management Team
• Maintains the Compliance Management System as subject matter expert for Personal Safety, Process Safety Management and RMP and monitors for compliance with regulatory, Group and site requirements, identifying issues and suitable interventions. Accountable for changes to legal requirements and management of change applicability register and SHE compliance matrix (Essential Compliance Task Manager) for Process Safety Management.
• Technical Authority for Control of Work, Process Safety and Personal Safety.
• Compliance with and promotion of behavioral and process safety initiatives and measures – supporting INEOS 20 Principals, IGGNs, SGGNs, SHE KPI’s, Risk Assessments, etc.
• Ensures that operating envelopes are risk assessed and updated during area revalidations hazard assessments.
• Leads investigation of incidents as required.
• Interface with government agencies as necessary: OSHA, EPA, etc.
  
  

Qualifications

• Degree required: BS degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Chemical Preferred). A Masters in a Safety Science or Industrial Hygiene is a plus
• Number of Years Experience Preferred for Entry: 10-15 years in process safety
• Experience in leading and participation in risk assessments such as: HAZOPs/HAZID, FMEA, and LOPA assessments.
• Hazard identification and consequence assessment techniques for fires, explosions, and toxic releases.
• Experience in applying Quantitative and Qualitative Risk Assessment
• Knowledge and application of process safety, regulatory requirements, industry codes and standards and recommend practices for process equipment
• Number of Years Experience Required for Competency: 10 in Process Safety
• Certifications Required: PE and CSP preferred
• Language(s) Needed: Must have excellent verbal and written skills in English
• Strong emphasis on ethics.
• Good communication skills necessary, especially for interaction with external suppliers.
• Interacts openly and honestly with others across the organization and externally
• Knows and complies with laws, rules, policies and procedures
• Willingness to work in a service-oriented role.
• Emotional Intelligence.
• Problem Solving.
• Conflict Resolution.
• Technical Discipline – OSHA Process Safety Management Standard 29 CFR 1910.119
• Technical Discipline – Personal Safety and OSHA 300
• Technical Discipline – Risk Evaluation and Reduction
  
  

Legal Disclaimer:

If you are selected for a position in the United States, your employment will be contingent upon submission to and successful completion of a post-offer/pre-placement drug test (and alcohol screening/medical examination if required by the role) as well as pre-placement verification of the information and qualifications provided during the selection process.

INEOS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other prohibited ground of discrimination.

Our culture is one of honesty and integrity with an emphasis on safety, health and environmental performance. On our team, people are acknowledged for embracing new practices that help create real value for customers.

Our culture is one of honesty and integrity with an emphasis on safety, health and environmental performance.On our team, people are acknowledged for embracing new practices that help create real value for customers.