Ashland Inc. seeks a Senior Process Safety Engineer to lead process safety improvement initiatives and activities across the organization. This is a remote-based position reporting to the EHS Director and involves approximately 30% travel to global facilities.
What You'll Do
- Provide leadership in driving the company’s efforts toward safe, compliant, and responsible operations with a primary emphasis on achieving zero process safety incidents.
- Act as the main point of contact for multiple global facilities regarding process safety performance, technical support, and adherence to regulatory requirements and Ashland’s Global Process Safety Standard.
- Apply technical knowledge to process safety incident investigations and work with manufacturing teams to implement improvement recommendations.
- Lead internal and external resources for Process Hazard Analysis/Layer of Protection Analysis (PHA/LOPA), Combustible Dust Assessment (CDA), Facility Siting risk assessment, and Consequence Modeling.
- Participate in or direct outside resources to complete process safety compliance audits.
- Provide guidance on process safety for transitioning new processes from laboratory to production.
- Track and report PSM Tier 1 and 2 process safety events.
- Ensure process safety relief calculations are performed appropriately, with input from Ashland’s Asset Integrity & Reliability Group.
- Provide guidance on and update Ashland’s process safety procedures regarding regulatory updates.
What We're Looking For
- A relevant science or engineering degree.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in process safety and/or a related process engineering field within the chemical manufacturing industry.
- Experience working in a specialty chemical manufacturing, petrochemical, or refinery setting.
- Working knowledge of regulatory requirements and RAGAGEP (e.g., OSHA PSM, EPA RMP, NJDEP, Seveso, API, NFPA, DIERS).
- Expertise in PSM elements with a focus on PSI, PHA, MOC/PSSR, and MI.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to travel up to 30%, both domestically and internationally.
Nice to Have
- Working knowledge in consequence modeling and/or process simulation software (e.g., PHAST, Superchems, Aspen).
- Experience in pressure relief design and analysis (DIERS).
- Experience working in both a manufacturing and a corporate setting.
- Process safety certification (CCPSC) or the ability to obtain within 12 months.
- Leadership experience in a Technical Area.
Technical Stack
- PHAST
- Superchems
- Aspen
Team & Environment
You will report directly to the EHS Director.
Benefits & Compensation
- Industry competitive salary and benefits.
- Pay-for-performance incentive plans.
- Opportunities for development and advancement.
Work Mode
This is a remote-based position with approximately 30% travel required.
Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
