Westlake · 1 day ago
Engineer Sr.
Plaquemine, LA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expWestlake is a global diversified team that provides essential and sustainable products. They are seeking a Senior Process Engineer to supervise and coordinate engineering activities, mentor engineers, and implement solutions for continuous improvement in plant operations.
ChemicalManufacturingMedical
Responsibilities
Supervise and coordinate the activities of and provide direction and guidance to the engineers in assigned area
Provide mentorship and assist with development of engineers in assigned area
Coach employees to optimize group performance
Generate front-end scope packages for capital projects, including generating heat and mass balances, marked-up P&ID’s, PFD’s, project justification, piping and equipment sizing, instrumentation requirements, materials of construction
Size and recommend relief valves as needed
Attend process hazard reviews as required
Create and implement solutions to action items identified in PHA’s, audit findings, and root cause analysis
Promote and support Westlake’s Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) activities as part of the department team
Prepare monthly and other reports required to keep management informed on progress of projects, improvements made and other items as necessary
Use Statistical Process Control in the continuous improvement effort
Maintain information (files and documentation) for plant process, equipment and technology
Assist in the preparation of capital requests necessary to improve plant operations
Maintain working knowledge of the plant operations and technology in order to identify improvement opportunities
Develops recommendations and makes decisions that have an important impact on extensive engineering activities
Represents the company in technical areas
Maintains detailed knowledge of site processes and technologies
Demonstrates strong safety culture through personal behavior and commitment to environmental, health & safety. Participates in the PACE culture of safety
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering required
Minimum 8 years of related engineering experience
Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written
Proficient computer skills, with good working knowledge of all standard company applications (i.e., Microsoft Word, Excel, etc.)
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Self-directed and motivated
Good leadership skills and proven supervisory skills
Must be able to communicate to all levels of local management and to other departments to explain problems and proposed solutions
Ability to impact and influence, and to persuade others to a particular course of action
Preferred
PE certification is preferred
Benefits
Competitive compensation package
Health insurance
Bonus incentives
Retirement plan
Life benefits
Company
Westlake
Westlake is a manufacturer and supplier of petrochemicals, polymers and building products. It is a sub-organization of Westlake Chemical Partners.
10001+ employees
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2023 (11)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.2B2025-11-04Post Ipo Debt· $1.2B
2017-01-07Post Ipo Equity
2004-08-11IPO
Leadership Team
Albert Chao
Chief Executive Officer
Jean-Marc Gilson
President and CEO
Recent News
2026-01-06
2026-01-05
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