PSM MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

KENT WORLDWIDE•Muscatine, IA

43d•Onsite

About The Position

Grain Processing Corporation (GPC), a member of the KENT WORLDWIDE family of companies, is hiring a Process Safety Management Specialist in Muscatine, Iowa. The role oversees GPC-Muscatine’s Process Safety Management (PSM) program and Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA) program. It works with engineering, maintenance, facility management, covered departments, and the Contractor Safety Specialist to support program compliance, action-item completion, contractor safety, and consistent documentation and training practices. The position involves 15% travel, and regular attendance is required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field of study or equivalent work experience.
Third-party PSM training, including PSM fundamentals and Leader Software training.
Ability to make independent decisions and take initiative with limited supervision.
Excellent communication skills to provide guidance, facilitate meetings, and tactfully hold others accountable.
Results-driven approach to supporting stated goals.
Strong organizational skills.
Problem-solving skills and sound decision-making.
At least 3 years of experience and leadership in Process Safety Management.
Management of Change (MOC) experience, including submission, review, and completion.

Responsibilities

Oversee the GPC-Muscatine PSM and DHA programs, including the Management of Change process for covered processes and compliance with the 14 elements of PSM.
Apply working knowledge of NFPA 652 and NFPA 61.
Facilitate new and revalidation Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs) and Dust Hazard Analyses (DHAs), and manage the Leader software.
Lead and manage internal and third-party PSM and DHA audits.
Oversee Process Safety Start Up Reviews (PSSRs) for changes to covered processes.
Manage audit findings and PHA/DHA recommendations.
Participate in PSM incident investigations.
Facilitate quarterly PSM Steering Committee meetings.
Collaborate with engineering on the location and storage of Process Safety Information (PSI) for covered processes, including equipment involved in producing products that generate combustible dust.
Partner with maintenance to ensure mechanical integrity testing is completed on covered-process equipment.
Guide covered departments in maintaining consistency with Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) expectations.
Work with covered departments to ensure operator training meets PSM program requirements and training documentation is retained according to record-retention policies.
Partner with the site Contractor Safety Specialist to ensure contractors working on GPC property have appropriate training.
Partner with facility management to drive accountability for completing action items from the MOC process, PHA recommendations, DHA recommendations, and audit findings.
Demonstrate and reinforce compliance with company policies, rules, and guidelines to employees and contractors.
Participate in contractor audits with the Contractor Safety Specialist to verify contractor-company compliance with prequalification requirements.