Process Safety Technology Leader, APAC

Are you inspired to contribute your expertise to a global leading Ingredients organization? We are a global leader in taste, scent and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of solutions for the food & beverage industry. We are looking for a dedicated and passionate individual to join our join our Global Environment Health & Safety (EHS) team as Process Safety Technology Leader, APAC. Come join the global Ingredients leader where science and creativity meet to create essential solutions for a better world!

Your Focus

As Process Safety Technology Leader (PSTL), you will be the primary technical contact for a global region for operations for Process Safety. You should have deep understanding of the process technology and its inherent hazards with a strong level of expertise in process safety risk & management. In addition to these technical capabilities, you should be passionate about process safety.

You will be working closely with other global PSTL colleagues in the Global EHS team, relevant BU and/or sub-BU Environment Health & Safety (EH&S) organization, Manufacturing Technology (MT) and Plant Operations.

The role is India based and will report to Director, EHS.

How You Will Contribute

• Lead and/or participate in development of long-term strategy for process safety technology.

• Participate in defining short term objectives for process safety technology.

• Develop corporate tools and templates as required for the relevant process technology(ies) to help facilitate process safety and hazard assessment reviews, e.g. PHA; LOPA; etc.

• Participate and/or facilitate project Process Hazard Analyses (PHA’s) for High Process Safety Risk (HPSR) facilities.

• Support sites through facilitation, quality review, participation, training or leadership of all key facility process safety deliverables such as:

  • Hazard Identification Risk Assessments (HIRA)

  • Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and/or Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA)

  • Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) Workbooks

• Ensure leveraging and understanding across region / business / sister site process technology of:

  • Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and/or Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA)

  • LOPA Scenarios and Workbooks

  • Best practices

  • PS Near Miss One Pager Lesson Learned and/or Incident Investigation reports

• Evaluate development and/or introduction of new technologies from a process safety point of view.

• Participate as the Process Safety Technical Expert in Root Cause Failure Analyses (RCFA's) for all PSI Level 1-3 events in his/her region of responsibility.

• Act as the Process Safety Reviewer for appropriate MOC's.

• Member of the MOC / senior leader review team for new site leaders.

• Member of the MOC educational team for personnel starting in one of the following leadership roles in the business (if/where applicable in business):

  • Business President

  • Business Vice President - Operations

  • Business Leader - Manufacturing Technology (MT)

What you will need to be successful

• Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or any other relevant discipline.

• Minimum of 10-15 years of experience in Process Safety, Manufacturing Technology or Operations.

• Training and/or working knowledge of process safety tools such as HAZOP, LOPA, Consequence Analysis, Dispersion Modelling (PHAST, ALOHA, CHEF, RAST, SAFETI), etc.

• Leadership or Senior role in Operations or Manufacturing Technology.

• Experience as Technology Guardian.

• Good knowledge in Dust Hazard.

• Project management experience will be preferred.

• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills.

• Ability to defend and explain difficult / unpopular recommendations with data, facts and Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices.

• Ability to speak one or more additional languages in use in the region including fluency in English.

• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time – mostly within the region, but also internationally.

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

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