Specialist Sr., HSE

Westlake Chemical • Longview, TX

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About The Position

Lead in the development, implementation, and management of plant-wide environmental programs. Provides environmental expertise and supports plant personnel on various issues.

Requirements

• B.S. degree in Engineering (chemical or mechanical) or related field is required.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant HSE experience in a chemical/petrochemical/refinery environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead in the development of environmental programs plant-wide that will enable first quartile industry quality compliance and performance.
• Continued compliance with various governmental and corporate standards for environmental performance.
• Provide technical and regulatory expertise to process engineering and capital projects with oversight from management.
• Coordinate and lead the plant's compliance programs with respect to fugitive monitoring (LDAR), waste management, and storm water.
• Assist and participate in defining and achieving Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) goals and maintaining accurate HSE Procedures.
• Monitor and evaluate industry HSE best practices. Implement those practices that can improve HSE performance and/or efficiency and reduce costs.
• Monitor processing industry HSE trends and changes. Monitor OSHA and EPA/TCEQ activity and publications. Lead the benchmarking of HSE RAGAGEP and other best practices with other Westlake plant sites. Recommends improvements in HSE work practices to the WLC HSE Manager.
• Lead in the development and maintenance of HSE programs for the Westlake-Longview Plant, including the development of proactive management systems, effective checks and balances, and strategic planning activities that anticipate future regulatory compliance issues with oversight from management.
• Participate, as needed, in trade associations, professional groups, and interplant Westlake discussions so that an effective network is maintained to assist in supporting Westlake Longview HSE initiatives.
• Maintain a working knowledge of federal and state HSE requirements.
• Serve as host for auditors/inspectors conducting compliance inspections/investigations.
• Conduct internal inspections of facilities and communicates findings to management so that corrective action can be taken.
• Prepare training modules and conducts training on HSE requirements.
• Provide quality control via peer review of reports and documents generated by other members of the HS&E group.
• Participate in off-hours on-call rotation for HSE.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by HSE Manager.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees