Process Safety Engineer

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Your role at Clorox:

This leader is responsible for collaborating with center HSE leadership to establish and drive the overall execution of a global process safety management (PSM) program to ensure systems are built, maintained and operated in a manner that ensures our commitment to protecting our people and the communities in which we operate. This leader shall collaborate across the HSE Center and Plant Teams and with other functions (e.g. Global Technical Services, Plant Engineering Teams) to ensure compliance with appropriate Clorox and Regulatory Requirements (OSHA Process Safety Management Standard and EPA Risk Management Planning Standard). This leader inspires the development of a strong, consistent, and proactive safety culture focused on risk assessment and mitigation, people engagement and empowerment and continual improvement. This position resides within the HSE Center of Excellence (COE) and will be expected to support remotely and in person, all operations including, but not limited to, manufacturing, r&d, warehouses, offices and joint ventures.

In this role, you will:

Enterprise-Level Responsibilities:

• Manage and, where necessary, create and deploy programs to ensure compliance with OSHA’s Process Safety Management Standard, EPA’s Chemical Accident Prevention Provision Risk Management Plan (RMP) regulation and all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Drive awareness and understanding of PSM as a discipline among business leader and define a multi-year strategy to engage leaders in PSM program.
• Lead and/or facilitate safety assessments including but not limited to: HAZOP, PHA, LOPA, HAZID, FMEA, FTA and other relevant assessments based upon need.
• Build capability across the company through training colleagues in PSM assessment methodologies (e.g. HAZOP, PHA, FMEA).
•  Supports key compliance activities for the 14 Elements of PSM and RMP as needed. Such activities include but are not limited to Process Safety Information, Process Hazard Analysis, Operating Procedures, Operator Training, Mechanical Integrity, Management of Change, Incident Investigation, Compliance Audits and Risk Management Plans.
• Participates in multi-year capital expense management to ensure appropriate funding and prioritization of process safety/system resiliency improvements.
•  Supports and facilitates internal compliance assessments and external compliance audit activities for PSM and RMP compliance.
•  Leads and facilitates PSM/RMP incident investigations and root cause analyses.
• Build agile process safety audit tool with the capability of being deployed across all plants to assess operating discipline and design safety of plant processes.
• Supports design review of plans and technical documents for compliance in new construction and for modified facilities.

BU and Plant-level Responsibilities:

• Disseminate Center HSE policies/procedures and related Clorox policies/procedures and ensure they are implemented in a standardized way across covered plants.
• Work across BUs in collaboration with plant leadership to create/maintain a strong, consistent safety culture that delivers Center HSE objectives.
• Connect plant leadership with relevant Center HSE, Supply Chain, BU, and legal stakeholders and leaders when escalations are needed to ensure enterprise-wide consistency or compliance with legal obligations.
• Assess and, where needed, improve plant level HSE training in PSM methodologies to ensure adequate capability and operating discipline.
• Travel to various plants and corporate locations (domestic and internationally) as needed to effectively perform responsibilities and support direct reports.
• Disseminate HSE best practices among plants.

What we look for:

• 5+ years of experience managing Process Safety Management, ideally with experience managing PSM across multiple locations.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution is preferred
• Demonstrated expertise in OSHA PSM, OSHA RMP and strong working knowledge in CCPS PSM
• Demonstrated expertise in leading, facilitating and training individuals in PSM assessments.
• Demonstrated expertise in auditing PSM programs.
• Experience leading and executing cultural change across multiple BUs / plants
• Deep knowledge of HSE-related topics and challenges, enterprise goals and culture management
• Collaborates effectively and frequently with key stakeholders; is a trusted advisor who can influence HSE-related decisions.
• Demonstrates emotional intelligence and the ability to relate to and work with colleagues in a constructive and effective manner.
• Elevates the knowledge of and sensitivity to HSE-related topics and concerns into the broader business dialogue.
• Focuses on building a comprehensive, uniform safety culture across the Clorox enterprise-, BU-, and plant-levels.
• Synthesizes HSE-related concerns into executive and board level communications.
• Builds high performing teams; is a highly effective coach to team members; Provides feedback that stretches individual development.
• Challenges and supports the team to explore and develop new and innovative approaches to achieve enterprise safety goals

#LI-Hybrid

Workplace type:

Hybrid - 3 days in the office, 2 days WFH

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[U.S.]Additional Information:

At Clorox, we champion people to be well and thrive, starting with our own people. To help make this possible, we offer comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company match, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location), inclusive fertility/adoption benefits, and more.

We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are transparent with current and future teammates about our full salary ranges. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities, while also allowing for differentiation based on performance. Based on the breadth of our ranges, most new hires will start at Clorox in the first half of the applicable range. Your starting pay will depend on job-related factors, including relevant skills, knowledge, experience and location. The applicable salary range for every role in the U.S. is based on your work location and is aligned to one of three zones according to the cost of labor in your area.

–Zone A: $88,700 - $165,900

–Zone B: $81,300 - $152,100

–Zone C: $73,900 - $138,300

All ranges are subject to change in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

This job is also eligible for participation in Clorox’s incentive plans, subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and policies.

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