Manager Safety and Security

Job Details: Job Location: LSB Pryor OK - Pryor, OK, Salary Range: Undisclosed, About LSB Industries, Inc.

LSB Industries, Inc. manufactures and sells chemical products for the agricultural, mining, and industrial markets throughout the United States. For more information, view our website at www.lsbindustries.com.

The vision of LSB Industries is to be a best-in-class, diversified chemical manufacturer that operates our facilities safely and efficiently, creates value and partnerships with our customers, suppliers, and logistics providers, and attracts and retains talented team members all while generating superior financial performance. The company is seeking you to help meet this vision!

Why Pryor, OK?

Set against the backdrop of a welcoming small-town atmosphere, Pryor offers an exceptional quality of life with its tight-knit community, excellent schools, and abundance of outdoor activities. Plus, its proximity to the vibrant city of Tulsa adds an extra layer of excitement, making Pryor the ideal place to both advance your career and enjoy a fulfilling lifestyle. Join us in this dynamic city and be part of a community that values progress, resilience, and collective success.  If you're ready to embark on an exciting career journey filled with purpose, growth, and fulfillment, LSB Industries welcomes you with open arms. Come to Pryor, OK, and let's transform chemistry into opportunity together. Join us, and let's create a future where every bond we forge is built to last.

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Job Summary:

The Safety, Process Safety and Security Leader provides leadership and direct support to ensure programs and execution effectively address risk. The Leader develops and works from a comprehensive plan, achieving results through relationships, technical ability, assessing progress through metrics, while driving accountability and a sense of urgency throughout the organization. The Safety Leader develops and aligns facility’s programs to LSB's policies, facilitates ownership safety process safety and security at all levels in the plant with a strategic focus on operators and maintenance personnel as the customers. Critical thinking is used by the successful candidate to provide innovative solutions and flexibility in support of production.

Primary Responsibilities:

Achieve a detailed understanding of the H&S and PSM risks and controls at the facility.
Assist and align with facility leadership in the development of short and long-term Safety, PSM and Security objectives, targets, strategies, and measures that prioritize and mitigate risk.
Execute against a developed annual H&S and PSM plan using a systematic approach with effective and transparent measures.
Lead and continuously develop a team of 4 direct reports including a Safety Specialist, a PSM Engineer, administrative assistant and the site Security Leader.
Maintain a scheduled cadence of employee and leadership interactions focused on Safety and PSM to increase knowledge, drive awareness and accountability, while developing employees.
Maintain detailed connection to the operating units, maintenance activities, and project activities such that safety coverage is effective and visible.
Build knowledge and expertise in plant systems to drive progress, change, repairs, and solutions to day-to-day problems and challenges. Remove barriers to progress.
Maintain and improve required OSHA programs and execution at the operator and maintenance level including but not limited to Fall Protection, Confined Space, Industrial Hygiene, Respiratory Protection, Hearing Conservation, PPE and a comprehensive Safe Work Permitting program.
Lead the health and safety effort for the Pryor, OK site ensuring that we meet our regulatory requirements as a PSM chemical facility.
Work collaboratively with LSB Corporate EHS/PSM team and other LSB sites to develop the overall capability, driving for best practice and consistency.
Provide facility personnel with timely technical support, guidance, and resources to maintain compliance with applicable OSHA laws, regulations, company performance standards and site procedures.
Oversee the site Security Program and Security Team (One direct report and contract security team) to ensure conformance to site security procedures.
Maintain and improves the site emergency response capability through training, equipment maintenance, drill planning and execution. Ensure fire protection systems are maintained and available.
Lead the development, implementation, and oversight of Department of Transportation (DOT) compliance programs for highway and rail transportation, ensuring regulatory adherence and operational excellence.
Maintain and ensure an effective Safety and PMS training capability including content and records management. Manage qualified trainers/instructors when needed.
Lead and follow-up on effective Root Cause Investigations of H&S and PSM incidents, ensuring appropriate, timely and effective corrective actions.
Work collaboratively with Human Resources on Medical Records management and investigations as appropriate.
Work with PSM Engineer, site process and reliability engineers and operations to ensure a healthy and compliant PSM program, focused on risk. Drive good records management to ensure the robust program, discipline and ‘inspection ready’ status.
Coordinate and oversee a self-assessment program including oversight of action items closure from audits, investigations, self-assessment and inspection findings.
Engage in capital and expense project planning and execution to ensure safe and efficient execution.

: Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Safety, Risk Management, or related field.
Minimum of 10 years of Health and Safety experience in chemical or petrochemical, manufacturing, or related field. Process Safety experience is required.
Certified Safety Professional or Associate Safety Professional
Previous leadership experience in safety management.
Experience working with government and regulatory agencies to ensure compliance with all applicable local and national laws and standards
Participation in Process Hazard Analysis
Good computer skills, MS Office, use of Loss Prevention Software
Skilled in RCA methodology.
Successfully pass annual physical examinations, hearing screening, pulmonary functions studies and respirator fit tests as required by site and role.

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

This is primarily an onsite role in a continuous chemical manufacturing facility. Occasional off-hour support may be required during unit upsets, outages, startups, shutdowns, turnarounds, or other operational events requiring production engineering support.

Ability to wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including FRC clothing, hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, steel-toed boots, hearing protection, and emergency respiratory protection as required.
Willingness to work in a 24/7 continuous chemical processing facility around dust, chemicals, high temperatures, loud noise, and operating equipment.
Ability to climb at least 3 flights of stairs without a break
Able to routinely push, pull, carry, and lift 25 lbs a distance of up to 200 feet while performing norm unit operations. Able to climb vertical ladders, including caged ladders, and to work at heights in excess of 100 feet.
Ability to respond in high stress situations (such as unplanned plant shutdowns or evacuations) without physical impairment.

Special Attention:

This position is safety and security sensitive in nature.

This position involves hazardous materials and industrial processes that may pose risk to employees and the general public. The facility is required to comply with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) CFATS Regulation 6 CFR Part 27 security requirements.