Engineer Sr.

Description

• Supervise and coordinate the activities of and provide direction and guidance to the engineers in assigned area.
• Create and implement solutions to action items identified in PHA’s, audit findings, and root cause analysis.
• Prepare monthly and other reports required to keep management informed on progress of projects, improvements made and other items as necessary
• Provide mentorship and assist with development of engineers in assigned area
• Represents the company in technical areas.
• Promote and support Westlake’s Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) activities as part of the department team.
• Use Statistical Process Control in the continuous improvement effort.
• Generate front-end scope packages for capital projects, including generating heat and mass balances, marked-up P&ID’s, PFD’s, project justification, piping and equipment sizing, instrumentation requirements, materials of construction.
• Maintain information (files and documentation) for plant process, equipment and technology.
• Develops recommendations and makes decisions that have an important impact on extensive engineering activities
• Maintains detailed knowledge of site processes and technologies.
• Maintain working knowledge of the plant operations and technology in order to identify improvement opportunities.
• Coach employees to optimize group performance
• Assist in the preparation of capital requests necessary to improve plant operations.
• Attend process hazard reviews as required.
• Size and recommend relief valves as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering required (PE certification is preferred)
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to impact and influence, and to persuade others to a particular course of action
• Good leadership skills and proven supervisory skills
• Demonstrates strong safety culture through personal behavior and commitment to environmental, health & safety. Participates in the PACE culture of safety.
• Proficient computer skills, with good working knowledge of all standard company applications (i.e., Microsoft Word, Excel, etc.)
• Minimum 8 years of related engineering experience
• Self-directed and motivated
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written
• Must be able to communicate to all levels of local management and to other departments to explain problems and proposed solutions

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance