Hazardous Gases Manager

Job Description

Position Summary

The Manager of Hazardous Gases, HAZMAT, Fire Services Operations shall be the company expert regarding safe and proper use of these gases (namely Ammonia, Chlorine and CO2), Manage leaking products, the proper handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials. Highly effective composite on designs and follow-up of fire service mains. Assess the risk of hazardous substances in all utility services areas. Be part of the preparation and responding to emergency situations. They must ensure all existing brewery operations and new capital projects are designed and operating with industry’s best practices, and in accordance with Process Safety Management (PSM).  The Manager shall review and approve any changes made to these processes in accordance with the Management of Change (MoC) process.

Hazardous gases HAZMAT, Fire Services Operations can be a raw material or secondary process used to produce CBI products or a byproduct of the CBI production process itself. The manager should review and maintain all existing process and design standards that deal with hazardous gases and ensure the company has one consistent policy which meets all local, state, and federal regulations.   The manager along with the utility engineers should ensure compliance to relevant codes and CBI’s documented standards related to dealing with hazardous gases.  Engineering documents could include, but not limited to: Specifications, P&ID drawings, Process Narratives, Submittals, RFI’s, etc. They should ensure consistent design solutions that prioritizes the safety and wellbeing of our personnel and facilities.

Other responsibilities include management of Contractors, based on the world leading design and installation standards to ensure safe construction installations.  Responsible to work with all Engineering teams to create, maintain, and update Company’s construction specifications, and standards based on National codes, and industry standards.  Provide training to CBI Engineering leaders to become efficient in use of design tools, ensuring timely discovery of process safety risks.

Responsibilities

• Primary responsibilities include assisting refrigerated warehouses / manufacturing plants that handle anhydrous ammonia in addressing EPA’s Risk Management Program (RMP) and OSHA’s Process Safety Management (PSM).
• Identify as the company expert and work with the existing breweries to support all their ongoing processes that involve hazardous gases to ensure they meet all the company standards.  Also provide training and/or training materials, as necessary.
• Strong familiarity with globally recognized safety codes, industry standards, and best practices regarding process safety design requirements and practices, especially for chemical, petroleum, and flammable processes.
• Facilitate onsite Process Hazard Analysis studies, Process Safety Management auditing, and Risk Management studies.
• Provide high level of knowledge of ammonia refrigeration and CO2 systems.
• Develop and maintain a companywide set of hazardous gas standards which meet all local, state and federal regulations.
• Review and ensure the current operations training materials dealing with the hazardous gas process meet the necessary guidelines, update as necessary.  Work with the operations training department to ensure the training materials are kept up to date.
• Work with the engineering team, especially the Utilities group during the Project's Design Phases, to ensure that all the design impacting hazardous gases follows the company’s developed standards. Work with the engineering team, especially the Utilities group during the Project's Design Phases, to ensure that all the design impacting hazardous gases follows the company’s developed standards.
• Ensure that the breweries have the necessary hazardous gas standards and training when self-executing capital projects.
• Stay abreast of new technologies that may reduce the impact of hazardous gases to the operations and the employees.  Equipment design advances, alternate fuels, and improved ventilation systems are just a sample of technologies to monitor in this area.
• Manage design firms, and contractors, employing the best tools, and methodologies, to ensure that the companies hazardous gas standards have been communicated and are being incorporated into all the project designs from the beginning of the project through completion.
• Identify standard process gaps and create defined workflows.  Ensure all processes are communicated to all stakeholders and followed.
• Implement a formal “Request for Design Change” process and approval flow
• Support the development and deployment of CBI’s “PSM” Program
• Track and supervise proper and timely “PSM” document control, backed by the document control area.
• Review and comment on engineering deliverables for Hazardous Gases at all levels of detail
• Ensure designs and construction are executed following corporate safety standards
• Develop and maintain a positive and trusting working relationship with all stakeholders
• Model appropriate behavior
• Ensure the CBI culture is followed
• Creates, revises and validates critical processes
• Designs and produces metrics used to measure efficiency and effectiveness to drive process improvements aligned with desired customer outcomes
• Analyzes, identifies, and corrects data issues with systems used or owned by the department
• Partners with various business practitioners on operational design and processes to enhance customer experience and accuracy while balancing operational efficiency
• Responsible for the proper handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials.
• Manage leaking products, HAZMAT and gases processing equipment.
• Highly effective composite on designs and follow-up of fire service mains
• Ensure day-to-day of fire services mains designs implementing strategic administrative definitions
• Ensure compliance with local, state and federal hazardous waste laws and regulations.
• Understanding of local, state, and federal HAZMAT regulations and ability to stay updated with any changes to these laws.
• Assess the risk of hazardous substances in all utility services areas
• Identifying potential hazards and taking necessary measures
• Be part of the preparation and responding to emergency situations
• Managing for controlling gas plant operations
• Ensuring efficient, safe gas production due to the review of process and procedures.
• Communicating and coordinating with team members and supervisors
• Analyzing productivity data evaluating production capacity

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Mechanical or Electrical preferred
• 10+ years of industry specific experience
• Experience in Engineering Design, Construction, and site leadership
• Demonstrated ability to effectively organize and manage multiple tasks as projects, ensuring completion to meet deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail on multiple simultaneous tasks
• Excellent verbal presentation skills. Excellent written communications skills and ability to document system procedures in an understandable format
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Willing to travel 80% of the time.
• Passport and Visa is a plus
• Bilingual is a plus

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• Must be able to sit and/or stand for long periods of time and work on a computer for extended periods. Lifting may be required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• Valid Driver’s license in the state employed, must have acceptable driving record, and must have automobile liability insurance (when using a personal vehicle on Company business) OR have the ability to travel. 

Location

San Antonio, Texas

Additional Locations

Job Type

Full time

Job Area

Legal & Public Affairs

The salary range for this role is:

$102,600.00 - $160,500.00

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  Our compensation is based on cost of labor. For remote locations or positions open to multiple locations, the pay range may reflect several US geographic markets, including the lowest geographic market minimum to the highest geographic market maximum. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, the prevailing minimum wage for the location, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.  At Constellation Brands, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the high end of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate. We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and any other benefits to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Equal Opportunity

Constellation Brands is committed to a continuing program of equal employment opportunity. All persons have equal employment opportunities with Constellation Brands, regardless of their sex, race, color, age, religion, creed, sexual orientation, national origin or citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), marital status, gender (including gender identity or gender expression), familial status, military or veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related conditions (or any other group or category within the framework of the applicable discrimination laws and regulations).