Senior Process Safety Engineer

Radiometer; Newquay; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytiva in the Life Sciences sector seeks an experienced Process Safety professional for a high-hazard membrane manufacturing facility in Newquay. You will lead the development and continuous improvement of Process Safety Management, applying best-practice across design, construction and operations.

You will coach teams, run HAZID/HAZOP/LOPA/ALARP, ensure DSEAR/ATEX/COMAH and PSSR compliance, and drive CAPEX projects while supporting Cytiva sites globally.

Qualifications

• Experience in process safety management across high-hazard environments.
• Knowledge of HAZID/HAZOP/LOPA/ALARP and DSEAR/ATEX/COMAH/PSSR requirements.
• Ability to influence engineering, operations and maintenance teams and lead safety improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of Process Safety Management at a high-hazard facility.
• Provide expert input into projects, design reviews and operational changes with practical safety solutions.
• Facilitate process safety studies and ensure actions are owned and closed.
• Own safety compliance and CAPEX project delivery while building site capability.

Skills

Process safety expertise

Stakeholder influence

Coaching teams

Education

Science/engineering degree

Tools

HSE standards knowledge

Chartered engineer (towards)

Job description

Be part of something altogether life-changing! Working at Cytiva in the Life Sciences industry means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies. At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. With associates across 40 countries, Cytiva is a place where every day is a learning opportunity - so you can grow your career and expand your skills in the long term. Cytiva is one of 10 Life Sciences companies of Danaher. Together, we accelerate the discovery, development and delivery of solutions that safeguard and improve human health.

What you’ll do:

• Lead the implementation, development and continuous improvement of Process Safety Management across a high-volume, high-hazard membrane manufacturing facility at Newquay.
• Provide expert process safety input into projects, engineering changes, design reviews and operational improvements, ensuring safe, practical and compliant solutions.
• Facilitate key process safety studies, including HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, ALARP and DSEAR assessments, making sure actions are clearly owned and effectively closed.
• Manage process safety compliance requirements, including DSEAR/ATEX, COMAH, PSSR and the maintenance of process safety critical equipment.
• Own and support key process safety improvement and CAPEX projects, while coaching teams and helping build strong PSM capability across the site.
• Support the implementation and ongoing improvement of Process Safety Management across other Cytiva sites, with Newquay remaining your primary manufacturing site where most of your time will be spent.

Who you are:

• You are an experienced process safety professional with strong technical knowledge of high-hazard manufacturing environments, ideally within chemical, process, pharmaceutical, medical device or regulated manufacturing.
• You bring practical experience in Process Safety Management, including HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, ALARP, DSEAR/ATEX, COMAH and PSSR requirements.
• You are confident working with engineering, operations, maintenance, EHS and project teams, with the ability to influence others and turn technical risk assessments into practical site improvements.
• You are proactive, hands-on and comfortable taking ownership of key process safety activities, improvement plans and CAPEX projects from concept through to delivery.
• You communicate clearly and confidently, with the ability to coach, mentor and build process safety capability across teams, stakeholders and other Cytiva sites.
• You hold a degree-level qualification in science, engineering, chemical engineering, process engineering or a related discipline, with chartership, working towards chartership.
• It would be a plus if you bring previous people management or facilities management experience, particularly where this has involved supporting site infrastructure, utilities, maintenance teams or operational services within a manufacturing environment.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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