What are the responsibilities and job description for the Specialist - Environmental position at Westlake?
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
This position is responsible for planning and conducting work which requires judgement and independent evaluation, selection, adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria. Also devises new approaches to problems encountered. Requires sufficient professional experience to ensure competence as a fully trained worker.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Demonstrates strong safety culture through personal behavior and commitment to environmental, health & safety.
- Participates in the PACE culture of safety.
- Provide subject matter expertise for EPA, LDEQ and other related regulations
- Promote and support Westlake’s Continuous Improvement Process activities as part of the department team.
- Use statistical Process Control in the continuous improvement effort.
- Maintain working knowledge of overall plant operations.
- Maintain knowledge of complete process
- Assist in troubleshooting and solving problems of large systems and processes
- Successfully manage small teams to achieve objectives
- Maintain expert knowledge of regulations and permit requirements in environmental area of specialty – Air Compliance
- Coordinate site activities related to this area to includePermitting and related activitiesRegulatory review, planning and implementationRegulatory compliance, record keeping and reportingRegulatory agency interfacePrepare Regulatory Reports to governmental agenciesInterpret environmental regulations as they apply to the processes of responsibilityAssist in implementation of environmental performance improvement efforts
- Participate in industry organization activities
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.
If you are an active Westlake employee (or an employee of any Westlake affiliates), please do not apply here. You will apply via the Jobs Hub application in Workday.
