Senior Process Safety Analyst - PSM & RMP Experience Required

Stratas Foods

Hillside, NJ

Pay: $82,251-$102,814/yr

Shift: Full time

**Company Description**

Stratas Foods LLC is the leading supplier of fats and oils to the Foodservice, Food Ingredients and Retail Private Label markets in North America and is a producer of quality bulk and packaged dressings, mayonnaise and sauces. Stratas Foods was formed in October 2008 as a 50/50 joint venture between ACH Food Companies (ACH) and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)

Manufacturing facilities are located in Dallas and Houston, TX; Decatur and Quincy, IL; Englewood, NJ; Hillside, NJ; Fresno, CA; Nashville, TN; and Valdosta, GA. Corporate offices are located in Memphis, TN. We are committed to maintaining a workplace that utilizes ideas, skills and talents of all of our employees. We strive to make Stratas Foods a great place to work and are building a team capable of meeting our business goals.

**Job Description**

Develop, implement, manage, and continuously improve Stratas Foods' total process safety Management Program for processes and equipment presenting significant chemical, pressure, thermal, mechanical, fire, explosion, or stored-energy hazards. Program scope includes PSM/RMP-covered processes as well as other total process safety critical systems, including ammonia and CO2 refrigeration systems, boilers, compressed air systems, nitrogen generation and distribution systems, caustic and other hazardous chemical processes, combustible dust hazards, steam and condensate systems, hot liquids, cooking oil systems, and other applicable process hazards. Establish risk-based corporate standards, procedures, and minimum requirements to prevent significant releases, fires, explosions, equipment failures, and other total process safety incidents. This position will report to the Environmental Manager.

The Sr. Process Safety Management Analyst position requires up to 25% travel (or one week a month) to the various facilities of responsibility. This position can be based in Decatur, IL or Memphis, TN.

**Essential Duties & Responsibilities**

• **PSM Program Development:** Develop, implement, maintain, and continuously improve Stratas Foods' total process safety management systems covering regulated and non-regulated processes presenting significant chemical, pressure, thermal, fire, explosion, mechanical, or stored-energy hazards. Develop and monitor leading and lagging total process safety performance indicators to evaluate program effectiveness, identify systemic trends, prioritize risk reduction opportunities, and communicate total process safety performance to facility and executive leadership.
• **Compliance Metrics:** Determine regulatory applicability and oversee compliance with applicable total process safety requirements, including OSHA PSM, EPA RMP, and other federal, state, local, and applicable code requirements. Serve as a company total process safety representative during applicable regulatory interactions.
• **Process Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Total Process Safety:** Develop and oversee risk-based processes for identifying, evaluating, prioritizing, and controlling process hazards, including PHA and other appropriate hazard-assessment methodologies. Establish requirements for maintaining accurate total process safety and technical information for total process safety critical equipment and systems. Partner with Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, Refrigeration contractors, EHS, and facility leadership to identify and evaluate total process safety impacts associated with new or modified equipment, processes, chemicals, technology, procedures, and operating conditions. Lead the implementation and integration of new or revised total process safety programs, corporate standards, regulatory requirements, and risk-control initiatives across applicable facilities.
• **Risk Assessment and Evaluation**: Where applicable provide total process safety oversight for chemical, thermal, fire, and explosion hazards, including caustic and other hazardous chemicals, hot cooking oils and process liquids, steam and condensate systems, and combustible dust where applicable. Evaluate process hazards and support the development and implementation of appropriate engineering, administration, inspection, maintenance, and operational controls based on risk.
• **Pressure Vessel Inspections and Asset Integrity:** Work with Maintenance and Engineering to coordinate regularly recurring pressure vessel inspections and develop/oversee corporate mechanical integrity requirements for total process safety-critical equipment and systems. Ensure Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices (RAGAGEP), applicable codes, standards, manufacturer recommendations are implemented and followed.
• **Critical Safety Device Management:** Develop, implement, and maintain Stratas Foods' Critical Safety Device Program, including the identification and documentation of applicable critical safety devices. Partner with Maintenance and other applicable functions to establish requirements for inspectio