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.​

Job Objective:

Ensure and improve plant HSE performance by:

• Provide support and technical experience in tasks related to achievement with the company's internal regulations and standards.
• Support the end of HSE initiatives to achieve the plant and company vision.
• Provide technical experience in existing and new plant processes, project implementation, focused on the aspects derived from HSE to be considered, working collaboratively with the production manager, production engineer and/or project leader.
• Communication aligned with the vision of the HSE Manager and the plant.
• Visibility and presence in the field, acting as a focal point for the operational management of HSE on a day-to-day basis.
• Support the HSE department in driving towards a zero incident culture.

​ Essential functions

Work independently for most of the tasks described in the following non-exhaustive list, following the instructions provided by the HSE manager.

• Participation in the creation of the Blueprint of the plant as a member of the Tactical Team.
• Participate in HSE SCIP for the site
• Coordination and development of assigned Blueprint and SCIP activities (site and departmental) and HSE support to other initiatives.
• Supports the HSE Manager in identifying relevant HSE regulatory and corporate requirements, as well as defining HSE programs to ensure compliance with the company's internal requirements and standards.
• Provides support to the HSE manager in identifying and delivering HSE -related training needs.
• Supports maintenance and improvements in management systems (such as ISO14000, ISO 45001).
• Use of CI tools to ensure adequate controls in the plant, to provide clarity and transparency in the management of HSE aspects.
• Support to the HSE Manager to ensure that procedures are defined, known to all on-site associates, kept up to date and reviewed regularly.
• Foster HSE culture at all levels through coaching and leading by example.
• Supervision of the behaviors and adherence of internal and external personnel to the HSE requirements of the plant, correcting behaviors and notifying them to the HSE Manager.
• It acts as a focal point for EHS concerns, gathering and contrasting information and managing its resolution by proposing improvements to prevent incidents.
• Identifies hazards and conducts risk assessments of specific activities to establish countermeasures.
• Leads incident investigations with multidisciplinary teams for the identification of root causes and preventive actions.
• Development of internal HSE inspections and field support of legal reviews assigned to the department.
• Provides and manages HSE inductions to contractors and visitors.
• Support to projects, programs (e.g. MI), processes (e.g. MOC, daily meetings) in their design and execution phases.
• Supports PSM initiatives (e.g. PHA analysis, Compliance calendar)
• Manages and leads CAE meetings and activities in turnarounds
• Substitute for the HSE Manager in the functions when HSE manager is not available, coordinated by the Plant Leader.
• Support to the HSE Manager, HSE department and the plant in general in all tasks necessary to achieve departmental, plant and corporate objectives.
• Member of the on-call rotation team.

Knowledge, education, skills and qualifications

• Chemist or Chemical Engineer (Preferred)
• Master's degree (or equivalent) with specialized HSE topics in postdoctoral practice.
• Experience/knowledge of environmental and safety management systems (such as ISO 14001 and/or ISO 45001)
• Experience: At least 7-10 years in the industry. Languages: Writes, speaks and understands English and Spanish fluently.

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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