Global Process Safety Program Manager

Job Title: Global Process Safety Program Manager

Job Location: Wickliffe, Ohio or Deer Park, Texas

Job type: Full-time

Type of role: Hybrid. Travel heavy role, 25%+ expected.

About Lubrizol

The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a specialty chemical company whose science delivers sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life . Founded in 1928, Lubrizol owns and operates more than 100 manufacturing facilities, sales, and technical offices around the world and has about 8,000 employees. For more information, visit .

We value diversity in professional backgrounds and life experiences. By enabling a consistent, unbiased, and transparent recruitment process, Lubrizol seeks to create a positive experience for candidates so we can get to know them at their best. We recognize unique work and life situations and offer flexibility, ensuring our employees feel engaged and fulfilled in every aspect of life.

Join Our Thriving Team at Lubrizol as a Global Process Safety Program Manager

Unleash Your Potential. At Lubrizol we're transforming the specialty chemicals market and looking for exceptional talent to join us on this journey. If you are ready to join an international company with talent around the world, and want to make a real impact, we want you on our team.

What You'll Do:

The Global Process Safety Manager is responsible for developing and implementing transformational strategic process safety programs worldwide, ensuring the identification and management of hazards and risks associated with chemical processes and equipment. This role influences global policy, supports regional teams in execution, and aligns with corporate goals to ensure safe, compliant, and responsible operations. The manager will drive best-in-class performance in process safety and risk management, working closely with regional EHSS teams and the Manufacturing Technology group in this highly visible position to identify improvement opportunities in manufacturing environments. The position requires a highly skilled professional with considerable experience in process safety, chemical engineering and risk management with the ability to travel globally 15-20% of time.

What We're Looking For:

• Develop, implement, and support standardized global process safety and risk management policies, standards and programs to achieve best-in-class performance.
• Provide consulting support in process safety, including Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), Mechanical Integrity (MI), Pre-Start Up Safety Review (PSSR), Process Safety Information (PSI), and Management of Change (MOC).
• Maintain implementation of global PHA standard, ensuring alignment with OSHA PSM and Responsible Care requirements. Support regional teams in implementation.
• Develop global policy on application of additional hazard identification/risk assessment techniques (Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA), Human Reliability Analyses, Siting Studies) and support regional teams in implementation.
• Train and coach employees in process safety and risk management, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Participate in incident investigations and other EHSS-related teams, ensuring thorough root cause analysis and appropriate action plans.
• Develop competency requirements and training curriculum for process safety for new and experienced employees.
• Ensure compliance with corporate standards and local regulations in engineering, projects, and daily operations processes.

Skills That Make a Difference:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum ten years of experience in the chemical process industry, with substantial Process Safety Management experience.
• Strong analytical skills and strategic thinking capabilities.
• Proven ability to work individually and collaboratively within teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• In-depth knowledge of chemical processing equipment operations and maintenance, including pressure vessels, piping, heat exchangers, pumps, and compressors.
• Ability to travel internationally and domestically 15-20% of the time.

Considered a plus:

• Formal Root Cause Analysis training
• Experience with ePHA and PHA Works RA
• Experience using SAP, PI and/or DeltaV software.
• Knowledge of ASME, API, NFPA and OSHA regulations

Additional Competencies:

Analytical – Applies rational, logical reasoning to problem solving; recognizes broad implication of issues; can identify underlying issues and root causes to problems.

Strategic Thinker – Considered all internal and external factors when problem solving; identifies and pursues those efforts that will have the greatest strategic benefit; creates strategies to balance short term and long-term projects and goals.

Planning – Builds plans from strategies; translates strategies into meaningful objectives; recognizes organizational influences and works with them; aware of resource issues.

Managing Execution - must be able to manage several priority projects at one time; utilize resources effectively to ensure projects are completed to a high standard and on time; always looking for improvement opportunities; understands relationship between department activities and business strategies; communicates expectations clearly to others.

Results Oriented – Drive for results; finishes projects; sets high personal standards; acts quickly to resolve issues; keeps pushing forward.

Influence - advocates and solicits support for ideas; provides sound rational and presents own ideas in a confident manner that encourages people to consider them.

Communication - strong oral and written communication skills; shares viewpoints and information with others; expresses ideas well; listens to other’s opinions and ideas

Perks and Rewards That Inspire:

• Competitive salary with performance-based bonus plans
• 401K Match plus Age Weighted Defined Contribution
• Competitive medical, dental & vision offerings
• Health Savings Account
• Paid Holidays, Vacation, Parental Leave
• Flexible work environment

Learn more at benefits.lubrizol.com !

Ready for your next career step? Apply today and let's shape the future together!

It’s an exciting time to be part of Lubrizol. Lubrizol is not staying put. We are continually learning and evolving. Our passion delivers our success — not only for Lubrizol but for those who count on us every day: our employees, customers, and communities.

As a diverse, global team, we work together to solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges. We impact everyday lives through science only Lubrizol can deliver, and we never stop pushing to do it better.

One of the founding principles of The Lubrizol Corporation more than 90 years ago was treating every employee with dignity and respect. That same commitment is only stronger today. More than that, we are committed to providing an environment where every employee can be the best they can be, no matter their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic.

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