Engineer I - PVC

Westlake•Plaquemine, LA

About The Position

Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples' lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate. This position will be responsible for optimizing plant operations to ensure efficient production of quality products while maintaining safety and environmental compliance. The incumbent will lead the process improvement effort through the use of SPC and technical service skills. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES May include, but are not limited to, the following: Promote and support Westlake’s Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) activities as part of the department team. Assist daily plant operations in the production of quality products at specified rates and in compliance with environmental and OSHA regulations. Gain working knowledge of the plant in order to identify improvement opportunities. Use Statistical Process Control in the continuous improvement effort. Assists plant maintenance in achieving reliable equipment operation at minimum cost. Prepares monthly and other reports required to keep management informed on performance of operation, improvements made and other items as necessary. Assist in the preparation of capital requests necessary to improve plant operations. Manage small to mid-sized capital projects as appropriate. Participate on cross-functional teams as necessary. Maintain information (files and documentation) for plant process, equipment and technology. Knowledge of complete process or technology. Assist in troubleshooting and solve problems of large systems and processes. Successfully manages small teams to achieve objectives. Develops basic data, including P & ID’s; heat and material balances; and basic control strategies, for moderate projects. Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering required
Minimum of 2 years of experience, preferably in steady-state process design or production
Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
Proficient computer skills, with good working knowledge of all standard company applications (i.e., Microsoft Word, Excel, etc.)
Ability to lead groups of people
Ability to make sound decisions based upon technical information

Responsibilities

Promote and support Westlake’s Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) activities as part of the department team.
Assist daily plant operations in the production of quality products at specified rates and in compliance with environmental and OSHA regulations.
Gain working knowledge of the plant in order to identify improvement opportunities.
Use Statistical Process Control in the continuous improvement effort.
Assists plant maintenance in achieving reliable equipment operation at minimum cost.
Prepares monthly and other reports required to keep management informed on performance of operation, improvements made and other items as necessary.
Assist in the preparation of capital requests necessary to improve plant operations.
Manage small to mid-sized capital projects as appropriate.
Participate on cross-functional teams as necessary.
Maintain information (files and documentation) for plant process, equipment and technology.
Knowledge of complete process or technology.
Assist in troubleshooting and solve problems of large systems and processes.
Successfully manages small teams to achieve objectives.
Develops basic data, including P & ID’s; heat and material balances; and basic control strategies, for moderate projects.
Other duties as assigned