Process Safety Lead

AF108336
  • €70,000 - 85,000
  • Cork, Republic of Ireland
  • Full Time

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.

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