Process Control Specialist Sr.

Westlake Chemical Corporation; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Westlake Chemical Corporation in Kentucky seeks a Process Control Specialist Sr. to oversee engineering design, order equipment, and coordinate expeditious capital projects to meet scope, cost, and schedule goals.

You will provide engineering support to maintenance, work on SIS, DCS, PLCs, and ensure safety and compliance while coordinating contractors and purchasing. Associate degree and 8 years of experience in a petrochemical environment are preferred, with an entrepreneurial workplace

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.

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.
• 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 SISs, DCSs and 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.

Education

Associate’s degree in engineering/electronics

Job description

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 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.