What are the responsibilities and job description for the Process Safety Manager - API Manufacturing position at Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom?
Kelly Government Solutions is a strategic supplier and business partner to the federal government and its key suppliers. We are seeking a Process Safety Manager/Engineer – API Manufacturing to work on-site with Phlow in Petersburg, VA.
This Contract To Direct Hire Opportunity Offers
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
Why Kelly® Government Solutions?
Looking to connect with premier government agencies or the top 25 federal government contractors? Kelly Government Solutions partners with these organizations to create expert talent solutions that solve the world’s most critical challenges. We offer a variety of full-time, project (SOW), seasonal, and surge support opportunities in science, engineering, technology, professional, and administrative support roles. Our experts will connect you to the opportunity that fits your schedule and interests and handle the details of transferring and processing all levels of security clearances. It’s just another way we make the job search work for you.
About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.
Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
This Contract To Direct Hire Opportunity Offers
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit package
- Optional health, vision, and dental plans
- Vacation leave as well as paid holidays and 401K plan.
- Build, implement, and continuously improve the API Process Safety Management (PSM) program in alignment with OSHA, EPA, and internal procedures
- Lead and manage process hazard analyses, including HAZOP, PHA, PFMEA, and PSSR; perform root cause analysis and track closure of all recommendations
- Supervise the application of process safety elements across project lifecycle stages, from development through commercialization
- Apply modeling tools (e.g., CHEETAH) and process simulation software (Aspen Plus, COMSOL, gPROMS) to evaluate reaction and relief scenarios
- Develop, analyze, and implement mathematical models to simulate chemical processes, including emergency and relief conditions as well as refine process safety predictions
- Utilize Process Analytical Technology (PAT) (IR, Raman) to enhance process understanding, safety, and robustness
- Identify and mitigate hazards typical to API manufacturing; evaluate chemical reaction hazards, including exothermicity, thermal instability, runaway potential, and decomposition risks
- Design and oversee thermal hazard characterization studies including DSC, RC1 (reaction calorimetry), ARC, ARSST, VSP2
- Ensure results are translated into safe operating limits, equipment design, interlocks, and procedures
- Provide technical leadership for process scale-up, from laboratory (mL to 72 L) to pilot and manufacturing scale (50–4000 gallon reactors)
- Assess and manage risks associated with cryogenic reactions, air-sensitive chemistries, and pyrophoric materials
- Develop and support relief and vent system design (PSVs, rupture disks, vent sizing, scrubbers), and contribute to LOPA/SIL assessments
- Conduct audits of PSM systems and drive implementation of corrective and preventive actions
- Manage, mentor, and coach team members on process safety principles and risk analysis techniques
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Tech Transfer, Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Quality & Regulatory, Maintenance, and EHS
- Minimum of bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or a closely related field.
- Experience in process safety, chemical engineering, or EHS in manufacturing (pharma/API or chemical processing preferred).
- Practical experience with exothermic/reactive chemistry, overpressure protection, cryogenic/flammable systems, air-sensitive reagents, pyrophorics
- Working knowledge of OSHA/EPA regulations and core PSM elements (PHA/HAZOP, LOPA/SIL concepts, MOC, PSSR, incident investigation).
- Proficiency with process safety tools and documentation (PSI, risk assessments, action tracking).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams.
- Ability to work in GMP manufacturing suites, technical areas, and utilities with potential exposure to chemical materials, elevated noise, and high awareness for personnel and equipment safety
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
Why Kelly® Government Solutions?
Looking to connect with premier government agencies or the top 25 federal government contractors? Kelly Government Solutions partners with these organizations to create expert talent solutions that solve the world’s most critical challenges. We offer a variety of full-time, project (SOW), seasonal, and surge support opportunities in science, engineering, technology, professional, and administrative support roles. Our experts will connect you to the opportunity that fits your schedule and interests and handle the details of transferring and processing all levels of security clearances. It’s just another way we make the job search work for you.
About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.
Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.