Regional Process Safety Specialist

AZAD is seeking a Regional Process Safety Specialist for a full‑time permanent employment position based in Calvert, KY.

This position is full‑time on‑site in Calvert, KY. Monday – Friday 9am-5pm.

The annual salary range for this position is between $100k-$105k depending on related qualifications and experience.

This individual is responsible for the application and implementation of ongoing compliance with company Process Safety Standards, the regulatory Process Safety Management (PSM) standard, and Risk Management Plan (RMP) programs. This position will interface with relevant third parties such as consultants and auditors retained by the Company, as well as with facility and corporate leadership. This role will also require very strong subject matter expertise, regarding process safety and risk management planning – both as industrial disciplines and regulatory mandates for these areas.

The Regional Process Safety Specialist also requires a detailed understanding of facility operating, engineering, maintenance, and planning processes, plus the ability to identify and communicate PSM and RMP ramifications of existing, new, and modified processes. Moreover, this position will require an aptitude for ‘walking the plant’ and partnering with company personnel, contractors, and visitors, to increase education on facility processes and PSM and RMP issues and solutions related to those processes.

The position requires regular interface with virtually all departments of the facility, as well as interface with initiatives within the company’s Global and Regional Safety departments. This role will report directly to the Director of Process Safety Management and Mechanical Integrity with primary responsibility for the process safety program at Calvert City, KY.

• PSM Program Development and Management
  • Lead the Process Safety Management (PSM) program improvements and implementation of processes, through sharing and facilitating best practices among different plants and by creating the best means and/or channels for communications to serve this purpose. Responsible or co‑responsible for application of all 14 elements of OSHA PSM standard.
  • Support/Develop business specific standards and best practice efforts.
  • Support process safety implementation. Identify needs required to comply with PSM requirements and establish a Risk Based Process Safety approach.
  • Provide support for management of significant, though unregulated, process safety risks and process safety activities regulated under alternative regulatory regimes.
  • Assist site in their procedure development and provide direct support to their implementation efforts of new and existing standards.
  • Report upon PSM/RMP activities and initiatives. Provide evaluations and progress reports of ongoing programs to management as required.
  • Support site and capital projects to ensure process safety requirements are identified in the project design and implementation.
• PSM Training Development and Communication
  • Train and strengthen site process safety resources in their process safety related duties including company process safety and specific Procedures, Directives, and Policies.
  • Provide training to employees and contractors (as required) to assure understanding and compliance with legal obligation under PSM/RMP as well as conformance with company Process Safety requirements.
  • Ensure contractor selection with strong safety and process safety mindsets (i.e., gatekeeper function) and be an active support ensuring safe work practices throughout contractors’ work on Company projects.
• Safe Reviews, Audits, and Investigation Participation
  • Lead or participate with required compliance audits of the PSM/RMP covered sites.
  • Assist site in leading Process Hazards Analysis (PHA) by providing expert support in PHA methodologies, such as WSA (company Safety Analysis).
  • Provide support for LOPA reviews of those risk scenarios requiring further assessment post PHA review as requested by sites or projects.
  • Assist site with their Hazard Assessment (Off‑Site Consequence Analysis) modeling in accordance with legal requirements (as required).
  • Assist in development of the Functional…