Corporate Process Safety Specialist

Job Description: Process Safety Engineer/Specialist Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers. This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career. The Impact You’ll Make in this Role As a Process Safety Specialist – Global EHS, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by: Provide leadership and technical expertise for process safety to achieve sustained safety performance improvements globally. Develop and refine process safety standards including training, tools, communication and audit requirements for topics including, but not limited to, emergency preparedness and response, hot work, mechanical integrity, and management of change and provide guidance to implement process safety expectations. Lead teams and advise colleagues to facilitate process safety and hazard assessment reviews, including but not limited to, LOPA scenarios, reactive chemical scenarios, and management of change requests. Review, support, and implement process safety assessment strategies for HAZOP, LOPA, etc. Review and provide guidance on process safety technology to mitigate process safety risks in partnership with manufacturing technology leadership and CAPEX project teams. Lead incident investigations, as required, and review root cause for process safety incidents and near misses as required. Elevate learnings to be replicated to other applicable facilities to prevent future incidents. Lead and/or participate on global process safety audits. Co-lead internal process safety networks to connect and coach process safety SMEs globally and facilitate new leader PHA reviews to ensure operations, engineering and site resources fully understand risks in line with their role and responsibility. Collaborate across global EHS, area EHS teams, operations, engineering, R&D, legal affairs, occupational medicine, and external stakeholders to drive EHS performance excellence and recognize and replicate EHS best practices. Contribute to a culture of trust, collaboration, attention to detail, and standard work to realize a working environment of open communications, project management and prioritization, and a full entitlement mindset toward compliance and risk reduction. Participate in external benchmarking and trade association engagement to ensure the identification and integration of novel techniques and technologies to improve and sustain EHS performance. Your Skills and Expertise To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or higher in an engineering or science discipline (completed and verified prior to start) Five (5) years of process safety experience, global and/or site-level in a private, public, government or military environment. Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include: Process safety expertise in hazard assessment tools, programs to control risks of unplanned events (e.g. fires, explosions, chemical releases) and deep understanding of process technology and hazards. Experience with global, regional (US, Asia, etc.), and/or state process safety regulations and risk reduction strategies for manufacturing facilities. High attention to detail, process-oriented, ability to develop and maintain good working relations with clients, ability to communicate (multi-lingual a plus) broadly, clear/concise writing ability and data documentation style, self-starter with the ability to multi-task. Strong demonstration of project management skills and ability to manage activities and priorities within cross-functional teams to achieve targets and objectives. Previous experience in process engineering, design engineering or manufacturing. Working knowledge and experience in one or more EHS professional disciplines (e.g. worker safety, industrial hygiene, environmental compliance). Master’s degree or higher in an engineering, science or EHS related discipline from an accredited institution. Certification(s) such as: Center for Chemical Process Safety Certification (CCPSC), Professional Engineer (PE), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or related EHS credential. Work location: Remote is an option for this role Travel: May include up to 30% domestic/international Relocation Assistance: May be authorized Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status). Supporting Your Well-being 3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope. Chat with Max For assistance with searching through our current job openings or for more information about all things 3M, visit Max, our virtual recruiting assistant on 3M.com/careers. All US-based 3M full time employees will need to sign an employee agreement as a condition of employment with 3M. This agreement lays out key terms on using 3M Confidential Information and Trade Secrets. It also has provisions discussing conflicts of interest and how inventions are assigned. Employees that are Job Grade 7 or equivalent and above may also have obligations to not compete against 3M or solicit its employees or customers, both during their employment, and for a period after they leave 3M. Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties. Safety is a core value at 3M. All employees are expected to contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement. Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly. 3M Global Terms of Use and Privacy Statement Carefully read these Terms of Use before using this website. 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