Senior Process Safety Advisor

Senior Process Safety Advisor

Location – Low Moor, Bradford 

About Solenis

Solenis is a leading global producer of specialty chemicals focused on delivering sustainable solutions for water-intensive industries, including consumer, industrial, institutional, food and beverage, and pool and spa water markets. Owned by Platinum Equity, the company’s product portfolio includes a broad array of water treatment chemistries, process aids, functional additives, and cleaners and disinfectants, as well as state-of-the-art monitoring and control systems. These technologies are used by customers to improve operational efficiencies, enhance product quality, protect plant assets, minimize environmental impact, and create cleaner and safer environments.  

Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company has 69 manufacturing facilities strategically located around the globe and employs a team of over 16,100 professionals in 130 countries across six continents. Solenis is a 2024 US Best Managed Company, recognized three years in a row. For more information about Solenis, please visit www.solenis.com. 

Senior Process Safety Advisor

We go to market for the search of our new Senior Process Safety Advisor at our site in Low Moor, Bradford.  We are looking for that individual who has a degree in Chemical Engineering coupled with extensive Process Safety experience gained in a manufacturing/ chemical environment. 

 What you’ll be doing as a Senior Process Safety Advisor

As a Senior Process Safety Advisor your days will involve providing technical process safety expertise to our operational and engineering teams.  You will use your previous experience to ensure we maintain compliance with legal, Solenis and other requirements, with a focus on Bradford and Grimsby activities and potential support to other sites dependent on business needs.  Other key duties will include;

• Monitor and review Process Safety performance through auditing, reporting and investigation.
• Management of an Assessment Programme using Human Factors studies
• Advise site Asset Management on Safety Critical Equipment
• Reviewing upper tier COMAH safety reports, knowledge of Major Accident Hazards and advising the sites to meet COMAH compliance.
• Provide expert Process Safety support and guidance to enable the site to fulfil regulatory inspections and manage the relationship with the H&S Executive, with respect to COMAH.
• Able to support the Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) for plant areas by facilitating hazard studies and Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA).

What you’ll bring to us

• You’ll educated to degree level in Chemical Engineering.
• A wealth of experience gained within chemical manufacturing (or equivalent), preferably on upper tier COMAH sites.
• You have extensive experience of Process Safety and knowledge in UK regulations such as COMAH, BS EN 61511, 60079-10.
• You are confident in IT.  Experience in PHA-Pro will be advantageous.
• Finally, you have excellent communication, facilitation and influencing skills at all levels.

The benefits

• Private healthcare, life assurance, on-site gym with instructor, multi faith rooms, employee assistance programme, cycle to work scheme and company enhanced pension scheme.
• Remote/hybrid working options.
• Being a part of an inclusive team, encompassing all genders, a mix of races, cultures, religions and languages.
• On site parking (some with electric car charging stations)

We understand that candidates will not meet every single desired qualification.  If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you.

At Solenis, we understand that our greatest asset is our people. That is why we offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits and numerous opportunities for professional growth and development. So, if you are interested in working for a world-class company and enjoy solving complex challenges, consider joining our team.

 Solenis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.