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Senior PSM Specialist

Schwans Company

Location: Salina, Kansas
Type: Full-Time, Non-Remote
Posted on: September 9, 2023
Sr. PSM Specialist
Job Description
Sr. PSM Specialist
Pasadena, Texas; Deer Park, Texas
Description
(Overview)
Schwan's Company, a U.S. affiliate of the global lifestyle company CJ CheilJedang Corporation, is a leading U.S. manufacturer and marketer of quality foods offered through retail-grocery and food-service channels. Its many popular brands include Red Baron®, Tony’s®, Big Daddy’s®, Villa Prima™ and Freschetta® pizza; Mrs. Smith’s® and Edwards® desserts; and Pagoda® Asian-style snacks. To learn more about Schwan’s, visit .
We are hiring a Sr. PSM Specialist for our plants in the Houston, TX area (Pasadena & Deer Park). These are large frozen food production facilities, with complex ammonia refrigeration systems. We are committed to creating and continuously improving a best-in-class PSM program, thus this is a critical position on the team. In this role, you will report directly to the Senior Director of Manufacturing, and will be able to take ownership for the Process Safety Management (PSM) program for the both plants, including oversight, compliance, and maintenance. You will be responsible for updating and maintaining the guidelines and elements of the PSM Program and partnering with Safety and facility maintenance and refrigeration to ensure compliance of the programs.
• Opportunity to work on exciting, strategic projects in partnership with key leaders: showcase your technical skills to create site specific PSM strategy
• Opportunities for career growth with a well-established food company; PSM, EHS or general plant leadership are a growth path options
• A culture focused on ensuring the health, safety and well-being of its employees
• Support and mentorship from team members who are authentic, good-natured and highly skilled
• Competitive wages, incentive pay, comprehensive package of benefits and relocation assistance are available
Responsibilities
• Drives 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.
• Takes a supporting role in utilities management with a focus on ammonia refrigeration reliability, operability, compliance and team building.
• Help to provide mentorship and coaching to the Facility staff in order to meet requirements of PSM, RMP, Company Standards and Technical Requirements.
• Collaborates with and supports the EHS department to ensure OSHA and EPA compliance for applicable PSM/RMP requirements.
• Updates, manages, coordinates and implements all fourteen (14) elements programs of the OSHA Process Safety Management standard and the additional requirements of EPA Risk Management Plan regulation.
• Assures the Facility’s Risk Management Plan is documented, updated and maintained as required. Submits updates and renewals to meet EPA’s requirements.
• Facilitates and documents the PHA/hazard evaluations both for initial PHA’s, revalidations, revisions and projects.
• Monitors and assists in training on operating procedures including annual review/certification and initial/refresher training. Assists in creating and updating operating procedures when needed as well as maintaining the operating procedure training matrix as it relates to PSM. Conducts and/or coordinates PSM/RMP training to employees and contractors.
• Provide oversight and conduct audits for site management of change (MOC) and pre-start up safety review process (PSSR)
• Assists in developing inspection, test, and preventive maintenance plans and equipment reliability/mechanical integrity programs for equipment that has ammonia.
• Leads and facilitates PSM/RMP incident investigations and root cause analyses. Updates reports and submittals as required by OSHA and EPA including RMP updates.
• Works with site leadership and EHS Department to ensure emergency planning and response procedures are developed and maintained as required. Will also support the Facility Hazmat team and may serve as a HazMat team member where applicable.
• Ensures recommendations stemming from PSM-related activities are reviewed in a timely manner by Facility Management.
• Supports or leads facility on technical recommendations and project management as needed.
Education: Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) of a Technical nature in Safety / Environmental / Safety Science / Engineering or related area
Years of Experience: 2+ years related experience
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
• The desire to make a meaningful difference. Must be self-motivated with the ability to work independently. We need someone who competes to win!
• Authentic leader: direct communicator, able to build strong relationships across the company, with all levels.
• Must have great collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively work closely with cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of State/Federal EPA and OSHA compliance requirements and of regulatory requirements, procedures and legislative processes.
• Experience in PSM - Ammonia is preferred
• Experience in implementing safety programs in manufacturing or food production environments
• Experience in hazard evaluation techniques such as Hazard Identification (HazID), What-If, and others as needed
• Ability to facilitate, direct and motivate employees and organize and coordinate various safety training activities
• Technical knowledge of manufacturing facility utilities such as ammonia, strongly desired
• Project management skills and critical thinking ability
• Experience with capital project management process flow and execution
• Able to use software and common Microsoft office tools to generate and track metrics, compliance obligations, workflows and action items
The employing subsidiaries of Schwan’s Company are Equal Employment Opportunity Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, age, race, color, religion, gender, vet status, national origin or other protected class.
Job Type: Full-time Business Unit: Req #: 23-3897
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