About the job
Join our dynamic team at AbbVie as a Process Safety Lead in Carraigtwohill, Cork. In this pivotal role, you will spearhead the development and implementation of robust systems and procedures aimed at preventing major accidents and incidents. Your expertise will be crucial in maintaining and enhancing our current process safety systems, ensuring a safe and efficient working environment. You will also play a significant role in emergency response and business continuity planning.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the safe introduction of new products from a process safety perspective.
- Conduct safe process design and review, including evaluating and designing safety systems such as emergency shutdown systems, pressure relief devices, fire protection, and explosion prevention systems.
- Enhance emergency response and preparedness capabilities.
- Chair and document HAZOP assessments and other process safety-related risk evaluations, driving necessary follow-up actions.
- Conduct Pre-Start Up Safety Reviews (PSSR) according to AbbVie Technical Standards.
- Oversee process safety elements during product campaigns, ensuring effective management of all processes.
- Identify, propose, and implement process safety improvements and modifications to enhance operations.
- Ensure compliance with applicable legal, corporate, and industrial standards.
- Review and approve changes within the Management of Change (MOC) system from an EHS perspective.
- Support safety investigations across the site and troubleshoot process safety issues as they arise.
- Review and approve process safety documentation, including HAZOPs and capital project lifecycle requirements.
- Provide relevant training to team members as needed.
- Conduct safety audits as part of ongoing improvements to our site safety management systems.
- Collaborate with AbbVie Global Process Safety SMEs and maintain relevant Process Safety KPIs and metrics.

