Process Safety Engineer - Lincoln, NE

Process Safety Engineer - Lincoln, NE

Job Summary
As the Total Process Safety Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of leading change. Your role will be to own the implementation of the Total Process Safety (TPS) program, to meet corporate and local compliance standards. You'll leverage your technical expertise and exceptional team-building capabilities to engage our diverse workforce, ranging from frontline to leadership in advancing our TPS program. Get ready to embark on a purposeful and rewarding career experience where your technical expertise and leadership will drive a transformation.  

This role will be based at the Lincoln Oilseeds manufacturing plant but will assist both the Lincoln and Fremont Oilseeds facilities.  The position reports directly to the Plant Manager. 

The Lincoln Oilseeds facility is located in Lincoln, NE and consists of a soybean extraction plant, soy and palm oil refinery, and onsite cogeneration, and employs ~115 Plant Operations Colleagues.

The Fremont Oilseeds facility is located in Fremont, NE and consists of a soybean extraction plant and employs ~45 Plant Operations Colleagues.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the process safety program for the facility: implement, manage, maintain and improve.
• Coordinate process safety activities at the facility.
• Lead the facility’s TPS Committee.
• Establish a safety culture across the facility based on reviewing and meeting goals, continuous risk reduction and prevention of process safety incidents.
• Monitor, evaluate and report process safety performance at the facility and work with leadership on developing and implementing improvements, working collaboratively with the TPS Technology Team on TPS programs and goals.
• Working with the Global Process Hazard Analysis Manager, lead or participate in local Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs) and related action plans.
• Lead or facilitate local TPS incident investigations; prepare and share Safety Alerts and Best Practices.
• Act as the Process Safety Reviewer on Management of Change (MOC) requests for the facility.
• Act as the facility’s TPS Representative on Improvement projects and Capital Investment projects.
• Provide TPS training to different layers of plant leadership and engineers at the facility. 
• Participate in PSM and TPS Audits; conduct or lead self-assessments for the facility.
• Organize and ensure maintenance of technical process safety documentation
• Act as the facility’s Fire Protection System (FPS) Coordinator.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, and Agricultural Engineering)
• 2 years of process safety experience preferably in a chemical manufacturing or agricultural processing facility
• Robust experience in applying the 14 elements of PSM
• Strong problem solving, diagnostic and analytical skills, with a results focused approach
• Strong leadership, change management and project/program management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, acts as a reliable pro-active communicator
• A drive for success, a continuous improvement approach, a consistently positive attitude and outlook
• Cultural awareness and the ability to bridge cross-cultural boundaries
• Must be able to accomplish results by working effectively with others and be willing and able to work in plant areas (i.e. walk long distances, stand, climb stairs and ladders and move through close spaces) to understand and monitor the process. 
• Must be able to respond quickly to changing requirements and be capable of working in hot and cold temperatures.

Excited about this role but don’t think you meet every requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.

ADM requires the successful completion of a background check. 

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