Process Safety Management / PSM Engineer - Franklin, LA Onsite

Cabot Corporation is seeking a Process Safety Management (PSM) Engineer to join the Technical & Operations team onsite at the Franklin, LA site.

This is an ideal role for professionals looking to make a site-wide impact through the development and management of the process safety plan for Cabot’s largest carbon black facility.

The PSM Engineer will initiate activities, procedures, and projects that improve product quality, optimize production capacity, ensure equipment reliability, provide capital improvements, integrate new technology and practices, and optimize overall performance.

The candidate must have strong self-motivation, and a desire to work in an environment of continuous improvement. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a collaborative mindset are key for this role, which will interact with all organizational levels and functions.

• Would you like to contribute to ensure we operate our facility responsibly?
• Are you a positive, hard-working, energetic, and motivated professional with a passion for building relationships with a diverse team of colleagues?
• Are you known for your integrity… for always doing the right thing?

If so, please consider the opportunity we have for you to join our team!

In this role, you are the responsible person for the plant’s development, implementation and ongoing/day-to-day management of Cabot’s process safety management systems assuring compliance with Cabot’s process safety requirements, as well as OSHA (1910.119) and EPA RMP regulations (as required).

This role requires a safety mind-set, self-motivated person with a positive attitude, a ton of good energy, effective time management, organization, and recordkeeping skills. A successful candidate will be someone who can:

Develop, Manage, and Coordinate the Ongoing Maintenance of all PSM Elements Including Employee Participation Plans, Written Process Safety Information, Process Hazard Analyses, Written Operating Procedures, Training and Documentation, Contractor Requirements, Pre-Startup Safety Reviews, Management of Change, Incident Investigations, Compliance Audit, and Trade Secrets.

• Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment: Lead Process Hazard Analyses for the Site, Mentors Others in Conducting Risk Assessments, Understands the Way Process Safety Hazards are Controlled, What Those Controls are and How Effective They Are, Identifies Control Improvements or New Controls for Risk Reduction.
• Management of Change: Able to Initiate Change Management Process, Prepares Management of Change (MOC) Documents, Understands the Change and Can Update Information Systems e.g. Drawings, Manual, Procedures, etc, Recognizes Theory of Implementing Change and How Changes Will Affect Risk, Communicates Changes as Required, Actively Implements Change Management Procedures, Authorizes Change in Their Area/Competency or is a Reviewer on the Change.
• Systems Manuals, & Drawings: Defines Document Management System and its Use in Training, Contributes to the Development and Review of P&ID, Process Flows, Manuals and other Operational Documentation, Uses MOC for Communicating Document Changes, Able to use Process Safety Information to Explain Actual Process Performance Issues, Understand how the Document Control System Works and How to Make Suggestions for Improvement, Understands How to Use Process Safety Information in Emergency Situations.
• Safety: Ensure the safety compliance of the plant utilities and operating units within the plant. Exhibit safe behaviors within the plant and promote the behavioral safety systems with others. Ensure compliance with Process Safety Management by updating operating procedures, assisting in training of unit operators and leading the Management of Change process.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• 3+ years’ production, process safety engineering, and/or process safety management (PSM) experience required.
• Experience in specialty chemical industry or petrochemical industries required.
• Technical Excellence: Basic knowledge of chemistry. Understanding of Statistical Process Control (SPC) tools and principals. Experience with Analytical problem-solving methodologies (e.g., root cause analysis, failure mode analysis) as well as Risk Based Process Safety principles. Ensures compliance with all standards, regulations, and industry best practices (OSHA, RC14001, ISO 9001, PSM).
• Communication & Presentation Skills: Ability to effectively engage in verbal and written communications that are timely, concise, clear, and relevant while delivering with empathy with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Computers Skills: Excellent skills with Microsoft Office, Aspen IP.21, AutoCAD, and data analysis. Experience in process control with Honeywell Experion, HPM, or Delta V.
• Guide Results: Generates data, conducts analysis, and organizes and interprets data to establish and support equipment.
• Works Safely: Strictly follows and complies with all SH&E procedures, standards and regulations and constantly strives for Excellence in the fields of sustainability and Safety, Health, and preservation of the Environment. Familiar with topics such as Process Safety Management (PSM), safe work permitting, lockout/tagout, emergency response, and hazard recognition.

How We’ll Support Your Success:

• Dynamic, Flexible, Hard Working, Team Environment – We are busy, collaborative, growing, and we are doing really meaningful work.
• Growth –Training, great peer coaching and support, and the ability to personally grow your influence, your position, and your compensation.
• Meaningful Work that is Valued – Customers are demanding sustainable solutions without compromising quality or performance. The work we do is visible, and is helping to create a more abundant, affordable, and cleaner future. It is an awesome feeling to know you’re making a living by making a positive impact in the world; and to be able to say, “I was a part of that.”
• Benefits, Vacation, Etc. – We offer a competitive package of benefits. Benefits begin on first day of employment. Cabot Benefits
• Feedback – We are committed to giving and receiving feedback in a direct and open fashion.
• Support – You are part of a team and deserve to feel encouraged and supported. We have a global team of engineers that are willing to help. You will be part of a team that cares about you personally and professionally. Our success depends on your success.

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