Process Safety Engineer

LANXESS Deutschland GmbH; Widnes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Process Safety Engineer and play a crucial role in enhancing workplace safety in chemical manufacturing. You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with safety regulations, leading risk assessments, and contributing to internal audits. This position requires a strong background in chemical engineering and practical experience in the field.

Benefits

Competitive compensation packages

Global bonus and individual performance bonuses

Comprehensive benefits including retirement plans

Support for work-life balance through flexible working arrangements

Commitment to professional development and training

Inclusive workplace culture valuing diversity

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in a chemical or pharmaceutical environment.
• Proven experience in a COMAH facility.
• Strong knowledge of UK HS&E regulations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with UK regulations and corporate standards.
• Lead and monitor HAZOPs and risk assessment studies.
• Investigate process safety incidents and support resolution strategies.

Skills

HAZOP

Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

Risk Assessment

Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)

Education

Degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

MS Office

SAP

Job description

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Business Unit / Group Function: Flavors and Fragrances

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Level of Experience: Intermediate

Contract Type: Regular

The flavours & fragances business unit develops and produces flavours and fragrances, preservatives, and animal nutrition products. F&F products are found in various everyday consumables, such as cosmetics and personal care products, detergents and cleaning agents, beverages, baked goods, candles, oils and animal feed. Our F&F products are easy to process and boast excellent odor and flavour profiles. The F&F portfolio also inculdes speciality chemicals for industrial applications. Industries like pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and construction materials require these for their products.

Job Highlights

Join Our Team as a Process Safety Engineer!

Are you passionate about creating a safer workplace and making an impact in chemical manufacturing? At Lanxess, we are looking for a dedicated and skilled Process Safety Engineer to take the lead in shaping our Process Safety Management (PSM) program. This role will allow you to work on our Widnes site, ensuring compliance, safety, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

Reporting to: the Engineering Manager

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What You’ll Do

As our Process Safety Engineer, you’ll be a cornerstone of our safety initiatives. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring compliance with UK regulations, corporate standards, and COMAH requirements.

• Leading and monitoring HAZOPs, HACs, and other risk assessment studies, ensuring timely implementation of actions.

• Supporting and overseeing the Management of Change (MoC) process and applying Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) methodologies.

• Providing expert process safety input on capital projects.

• Investigating process safety incidents with Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and supporting resolution strategies.

• Taking an active role in internal audits (e.g., ISO9001/14001) and COMAH intervention visits, supporting audit preparation and follow-up actions.

• Preparing and analysing Process Safety Performance Indicators (PSPIs), reporting insights to the Management Team.

Requirements

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What You’ll Bring

We’re looking for an experienced Process Safety Engineer with an educational background in chemical engineering. You will be someone with expertise and drive who has:

• 5+ years’ experience in engineering within a chemical, pharmaceutical, or COMAH-regulated manufacturing environment.

• Proven experience as a Process Safety Engineer, ideally in a COMAH facility.

• Proficiency in HAZOP, RCA, LOPA, SIL, PHA, and MOC methodologies.

• Strong knowledge of process and equipment design principles.

• A thorough understanding of UK HS&E regulations (e.g., DSEAR, ATEX) and relevant standards (e.g., IEC61511).

• Self-starter with exceptional communication, presentation, and report-writing skills.

• Proficiency in MS Office; knowledge of SAP is desirable.

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Why Lanxess?

At Lanxess, we believe our people are our greatest asset. We celebrate diversity and inclusion, welcoming individuals with unique perspectives that drive innovation and competitiveness. We are committed to helping you unlock your full potential in an environment where your talent matters.


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What You Can Expect

If selected, this is what you can expect from our interview process:

• Initial screening call with one of our recruiters.

• Technical Teams Interview with the Hiring Manager

• Onsite Interview and Site Tour

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NO AGENCY APPROACHES

Our recruitment is managed by a central Talent team. Approaches to hiring managers will not be accepted or eligible for payment.

What we offer you

• Compensation: We offer competitive compensation packages, inclusive of a global bonus program and an individual performance bonus program.
• Comprehensive Benefits: We provide a variety of benefits to support your financial security, health and wellbeing including retirement plans, health programs, life insurance and medical care.
• Work-Life & Flexibility: We support you in maintaining a balance between working hours and personal life. With our global “Xwork” program, we offer flexible working arrangements in all countries in which we operate.
• Training & Development: We are committed to your professional and personal development and encourage you in the ongoing pursuit of education, training and knowledge through both formal and informal learning.
• Diversity: For us, talent matters, we welcome everyone who commits to our values. We strongly believe that including diverse perspectives makes us more innovative and enhances our competitiveness. Therefore, we embrace the uniqueness of every single individual and are truly committed to supporting our people in developing their individual potential.

Interested? Apply today with your full up to date CV and we will be in touch with you soon.

Lanxess UK is an equal opportunities employer.