Manager - Environmental

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.

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.

• 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.

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…