Global Process Safety Officer EHS (m / f / •)

Job Description :

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Global Process Safety Officer EHS (m / f /)

• You will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:
• Providing leadership and strategic direction for process safety to achieve sustained safety performance improvements globally.
• Improving and refining process safety standards, including training, tools, communication, and audit requirements for topics such as mechanical integrity, process safety information, and facility siting, and providing guidance to implement process safety expectations.
• Leading and defining requirements to facilitate process safety and hazard assessment reviews, including LOPA scenarios, reactive chemical scenarios, and management of change requests.
• Reviewing, supporting, and approving process safety assessment strategies for HAZOP, LOPA, etc.
• Reviewing and approving process safety technology to mitigate risks in partnership with manufacturing technology leadership and developing a program to conduct process safety reviews and scope approval for related CAPEX projects.
• Leading incident investigations, reviewing root causes for process safety incidents and near misses, ensuring action items are completed, documented, and learnings are shared across facilities to prevent future incidents.
• Leading and participating in global process safety audits.
• Leading internal process safety networks to connect and coach SMEs globally and facilitate PHA reviews to ensure operations, engineering, and site leaders understand risks in line with their roles.
• Collaborating across global EHS teams, operations, engineering, R&D, legal, occupational medicine, and external stakeholders to drive EHS performance and share best practices.
• Fostering a culture of trust, collaboration, attention to detail, and standard work to promote open communication, project management, and a proactive approach to compliance and risk reduction.
• Leading external benchmarking and trade association engagement to incorporate new techniques and technologies for EHS improvement.

Your Skills and Expertise

To succeed in this role, 3M requires (at a minimum):

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering or science.
• Fundamental process safety experience in various environments.

Additional qualifications that could enhance your success include:

• Supervisory or management experience.
• Expertise in hazard assessment tools, risk control programs, and process technology hazards.
• Experience with global or regional process safety regulations and risk reduction strategies.
• Strategic thinking, high attention to detail, process orientation, strong communication skills (multilingual a plus), and the ability to multitask.
• Project management skills and experience managing activities and resources.
• Background in process engineering, design engineering, or manufacturing.
• Expertise in EHS disciplines such as worker safety, industrial hygiene, or environmental compliance.
• Master’s degree or higher in relevant disciplines from an accredited institution.
• Relevant certifications like PE, CSP, CIH, QEP, or related EHS credentials.

Travel : May include up to 30% domestic / international

At 3M, we value diversity and inclusion as essential to innovation. We welcome all candidates and are committed to equal opportunity employment, respecting all characteristics protected under applicable laws.