Safety Principal Engineer - Narrows - ref. d21087319

Overview:

As we partner with our customers to solve their most critical business needs, we strive to make a positive impact on our communities and the world through The Celanese Foundation. Based in Dallas, Celanese employs approximately 13,000 employees worldwide and had 2023 net sales of $10.9 billion. For more information about Celanese Corporation and its product offerings, visit www.celanese.com.

All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

Responsibilities:

JOB LOCATION: 3520 Virginia Avenue Narrows, VA 24124

DUTIES:

• Manage systems to prevent process safety incidents by performing process hazards analysis and managing review processes and change processes.
• Complete internal and external assessments of OSHA 1910 process safety management system execution and compliance.
• Utilize Smartsheet software configuration for audits in the field. Conduct oversight of an environmental management system to ensure production units are in compliance with state and federal permit requirements.
• Collect process data and submit required environmental water and waste reporting to all appropriate regulatory agencies.
• Complete internal and external assessment of environmental program execution.
• Develop and administer feedback measures and complete review of results for drift prevention and future alignment.
• Review site management of change requests to evaluate potential environmental impacts and ensure risks are mitigated before change is approved for start-up.
• Review capital project scopes to evaluate potential environmental impacts and ensure risks are mitigated before execution.
• Ensure the site self-assessment program is adequately staffed and required audits are completed.
• Review findings with site leadership for alignment and ensure that corrective actions are tracked.
• Ensure the site Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) program is staffed, PHA teams complete work on schedule, and that identified corrective actions are approved by area management and tracked.
• Resolve process safety management system issues, occupational safety concerns, and non-compliances.
• Provide resolution of identified process safety issues particular to hazards associated with Celanese Acetate Flake (dust explosion) and Fiber (flammable vapor ignition) manufacturing processes.
• Work within a manufacturing environment covered by
• OSHA 1910 PSM requirements.
• Oversee process safety compliance management systems and audit programs.
• Assess and manage identified risks.
• Utilize Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Apply advanced knowledge of American Petroleum Institute (API) and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards.
• Model the impact of process safety using PHAST.
• Use AutoCAD and perform root cause analysis.

Qualifications:

REQUIREMENTS:

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent degree, in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Chemical Engineering
• and five (5) years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered,
• or five (5) years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in a related occupation utilizing Smartsheet software configuration for audits in the field; conducting oversight of an environmental management system to ensure production units are in compliance with state and federal permit requirements; developing and administering feedback measures and completing review of results for drift prevention and future alignment; resolving process safety management system issues, occupational safety concerns, and non-compliances; working within a manufacturing environment covered by OSHA 1910 PSM requirements; overseeing process safety compliance management systems and audit programs; assessing and managing identified risks; utilizing Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; applying advanced knowledge of American Petroleum Institute (API) and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards; modeling the impact of process safety using PHAST; and using AutoCAD and performing root cause analysis.