Corporate Process Safety Specialist

3M•Austin, TX

1d•$145,676 - $178,049•Hybrid

About The Position

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career. As a Process Safety Specialist – Global EHS, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by: Provide leadership and technical expertise for process safety to achieve sustained safety performance improvements globally. Develop and refine process safety standards including training, tools, communication and audit requirements for topics including, but not limited to, emergency preparedness and response, hot work, mechanical integrity, and management of change and provide guidance to implement process safety expectations. Lead teams and advise colleagues to facilitate process safety and hazard assessment reviews, including but not limited to, LOPA scenarios, reactive chemical scenarios, and management of change requests. Review, support, and implement process safety assessment strategies for HAZOP, LOPA, etc. Review and provide guidance on process safety technology to mitigate process safety risks in partnership with manufacturing technology leadership and CAPEX project teams. Lead incident investigations, as required, and review root cause for process safety incidents and near misses as required. Elevate learnings to be replicated to other applicable facilities to prevent future incidents. Lead and/or participate on global process safety audits. Co-lead internal process safety networks to connect and coach process safety SMEs globally and facilitate new leader PHA reviews to ensure operations, engineering and site resources fully understand risks in line with their role and responsibility. Collaborate across global EHS, area EHS teams, operations, engineering, R&D, legal affairs, occupational medicine, and external stakeholders to drive EHS performance excellence and recognize and replicate EHS best practices. Contribute to a culture of trust, collaboration, attention to detail, and standard work to realize a working environment of open communications, project management and prioritization, and a full entitlement mindset toward compliance and risk reduction. Participate in external benchmarking and trade association engagement to ensure the identification and integration of novel techniques and technologies to improve and sustain EHS performance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in an engineering or science discipline (completed and verified prior to start)
Five (5) years of process safety experience, global and/or site-level in a private, public, government or military environment.

Nice To Haves

Process safety expertise in hazard assessment tools, programs to control risks of unplanned events (e.g. fires, explosions, chemical releases) and deep understanding of process technology and hazards.
Experience with global, regional (US, Asia, etc.), and/or state process safety regulations and risk reduction strategies for manufacturing facilities.
High attention to detail, process-oriented, ability to develop and maintain good working relations with clients, ability to communicate (multi-lingual a plus) broadly, clear/concise writing ability and data documentation style, self-starter with the ability to multi-task.
Strong demonstration of project management skills and ability to manage activities and priorities within cross-functional teams to achieve targets and objectives.
Previous experience in process engineering, design engineering or manufacturing.
Working knowledge and experience in one or more EHS professional disciplines (e.g. worker safety, industrial hygiene, environmental compliance).
Master’s degree or higher in an engineering, science or EHS related discipline from an accredited institution.
Certification(s) such as: Center for Chemical Process Safety Certification (CCPSC), Professional Engineer (PE), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or related EHS credential.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and technical expertise for process safety to achieve sustained safety performance improvements globally.
Develop and refine process safety standards including training, tools, communication and audit requirements for topics including, but not limited to, emergency preparedness and response, hot work, mechanical integrity, and management of change and provide guidance to implement process safety expectations.
Lead teams and advise colleagues to facilitate process safety and hazard assessment reviews, including but not limited to, LOPA scenarios, reactive chemical scenarios, and management of change requests.
Review, support, and implement process safety assessment strategies for HAZOP, LOPA, etc.
Review and provide guidance on process safety technology to mitigate process safety risks in partnership with manufacturing technology leadership and CAPEX project teams.
Lead incident investigations, as required, and review root cause for process safety incidents and near misses as required. Elevate learnings to be replicated to other applicable facilities to prevent future incidents.
Lead and/or participate on global process safety audits.
Co-lead internal process safety networks to connect and coach process safety SMEs globally and facilitate new leader PHA reviews to ensure operations, engineering and site resources fully understand risks in line with their role and responsibility.
Collaborate across global EHS, area EHS teams, operations, engineering, R&D, legal affairs, occupational medicine, and external stakeholders to drive EHS performance excellence and recognize and replicate EHS best practices.
Contribute to a culture of trust, collaboration, attention to detail, and standard work to realize a working environment of open communications, project management and prioritization, and a full entitlement mindset toward compliance and risk reduction.
Participate in external benchmarking and trade association engagement to ensure the identification and integration of novel techniques and technologies to improve and sustain EHS performance.
Corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.
Contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.