Senior Process Safety Engineer

Location: Branchburg Township

R Senior Process Safety Engineer (Open)

Location:

Branchburg, NJ (HO) - US Hwy 22 W - Advanced materials

The science of electronics is transforming exponentially through innovation and connectivity around the planet. Every day, breakthroughs are making technologies – from micro-processors, memory chips and flat panels to photovoltaic cells – even smaller and more powerful, opening up countless new possibilities in how the world lives, works and connects. Air Liquide Advanced Materials grows by enabling our customers to innovate.

Our ALOHA(TM) and Voltaix(R) products are critical to the manufacturer of the newest computer chips required for Big Data and the Internet of Things.

The Process Safety Engineer is responsible and accountable for the systems, tools and their application to assess and mitigate the process hazards within the business. This role supports the business objective to safely manufacture existing and new molecules in order to delight our customers, through the process safety coordination with Engineering, Operations, HSE, R&D, product development and product management.
The role is to demonstrate leadership, initiative, solution implementation, process safety application, knowledge and skills in a fast paced and very dynamic environment, in order to find the best solutions for operating safely. The role supports the implementation of the process safety programs through its geography and leads the process risk assessment required by the projects and changes. It ensures that the selected risk reduction measures and the related strategy meets the criteria for safe operations.

The role acts beyond its geography to provide additional experience and resources when needed.
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* Job Responsibilities:

** For her/his geography:
* Lead the process safety program across the geography (APAC or US)  and take all the necessary initiatives with the local stakeholders to remove the implementation roadblocks;
* Ensure that all the process safety assessments are performed in accordance with the ALAM standards and that the changes are properly assessed;
* Support, coach, share best practices with the other process safety engineers;
* Propose enhancement of the current process safety methods and standards.

For her/his group of products as first contact and when assigned for his/her secondary groups of products:
* Works with the stage gate process in new project development to ensure analyses are complete and requirements are met;
* Forms effective partnerships with other organizations and functions to align on shared process safety strategies and goals;
* Leads the elaboration of the annual process risk management plan;
* Leads the process risk assessment required by the projects and changes required,  and proposes ways to improve process safety when deemed necessary;
* Makes decisions with a view towards what is best for Air Liquide Advanced Materials while seeking win/win outcomes;
* Propose and implement improvements for the process safety methodologies and tools;
* Participates in root cause investigations and follow up actions;
* Works within AL Corporate entity and other affiliates to leverage improvements and learnings;
* Performs computer chemical dispersion modeling;
* Supports MOC preparation and reviews MOCs as a subject matter expert;
* Makes data based decisions. Is methodical in the analysis;
* Takes action to resolve gaps between performance and assessments;
* Trains employees to elevate the process safety culture within the company.
* Monitors the efficiency of the process risk management processes.
* Performs reviews in the field to confirm the efficiency of the validated risk reduction measures and the application and efficiency of the assessment methods.
* Leads or participates in root cause analysis (RCA) related to process safety risks, in close relation with the site HSES manager.
* Travels to other Air Liquide Advanced Materials sites, as required to support the team.##                   ##
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* Required Qualifications:

**  + Bachelor's degree in a Science or Technical discipline.  + 10+ years experience in operations field OR in process engineering, in a chemical industry, including at least 6 years…