At Grain Processing Corporation we're driven by a passion for turning ideas into real-world impact. Grain Processing Corporation (GPC), a member of the KENT WORLDWIDE™ family of companies has a fantastic opportunity to join their team as a Process Safety Management Specialist in Muscatine, Iowa.

The responsibility of the Process Safety Management (PSM) Specialist is to oversee the Process Safety Management program as well as the Dust Hazard Analysis program at GPC-Muscatine.

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for the GPC-Muscatine PSM and DHA programs. This will consist of:
Oversight of the Management of Change process for covered processes
Ensure compliance with the 14-Elements of PSM
Working knowledge of NFPA 652: Standard on the Fundamentals of Combustible Dust and NFPA 61: Standard for the Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions in Agricultural and Food Processing Facilities
Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA)
 Facilitate PHA and DHA, new and revalidation
 Manage the Leader software
Lead and manage PSM and DHA audits, both internal and third party
Oversee Process Safety Start Up Review (PSSR) for changes to the covered process
Manage audit findings and PHA/DHA recommendations
Participate in PSM Incident Investigations
Facilitate the quarterly PSM Steering Committee meetings
Collaborate with engineering on the location and storage of Process Safety Information (PSI) for the covered processes to include equipment involved in producing products which generate combustible dust
Partner with maintenance on ensuring mechanical integrity testing is being completed on covered process equipment
Provide guidance to covered departments on ensuring consistency with Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) expectations
Collaborate with covered departments on ensuring operator training is being done per PSM program requirements and that documentation of training is being stored consistent with Record Retention policies
Partners with the site Contractor Safety Specialist to ensure that all contractors coming onto GPC property to work have proper training to safely and efficiently complete their tasks
Partner with facility management to drive accountability for completion of action items from the MOC process, PHA recommendations, DHA recommendations, and audit findings.
Actively demonstrates and reinforces compliance to all company policies, rules, and guidelines to all employees and contractors
Participates in contractor audits with the Contractor Safety Specialist to verify compliance with contractor prequalification requirements for contractor companies

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field of study or equivalent work experience required
• Third party PSM training including PSM fundamentals and Leader Software training
• Ability to make decisions independently and to take initiative with limited supervision
• Excellent communication skills to provide guidance, facilitate meetings, and tactfully hold others accountable
• Results driven to provide support to achieve stated goals
• Strong organizational skills
• Problem solving skills and sound decision making

EXPERIENCE:
• 3+ years’ experience and leadership in Process Safety Management
• Management of Change (MOC) experience including submission, review, and completion

TRAVEL:
15%

Other: Describe anything else of significance about the job or the environment in which the job functions, which is not covered in this description.
Regular attendance is required.