COMPANY OVERVIEW
Ascend Performance Materials is a global leader in high-performance chemicals, fibers, and plastics, committed to enhancing quality of life through innovation. With fully integrated manufacturing facilities across North America, Europe, and Asia, we develop essential solutions that drive safer vehicles, cleaner energy, advanced medical devices, and durable consumer goods. Guided by a strong focus on safety, sustainability, and customer success, we operate responsibly while delivering value through cutting-edge technologies and industry expertise.
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Turnaround Safety Specialist is responsible for providing occupational safety and health (OSH) leadership to the site Turnaround team. This role ensures contractors are compliant with regulatory standards, and CHB Site safety policies and procedures to strengthen turnaround safety performance. The Turnaround Safety Specialist works in collaboration with the Turnaround team and the ESSH Team to influence behaviors, solve problems, and deliver sustainable improvements.
TARGETED OUTCOMES
Collaborate with the Turnaround Manager, Turnaround Contractors, ESSH Manager and ESSH personnel to strengthen turnaround safety performance.
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Continue to improve Turnaround safety systems performance to reinforce Ascend’s Commitment to Zero incidents and injuries.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead turnaround safety planning and risk assessment activities during pre-turnaround and execution phases.
Review job packages prior to execution phase to ensure alignment with site safety standards, policies, procedures and other requirements.
Ensure compliance with site safety standards, permit-to-work requirements, LOTO procedures, confined space entry, hot work, excavation, crane and rigging, and other life critical safety processes.
Conduct field audits, safety inspections, housekeeping inspections and behavioral observations to verify safe work practices. Report findings and track status to determine if conditions are improving, getting worse or staying the same. If getting worse or staying the same, need to determine ways to improve performance.
Coordinate contractor safety onboarding, orientation, and performance monitoring.
Facilitate daily safety meetings, toolbox talks, and pre-job hazard analyses.
Monitor leading and lagging safety indicators and communicate performance to turnaround leadership.
Investigate incidents, near misses, and safety concerns, ensuring corrective actions are implemented.
Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, and contractors to proactively identify and mitigate risks.
Provide visible field leadership to reinforce stop-work authority and promote a strong safety culture.
Support successful turnaround execution by maintaining focus on safety, schedule, and work quality objectives.
Participate in coordination and execution oversight of specialty safety procedures (i.e., critical lifts, complex confined space entries, etc.)
Participate in Project and Turnaround scope development and planning meetings for ESSH-related scope. (ESSH reviews, execution planning reviews, etc.)
Participate in daily/weekly update meetings and morning safety meetings to ensure communication of hazardous conditions or behaviors.
Serve as a safety champion for the Ascend HRP process and help promote its’ use during turnaround and project activities.
Attend ESSH bi-weekly and monthly team meetings.
REQUIREMENTS
7-10+ years of industrial safety experience in refining, petrochemical, chemical manufacturing, power generation, or heavy industry.
7+ years of turnaround, outage, or major maintenance event experience.
Working knowledge of OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements.
Strong understanding of permit-to-work systems, LOTO, confined space entry, hot work, work at heights, crane and rigging, excavation, and line opening activities.
Experience working with contractors and managing large numbers of simultaneous work activities.
Ability to lead field…