Assistant Manager - Process Safety

About the role

BASF India is hiring an Assistant Manager, Process Safety for its PU System House Plant Engineering Plastics plant in Navi Mumbai. The role drives process safety, occupational safety and EHS compliance across the manufacturing facility, ensuring adherence to statutory requirements, managing process safety initiatives, conducting risk assessments, supporting Responsible Care implementation and building a strong safety culture. It acts as a key partner to Operations, Engineering, EHS and Site Leadership.

Key responsibilities

• Implement and monitor safety measures against site standards, company guidelines and regulations, and drive corrective and preventive actions
• Coordinate with the Site EHS Manager on regulatory changes, report accidents and incidents, lead root cause analysis and close corrective actions
• Cascade safety learnings from BASF sites globally and lead risk assessments, HAZOP studies, design safety reviews and process safety audits
• Manage change through the Management of Change (MOC) process and maintain P&IDs with Engineering and Operations
• Conduct safety training for supervisors, operators, contractors and workers, and build awareness programmes
• Maintain inspection records, compliance reports and Responsible Care records, and act as Site MOC Coordinator and Process Safety Code Champion
• Support emergency preparedness, first aid, ISO 9001/14001/45001/50001 compliance and site audits

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering; industrial safety diploma preferred
• Minimum 5 years in chemical manufacturing, operations, process engineering, process safety or EHS
• At least 3-5 years of hands-on plant and process safety management experience
• Sound knowledge of statutory safety requirements under the Factories Act and experience with Responsible Care

Required skills

• HAZOP, risk assessment, incident investigation, MOC and process safety management
• Familiarity with ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 and 50001
• MS Office, reporting and documentation management
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and collaboration with cross-functional teams