Process Safety Engineer Job
Eastman Chemical CompanyEastman’s current hiring policy encourages and prefers new hires be fully vaccinated before reporting to work in this role when possible.
Founded in 1920, Eastman is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. With the purpose of enhancing the quality of life in a material way, Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while maintaining a commitment to safety and sustainability. The company's innovation-driven growth model takes advantage of world-class technology platforms, deep customer engagement, and differentiated application development to grow its leading positions in attractive end-markets such as transportation, building and construction, and consumables. As a globally inclusive and diverse company, Eastman employs approximately 14,500 people around the world and serves customers in more than 100 countries. The company had 2020 revenues of approximately $8.5 billion and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA. For more information, visit www.eastman.com.
Responsibilities
The Process Safety Engineer will have responsibility for the oversight and execution of the Process Safety Program at the Texas City site. This position conducts engineering analyses to ensure process safety compliance and alignment with corporate objectives. The Process Safety Engineer reports to the Manager – HSES (Texas City, Texas).
Job responsibilities shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Serves as a site resource for process safety knowledge. Develops and mentors other employees in process safety to improve process safety capabilities of the organization.
• Leads Process Hazard Analyses (PHA) and serves as LOPA practioner
• Champion and facilitate the Process Safety Governance Committee maintaining leading and lagging indicators to measure the health of the process safety program
• Develop and maintain site safety procedures and policies
• Participate in project reviews and provide expertise as needed
• Conduct facility siting for permanent and temporary buildings. Provide oversight for facility siting program.
• Liaison with corporate risk management
• Ensures effective execution of management of change, safe operating limits, and other process safety programs.
• Participate on Texas Chemical Council Process Safety Committee
• Participate in corporate teams as appropriate
• Collaborate with resources at corporate and other Eastman sites to benchmark and identify best practices
• Facilitates and participates in incident investigations for process safety events and significant incidents
• Responsible for the site’s Risk Management Plan (RMP)
Qualifications
• BS degree required (Preferred discipline Chemical Engineering or similar technical discipline)
• Minimum 5 years' experience required in chemical or industrial manufacturing PSM environment
• Experience in leading PHAs and conducting risk assessments
Skills and Attributes
• Highly organized and have strong initiative, focus, and follow-through skills
• Able to work collegially and professionally with people and maintain positive relationships with regulators and outside consultants
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
• Self-starter and initiator
• Detail oriented
• Ability to effectively identify important or urgent issues and handle in a timely manner
• Ability to effectively self-manage multiple projects and overall workload
• The position may require periodic travel and occasional work outside a normal day shift work schedule
Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Long-term work authorization is required for this position. However, Eastman Chemical Company does not provide sponsorship for this position.
Eastman is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Eastman Chemical Company is an E-Verify employer.
Qualifications
| Career Level. Fully competent professional role. Requires in-depth knowledge and experience. Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective using existing solutions. Works independently; receives minimal guidance. Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. Represents the level at which career may stabilize for many years and/or conclude. Impact of work is primarily within site or country. |
Eastman Chemical Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law.
Eastman is committed to creating a powerfully diverse workforce and a broadly inclusive workplace, where everyone can contribute to their fullest potential each day.