Location: Dunkerque, FR
Contract duration: initial 1 year contract, with the option to extend
Contract type: daily rate basis (all-inclusive)
Start Date: ASAP
Project: biopharmaceutical expansion project
Overview
As one of the world’s leading and most forward-thinking BioPharmaceutical companies, we are proud to be in a position to expand our team in France and have partnered with Airswift in order to help us meet our recruitment objectives in 2024. Our Dunkerque manufacturing facility is a world-class site for the production of inhaled devices. Here, there are about 450 people, producing dry powder and aerosol drugs in the field of respiratory diseases for patients across the globe. This is your chance to get involved in a truly exciting mission – to ensure our products are in the hands of patients that need them, as quickly as possible.
We have an opportunity for a Process Safety Engineer to support our Dunkerque site expansion project, by revising the gas detection system onsite. The successful candidate(s) will be engaged on an initial 1 year renewable contract, with the option to extend; and the role would be based on-site at our manufacturing facility in Dunkerque, France.
As part of a project to revise the current gas detection system linked to the use of three different propellant gases on the site, the company needs specific skills to support and guide this project in terms of Process Safety, from the conceptual phase.
TASKS AND MISSIONS:
- Ensure that the principles and best practices of Process Safety Management are implemented from the project design phase.
- Participate in the design, modification and optimization of gas detection installations in order to ensure employee safety.
- Use French regulatory requirements to develop a protection solution adapted to the risks associated with the use of the 3 propellant gases on the site.
- Define the list and content of the process safety deliverables required in relation to the scope of the project and regulatory requirements.
- Carry out hazard identification studies using recognized techniques (HAZID, FMEA, HAZOP, QRA, FERA, SIL).
- Carry out risk assessments to determine whether the protective measures are adequate to mitigate the hazards (SIL, LOPA, fault tree, etc.).
- Carry out consequence modeling as part of the preliminary assessment of projects or to validate the results of studies carried out by third parties.
- Review and comment on the HSE/safety deliverables issued by contractors, if any.
SUCCESS CRITERIA:
- Definition of the “safety” deliverables related to the project
- At a minimum, there must be a study on the identification of hazards, and one on the assessment of risks related to the use of different propellant gases on the formulation lines (during their use in production or during maintenance phases).
- Drafting, in partnership with the field teams, and rendering of these deliverables
- It may be necessary to carry out the studies mentioned above according to different scenarios.
- Delivery of a report to identify, based on the different scenarios studied, the most robust safety system concerning the use of propellant gases on the site. This safety system must:
- Comply with legal texts
- Be developed using proven methodological approaches in the field of Personal Safety
- Take into account the types of gas detectors available on the market (technologies, reading ranges)
- Take into account on-site installation constraints
All these tasks must be carried out according to the Good Manufacturing Practices standard.
Occasional trips to suppliers may be required.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- Qualification: Engineering degree in Process Safety/Chemistry or equivalent
- Mastery of the principles of process safety management (ISO 45001, CCPS pilars, Responsible Care, etc.)
- Mastery of risk identification methods (HAZID, HAZOP)
- Mastery of risk assessment methods (SIL, LOPA, fault tree, etc.)
- Mastery of basic process safety information and how to use it (reaction safety, SDS, technical data and drawings, etc.)
- Understanding of the role of human factors (individual and organizational) in process safety
- Understanding of quality principles / ISO9001 / internal audit
- Professional experience:
- Minimum 3 years in a similar role
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in the chemical industry
- Experience with French requirements/regulations (hazard study, ICPE, SEVESO…)
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