Process Safety Engineer
Founded in 1920, Eastman is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. With the purpose of enhancing the quality of life in a material way, Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while maintaining a commitment to safety and sustainability. The company’s innovation-driven growth model takes advantage of world-class technology platforms, deep customer engagement, and differentiated application development to grow its leading positions in attractive end markets such as transportation, building and construction, and consumables. As a globally inclusive company, Eastman employs approximately 14,000 people around the world and serves customers in more than 100 countries. The company had 2024 revenue of approximately $9.4 billion and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA. For more information, visit www.eastman.com.
The Role
Role description:
- Develop a positive site safety culture by supporting process plants in a proactive manner whilst fostering a Zero Incident Mindset.
- Develop site process safety policies to meet relevant regulatory and corporate requirement with an aim to continually improve process safety performance.
- Provide process safety guidance, expertise and independent verification in project HSE reviews, PHAs, LOPAs and risk assessments to identify and control process safety risks.
- Provide process safety guidance, expertise and independent verification for investigation of incidents and near misses.
- Maintain the site COMAH safety report and support COMAH inspections by the UK Competent Authority, HSE and NRW.
- Monitor site safety performance by collating and analysing site process safety KPIs.
- Develop the site's emergency response plan to continually improve how the site protect people, property and the environment in the event of any emergency.
- Implement the HSES management systems and responsible for relevant HSES management systems.
- Develop into the main controller role (management of emergencies).
- Implement and provide support to other HSES functions, which includes training, and HSES improvement projects.
The Person
Essential Experience:
- Proven track record of practicing safety in an engineering role at a COMAH site.
- Proven experience in managing risk assessments, incident investigations, HSE reviews, PHA’s, and LOPAs.
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills with a proactive attitude.
- A minimum of a degree level qualification within a chemical engineering discipline or similar.
- Strong personal commitment and takes ownership for the task at hand.
- Willingness to undertake further safety related qualifications as required (eg NEBOSH diploma).
Desirable Experience:
- Working with regulators (eg Health and Safety Executive, Natural Resources Wales, Environment Agency).
- IOSH / NEBOSH qualification.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary.
- Contributory pension up to 9% employers contributions.
- Annual performance bonus plan.
- Free private medical insurance and discounted rates for dependents*
- Life Insurance.
- Group Income Protection.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Opportunity to increase annual leave entitlement to 37 days per annum through our compressed working initiative.
- Employee Team Recognition monetary awards.
- Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme.
- Car salary sacrifice scheme.
- On-site gymnasium.
- Excellent working environment.
*Taxable benefit
Eastman is committed to creating a powerfully diverse workforce and a broadly inclusive workplace, where everyone can contribute to their fullest potential each day.
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