AmSty
Overview:
The Americas Styrenics - St. James Plant is one of the largest single location manufactures of styrene monomer in the world. This Process Safety Engineer will be expected to drive operational excellence in process safety, as well as provide comprehensive guidance as the plant’s subject matter expert on OSHA Standard 1910.119 - Process Safety Management.
The Process Safety Engineer is responsible for providing technical expertise and leadership in all aspects of process safety management (PSM) at the St. James manufacturing facility through a partnership with Operations, Maintenance, EH&S, and Corporate Process Safety departments. The position provides a lead role in assessing work conditions and identifying potential risk through the promotion of a strong process safety culture and management system.
Primary Responsibilities:
Identify and decrease process safety risk by applying risk-based analytical methodology to all areas of the process units
Communicate and train plant personnel on the process safety management standards
Facilitate and/or participate in Process Hazard Analyses (PHA), Management of Change (MOC), Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR), and Layers of Protection Analyses (LOPA), and provide recommendations to address deficiencies
Collect and analyze process safety metric trends for improvement opportunities
Assess work conditions and identify potential risks that could lead to unplanned or uncontrolled releases
Collaborate with the appropriate departments and management to ensure process safety fundamentals and best practices are integrated, understood and implemented in appropriate areas such as operating procedures, engineering practices, and asset integrity.
Facilitate and/or participate on incident investigation teams to identify effective corrective and preventive actions. Understand the PSM implications of incidents and provide guidance to the plant for proper classification, investigation, and improvements
Help ensure the application of recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP) for process unit designs and operations
Provide technical support for proposed projects to ensure compliance with the process safety program
Oversee corrective action implementation from audits, self-assessments, RCIs, PHAs, and LOPAs
Perform and document process safety management self-assessments and develop action plans for identified gaps
Provide training to plant personnel regarding the process safety program, hazard recognition, and PSM procedures and requirements.
Represent the St. James plant as a member of the AmSty Process Safety Network by sharing significant learnings and participating in the development of corporate-level process safety initiatives
Other duties as necessary supporting the needs of the Department
Job Requirements:
Engineering degree (preferably chemical or mechanical)
Preferred 5-7 years experience in a process safety role or equivalent engineering experience in a PSM-covered facility
Gain knowledge of the styrene manufacturing process units
Gain knowledge of the operating procedures
Working knowledge of OSHA PSM 14 elements. St. James is a VPP site.
Experience with industry codes and standards including, but not limited to CCPS’s Risk-Based Process Safety framework, API RP 754, OSHA 1910.119 PSM regulation
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to effectively develop and maintain relationships with all levels of the organization
Ability to collaborate and generate solutions that effectively decrease risk and ensure safety
Preferably trained in:
Process Hazard Analysis facilitation
Layers of Protection Analysis facilitation
Safety Instrumented Systems (i.e. IEC 61511)
Effluent modeling (e.g., ALOHA, PHAST)
Quantitative risk analysis
Facility siting
Root cause analysis
Ability to travel on periodic basis (i.e., 3-4 trips per year)
Must be able to obtain a Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC) Card
Relocation is not available with this position.
Americas Styrenics LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status or marital status.
To all recruitment agencies:
We are not responsible for any fee related to unsolicited resumes from 3rd party staffing and recruiting agencies (whether submitted through this website or sent directly to employees) unless a written agreement is in place between the agency and Amsty (“Company”) and an authorized Company representative makes a written request to the agency to assist with this requisition. Similarly, no fee will be paid for candidates who apply and claim to be represented by an agency. Any unsolicited resumes, CVs, or other candidate information submitted by an agency will become the property of Company, and no fee will be paid in the event such candidate is hired.
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The Process Safety Engineer is responsible for providing technical expertise and leadership in all aspects of process safety management (PSM) at the St. James manufacturing facility through a partnership with Operations, Maintenance, EH&S, and Corporate Process Safety departments. The position provides a lead role in assessing work conditions and identifying potential risk through the promotion of a strong process safety culture and management system.
Primary Responsibilities:
Identify and decrease process safety risk by applying risk-based analytical methodology to all areas of the process units
Communicate and train plant personnel on the process safety management standards
Facilitate and/or participate in Process Hazard Analyses (PHA), Management of Change (MOC), Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR), and Layers of Protection Analyses (LOPA), and provide recommendations to address deficiencies
Collect and analyze process safety metric trends for improvement opportunities
Assess work conditions and identify potential risks that could lead to unplanned or uncontrolled releases
Collaborate with the appropriate departments and management to ensure process safety fundamentals and best practices are integrated, understood and implemented in appropriate areas such as operating procedures, engineering practices, and asset integrity.
Facilitate and/or participate on incident investigation teams to identify effective corrective and preventive actions. Understand the PSM implications of incidents and provide guidance to the plant for proper classification, investigation, and improvements
Help ensure the application of recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP) for process unit designs and operations
Provide technical support for proposed projects to ensure compliance with the process safety program
Oversee corrective action implementation from audits, self-assessments, RCIs, PHAs, and LOPAs
Perform and document process safety management self-assessments and develop action plans for identified gaps
Provide training to plant personnel regarding the process safety program, hazard recognition, and PSM procedures and requirements.
Represent the St. James plant as a member of the AmSty Process Safety Network by sharing significant learnings and participating in the development of corporate-level process safety initiatives
Other duties as necessary supporting the needs of the Department
Job Requirements:
Engineering degree (preferably chemical or mechanical)
Preferred 5-7 years experience in a process safety role or equivalent engineering experience in a PSM-covered facility
Gain knowledge of the styrene manufacturing process units
Gain knowledge of the operating procedures
Working knowledge of OSHA PSM 14 elements. St. James is a VPP site.
Experience with industry codes and standards including, but not limited to CCPS’s Risk-Based Process Safety framework, API RP 754, OSHA 1910.119 PSM regulation
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to effectively develop and maintain relationships with all levels of the organization
Ability to collaborate and generate solutions that effectively decrease risk and ensure safety
Preferably trained in:
Process Hazard Analysis facilitation
Layers of Protection Analysis facilitation
Safety Instrumented Systems (i.e. IEC 61511)
Effluent modeling (e.g., ALOHA, PHAST)
Quantitative risk analysis
Facility siting
Root cause analysis
Ability to travel on periodic basis (i.e., 3-4 trips per year)
Must be able to obtain a Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC) Card
Relocation is not available with this position.
Americas Styrenics LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status or marital status.
To all recruitment agencies:
We are not responsible for any fee related to unsolicited resumes from 3rd party staffing and recruiting agencies (whether submitted through this website or sent directly to employees) unless a written agreement is in place between the agency and Amsty (“Company”) and an authorized Company representative makes a written request to the agency to assist with this requisition. Similarly, no fee will be paid for candidates who apply and claim to be represented by an agency. Any unsolicited resumes, CVs, or other candidate information submitted by an agency will become the property of Company, and no fee will be paid in the event such candidate is hired.
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