Process Safety Professional

Marathon Petroleum Corporation•Catlettsburg, KY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

An exciting career awaits you. At MPC, we’re committed to being a great place to work – one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Petroleum or related); OR,
Bachelor's degree in HES-related field with no relevant years of experience; OR,
High School diploma or GED with 5 years of relevant experience in a process industry (e.g., refining, midstream or petrochemical)

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Petroleum or related) with at least 2 years of relevant years of experience; OR,
Bachelor’s degree in HES related-field with at least 5 years of relevant experience in a process industry; OR,
High School diploma or GED with 10 years of relevant experience in a process industry
Working knowledge and experience implementing process safety elements
General understanding and application of the process, process hazards, corrosion mechanisms and safeguards for the type of facility/unit(s) assigned
Understands and applies qualitative and quantitative process safety risk evaluation methods on simple scenarios and processes (e.g. MOC, PHA, LOPA, risk calibration, facility siting)
Understands PSM and RMP regulatory requirements as well as industry recommended practices related to process safety

Responsibilities

Leads process safety programs to ensure regulatory compliance with all elements of Process Safety Management (PSM)/Risk Management Plan (RMP), and conformance with external & internal standards.
Advises on interpretation and application of internal and external standards, including Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices (RAGAGEP).
Maintains and continuously improves local/ organization’s process safety standards/plans.
Conducts, facilitates, and/or coordinates process safety hazard risk identification and mitigation activities, including facility siting, PHA (Process Hazard Analysis), LOPA (Layer of Protection Analysis), Management of Change (MOC), and risk calibration.
Collaborates with facility personnel to ensure process safety recommendations are closed adequately in a timely manner.
Interacts frequently with Operations, Maintenance and Engineering personnel and others to help resolve process safety issues and instill a healthy process safety culture.
Communicates, elevates, and mitigates process safety risks as appropriate.
Identifies, develops, and delivers training on process safety to stakeholders.
Leads/participates in incident investigations, root cause analyses and reporting.
Critically reviews investigation root causes and recommendations and challenges the organization to learn from incidents and prevent recurrence.
Conducts and/or validates process safety leak calculations and categorization with industry standards.
Tracks and analyzes process safety metrics to identify trends, strengths, and improvement opportunities.
Develops reports to effectively communicate metrics and trends.
Leads and coordinates conformance and compliance audits and assurance activities for process safety.
Supports facilities with regulatory inspection and/or enforcement actions.
Participates in specialty industry groups to share and learn good process safety practices, advocates for sound regulations or updates to industry standards.
Other duties as assigned.