Process Safety Lead
About Your New Employer
- Global Multinational: Join a leading company in the pharmaceutical industry with a strong global presence.
- Innovative Environment: Work with cutting-edge technology and systems to ensure safety and efficiency.
- Career Growth: Opportunities for professional development and career advancement within the company.
About Your New Job
- Lead New Product Introductions: Oversee the introduction of new products to the site from a process safety perspective.
- Safe Process Design and Review: Evaluate and design safety systems, including emergency shutdown systems, pressure relief devices (PRDs), fire protection, and explosion prevention systems.
- Emergency Preparedness: Develop and further improve emergency response and preparedness capabilities.
- HAZOP Assessments: Chair and document process and equipment HAZOP assessments and other process safety-related risk assessments, driving follow-up actions.
- Pre-Start Up Safety Reviews (PSSR): Complete PSSRs in line with company standards
- Process Safety Management: Manage process safety elements associated with running product campaigns on the plant, ensuring effective process management.
- Improvements and Modifications: Propose, develop, and implement process safety improvements and modifications to process areas and equipment.
- Compliance: Ensure compliance with relevant legal, site, corporate, and industrial standards.
- Management of Change (MOC): Interact with the MOC and change control system, approving from an EHS perspective.
- Safety Investigations: Support safety investigations throughout the site and troubleshoot related process safety issues.
- Documentation and Training: Review and approve process safety-related documentation and provide relevant training to colleagues.
- Safety Audits: Conduct safety audits and continuously improve the site safety management systems.
What Skills You Need
- Educational Background: A bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Process, or Mechanical Engineering.
- Experience: 5+ years of relevant experience in a process-related industry (e.g., pharmaceutical, chemical, petrochemical).
- Process Safety Knowledge: Strong knowledge of process safety management (PSM) principles, risk assessment methodologies (HAZOP, LOPA, etc.), ATEX and COMAH principles, and relevant industry standards (e.g., IEC 61508/61511 for functional safety).
- Skills: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, strong written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams.
- Certifications: Chartered Engineer status or TUV Rheinland/equivalent certification in Functional Safety would be an advantage.
What’s on Offer
- Competitive Salary: Attractive salary package.
- Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, pension, and more.
- Professional Development: Opportunities for training and career advancement.
- Work Environment: Collaborative and innovative work environment.
What’s Next
Apply now by clicking the “Apply Now" button or call me, Alan Fitzpatrick, on +353 21 4847136. If the job isn’t quite right but you are looking for something similar, please get in touch. We also have multiple Temp, FTC, and Contract jobs available.