Process Safety Advisor Nitration Focus

?? Location: Summerfield, Kidderminster
?? Sector: High Hazard Manufacturing / Engineering
?? Salary: Competitive, based on experience
?? Type: Full-Time | Permanent

About the Role:
Shorterm Group is proud to be working with a leading defence manufacturer undergoing a major phase of expansion and transformation. We are looking to appoint an experienced Process Safety Advisor with a strong focus on nitration processes and energetic materials.

This is a unique opportunity to join a major UK-based high-hazard manufacturing site at the forefront of innovation, contributing to the design and build of a brand-new Future Factory. The successful candidate will play a critical role in developing new processes, guiding facility safety design, and shaping best practice for years to come.

Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage process safety activities for the site's new Future Factory, with emphasis on the processing of energetic and nitration materials.
- Provide specialist advice on current legal and regulatory requirements for handling and designing processes involving high-hazard substances.
- Conduct risk assessments, HAZOPs, safety studies, and hazard analyses.
- Collaborate with project teams, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to embed robust safety measures from design through to operation.
- Develop and implement safety management systems aligned with UK safety standards and industry best practices.
- Drive the preparation of COMAH safety reports and support explosive licence applications in compliance with the Explosives Regulations 2014.
- Support the SHE Manager with building specification guidance and safety review coordination.

What We're Looking For:

Essential Qualifications & Experience:
- HNC/HND or higher in a science or engineering discipline.
- Proven experience in a high-hazard industry - explosives manufacturing or similar.
- Sound understanding of the Explosives Regulations 2014 (HSE Publication L150).
- Proficient in process hazard analysis techniques (e.g., HAZOP, LOPA, PFMEA).

Desirable Qualifications:
- Degree in a related science/engineering field.
- NEBOSH Certificate (or willing to work towards).
- Chartered status or working toward membership with a recognised institute.
- Knowledge of explosives licensing and Upper Tier COMAH safety engineering.

Person Profile:
- Excellent verbal and written communicator.
- Self-motivated and highly organised.
- Able to make evidence-based decisions under pressure.
- Comfortable working both independently and within cross-functional teams.

Why Apply?
- Be part of a cutting-edge, large-scale engineering project from the ground up.
- Join a forward-thinking organisation investing in growth, people, and technology.
- Contribute to national safety and innovation in an exciting, niche industry.

Apply Today
If you're a driven safety professional with a passion for process integrity and high-hazard environments, we'd love to hear from you.