Grow a Better Tomorrow with Nufarm.

We know that growing is about more than just crops and cultivation. It’s about sunshine and rain, early mornings, and hard work. It can be frustratingly unpredictable but also wonderfully uplifting. More than anything, it’s about people. Nufarm is the dependable partner behind thousands of agricultural success stories. Every day, growers around the world turn to our products and our people to help with the challenges of fighting disease, weeds, and pests, and to increase crop yields.

How can you grow with Nufarm?

Based in Chicago Heights, IL, Nufarm is looking for a PSM Manager who will be responsible for providing direction to Operations teams and assist the plants in developing, implementing, and sustaining policies, procedures, programs, and training to ensure compliance with OSHA PSM, Risk Management Plan (RMP), and all local, state, and federal regulations. You should have the ability to demonstrate expertise to identify root cause analysis in process safety event investigation, troubleshoot issues, and implement process improvements.

What will you be doing?

• Provide direction to Operations teams and assist the plants in developing, implementing, and sustaining policies, procedures, programs, and training to ensure compliance with OSHA PSM, EPA Risk Management Plan (RMP), and all local, state, and federal regulations.
• Lead PSM assessments and reviews. Manage and/or facilitate Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), HAZOP, LOPA, etc. on existing, new, and modified processes and define effective risk management controls.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to review system-altering processes prior to implementation. Provide oversight and advice on Management of Change (MOC) and Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSRs).
• Ensure PSM improvement actions from PHA, PSM compliance audits, and process safety event investigations are identified and tracked to timely closure.
• Organizes and provides leadership concerning all 14 PSM standard elements. Serves as primary respondent in the event of any PSM audit activity. Provide process safety advice to design, construction, maintenance, and operation personnel.
• Responsible for data retrieval, compilation, and reporting for regional process safety key performance indicator metrics.
• Participate in emergency planning and preparation including drills, training, and incident investigation.
• Organize and monitor PSM-related training, including annual review/certification, to all applicable personnel and contractors.
• Monitor regulatory and industry development. Identify and share PSM best practices for the region.

What do you bring?

You hold a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or equivalent experience with a minimum of 5 years of manufacturing/process/quality engineering experience with at least 3 years leading and coordinating PSM activities. The ideal candidate will have the ability to conform to all OSHA, PSM, HAZMAT and EPA RMP regulations along with learning and understanding OSHA Emergency Response requirements.

If you want to be a part of a thriving, supportive environment and are inspired by the prospect of being a part of something bigger, we’d love to hear from you.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity. All employment decisions are decided based on qualifications, merit and business needs. We are committed to building an inclusive environment for all Nufarm employees.

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