Job Responsibilities
Work in a team environment to support the plant Safety, Operations and Engineering departments with documentation and projects. Responsible for ensuring and maintaining the plant Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Lock Out, Tag Out Procedures (LOTOs), and other documentation as needed by the plant and in accordance with Responsible Care initiatives. Assist in developing SOP, LOTO, and documentation systems to meet the needs of an ever-evolving facility. Will work closely with the Safety, Production, Maintenance and Engineering departments to ensure company goals and standards are met.
- Creation, revision, and maintenance of SOPs for Operations, Maintenance, QC/QA departments.
- Supervise implementation of Process safety document revisions and distribution of revisions into SharePoint or other systems
- Provide document support for training team members on process, Hazmat and other process operations as needed
- Administer, audit and monitor programs important to the facility’s success, including: environmental, safety, operations, and maintenance for compliance to SOP and other programs
- Supports changes as per MOC system
- Active resource for the implementation and ongoing support of Responsible Care. Major duties include: managing the Aspect & Impact register, and other duties pertaining to Responsible Care as they arise
- Finalizes drafts of Process safety documentation generated by others
- Work closely with the Safety, Production, Maintenance and Engineering departments to ensure company goals and standards are met.
- Serves as a resource for facility process safety.
- Leads the Process Safety Management (PSM) program, including creation, revision and maintenance of PHA’s.
- Serve as site FOCUS facilitator
- Maintain a working knowledge of plant processes.
- Embraces the Koppers mission of Zero Harm.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- B.S. in Business, Technical or Scientific field preferred and/or 5 years of experience in a plant environment with technical requirements.
- Significant verifiable technical experience, preferably in an industrial or similar environment
- Ability to quickly understand processes
- Ability to translate process understanding to useable documentation for others
- Strong technical writing skills
- Able to speak, read, write and understand English
- Able to recognize and communicate to management any difficulties or problems as related to this position's essential duties and responsibilities
- Strong computer base skills (Word, Excel)
Koppers Inc. and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category or characteristic protected by federal law, state or local law.
Skills Required
- B.S. in Business, Technical or Scientific field preferred or 5 years of experience in a plant environment with technical requirements.
- Significant verifiable technical experience, preferably in an industrial or similar environment
- Strong technical writing skills
- Strong computer base skills (Word, Excel)
What We Do
Koppers, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a global wood preservation technology company that creates safe and environmentally responsible solutions to solve our customer’s most important challenges. Our products and services are used in a variety of niche applications in a diverse range of end-markets including railroad, specialty chemical, utility, residential lumber, agriculture, aluminum, steel, rubber and construction industries. With more than 2,100 employees, we maintain a global manufacturing and distribution network, with facilities in North America, South America, Australasia, China and Europe. Koppers is committed to living a culture of Zero Harm that places the care of our people, our environment and our communities first at all times. The company is also a member of the American Chemistry Council and dedicated to adopting its Responsible Care® initiative at all of our locations worldwide.
