Process Safety Manager

Sherwin-Williams • Minneapolis, MN

13h

About The Position

Sherwin-Williams is seeking a Corporate Process Safety Manager to support the Global Director of Process Safety and help lead the implementation of process safety strategies across global operations. This role will strengthen our Process Safety Management System by advancing best practices, reducing risk, ensuring compliance, and driving continuous improvement. The ideal candidate brings strategic vision, strong technical expertise, and collaborative leadership to enhance global safety performance and align initiatives with corporate goals. As a trusted partner to site leadership, this role promotes a proactive safety culture and consistent application of process safety standards across all regions. The position carries corporate responsibility for ensuring effective deployment of process safety technologies, management systems, and hazard ‑ assessment tools at all supported sites, working closely with Site and Plant Leadership, Regional EH&S Directors, Operations teams, and global functions such as Process Engineering, Process Automation, and Design & Construction.
This role will report to Sherwin-Williams Global Headquarters located at 1 Sherwin Way, Cleveland, OH 44113, USA IL Chicago Office 8725 W Higgins Rd. Chicago IL 60631, USA MN Minneapolis Campus 1101 South 3rd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415.
“Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and business relationships.” This position is eligible for health benefits, such as medical, dental and vision coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), disability coverage, security, retirement and saving benefits, and more. Additional benefits include a generous time away from work package, including personal leave, paid parental leave, medical leave, vacation, holidays, among other benefits.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a physical science or engineering discipline.
• 12+ years of experience in PSM-regulated facilities or within the chemical or coatings industry.
• Strong expertise in batch processing, chemical process safety, process hazard analysis methods (e.g., What-If, HAZOP, Checklist), environmental capture and control systems, accident/incident investigation, PSM/RMP auditing, and EHS Management Systems.
• Proven experience facilitating Process Hazard Analyses using HAZOP or equivalent methodologies.
• Demonstrated success in implementing risk reduction strategies through design and engineering controls.
• Comprehensive knowledge of general safety engineering principles.
• Ability to engage senior leadership and influence decision-making at all organizational levels.
• Capacity to manage high-stress situations , including investigations of serious incidents (injury, fatality), fires, explosions, and regulatory inquiries.
• Working knowledge of RAGAGEP standards , including NFPA, ASME, API, ANSI, and IEC 61511.
• Process Hazard Analysis Facilitator
• Process Safety Management Auditor

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering.
• Master’s degree in a physical science or engineering discipline (preferred).
• Professional certifications such as Professional Engineer (P.E.), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Six Sigma, or expertise in Human Factors Engineering (preferred).
• 15+ years of experience in PSM-regulated facilities or within the chemical or coatings industry.
• International experience with global process safety standards, safety engineering practices, and hazard management.
• Proficiency in advanced risk assessment methods , including conducting Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA).

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and sustain the Company’s Corporate Process Safety programs
• Risk Analysis, Prevention & Investigations
• Training & Support
• Compliance & Legal

Benefits

• health benefits, such as medical, dental and vision coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• disability coverage
• security, retirement and saving benefits
• a generous time away from work package, including personal leave, paid parental leave, medical leave, vacation, holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees