Field Safety & Event Team Lead

Field Safety & Event Team Lead

As the Field Safety & Event Team Lead at PEMEX Deer Park, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the safety of people, operations, and performance. You will lead a team of dedicated Field Safety Representatives to drive excellence in safety execution across daily operations, turnarounds, and significant site events. In this dynamic and prominent position, you’ll champion a proactive safety culture, strengthen critical control systems, and ensure that every activity, from confined space entry to complex shutdowns, is executed with precision, compliance, and care.

Best-in-Class Benefits and Perks:

We value the time and efforts of our employees. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by competitive compensation, depending on experience, and an extensive benefits package including:

• Comprehensive health coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance provided.
• Robust retirement planning: 401(k) plan available with employer matching.
• Financial security: Life and disability insurance for added protection.
• Flexible financial options: Health savings and flexible spending accounts are offered.
• Well-being and work-life balance: Paid time off and Flexible Working Schedule, including limited ability to work remotely.

Additionally, we strive to create an optimal environment for our employees in which they can learn, grow, and thrive within the company. We strive to create a collaborative and creative environment where everyone feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning, and culture.

To succeed as a Field Safety & Event Team Lead, you must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in safety, industrial hygiene, or related field preferred, with at least 5 years of experience in protection, emergency response, or industrial operations.
• Solid knowledge of OSHA (29 CFR Parts 1910 & 1926), with familiarity in DOT, USCG, EPA, TDSHS, TCEQ, and TGLO regulatory frameworks.
• HAZWOPER certification required, with additional understanding of NFPA, API, and other relevant industry standards.
• Proficiency in IT systems, data analysis, and documentation tools, with the ability to train others on safety applications and reporting.
• Solid written and verbal communication skills, including facilitation of safety meetings, training sessions, and cross-functional stakeholder engagement.

As a Field Safety & Event Team Lead, you will:

• Lead and manage daily operations of the Field Safety team, assigning SME responsibilities and ensuring compliance with evolving regulations and best practices.
• Coach and develop Field Safety Representatives through regular feedback, performance reviews, and ongoing accountability.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Projects, and Turnarounds leadership to proactively identify and resolve safety concerns.
• Analyze safety performance data, monitor industry developments, and recommend improvements to enhance safety systems and culture.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive safety plans for all site events, including Turnarounds, ensuring regulatory alignment and risk mitigation.

About Us:

PEMEX Deer Park is a highly complex refinery located 18 miles east of Houston in Deer Park, TX. It is part of the Pemex group, a fully integrated oil company in the Americas that operates across the entire value chain: exploration, production, industrial processing/refining, logistics, and marketing. The refinery’s rated capacity is 340,000 barrels per day and has the feed flexibility to process multiple grades of crude oil, producing high-quality transportation fuels the world needs. The Pemex site is co-located with other 3rd-party chemical facilities, enabling further integration and optimization of the refinery and its products. Pemex Deer Park provides a diverse and inclusive work environment, employing approximately 1,000 employees and an additional 1,200 contractors on-site. We set high-performance and ethical standards, offering challenging and fulfilling job opportunities across various fields. We take great pride in our ability to ensure the health and safety of our workers and the environment while being a good neighbor and positively impacting the local community where we work.

Join Us in Shaping the Future of Energy!

Bring your passion for people, strategy, and innovation to a role where your ideas truly make an impact. If you’re ready to drive meaningful change, build strong partnerships, and grow top-tier talent in a world-class organization, apply today and make your mark!

We are an equal-opportunity employer that welcomes and encourages diversity in the workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.