Plant safety engineer job description
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Example plant safety engineer requirements on a job description
Plant safety engineer requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in plant safety engineer job postings.
Sample plant safety engineer requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, safety, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years experience in plant safety.
- Demonstrated knowledge of safety regulations.
- Proficiency in safety software.
- Ability to develop and implement safety plans.
Sample required plant safety engineer soft skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- High level of attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
Plant safety engineer job description example 1
Bechtel Corporation plant safety engineer job description
* Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
Bechtel is designing, constructing, and commissioning the world's largest radioactive waste treatment plant for the U.S. Department of Energy at the Hanford Site in southeastern Washington State. The Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant will use vitrification technology to process and solidify 56 million gallons (210 million liters) of radioactive and chemical waste stored at the Hanford site, which is a byproduct of plutonium production during World War II and the Cold War era.
The project is the largest undertaking of its kind and one of DOE's most technically challenging cleanup projects. Its construction spans 65 acres (26 hectares) with four major nuclear facilities - Pretreatment, Low-Activity Waste Vitrification, High-Level Waste Vitrification and Analytical Laboratory - as well as operations and maintenance buildings, utilities, other support facilities.
This position is located at the Construction Site (22 miles north of Richland) and works a 4 x 10 schedule, M-Th, 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Selected applicant needs to be able and willing to work weekends as needed.
Selected applicant needs to be able and willing to work night shift (5:30pm to 4:00am) and weekends as needed.
The Waste Treatment Completion Company (WTCC) is a limited liability corporation created by Bechtel National Inc. (BNI) and Amentum. WTCC is a subcontractor to BNI, the prime contractor, to deliver the construction, turnover, startup, and commissioning activities for the WTP project.
The Plant Engineer job family is responsible for technical activities relating to operations and maintenance of plant equipment during Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) and Commissioning and Operations The Plant Engineer protects the installed configuration of the plant systems and provides technical support and issue resolution needed for operation and maintenance of the plant equipment. Under direction of the Plant Engineering Manager interacts with other Plant Engineers, Operations, Maintenance, WTP Project groups, subcontractors, and equipment vendors as required to perform job assignments.
Responsibilities:
* Support Nuclear Safety program
* Perform unreviewed safety question (USQ) reviews / screenings
* Support the Chemical Safety Management Program (CSMP)
* Support the Pressure safety program.
* Implement Plant Engineering program elements as assigned
* Develop, review, concur with and/or assess engineering technical documents
* Develop, review, concur with and/or assess management control procedures, technical procedures, or guides
* Assess facilities, systems, and/or processes anomalies or degraded conditions
* Resolve condition report issues or other similar discrepancies as assigned
* Develop or request support to develop engineering products for system or equipment repair or replacement
* Provide on-site technical support during preventative or corrective maintenance activities or commissioning
* Assist assigned engineers in determining operability and correcting out-of-specification conditions
* Ensure the health and safety of self and staff by implementing the principles of ISMS
* Ensure that personal conduct of work is consistent with nuclear safety and quality culture expectations
* Meet training requirements and maintain qualifications to perform work
* Support control of field work in assigned areas, including integration of project activities, repairs, and equipment operations activities
* Support operations, maintenance, and commissioning of the WTP Facilities
* Remain apprised of operational status and ongoing modification activities
* Provide technical review of facility/system related procedures and work instructions
* Assist with resolution of design issues necessary to support plant operations and/or maintenance
* Review Project design and other documents for operations, maintenance, and testing impacts and providing alternative solutions
* Interface with subcontractors, vendors, and project support groups
* Ensures timely and accurate oral and written technical reports on assigned activities
* Complete required training and maintain qualifications associated with assignments
* Support the Waste Treatment Plant Nuclear Safety Quality Culture by emphasizing the values of safety and quality in the performance of work to protect self, others, and the environment
* This job description is not intended to include every duty, task, or instruction for which an employee is responsible. Other tasks may be assigned, based on business needs and the department supervisor's request
Qualifications and Skills:
Basic Qualifications
* Bachelor of Science degree (or equivalent education) in an appropriate engineering discipline or related science from a four-year accredited college or university and minimum of 3+ years of professional experience. One year of Nuclear facility experience required. (Nuclear Experience when used in reference to Nonreactor Nuclear Facilities, is experience acquired at any facility in which radioactive materials are routinely handled, stored, processed, or utilized.) A Bachelor of Science (BS) may be substituted for up to 3 years of nuclear experience.)
Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience with Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (10CFR) Part 830 Nuclear Safety Management
* Experience 10 CFR 851 Appendix A Part 4 Worker safety & Health - Pressure Safety.
* Experience with national consensus codes and standards.
* Familiarity with the following:
* DOE Order 420.1C
* DOE Order 426.2
* DOE Order & Guide 433.1
* DOE-STD-3009
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Bechtel is one of the most respected global engineering, construction, and project management companies. Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects that foster long-term progress and economic growth. Since 1898, we've completed more than 25,000 extraordinary projects across 160 countries on all seven continents. We operate through four global businesses: Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; and Mining & Metals. Our company and our culture are built on more than a century of leadership and a relentless adherence to our values, the core of which are safety, quality, ethics, and integrity. These values are what we believe, what we expect, what we deliver, and what we live.
www.bechtel.com
Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
In accordance with Bechtel's duty to provide and maintain a safe workplace for our employees and to safeguard the health of our families, customers, and visitors, we have adopted mandatory COVID-19 safety protocols for each work location, which may include a vaccination or testing requirement. Please speak with your Bechtel recruiter to determine which protocols apply to the work location for the job you are seeking.
Bechtel is designing, constructing, and commissioning the world's largest radioactive waste treatment plant for the U.S. Department of Energy at the Hanford Site in southeastern Washington State. The Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant will use vitrification technology to process and solidify 56 million gallons (210 million liters) of radioactive and chemical waste stored at the Hanford site, which is a byproduct of plutonium production during World War II and the Cold War era.
The project is the largest undertaking of its kind and one of DOE's most technically challenging cleanup projects. Its construction spans 65 acres (26 hectares) with four major nuclear facilities - Pretreatment, Low-Activity Waste Vitrification, High-Level Waste Vitrification and Analytical Laboratory - as well as operations and maintenance buildings, utilities, other support facilities.
This position is located at the Construction Site (22 miles north of Richland) and works a 4 x 10 schedule, M-Th, 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Selected applicant needs to be able and willing to work weekends as needed.
Selected applicant needs to be able and willing to work night shift (5:30pm to 4:00am) and weekends as needed.
The Waste Treatment Completion Company (WTCC) is a limited liability corporation created by Bechtel National Inc. (BNI) and Amentum. WTCC is a subcontractor to BNI, the prime contractor, to deliver the construction, turnover, startup, and commissioning activities for the WTP project.
The Plant Engineer job family is responsible for technical activities relating to operations and maintenance of plant equipment during Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) and Commissioning and Operations The Plant Engineer protects the installed configuration of the plant systems and provides technical support and issue resolution needed for operation and maintenance of the plant equipment. Under direction of the Plant Engineering Manager interacts with other Plant Engineers, Operations, Maintenance, WTP Project groups, subcontractors, and equipment vendors as required to perform job assignments.
Responsibilities:
* Support Nuclear Safety program
* Perform unreviewed safety question (USQ) reviews / screenings
* Support the Chemical Safety Management Program (CSMP)
* Support the Pressure safety program.
* Implement Plant Engineering program elements as assigned
* Develop, review, concur with and/or assess engineering technical documents
* Develop, review, concur with and/or assess management control procedures, technical procedures, or guides
* Assess facilities, systems, and/or processes anomalies or degraded conditions
* Resolve condition report issues or other similar discrepancies as assigned
* Develop or request support to develop engineering products for system or equipment repair or replacement
* Provide on-site technical support during preventative or corrective maintenance activities or commissioning
* Assist assigned engineers in determining operability and correcting out-of-specification conditions
* Ensure the health and safety of self and staff by implementing the principles of ISMS
* Ensure that personal conduct of work is consistent with nuclear safety and quality culture expectations
* Meet training requirements and maintain qualifications to perform work
* Support control of field work in assigned areas, including integration of project activities, repairs, and equipment operations activities
* Support operations, maintenance, and commissioning of the WTP Facilities
* Remain apprised of operational status and ongoing modification activities
* Provide technical review of facility/system related procedures and work instructions
* Assist with resolution of design issues necessary to support plant operations and/or maintenance
* Review Project design and other documents for operations, maintenance, and testing impacts and providing alternative solutions
* Interface with subcontractors, vendors, and project support groups
* Ensures timely and accurate oral and written technical reports on assigned activities
* Complete required training and maintain qualifications associated with assignments
* Support the Waste Treatment Plant Nuclear Safety Quality Culture by emphasizing the values of safety and quality in the performance of work to protect self, others, and the environment
* This job description is not intended to include every duty, task, or instruction for which an employee is responsible. Other tasks may be assigned, based on business needs and the department supervisor's request
Qualifications and Skills:
Basic Qualifications
* Bachelor of Science degree (or equivalent education) in an appropriate engineering discipline or related science from a four-year accredited college or university and minimum of 3+ years of professional experience. One year of Nuclear facility experience required. (Nuclear Experience when used in reference to Nonreactor Nuclear Facilities, is experience acquired at any facility in which radioactive materials are routinely handled, stored, processed, or utilized.) A Bachelor of Science (BS) may be substituted for up to 3 years of nuclear experience.)
Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience with Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (10CFR) Part 830 Nuclear Safety Management
* Experience 10 CFR 851 Appendix A Part 4 Worker safety & Health - Pressure Safety.
* Experience with national consensus codes and standards.
* Familiarity with the following:
* DOE Order 420.1C
* DOE Order 426.2
* DOE Order & Guide 433.1
* DOE-STD-3009
#LI-LM1
Shaping tomorrow together
Bechtel is one of the most respected global engineering, construction, and project management companies. Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects that foster long-term progress and economic growth. Since 1898, we've completed more than 25,000 extraordinary projects across 160 countries on all seven continents. We operate through four global businesses: Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; and Mining & Metals. Our company and our culture are built on more than a century of leadership and a relentless adherence to our values, the core of which are safety, quality, ethics, and integrity. These values are what we believe, what we expect, what we deliver, and what we live.
www.bechtel.com
Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
In accordance with Bechtel's duty to provide and maintain a safe workplace for our employees and to safeguard the health of our families, customers, and visitors, we have adopted mandatory COVID-19 safety protocols for each work location, which may include a vaccination or testing requirement. Please speak with your Bechtel recruiter to determine which protocols apply to the work location for the job you are seeking.
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Plant safety engineer job description example 2
North American Lighting plant safety engineer job description
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Date: Sep 24, 2022
Location: Flora, IL, US, 62839
Company: North American Lighting
Job Summary
Who We Are
North American Lighting Inc., member of the Koito Group of Companies, is the largest tier one automotive exterior lighting manufacturer in North America. As the market share leader in exterior automotive lighting, NAL provides advanced lighting technology, engineering design expertise, and state-of-the-art production capabilities to auto makers based in North America and around the world.
Our Opportunity
North American Lighting (NAL) is looking for a Plant Safety Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will lead, oversee, and administer safety programs and activities that provide for the overall safety of employees in his/her assigned manufacturing facility
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Your Priorities
+ Ensures the facility meets all requirements of corporate, local, state and federal safety regulations.
+ Administers facility safety events, evaluations, program deployment, and other related activities in order to drive a reduction in work-related injuries.
+ Performs facility safety inspections to identify actual and/or potential hazardous work conditions.
+ Analyzes safety issues, works with department leaders on corrective actions, and following up on the implementation and effectiveness of the corrective actions.
+ Conducts safety training (technical, management, and process) for all levels of facility employees based on specific needs and requirements. Training may include safety strategies and goals, technical safety and program information, injury trend data, safety/regulatory information.
+ Works directly with plant engineering to evaluate new and existing facility equipment and workstations with regard to safety and ergonomic issues and improvements and develops new methods/practices to reduce risk and exposures.
Requirements
Your Background
Bachelor Degree in Industrial Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering or a related discipline, and/or 4 to 6 years of experience in the safety function in a manufacturing environment.
At North American Lighting
Team Member Benefits
World class health insurance plans
Award winning 401k plan
Relocation assistance
Paid time off (vacation, sick, holidays, etc)
Supplier discounts (wireless, computer, vehicle, etc.)
Company sponsored wellness program including gym reimbursement
Diversity at NAL:
The mission of NAL's Diversity Committee is to facilitate NAL's ongoing and continuing efforts to foster a culture and atmosphere of mutual respect, for the benefit of all Team Members from different backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities that represent our communities.
You can learn more about NAL and our opportunities at jobs.nal.com.
All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, genetic information, and veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Location: Flora Plant
Nearest Major Market: Mount Vernon
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Date: Sep 24, 2022
Location: Flora, IL, US, 62839
Company: North American Lighting
Job Summary
Who We Are
North American Lighting Inc., member of the Koito Group of Companies, is the largest tier one automotive exterior lighting manufacturer in North America. As the market share leader in exterior automotive lighting, NAL provides advanced lighting technology, engineering design expertise, and state-of-the-art production capabilities to auto makers based in North America and around the world.
Our Opportunity
North American Lighting (NAL) is looking for a Plant Safety Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will lead, oversee, and administer safety programs and activities that provide for the overall safety of employees in his/her assigned manufacturing facility
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Your Priorities
+ Ensures the facility meets all requirements of corporate, local, state and federal safety regulations.
+ Administers facility safety events, evaluations, program deployment, and other related activities in order to drive a reduction in work-related injuries.
+ Performs facility safety inspections to identify actual and/or potential hazardous work conditions.
+ Analyzes safety issues, works with department leaders on corrective actions, and following up on the implementation and effectiveness of the corrective actions.
+ Conducts safety training (technical, management, and process) for all levels of facility employees based on specific needs and requirements. Training may include safety strategies and goals, technical safety and program information, injury trend data, safety/regulatory information.
+ Works directly with plant engineering to evaluate new and existing facility equipment and workstations with regard to safety and ergonomic issues and improvements and develops new methods/practices to reduce risk and exposures.
Requirements
Your Background
Bachelor Degree in Industrial Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering or a related discipline, and/or 4 to 6 years of experience in the safety function in a manufacturing environment.
At North American Lighting
Team Member Benefits
World class health insurance plans
Award winning 401k plan
Relocation assistance
Paid time off (vacation, sick, holidays, etc)
Supplier discounts (wireless, computer, vehicle, etc.)
Company sponsored wellness program including gym reimbursement
Diversity at NAL:
The mission of NAL's Diversity Committee is to facilitate NAL's ongoing and continuing efforts to foster a culture and atmosphere of mutual respect, for the benefit of all Team Members from different backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities that represent our communities.
You can learn more about NAL and our opportunities at jobs.nal.com.
All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, genetic information, and veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Location: Flora Plant
Nearest Major Market: Mount Vernon
Apply now »
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Updated March 14, 2024
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