Specialist III, Health & Safety, Sweeny Refinery
$125,100–$152,900 year
On-siteHealth, Arkansas, United States
Job Summary
Develop and monitor health and safety programs that prevent injuries and protect worker health while aligning with local, state, and federal regulations. Maintain a strong field presence to observe work, anticipate hazards, and coach teams on safe work practices and stop work initiatives. Investigate incidents and trends, provide expert advice to leaders, and drive corrective actions. Manage audits, inspections, and program evaluations, ensuring findings are documented and resolved. Serve as a subject matter expert for assigned safety programs, including risk assessments, Management of Change, Pre-startup Safety Reviews, and contractor safety management. Support emergency preparedness by partnering with Emergency Response teams and monitoring Incident Command System responsibilities. Lead or support training, communications, and safety committees to build understanding of policies and culture. Analyze health and safety data and maintain key databases to inform decisions. Work extended hours including evenings, weekends, holidays, and occasional on-call duties, operating a company vehicle and working 12-hour shifts during projects and turnarounds. Requires a Bachelor's degree in occupational health and three years of refining or petrochemical safety experience.
Required Qualifications
- Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
- Bachelor's degree in occupational health discipline
- Possess a valid driver's license
- 3 or more years of safety experience in Refining, Petro-Chem, PSM regulated or related industry
- Must be willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodations, to comply with the following: Work extended hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and holidays, and occasional on-call duties
- Must be willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodations, to comply with the following: Operate company vehicle on site premises and/or public roads up to 25%
- Must be willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodations, to comply with the following: Work 12-hour shifts and a high intensity work schedule during projects, outages, and turnarounds requiring twenty-four-hour onsite safety coverage, including night shift
- Must be willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodations, to comply with the following: Work safely near large, hot, high-speed machines, around chemicals and hydrocarbons under high pressure and heat, and in harsh weather conditions
- Must be willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodations, to comply with the following: Wear fire retardant clothing and personal protective equipment
- Must be willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodations, to comply with the following: Join emergency response team, fire crew/team or the hazmat crew/team
- Must be willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodations, to comply with the following: Maintain face daily for proper respirator/face mask seal (some examples include being free of facial hair and/or clean shaven)
- Candidates for regular U.S. positions must be a U.S. citizen or national, or an alien admitted as permanent resident, refugee, asylee or temporary resident under 8 U.S.C. 1160(a) or 1255(a)(1)
Desired Qualifications
- 6 or more years of safety experience in Refining, Petro-Chem, PSM regulated or related industry
- Professional Health & Safety certifications (e.g., OHST, ASP, CSP)
- Working knowledge of health & safety program management and cross functional team facilitation
- Dedicated health and safety experience in heavy or elevated risk industries such as refining, petrochemical, or other PSM-regulated operations
- Experience supporting or serving on fire, hazmat, medical, industrial hygiene or rescue emergency response teams
- Experience working with third-party contractors and vendors to achieve health and safety goals
- Experience speaking to groups and delivering effective health and safety training
- Strong understanding of priority safety programs such as energy isolation, working at heights, confined space (including inert entry), hot work, permitting, and heavy equipment use
- Experience with OSHA recordkeeping, case management, and interpreting and implementing regulations
- Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Teams, Excel, AI models, SharePoint, and health and safety data and reporting tools
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