Safety Specialist

The Safety Specialist will support the development of site SHE Safety & Security policy with annual and long‑term plans in compliance with corporate requirements and relevant laws and regulations. You will achieve this by being the safety and security expert and working interdepartmentally with the management team to ensure a safe work environment for all employees. This is a direct hire client opportunity for a junior level safety professional with 3 – 5 years of relevant safety experience within industry.

GSP or ASP certification is required for consideration.

• Assist in developing site approach to managing combustible dust hazards, as they pertain to product handling, through technical guidance development, SOP development, field study, and training.
• Work closely with Facility Trainer to develop, organize, and conduct SHE & Security related training programs, including confined space, work permit, incident investigation, root cause, Lock out Tag out, etc. Ensures all SHE & Security related training is current and up to date. Develop staff on all Life Saving Rules and Key Security Behaviors.
• Lead site process safety analysis studies and track site‑wide progress on recommendations tracking. Participate in Hazard and Operability Analysis (HAZOP), Chemical Hazard Assessment (CHA), and Machine Safety Assessment (MSA) teams. Know the HAZOP, CHA and MSA processes, involve related operations and prepare for approval by the local MOC. Ensure the specification meets the requirements and all possible (cost‑efficient) solutions have been explored.
• Lead incident investigations and make the correct decision based on each situation. Lead participants through site Root Cause Failure Analysis methodology to arrive at sound causes and solutions to incidents. Analyze relevant process safety incidents on site. Define follow up and lessons to be learned. Inform colleagues on other sites with similar potential risks.
• Demonstrate leadership in process safety, covering all aspects of the process safety life cycle on site. Create the circumstances for managing process safety on site at the acceptable low residual risk level. Fill any relevant gap (systems, skills & training or behavior related). Steer improvement programs based on KPI’s and improvement proposals. Ensure the process safety life cycle is technically managed in a consistent way and in CAPEX projects.
  
  Coordinate the auditable trail for process safety scenarios, including updating in case of experience‑based improvements. Perform basic SHE trainings on site. Support process safety tools on site (e.g. PS‑Tools, PSN‑Standards). Keep informed on changes in requirements and guidelines and propose consistent implementations.

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in a technical SHE discipline
• 3–5 years of experience in SHE‑related functions
• Professional certification in field highly desirable
• Good knowledge of universally accepted Safety & Security practices as well as US OSHA regulations as they relate to the general industry
• Manufacturing with SHE responsibilities required; PSM a plus