Process Specialist

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Date: Aug 4, 2026

Location: Huron, OH, US, 44839

About Akzo Nobel

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life.

Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

• Serve as a key production/technical resource to ensure compliance with OSHA PSM and site process safety requirements for covered processes.
• Support and/or lead assigned PSM elements, including:
• Operating Procedures (develop, revise, and periodically certify; ensure procedures reflect safe operating limits and current equipment configuration)
• Management of Change (MOC) technical input, implementation readiness, and field validation
• Participate in Process Hazard Analyses (PHA) and support action item closure
• Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR) for process changes, new equipment, and startups
• Incident investigations / RCA and corrective action tracking
• Mechanical Integrity interface (process/operability input and critical equipment understanding)
• Process Safety Information (PSI) accuracy support (limits, safe operating envelopes, chemical hazards)
• Promote a strong process safety culture through safe work practices, proactive hazard identification, and effective coordination with maintenance/contractors.

• Provide front-line process troubleshooting for reactor operations (e.g., charging, reaction control, heat removal, agitation, reflux/venting, filtration/transfer, sampling, off-spec prevention).
• Monitor and analyze process performance and deviations using metrics such as RFT, MME, OEE, yield, cycle time, energy/utility usage, downtime, cost, and customer complaints; identify trends and recommend corrective actions.
• Partner with Production, Maintenance, Engineering, and Quality to investigate and resolve equipment/process issues (e.g., temperature control loops, relief/vent systems, instrumentation reliability, fouling, polymerization upsets, batch variability), including coordination of corrective actions and follow-up.
• Support safe startup/shutdown activities, abnormal situation management, and response to process alarms and deviations.

• Identify, prioritize, and execute process improvements using structured methodologies (A3, RCA, PDCA, Lean/Six Sigma).
• Improve batch consistency, reduce variability, and drive waste reduction (rework, scrap, solvent loss, off-spec product, changeover losses).
• Support/lead ALPS/Lean initiatives and standard work implementation to improve safety, quality, delivery, and efficiency.
• Documentation, Standardization & Training
• Author, revise, and control SOPs, work instructions, process checklists, and troubleshooting guides to standardize best practices and meet PSM Operating Procedure requirements.
• Support the development and execution of training plans for operators and shift leadership; coach and mentor new and tenured personnel on best practices, incident learnings, changes in operation, and call-to-action/abnormal scenarios.

• Act as the production technical representative for site functional groups (EHS/PSM, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Logistics), ensuring production-related actions and follow-through are completed.
• Communicate clearly across departments and shifts to align on priorities, downtime events, improvement activities, and safety/quality risks.
• Support production planning/execution by providing technical input related to manufacturability, constraints, and run strategies.

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