Technician - HSE

Westlake•Plaquemine, LA

12d

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. SUMMARY Working under the supervision of a Certified Industrial Hygiene professional, the Technician – HSE will provide industrial hygiene technician support to the company’s Plaquemine, LA facility and limited support at facilities located in Geismar, LA and in Aberdeen, MS. As a member of the company’s industrial hygiene team, this individual will help apply professional knowledge and experience to recognize and evaluate potential hazards and help implement comprehensive safety and health programs.

Requirements

Associate degree in a scientific or technical field related to the position and 2 years of applicable experience; or High School diploma with 5 years of applicable experience.
Readiness to travel 10% annually
TSA Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
Ability to obtain air monitoring service technician certification
Ability to carry sampling equipment, climb structures and work at height, and work outdoors in all weather conditions
Working knowledge of computers and Microsoft Office Suite

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree is preferred

Responsibilities

Demonstrates strong safety culture through personal behavior and commitment to environmental, health and safety.
Demonstrates a strong sense of responsibility and reliability by consistently arriving on time and prepared to perform assigned duties. This role may occasionally require early arrival or extended hours to meet business needs and ensure operational continuity.
Participates in the PACE culture of safety.
Maintains, calibrates, and repairs all Plaquemine facility air monitoring instrumentation and IH equipment.
Maintains the instrument management database and ensures that all site direct reading air monitoring equipment and industrial hygiene instrumentation are in proper working condition and have up-to-date calibration records
Performs set-up and calibration of air monitoring and industrial hygiene instrumentation
Diagnoses instrument errors/malfunctions and replaces or repairs faulty instrument components
Tracks the manufacturer warranty status of instruments and parts
Performs personal and area sampling of dusts, gases, vapors, and other materials for analysis
Performs personal noise dosimetry and area sound pressure level surveys.
Participates in compiling, verifying and correlating data relating to occupational and environmental health issues.
Assists others in the preparation of studies, reports and other tasks as specifically assigned.
Enters sampling data into the Westlake industrial hygiene data management system (Cority)
Generates routine exposure monitoring reports and distributes to employees and management for review.
Keeps abreast of technical and legislative developments and requirements relating to field of specialization.
Teams with other safety and health disciplines and management to ensure proper work planning and implement activated for hazard evaluation and control.
Works with HSE staff to ensure a high performance, customer service-oriented work environment which supports site and corporate objectives and service expectations.