Global Process Safety Expert
Essential Functions
• The Managing Board of Avient has emphasized the importance of Quality, (Process, Machine and Occupational) Safety, Security and Health for the Avient company.
• Avient Global QESSH Office delivers expert support which can be characterized as independent thought leadership. Avient Global QESSH plays a central role in creating APM-wide professional communities, e.g. in competence building and ensuring availability of leading-edge training.
The position is fulltime and the primary location is APM Head Office in Geleen (Netherlands), ±20 % of your time consists of (international) travel
Education and Experience
• Master’s degree in a technical field and/or similar experience level.
• Minimal 5 years’ experience in an operations environment (2nd/3rd career step).
• Recognized expertise in the field of process safety, machine safety and occupational safety.
• Specialist knowledge of process safety in & outside APM.
• Natural ability to connect and engage at all levels, good influencing and leadership skills.
• Familiar with working in international environment, enjoy working in teams of various backgrounds and sensitive to cultural differences.
• High level of conceptual and analytical thinking.
• Willingness to travel.
Challenges & Tasks
• The challenge will be to continuously improve our safety performance to top quartile performance in a rapid changing world.
• Contributes to the long-term multi-year Safety, Health and Environment plan.
• Provides solid safety expertise on a broad range of topics, maintaining a high quality and integrity and a practical fit with the needs of the variety of APM’s activities.
• As expert develops best practices towards safety issues/performance and transfers these to the community.
• To develop, set and roll out APM safety policies and practices, coherent with APM’s ambitions and compatible with the various operational environments. These policies are well communicated and a basis for QESSH programs and targets.
• Develop roadmap for implementation and ensure alignment with site owner’s incl. embedding in the operational excellence roadmaps.
• Act as champion in selected safety expertise areas.
• Chairs the Process Safety Network and Risk Studies.
• Further builds and coordinates process safety communities and its talents including state of the art training and mentoring specialists in the field.
Competencies
• Each position at Avient focuses on eight Core Competencies as a Leader of Self. Additionally, management positions focus on Leadership Competencies as a Leader of Others and/or a Leader of the Business. These competencies are designed to drive behavior that will ultimately help our associates excel at their current roles, while
Environmental, Health, Safety, & Security (EHS&S) Requirements
• Avient integrates EHS&S into all aspects of our operations. Each position at Avient is responsible for complying with all applicable EHS&S requirements. Additionally, employees and management are responsible for reporting all EHS&S incidents immediately to ensure we keep EHS&S a priority within the organization.
Security includes physical security and cyber security.
Who We Are
Avient Corporation provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include:
• Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™, enables unmatched levels of performance and protection for end-use applications, including ballistic personal protection, marine and sustainable infrastructure and outdoor sports
• Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy
• Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint
• Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility
Avient employs approximately 10,000 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®. For more information, visit www.avient.com.
Why Avient
Avient Corporation is a world-class sustainable organization built on innovation, collaboration, and employee development. We are committed to providing a supportive and dynamic work environment where our diverse associates can grow and succeed, as well positively impacting our planet and the communities we serve. Our Great Place to Work culture, values, and benefits make Avient an employer of choice for top talent.
We believe diversity of ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions on hiring, promotion, development, compensation or advancement are based solely on a person’s qualifications, abilities, experience and performance.
Avient Corporation is a drug free workplace. Avient is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of non-discrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran’s status, or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law.
Education and Experience
• Master’s degree in a technical field and/or similar experience level.
• Minimal 5 years’ experience in an operations environment (2nd/3rd career step).
• Recognized expertise in the field of process safety, machine safety and occupational safety.
• Specialist knowledge of process safety in & outside APM.
• Natural ability to connect and engage at all levels, good influencing and leadership skills.
• Familiar with working in international environment, enjoy working in teams of various backgrounds and sensitive to cultural differences.
• High level of conceptual and analytical thinking.
• Willingness to travel.