Process Safety Manager - Gulf Coast Area

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Ecovyst is a materials science, catalyst, and services company dedicated to creating innovative technologies that play a critical role in supporting ecological health and help our customers solve complex challenges.

Our cutting‑edge solutions span across two industry‑leading businesses, Ecoservices and Advanced Materials and Catalyst.

• Ecoservices is dedicated to services that have a positive impact on our planet. Our Ecoservices business provides specialty grade high purity virgin sulfuric acid for a number of diverse and growing end uses.
• Advanced Materials and Catalyst Technologies specializes in silica supports and catalysts. This business allows us to develop innovative technologies that enable our customers and value chain partners to create sustainable products.

• Competitive pay
• Full benefit package
• 401k matching
• Tuition Reimbursement

The scope is to provide process safety leadership to the Ecovyst corporation in the United States (9 sites). The supported locations are Baton Rouge, LA;
Baytown, TX, Hammond, IN;
Houston, TX;
Long Beach, CA;
Martinez, CA;
Orange, TX;
Portland, OR; and Waggaman, LA. The process safety manager will sit in either Houston, TX or Baton Rouge, LA and will have two direct reports.

• Implement, maintain, and improve the Process Hazard/Safety Management Program (PHMP/PSMP).
• Understand and ensure compliance with OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) and EPA Risk Management Program (RMP) and any applicable local regulations (e.g., CalOSHA, CalARP).
• Lead and develop the Process Safety Team. Provide a high level of internal customer service to Manufacturing and Engineering.
• Liaise with industry peers and subject matter experts to benchmark and learn current best practice trends. Represent the company on the CCPS Technical Steering Committee.
• Oversee and maintain procedure drafting, approval, & publishing stage gate process.
• Maintain the network’s Process Safety library and serve as document controller.
• Ensure development and administration of adequate initial and refresher process safety training materials and tools for all levels of the organization.
• Manage and optimize the Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) element, especially revalidations. Ensure (1) PHAs are scheduled well in advance and maintain master PHA schedule; (2) PHA facilitators, scribers, and participants are engaged and well trained; PHA reports are reviewed for accuracy, thoroughness, and consistency; (3) action plans are accurate and issued timely; (4) PHA actions are driven to completion promptly; (5) PHA action reports are issued and utilized for continuous improvement and risk reduction.
• Ensure initial PHA for major risk projects (e.g., Capital) are conducted, reports are accurate and promptly issued, and risks are resolved prior to startup commensurate with risk level.
• Manage Facility Siting Study program.
• Ensure Risk Management Plans (RMPs) are revised and resubmitted as needed. Assist with updating and consequence modeling as needed.
• Oversee the Process Safety Audit program, schedule, reports, and recommendations. Periodically participate in audits to identify and share network solutions, and build relationships with auditors.
• Conduct field gemba walks.
• Support sites during regulatory agency inspections or possible violations.
• Monitor for changes in applicable standards (e.g., RAGAGEP, regulations) and create communication and compliance plans.
• Oversee and drive effectiveness of the Management of Change (MOC) Program including organizational/personnel and procedure change programs.
• Oversee and drive effectiveness of the Pre‑Startup Safety Review (PSSR) program.
• Ensure Process Safety participates in Process Safety Event investigations and teams are identifying appropriate causes and actions to drive lasting improvement.
• Build competency and vulnerability across the organization with internal lessons learned, CCPS Beacons, CSB Investigations, and or similar tools.
• Ensure Process Safety Metrics are identified, published, and well communicated.
• Interface with Directors of Reliability (e.g., Mechanical…