Company Overview
AESC is a integral leader in lithium‑ion and LFP battery technology, with a fast-growing footprint across Japan, the UK, France, China, and the USA—soon expanding in Spain with a €1‑billion gigafactory in Extremadura to open by 2026 and create up to 900 direct jobs in phase one. The Spanish facility is designed as the first net‑zero industrial park gigafactory in the country, aligning with AESC’s mission to pioneer sustainable battery manufacturing.
Role Purpose
As the Process Safety Specialist, you will lead equipment, process, and chemical safety management across the battery manufacturing lifecycle. Your technical expertise will prevent process deviations, equipment failures, and chemical incidents in high-risk operations (e.G., electrode production, electrolyte handling), ensuring compliance with EU/Spanish regulations and advancing the site’s "Zero Major Incidents" goal.
Key Responsibilities
1. Process Safety Management (PSM)
- Conduct Process Hazard Analyses (PHA) including HAZOP/LOPA for critical processes: electrode coating, electrolyte filling, formation, and HV testing.
- Maintain Process Safety Information (PSI) : MSDS, design specifications, equipment safety standards (pressure/explosion protection).
- Lead Management of Change (MOC) for process/equipment/chemical modifications.
2. Equipment Integrity & Machinery Safety
- Define safety standards for critical equipment (dry rooms, coaters, filling systems, HV testers) per ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU and Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.
- Oversee preventive maintenance for Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), pressure relief devices (PSV), and gas detection systems.
- Review contractor designs for inherent safety (static control, nitrogen inerting, explosion venting).
3. Chemical Safety Management
- Implement high-hazard chemical controls (NMP solvents, lithium salts, electrolytes) for storage,