Title:  Senior Manager - PPS PTSE

Job Highlights

Purpose

1.    Custodian of Process and Plant safety across the country organization including Toll manufacturers as per LANXESS Directives
2.    To conduct the A1 Preliminary Safety review at the process development or project concept step.
3.    To conduct the A2 Safety design Review at the project or plant design step to address all main process and plant safety issues.
4.    To conduct and moderate HAZOP’s (A3 certification) and risk assessments for all new projects/ Existing plants across India as per LANXESS guidelines, leading a team comprising of Production and Engineering Heads, Safety Heads from the sites.
5.    To conduct the Explosion Protection study as per LANXESS guidelines 
6.    To conduct and moderate Pre-Start-up Safety Review (A4 certification) as per LANXESS guidelines, which is license to start /operate any plant/ facility.
7.    To revalidate the A3 / A4 certificates after review at an interval of 10 years as applicable
8.    To act as a bridge between India, other regional hubs and Germany to share the best practices related to Process and Plant safety
 

Responsibilities

•    To conduct and moderate HAZOPs (A3 certification) and risk assessments for all new projects across the country organization including Toll manufacturers as per guidelines ‘Safe Design and Operation of Processes and Plants at LANXESS 
•    To ensure the implementation of all the recommendations coming out from the A3 certification and conduct a ‘Pre-Start-up Safety Review (A4 certification)- License to start/ operate’ for all new/ existing projects before start-up of the plant
•    To review and assess the risks coming out from the ‘Management of Changes’ with respect to Technology and Facility
•    To ensure that training to all the employees with regard to implementation of the process relevant safety system for safety critical instrumentation and safety critical SOPs are imparted as per ‘LANXESS Best Practice Recommendations Process and Plant Safety’
•    To conduct and moderate revalidation of the A3 / A4 certificates at an interval of 10 years as applicable with global guidance and support from Leverkusen.
•    To ensure the implementation of guidelines for Safety Integrity Level (SIL) and Alarm Management at LANXESS organization across India including Toll manufacturers
•    To provide support to the sites for conducting ‘Job Safety Analysis’ and other risk assessment tools like Aspect-Impact, LOPA etc.
•    To provide support to the sites for conducting ‘Incident Investigation –Root Cause analysis
•    To act as a bridge between India and other regional hubs & Germany to share best practices in order to achieve same level of process safety system across all LANXESS sites globally
•    To manage external PPS resource partners for meeting PPS needs of the country organization with global guidance and support from Leverkusen. 
•    To increase the awareness among the sites for the criticality associated with Process relevant near-hits and incidents, and ensuring proper reporting and investigation of process relevant near-hits and incidents
 

Requirements

Complexity of Problems to be solved

1.    Chemical Engineering
2.    High level of knowledge of process safety. 
3.    High level of knowledge of plant safety
4.    Good understanding of Process instrumentation systems

Competencies, Skills and Requirements

•    Knowledge of HAZOP, HAZAN etc,
•    Knowledge of PHA – Pro
•    Needs to widen knowledge about process and plant safety procedures across the world
•    Needs to have knowledge with respect to plant operations and procedures
•    Needs to have sound understanding of various data analysis techniques
•    Needs to have good chemical engineering knowledge
•    Needs to be have proficient understanding of and expertise in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Behavioral Competencies: 
•    Needs to have high attention to detail
•    Needs to have decision making skills to evaluate alternatives on the basis of facts
•    Needs to have effective communication skills 
•    Needs to have good analytical abilities and problem-solving skills
•    Needs to be flexible and keen learner
•    Needs to have a good time management skill