Specialist - Environmental

Westlake is seeking a Specialist - Environmental in Plaquemine, LA, responsible for planning and conducting environmental work, ensuring compliance with EPA and LDEQ regulations, and managing small teams. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental or Chemical Engineering and at least 5 years of experience. Key responsibilities include regulatory reporting, process improvement, and maintaining safety standards. This is a full-time position with a focus on teamwork and communication.
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

May include, but are not limited to, the following:
• 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 include
• Permitting and related activities
• Regulatory review, planning and implementation
• Regulatory compliance, record keeping and reporting
• Regulatory agency interface
• Prepare Regulatory Reports to governmental agencies
• Interpret environmental regulations as they apply to the processes of responsibility
• Assist in implementation of environmental performance improvement efforts
• Participate in industry organization activities

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering or equivalent is required
• Minimum of 5 years of related experience
• Strong facilitation, interpersonal and computer skills, with a good working knowledge of related databases and applications, and excellent verbal and written communication abilities; Excellent organizational skills
• Capable of managing multiple projects
• Exhibits positivity, passion, integrity and accountability
• Ability to make sound decisions based upon technical information
• Able to work in a team-oriented environment

Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.

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