Site Process Safety Deployment Leader

Ascend Performance Materials - Alvin, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Alvin, TX

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

Ascend Performance Materials is a global leader in high-performance chemicals, fibers and plastics, committed to enhancing quality of life through innovation. With fully integrated manufacturing facilities across North America, Europe, and Asia, we develop essential solutions that drive safer vehicles, cleaner energy, advanced medical devices, and durable consumer goods. Guided by a strong focus on safety, sustainability, and customer success, we operate responsibly while delivering value through cutting-edge technologies and industry expertise. Join our team and be part of a collaborative environment where your work drives meaningful global impact. We are currently seeking a Site Process Safety Leader to join our facility in Alvin, TX. This role will lead process safety program deployment within the site through partnership with the ESSH and manufacturing teams. This includes facilitating a process to ensure process safety scenarios are identified, and that effective controls are in place to prevent or mitigate these scenarios. To effectively facilitate this process, the Process Safety Leader will frequently interact across all levels of the organization and will work with the global process safety team to develop and improve process safety programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead process safety program deployment into operating units, building knowledge and understanding to achieve effective and sustainable process safety performance.
• In partnership with site leadership teams, ensure appropriate prioritization and timely completion of process safety action items.
• Develop site and/or unit program owners for the process safety programs.
• Develop and implement strategies to reduce the site risk profile (risk based approach).
• Coordinate process safety training at the site.
• Facilitate Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) studies as needed to supplement site requirements.
• Lead site deployment of any new regulatory or company requirements.
• Ensure the site has elements in place to comply with OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) and EPA Risk Management Plan (RMP) rules.
• Participate in process safety audits and investigations.
• Through engagement with site teams, including front line operations and maintenance teams, seek opportunities to improve identification of process safety scenarios and ensure effective controls are in place to prevent or mitigate these scenarios.
• Ensure measurement and metrics programs are in place and that site leaders are engaged on how to use these metrics to effectively prioritize site process safety initiatives. This includes maintenance of a process safety scorecard.
• As a member of the company process safety core team, provide input on new or improved process safety programs.
• Partner with operations and reliability to ensure real time process safety risks are understood and mitigated.

Requirements

• 5-7 years of PSM experience in chemical or oil and gas manufacturing plant.
• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering (chemical or mechanical engineering preferred).
• Experience in risk-based process safety approach as identified by the CCPS.
• Experience in a risk management setting, such as risk-based process safety or other leadership role where risk identification and management is a fundamental job function.
• Ability to read and understand Process and Instrument Diagrams.
• Ability to achieve results through others.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, organizational and planning skills, facilitation skills and computer skills.
• Flexible, analytical and detailed oriented.

Nice-to-haves

• Facilitation of Process Hazard Analysis.
• Facilitation of Layers of Protection Analysis.
• Leadership of incident investigation teams.
• PSM Program Deployment and Development.

Benefits

• Access to on-site medical clinics at U.S. facilities.
• Global wellness rewards program.
• Performance Matters, an employee-driven recognition plan.
• Commitment to Zero for personal injuries, process safety incidents, and environmental releases.
• Ascend Cares Foundation for community engagement and support.