Chemical Process Safety Engineer (m/f/d)

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Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances, flavors, food, nutrition, and cosmetic ingredients. Its clients include manufacturers of perfumes, cosmetics, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals and producers of nutritional supplements and pet food.

Its sales of € 4.6 billion in the 2022 fiscal year make Symrise a leading global provider. Headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, the Group is represented by more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the United States and Latin America.

Symrise works with its clients to develop new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an integral part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked as part of this process.

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Your Role

As a Chemical Process Safety Engineer (m/f/d) you are a member of the global Chemical Safety Management (CSM) Team and responsible for ensuring compliance with Symrise Process Safety Management (PSM) policies and procedures and regulations. In addition, your responsibilities include the effective application of process safety related programs, developing innovative solutions for evolving standards, establishing, and fostering a healthy and effective process safety culture, and managing risks.

• You manage, coordinate, and implement all elements of the Symrise Process Safety Management (PSM) program in addition to any requirements specific to the location.
• You schedule, lead and document the PHA/HAZOP evaluations for new and existing processes.
• You perform Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) to determine if the risk of an incident scenario is low enough to meet company requirements.
• You coordinate and schedule internal and external compliance review audits.
• You develop, implement, and provide process safety training and monitor compliance with training requirements.
• You perform technical reviews of proposed new projects and process changes to identify and communicate any PSM ramifications.
• You report on status of process safety incidents to management, lead investigations related to these incidents, and coordinate development of corrective actions based upon investigations.
• You provide oversight of the Management of Change (MOC) and Pre-Start-up Safety Review (PSSR) process.
• You perform routine monitoring of documentation to ensure compliance with Symrise process safety requirements, including written procedures, Process safety information (PSI), and closure of PHA/HAZOP and audit action items.

Your Profile

• You have a successfully completed degree in chemical engineering / process engineering / chemistry or a technician specialising in chemical engineering.
• You have 3-5 years of professional experience in process safety, production or plant planning.
• You have very good written and spoken German and good English skills.
• You have the ability to build business partnerships across and between functional groups and lead a project or technical team.
• You have high energy and passion for excellence, bias for action, adaptability, and resilience.
• You have strong organizational, analytical, problem solving, and decision-making skills.
• You are able to work independently, multi-task, follow through, and meet deadlines.
• You have strong computer skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office applications.
• Some international travel (10%) will be required between global Symrise locations.

Become part of our open and transparent culture. It will give you the opportunity to flourish and to develop inspiring experiences that contribute to the health and well-being of consumers in 160 countries around the world. Putting our employees in the focus fuels our strong company growth above market rates and makes us an excellent place to develop your career.

Come join us and embark on a fascinating journey with Symrise.

If you feel that you fit the above criteria, then please apply by using our online application system. Your application will be treated confidentially.