Manager - Environmental

Westlake Chemical Corporation; West Virginia; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Westlake Chemical Corporation seeks a senior Environmental leader for the Natrium, WV site to manage Health, Safety and Environmental programs in support of PEM objectives. You will lead the environmental team and collaborate with manufacturing units to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering or environmental sciences, 10 years in petrochemical environments, strong regulatory knowledge, and proven collaboration and project management

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Environmental Sciences or related field.
• 10 years progressive environmental, operations, or engineering experience, preferably in chemical manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of environmental regulations as applicable to petrochemical plants and general manufacturing required.
• Strong collaboration, facilitation, organization, interpersonal and communication skills, with a good working knowledge of related databases and applications, and excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• Capable of developing and managing multiple projects.
• Exhibits positivity, passion, integrity and accountability.
• Possesses conflict resolution skills to achieve desired outcomes.
• Possess or Ability to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential from the Transportation Security Administration.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible and engaged leadership and development to the Natrium Environmental Team.
• Act as a role model and leader for the Natrium Environmental Team, including promoting collaboration with manufacturing stakeholders to develop site improvement plans and actions.
• Ensure regulatory permitting, monitoring, record keeping, reporting, and compliance requests are met.
• Assimilate internal data relative to environmental compliance and manage action plans for continuous compliance.
• Report Safety, Health or Environmental issues promptly to the Sr. HSE Manager.
• Develop proactive management systems to anticipate regulations and implement compliance programs.
• Manage implementation of compliance strategies to maintain or restore compliance, including EPA/WVDEP requirements.

Skills

Leadership

HSE Management

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder collaboration

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Environmental Sciences

Job description

SUMMARY

As part of the Performance and Essential Material (PEM) Team in North America, this is a key leadership position responsible for all Health, Safety, and Environmental activities for Natrium, WV facility. The Natrium Manager - Environmental is responsible for developing and implementing in line with PEM policies, procedures and programs, proactive management systems, checks and balances, and other necessary systems to ensure effective environmental compliance and continuous improvement of environmental performance at the Natrium facility. Close collaboration with site manufacturing units is required to ensure stakeholder needs are addressed. Contributes as a member of the Natrium HSE Leadership Team and acts independently under guidance from the Sr. HSE Manager.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

May include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provide visible and engaged leadership and development to the Natrium Environmental Team.
• Acting as a role model and leader for the Natrium Environmental Team, including but not limited to:
  • Promote collaboration with manufacturing stakeholders within Natrium to lead and influence the development of site improvement plans and actions to drive continuous improvement and compliance of HSE programs, culture, goals and Westlake Code of Conduct.
  • Effectively interacting with governmental officials and other departments to meet the requirements/goals of those individuals.
  • Working with the line organization to integrate strong environmental concepts into the daily work activities.
• Ensure all necessary regulatory permitting, monitoring of operations, record keeping, reporting, status/regulatory compliance requests, industry assistance and participation are met.
• Assimilate internal data relative to environmental compliance, assuming the responsibility for managing action plans necessary to ensure continuous compliance.
• Perform duties in a manner that protects personal safety as well as the safety of others. Promptly report Safety, Health or Environmental issues or incidents to the Sr. HSE Manager.
• Coordinate the development of proactive management systems, including but not limited to:
  • A system to track and anticipate upcoming environmental regulations;
  • A system that aggressively develops and implements compliance programs to address environmental requirements - both regulatory and corporate.
  • A system that anticipates future environmental capital expenditures, personnel needs and efficiently uses existing resources.
  • A system of checks and balances to identify program gaps and actions to address those gaps.
• Manage the implementation of compliance strategies that maintain existing compliance. Where non-compliance exists, manage the development of an aggressive action plan to move the site back into compliance. This includes, but is not limited to:
  • EPA/WVDEP regulatory requirements, including NPDES, NSPS, NESHAP, and MACT standards;
  • EPA/WVDEP permit requirements, including Air, Water, and Waste; and,
  • Other requirements may be required to meet environmental standards at the Natrium facility.

• Perform all other duties and tasks as assigned or directed by the Sr. HSE Manager.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Environmental Sciences or related field.
• 10 years progressive environmental, operations, or engineering experience, preferably in chemical manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of environmental regulations as applicable to petrochemical plants and general manufacturing required.
• Strong collaboration, facilitation, organization, interpersonal and communication skills, with a good working knowledge of related databases and applications, and excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• Capable of developing and managing multiple projects.
• Exhibits positivity, passion, integrity and accountability.
• Possesses conflict resolution skills to achieve desired outcomes.
• Possess or Ability to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential from the Transportation Security Administration.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This job is performed mainly in the manufacturing and office setting; physical presence is required. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; stand; walk; have full use and range of motion of arms, hands and fingers to reach, grasp, hold, push or pull, twist, and work with tools; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to perform tasks that may require bending, or stooping. The employee must be able to move safely over uneven terrain or in confined spaces. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 5 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee must be able to see details of objects that are more/less than a few feet away; see differences between colors, shades and brightness and determine the distance between objects. This job requires response to audible emergency alarms inside of the facility. Employee must be able to evacuate when required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The employee must be able to work in a normal factory environment, including enclosed spaces and exposure to various hazards. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate as normally based in an office. Some of the work may be required in the operating units which can require usage of required PPE including safety glasses, hearing protection, flame retardant clothing, etc. May also result in exposure to outside elements and may require usage of stairs and elevators. Travel including air travel or auto travel may occasionally be required.

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.

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