Hybrid Senior Principal, Process Safety Engineer

at Eli Lilly and Company

• Job title: Senior Principal, Process Safety Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $111,000 - $162,800 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Lebanon, United States

About the role

• Senior Principal, Process Safety Engineer leading safety management programs at Lilly's Medicine Foundry. Requires extensive experience in safety management and technical expertise in chemical processes.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical leadership and expertise in the development, implementation and maintenance of Lilly’s Globally Integrated Process Safety Management programs and business processes for the Lilly Medicine Foundry.
• Identify opportunities to enhance process safety performance through opportunities to influence and advance individual and group behaviors and culture.
• Provide technical expertise for process safety activities, that may include: combustible dust, emergency management, risk assessments, facility siting, EPA RMP (Risk Management Program), etc.
• Serve as a technical expert for capital projects and facility/equipment design, including participation in hazard assessments for design and pre-commissioning.
• Develop and implement process safety programs/procedures and training.
• Influence, coach, and mentor key cross-functional partners to ensure Process Safety Management programs are successfully executed.
• Lead and/or participate in select governance, project and committee meetings.
• Participate in corporate and regulatory compliance audits and inspections; interact with regulators, auditors and customers during assessments; lead efforts to address gaps from these audits/inspections.
• Own and/or coordinate Process Safety Management element reviews/site self-assessments.
• Support the site event management process by assessing process safety events, participating in the investigation process and completing all assigned event actions.
• Support the site change management process by reviewing and leveling change requests and completing all assigned change actions.
• Lead and/or participate on Corporate Teams to develop guidelines &/or tools that enhance Process Safety Management performance.
• Build relationships and benchmark with external Process Safety Management resources to bring an external focus.

Requirements

• Minimum 6-8 years of safety or related experience supporting chemical processes/operations
• Solid technical expertise/understanding of chemical unit process operations; OSHA PSM (Process Safety Management) and EPA RMP regulatory requirements; PSM/RMP elements and tools (Hazard Assessments, Facility Siting, etc.)
• Thorough understanding of change management and its impact to process safety.
• Knowledge of equipment reliability and mechanical integrity concepts/issues.
• Technical writing experience (e.g., procedure/program development and documentation).
• Strong leadership abilities including ability to lead technical teams.
• Strong computer application skills.
• Demonstrated abilities to work well with people and achieve results with others.

Benefits

• eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k)
• pension
• vacation benefits
• eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits
• flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts)
• life insurance and death benefits
• certain time off and leave of absence benefits
• well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)