AdvanSix plays a critical role in global supply chains, innovating and delivering essential products for our customers in a wide variety of end markets and applications that touch people's lives, such as building and construction, fertilizers, plastics, solvents, packaging, paints, coatings, adhesives, and electronics. Our reliable and sustainable supply of quality products emerges from the vertically integrated value chain of our three U.S. based manufacturing facilities. AdvanSix strives to deliver best-in-class customer experiences and differentiated products in the industries of nylon solutions, chemical intermediates, and plant nutrients, guided by our core values of Safety, Integrity, Accountability and Respect. Please view a short video about our company here, AdvanSix Video. For more information on AdvanSix, please visit our website atWhy work at AdvanSix? We provide benefits that are industry competitive and focused on employee well-being Total Rewards program includes a competitive compensation, health, dental, vision & wellness programs, paid vacation, 401K with company matching, health savings programs, disability & life insurance, employee assistance program Tuition reimbursement for continued education, certifications, training, and development Work within a fast paced and innovative company, meeting passionate colleagues and partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences
Position Summary:
The Senior Process Safety Management (PSM) Engineer serves as a technical leader responsible for the implementation, continuous improvement, and governance of Process Safety Management programs across a large chemical manufacturing facility. This role partners closely with Operations, Maintenance, Process Design, Technical Services, Health & Safety, Environmental, and plant leadership to ensure compliance with OSHA PSM, EPA Risk Management Program (RMP), and company process safety requirements while driving a strong process safety culture. Reporting into the Site Process Safety Leader, the position provides technical leadership for risk identification, hazard analysis, incident investigations, management of change, and safeguard effectiveness programs.
Key Responsibilities:- Process Safety Leadership
- Lead and facilitate Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs), Human Factors and Facility Siting assessments, and Layers of Protection Analyses (LOPAs) for global process revalidations, MOCs, Projects, and Incidents
- Serve as a site subject matter expert for one or more PSM elements
- Drive continuous improvement of process safety programs and risk management practices
- Partner with site leadership to strengthen process safety culture and competency across the organization
- Mentor engineers, operations personnel, and cross-functional teams on process safety principles
- Regulatory Compliance
- Ensure compliance with OSHA Process Safety Management (29 CFR 1910.119), EPA Risk Management Program requirements, and applicable corporate standards
- Support process safety audits and regulatory inspections
- Lead closure of audit findings, recommendations, and compliance actions.
- Support development and maintenance of process safety procedures, standards, and training programs
- Risk Management and Hazard Analysis
- Evaluate process hazards and recommend effective layers of protection and risk reduction measures
- Assess the effectiveness of engineered, administrative, and procedural safeguards
- Conduct consequence analyses and release modeling
- Management of Change (MOC)
- Provide technical leadership and governance for Management of Change activities
- Review proposed process modifications for process safety impacts and regulatory compliance
- Ensure hazards are appropriately identified, evaluated, documented, and mitigated before implementation
- Verify completion of pre-startup safety reviews and required documentation updates
- Incident Investigation and Learning
- Lead and facilitate investigations of process safety incidents and near misses
- Apply root cause analysis methodologies to identify systemic causes and corrective actions
- Track corrective actions through completion and verify effectiveness
- Share lessons learned across site and corporate networks
- Mechanical Integrity and Safeguard Management
- Support Mechanical Integrity programs for critical process equipment
- Assist reliability and maintenance teams in the management of process safety-related equipment
- Verify process safety safeguards are functioning as intended and continue to provide the required protection
Required Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related engineering discipline
- Minimum 5 years of chemical manufacturing or industrial process experience
- Experience with incident investigation and root cause analysis methods
- Experience with risk assessment methodologies
- Experience working in an OSHA PSM and/or EPA RMP regulated environment
- Excellent communication, leadership, and project management skills
Preferred Qualifications:- Demonstrated experience leading Process Hazard Analyses
- Strong working knowledge of OSHA PSM and EPA RMP regulations 3 years of Process Safety Management experience
- Six Sigma certification or equivalent continuous improvement training
- Experience with consequence modeling
- Mechanical Integrity program experience
- Base salary range for this position is $95,000 to $142,600 annually.
We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include periodic pay rate adjustments based on market competitiveness. Hired applicants will be eligible for paid holidays, paid time off including vacation, eligibility to purchase company stock, tuition reimbursement, and a 401K with a competitive company match. Certain roles may be eligible for discretionary financial benefits such as incentive pay, equity awards, and participation in a deferred compensation plan.
Hired applicants will be eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending and health savings account eligibility, employer-provided short term disability benefits, eligibility to purchase long term disability benefits, employer-provided basic life insurance and eligibility to purchase voluntary life coverages.
The pay range, incentives and benefits listed above are general guidelines only and not a guarantee of total compensation or benefits. The final offer will depend on multiple factors, including but not limited to, the responsibilities of the job, experience, education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as the job location, applicability of a collective bargaining agreement, length of service, internal equity, and alignment with market data. The incentive pay is dependent on your role, business results and individual performance. All aspects of total rewards offered are subject to the terms and conditions of the specific plans.
At AdvanSix, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past work experience doesn't perfectly align with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to still apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.
AdvanSix is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, veteran status, or any other protected classification.
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