Process Safety Expert

The businesses of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany•Milwaukee, WI

About The Position

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us. This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US. Your Role: In this role, you will be responsible for implementing process safety programs at your assigned site(s) based on regulation and corporate governance direction.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering or other Engineering discipline.
2+ years’ experience in implementing process safety programs.
1+ year experience in facilitating process hazard analyses.
Wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment including but not limited to goggles and gloves.

Nice To Haves

Experience with preparing and providing training on process safety topics.
Experience with quantitative consequence modeling.
Experience with leading Layer of Protection Analysis and Safety Integrity Level calculation.
Experience with regulatory auditing of process safety programs.
Experience with chemical reactivity assessments and knowledge of chemical processes and equipment.
Experience with Process Safety Management standardization.
Experience with applying process safety requirements at a project level.
Knowledge of the following chemical processes; bioprocessing, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, combustible dusts and other volatile solvents.

Responsibilities

Develop compliance programs and site operating procedures for implementing process safety requirement.
Maintain lists of process safety related actions.
Prepare process safety deliverables for CapEx projects as outlined in corporate program.
Completion of Process Hazard Reviews using Hazard and Operability Study methodology and facilitating pre-start up safety review.
Facilitate Process Hazard Analysis.
Conduct or request consequence modeling.
Provide technical expertise in one or more of the following areas: risk assessment, chemical reactivity, fire protection systems and mechanical integrity.
Collaborate with Life Science Process Safety Center of Excellence; participating in Center of Excellence meetings, actively participating in Life Science Business Process Safety program development standards, tools, attend and lead trainings, lead site Process Safety initiatives developed by Center of Excellence.
Up to 25% travel to sites including Madison and Verona Wisconsin, Urbana, Indianapolis, and Kankakee Illinois.