Process Safety Engineer

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.

Job Location: Bayport/Deer Park, TX

Job type: Full-time

Type of role: Onsite

Join Our Thriving Team at Lubrizol as Process Safety Engineer

Unleash Your Potential. At Lubrizol we're transforming the Industrial Applications and Transportation industries 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:

As a Process Safety Engineer you'll be at the forefront of our innovation of being accountable for the implementation, management, and continuous improvement of the Process Safety Management (PSM) and Risk Management Plan (RMP) program at our Bayport/Deer Park site. The Process Safety Engineer will provide engineering leadership in various aspects of Process Safety with a mission towards providing engineering and risk management solutions for the Lubrizol Corporation’s Bayport/Deer Park Operating facility, to ensure safe and reliable operations. The Process Safety Engineer will be equipped with the required skills and knowledge, and thereby also expected to be able to work independently to primarily support our Bayport/Deer Park facility.

What We're Looking For:

• Provide day-to-day process safety support for assigned units, including:
  • Facilitate PHA revalidation and Capital Projects PHAs, LOPA, and prepare for and Complete PHA management reviews with final reports.
  • Participate in incident investigations, help classify Process Safety incidents and participate in / lead investigations as needed.
  • Review Management of Change requests, including support for determining when a Process Hazard Analysis is needed. Participate in PSSRs.
  • Management of action items entry with tracking in the database and work with units to facilitate action item closure. Support in providing guidance for ALARP and IPL determination.
  • Support management of KPIs, update Reactivity Matrices as needed for assigned units and support PSM Manual Updates/Revision.
  • Support in ASVS program compliance including gap assessment and developing compliance plan.
• Manage development and implementation of both tactical and strategic PSM and RMP programs. Serve as PSM point of contact, providing regulatory compliance guidance for PSM/RMP programs. Advise and assist Managers, Supervisors, Engineers and Contractor Safety Representatives to ensure that the site operates within Lubrizol’s process safety policies and performance standards.
• Participate in site and Lubrizol corporate process safety initiatives to develop and implement site procedures and technical guidelines associated with PSM/RMP elements, to ensure company standardization of process safety practices. Perform gap analysis to standardize Lubrizol PSM/RMP work processes.
• Support and lead Process PSM audits as needed locally and regionally.
• Develop and provide relevant Process Safety training for the site.

Skills That Make a Difference:

• Bachelor's degree or higher degree in Chemical Engineering.
• 8+ years’ experience in a chemical or petrochemical manufacturing site with Process Safety Management experience.
• Experience in hazard identification, risk analyses, facility siting, relief sizing and PHA-LOPA facilitation.
• Knowledgeable in industry codes, standards and RAGAGEP relevant to process design and safety (e.g. ASME, API, NFPA, ANSI, IEC etc).
• Working knowledge of engineering software tools such as PHA-Pro, PHA works, PHAST are considered a plus.
• Ability to proactively work across different departments, building strong collaborative relationships to go above and beyond in achieving superior process safety results.
• Strong communicator with the ability to positively influence decision makers by being a change agent, capturing opportunities to deliver high standard results.

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.

We work with a relentless commitment to operate safely and responsibly, keeping safety, sustainability, ethics, and compliance at the forefront of everything we do. The well-being of our employees, customers and communities is paramount to our culture and in the way we approach our work.

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, protected veteran status or any other characteristic.

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