Process Control Specialist Sr.

Westlake Chemical; Calvert City (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Westlake Chemical is seeking a Sr. Process Control Specialist to lead engineering design, gear up equipment orders, and coordinate capital projects to meet scope, cost and schedule. You will support maintenance to achieve cost and production goals in a plant setting.

Responsibilities include designing control systems, coordinating vendors, inspecting equipment, and preparing contracts and bid analyses while ensuring compliance with safety and industry standards.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in engineering/electronics or equivalent technical experience.
• 8+ years of engineering design experience.
• Chemical or petrochemical plant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop project general plan with budget and approvals.
• Provide conceptual and detailed designs for instrumentation and control systems.
• Coordinate procurement, expediting, and material receiving.
• Inspect new equipment for quality and conformance to specs.
• Prepare work descriptions and drafts for engineering contracts.

Skills

Process control design

Instrumentation & control systems

PLC/DCS knowledge

Education

Associate's degree in engineering/electronics

Tools

DCS

PLCs

Instrumentation

Job description

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.

Process Control Specialist Sr. provides engineering design, orders equipment and coordinates the construction of expense and capital projects as assigned. Ensures projects meet scope, cost and schedule requirements. Provides engineering support to the maintenance organization to allow the plant to meet its cost and production goals.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops the general plan for a project, prepares a budget estimate and obtains approval for the plan.
• Provides conceptual and detailed designs for instrumentation and control systems in accordance with good engineering and safety practices, government regulations, plant specifications, applicable codes and underwriter requirements.
• Initiates procurement of materials and communicates with purchasing, vendors and stores to control expediting and receiving of material.
• Inspects new equipment for quality and conformance to specification.
• Prepares work descriptions and drafts of engineering contracts for outside contract work, contacts contractors as necessary to obtain quotations on work to be performed.
• Prepares bid comparison, selects contractor, prepare requisition and submits for approval.
• Coordinates field installation, inspects and accepts work.
• Investigates and studies major maintenance problems and proposes solutions, provides engineering consultation and technical guidance for instrumentation and control systems including safety instrumental systems (SISs), distributed control systems (DCSs) and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) as required by Maintenance and Production.
• Coordinates the activities of consulting firms when necessary.
• Consults with other engineering personnel and vendors and reviews trade journals and other professional publications in order to stay informed on materials, equipment and design methods.
• Maintains engineering records.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Associate's degree in engineering/electronics discipline or progressive engineering/technical experience acceptable to management.
• At least 8 years of engineering design experience required.
• Chemical or petrochemical plant experience, preferred.

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

Westlake is a global manufacturer and supplier of materials and innovative products that enhance life every day. Headquartered in Houston, with operations in Asia, Europe and North America, we provide the building blocks for vital solutions — from housing and construction, to packaging and healthcare, to automotive and consumer.

Westlake (NYSE: WLK) is a global diversified industrial company that manufactures and supplies essential products that enhance the daily lives of people around the globe. Our products, now under a One Westlake brand, supply the necessary building blocks for everyday products across housing and infrastructure, packaging and healthcare, and automotive and consumer goods.

Consumers gain the benefits of materials Westlake produces in products such as food packaging, medical devices, soaps and detergents, car interiors, fashion, toys, shoes, furniture, electronics, siding, stone veneer, windows, outdoor living, roofing, and pipe & fittings.

Westlake is proud to contribute to driving a sustainable future through the creation of essential products that are Enhancing Your Life Every Day.

To view other career opportunities at Westlake and our family of companies, visit https://westlaketalent.com