Process Control Superintendent

About the role

Serves as the leader of the Lake Charles PE&O automation group, focusing on automation technologies to maintain and enhance plant processes and communication systems.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and assigns work to process automation personnel.
• Oversees training of process automation personnel and evaluates their proficiencies.
• Provides performance/developmental goals and conducts performance assessment reviews for process automation personnel according to company guidelines.
• Oversees the development of a capital upgrade/improvement plan for process automation and safety instrumented systems' hardware and software.
• Leads collaboration with the Instrument Reliability Superintendent to ensure the site's Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) program complies with IEC 61511/ISA 84 standards and Westlake policies, supporting ongoing system reliability, performance monitoring, and lifecycle management.
• Coordinates and prioritizes efforts of available resources to deliver on-time and on-budget completion of tasks and projects.
• Coordinates Process Automation Systems coverage and technical support during planned and unplanned operational events, ensuring automation system reliability, timely issue resolution, and safe plant operations.
• Collaborates with the Instrument Reliability Superintendent to develop and execute the site's digitalization strategy, leveraging advanced automation, data analytics, artificial intelligence, connected worker technologies, and emerging Industry 4.0 solutions to enhance operational excellence, asset reliability, and business performance.
• Develops and maintains procedures and standards in the automation systems' environment to continuously improve existing processes.
• Develops and maintains strong relationships with all internal and external stakeholders (e.g., operations, engineering, site and corporate EHS consultants and vendors).
• Researches current automation systems' industry initiatives, best practices, and standards to appraise applicability, leverage, and benefit the facility.
• Provides information to IE&C Manager to prepare annual expense budget.
• Attracts and retains strong technical resources and supports the growth and development of technical team members.
• Provides monthly SIS KPI report to PSM Department by required date.

Requirements

• A current, valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card is required.
• Bachelor degree in Engineering is preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in the Industrial Automation sector.
• BPCS experience with ABB, Honeywell, or DeltaV and Triconex Safety Systems is preferred.
• Solid understanding of the chemical process environment.
• Extensive knowledge of process control systems and solutions.
• Knowledge and experience in application and compliance of Safety Instrumented Systems.
• A Certified Functional Safety Expert (CFSE) or equivalent is strongly preferred.
• Project management skills, including organizing, tracking, reporting, and record keeping.
• Familiarity with NFPA and API Standards is strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of the chemical process environment.
• Extensive knowledge of process control systems and solutions.
• Knowledge and experience in application and compliance of Safety Instrumented Systems.
• Project management skills, including organizing, tracking, reporting, and record keeping.
• Familiarity with NFPA and API Standards.

Skills

• Leadership in collaboration with the Instrument Reliability Superintendent.
• Collaboration with the Instrument Reliability Superintendent to develop and execute the site's digitalization strategy.
• Ability to attract and retain strong technical resources.
• Ability to provide monthly SIS KPI report to PSM Department.

Benefits

Westlake offers a supportive and entrepreneurial work environment, enhancing peoples' lives through products and community presence. Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Pay

TBD

Schedule

TBD