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Process Safety Engineer IPS SOUTH
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About this position
Bring your expertise. Shape safe and sustainable operations.
We are looking for a proactive and highly skilled Process Safety Engineer to play a pivotal role in ensuring the safe, predictable, reliable, and sustainable operation of Henkel Adhesives’ processes and facilities.
Within Henkel, Process Safety Management (PSM) is a disciplined framework designed to ensure the integrity of processes handling hazardous substances, combining sound engineering design principles with operational and asset integrity practices. Our approach is risk-based, ensuring that all process safety risks are continuously managed at a tolerable and acceptable level.
In this role, you will act as the primary focal point for process safety on site, collaborating across operations, engineering, and maintenance, while influencing leadership and driving a strong process safety culture.
What you´ll do:
- Contribute to the establishment, implementation, and continuous improvement of the site Process Safety Management (PSM) system, aligned with Henkel global governance and local/regional regulations.
- Develop and implement site-specific process safety protocols and procedures.
- Collaborate cross-functionally (engineering, maintenance, operations) to ensure process safety risk management measures meet or exceed Henkel’s risk-based framework.
- Facilitate and coordinate hazard identification and risk assessments across the full production lifecycle using methodologies such as HAZOP, SWIFT, LOPA, FMEA, Fault/Event Tree Analysis, Human Factors, Inherent Safer Design (ISD), and risk ranking.
- Coordinate and review third-party risk assessment studies, ensuring quality and compliance with company standards.
- Maintain and periodically review the Basis of Safety (BoS) documentation and associated studies.
- Support and contribute to process safety incident and near-miss investigations, including root cause analysis, identification of failed barriers, lessons learned, and corrective/preventive actions.
- Review and approve classification of process safety incidents and consolidate monthly KPI reporting (PSI & PSNM).
- Track and monitor actions resulting from audits, risk assessments, investigations, and improvement plans.
- Provide expert input during Management of Change (MoC) processes.
- Support identification and lifecycle management of Process Safety Critical Equipment (PSCE), ensuring adherence to inspection, testing, and preventive maintenance plans.
- Lead or participate in process safety audits, workplace inspections, and compliance reviews, ensuring effectiveness of implemented actions.
- Support preparation for internal and external audits, including planning, documentation, and follow-up of corrective actions.
- Oversee the collection, analysis, and reporting of PSM KPIs, including trend analysis and recommendations for improvement.
- Act as a subject matter expert, advising site leadership on process safety performance, strategy, targets, and best practices.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and ensure embedding of internal and external process safety learnings.
- Contribute to emergency preparedness by identifying relevant scenarios based on past events and risk analyses.
- Coordinate or conduct advanced process safety studies such as consequence modelling, , Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA), Hazardous Area Classification (HAC), and SIL verification.
- Perform assurance checks on specialized studies to ensure quality standards are met.
- Provide guidance on recognized and good engineering practices (RAGAGEPs), especially related to safety-critical systems (e.g., relief systems, SIS, hazardous areas).
- Support development and delivery of process safety training programs.
- Ensure operational readiness for new or modified installations by participating in engineering reviews and Pre-Start-Up Safety Reviews (PSSRs), including physical inspections (“punching”).
- Stay up to date with regulatory developments and support inspections by authorities.
- Act as the focal point for all process safety matters on site, including input into job safety analyses and task risk assessments.
What makes you a good fit:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science (Chemical, Mechanical, Process Safety, Industrial Engineering or similar). A Master’s or PhD is a plus.
- Professional certifications (e.g., Chartered Engineer, Certified Functional Safety Engineer, NEBOSH PSM) are an advantage.
- Strong knowledge across process safety management, engineering design, operational risk management, process hazard analysis, risk assessment, explosion safety, loss prevention, incident investigation, and auditing (proficient in at least 3 areas).
- Working knowledge of relevant regulations and standards.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with sound engineering judgment.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and influencing skills across all organizational levels.
- Strong ownership, assertiveness, and ability to work in cross-functional teams.
- Leadership mindset, attention to detail, and strong prioritization and time management skills.
- Open-minded, with a strong focus on knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
- Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
Some perks of joining Henkel:
At Henkel, you will find:
- An international working environment with exposure to regional and global teams.
- A key role in shaping and strengthening process safety culture within a leading industrial organization.
- Opportunities to work on complex, high-impact safety challenges across the full production lifecycle.
- Access to world-class tools, methodologies, and continuous development programs.
- Career growth opportunities across functions and geographies.
- A comprehensive benefits package supporting your well-being and development.
- A flexible hybrid working model that supports work-life balance.
At Henkel, we believe that diversity drives innovation. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, cultures, and experiences.
Join us and help build a safer future.
JOB ID: 26096665
Job Locations: Romania, Ilfov, Pantelimon
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Can employees move between business areas and/or to a different country?
Yes, in fact it is an expectation within Henkel that our talent is flexible and mobile. This helps to support the company on a broad, global level.
Our “Triple Two” philosophy promotes this expectation, by allowing you to work in at least two different roles, in two different business areas and two different countries. The reason behind this philosophy is that we believe working in different roles, business units and functions is good for your personal development and improves your understanding of Henkel as a global company.
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