Process Safety & Risk Management Plan Manager

Job Title : Manager, Process Safety Management and Risk Planning

Job Location : Deer Park, Tx

Job type : Permanent

Type of role : On-Site

About Lubrizol

The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a specialty chemical company whose science delivers sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. Founded in 1928, Lubrizol owns and operates more than 100 manufacturing facilities, sales, and technical offices around the world and has about 8,000 employees. For more information, visit www.Lubrizol.com.

We value diversity in professional backgrounds and life experiences. By enabling a consistent, unbiased, and transparent recruitment process, Lubrizol seeks to create a positive experience for candidates so we can get to know them at their best. We recognize unique work and life situations and offer flexibility, ensuring our employees feel engaged and fulfilled in every aspect of life.

Join Our Thriving Team at Lubrizol as the Manager, Process Safety Management & Risk Planning

Unleash Your Potential. At Lubrizol we're transforming the Specialty Chemical Industry and looking for exceptional talent to join us on this journey. If you are ready to join an international company with talent around the world, and want to make a real impact, we want you on our team.

What You'll Do :

As the Manager, Process Safety Management & Risk Management Planning , you'll be at the forefront of our innovation by providing strategic and tactical oversight in the development and implementation of facility process safety management and risk management programs and initiatives.

The Process Safety Management & Risk Management Manager has Process Safety Management (PSM) and Risk Management Program (RMP) oversight for the Lubrizol Deer Park and Bayport facilities. The position will understand operations within each unit at these facilities with a focus on Process Safety Management and Risk Management Planning.

The position leads a team of four (4) Process Safety Engineers and drive activities for identifying, evaluating, and mitigating risks associated with chemical processes to ensure safe and compliant operations. This role involves the development and implementation of process safety protocols, risk assessments, and management systems to prevent process safety incidents and ensures overall PSM and RMP compliance at the sites.

What We're Looking For :

• Manage the overall process safety programs at the Lubrizol's Deer Park and Bayport sites, ensuring compliance with OSHA Process Safety Management and EPA Risk Management Plan regulations.
• Assist Site Leadership Team in identifying and addressing process safety hazards.
• Manage three (3) Process Safety Engineers at the Deer Park facility and one (1) Process Safety Engineer at the Bayport facility.
• Assign areas / units of responsibility and activities (siting, area classification, procedure updates) to balance workload amongst the Process Safety Management Team.
• Primary responsibility for the integrity and governance of Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), Management of Change (MOC) and Pre-Startup Safety Review (PSSR) process safety elements.
• Assign facilitators for the required Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs), Layer of Protection Analyses (LOPAs), Dust Hazard Analyses (DHAs), Facility Siting Analyses, and non-PSM hazard assessments.
• PSM Manager may need to facilitate some assessments depending on resources and workload
• Review proposed Management of Change requests and ensure Process Hazard Analyses are completed for those changes that represent significant hazards.
• Facilitate implementation of Corporate Process Safety Standards requirements at the sites.
• Manage the Corporate Risk Register. Ensure leadership signoffs are in place.
• Serve as primary contact for Corporate Process Safety at the Deer Park and Bayport sites.
• Serve as primary contact and host for OSHA PSM and EPA RMP regulatory auditors.
• Participate in the Lubrizol Global Process Safety Team and the Lubrizol Americas Process Safety Team.
• Work with corporate Process Safety Management and corporate Risk Management staff and other company process safety professionals to creäte new and revise existing corporate standards and guidelines related to Process Safety Management.
• Host triennial corporate Process Safety Audit of Deer Park and Bayport sites assign and following up on audit findings and corrective action plans from the audits.
• Lead / Participate in process safety management audits of other Lubrizol sites, as needed
• Participate in or assign process safety staff to incident investigations and corporate review boards for incidents.
• Work with local and corporate stakeholders to ensure proper classification of Process Safety Events (PSEs).
• Ensure prompt reporting of process safety incidents to regulatory agencies (Occupational Safety & Health Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, Chemical Safety Board) and corporate HSES following significant process safety incidents.
• Manage HSES action item database for the Deer Park and Bayport sites.
• Ensure prompt entry into the system following assessments, audits, and incidents.
• Work with stakeholders to address hazards on a prioritized basis and ensure action items are closed with appropriate responses.
• Maintain and update plant process safety metrics such as Process Safety Tier incidents, open and aged MOCs and action items.
• Participate in HSES Staff and Engineering Standards Steering Team meetings.
• Lead / participate in technical committees such as the Fired Equipment & Venting Committee, Chlorine Standards Committee, Piping & Instrument Diagram, or others.
• Ensure process safety participation on within these teams as appropriate.
• Lead site efforts towards Siting Studies, Area Classification, and other process safety related initiatives.
• Oversee EPA Risk Management Program (RMP) filing for changes and resubmission
• Develop EPA Risk Management Plan scenarios for submission.
• Submit annual Chemical Weapons Commission (CWC) report (in February), annual anticipated activities report (in September) and annual CWC Corporate Questionnaire (in December) annually.
• Maintain and update the site Process Safety Manual and PSM procedures therein.
• Provide ongoing Process Safety Management training to staff on critical procedures (MOC, PSSR, PHA) as well as training on changes as they are implemented.
• Train or provide trainers monthly on Process Safety for New Employee Orientation and for quarterly site HSES meetings.
• Represent Lubrizol at local American Chemical Council Regional and Texas Chemical Council Process Safety Committees, Center for Chemical Process Safety Technical Steering Committee meetings, and Mary K. O'Connor Process Safety Center Steering Committee meeting

Skills That Make a Difference :

Ready for your next career step? Apply today and let's shape the future together!

It's an exciting time to be part of Lubrizol. Lubrizol is not staying put. We are continually learning and evolving. Our passion delivers our success - not only for Lubrizol but for those who count on us every day : our employees, customers and communities.

We work with a relentless commitment to operate safely and responsibly, keeping safety, sustainability, ethics, and compliance at the forefront of everything we do. The well-being of our employees, customers and communities is paramount to our culture and in the way we approach our work.

As a diverse, global team, we work together to solve some of the world's most pressing challenges. We impact everyday lives through science only Lubrizol can deliver, and we never stop pushing to do it better.

One of the founding principles of The Lubrizol Corporation more than 90 years ago was treating every employee with dignity and respect. That same commitment is only stronger today.

More than that, we are committed to providing an environment where every employee can be the best they can be, no matter their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic.