Jobs at Westlake Chemical Corporation

Leads the company’s global risk management and insurance strategy, including enterprise risk, insurance programs, self-insurance, reinsurance, captive insurance, claims management, contract review, mitigation, and third-party provider relationships. Oversees cross-functional risk initiatives, advises leadership, manages underwriter and broker engagements, and drives cost savings and operational improvements across global business functions.

Supervise PVCO pipe production operations on a day shift, ensuring safety, quality, output, and efficiency. Lead production personnel, shift meetings, safety activities, troubleshooting, changeovers, and continuous improvement initiatives. Monitor staffing, workflow, scrap, material usage, and performance metrics while maintaining SAP records and SPC charts. Collaborate with Maintenance and Engineering, coach employees, manage attendance and performance, and enforce housekeeping and environmental standards in a manufacturing plant.

Leads global master data quality and governance, manages onshore and offshore teams, and develops data quality standards, playbooks, dashboards, validation rules, and automated monitoring. Collaborates with business, IT, finance, sales, operations, and customer service stakeholders to resolve root causes, improve data integrity, support reporting, and maintain master data across enterprise systems. Serves as the organization’s data quality subject matter expert.

Supervises centralized global master data teams and optimizes customer, vendor, supplier, and material data processes. Ensures accurate and timely master data creation, performs quality checks and cleanup, maintains governance standards, and partners with plant and corporate leaders. The role also develops training materials, mentors staff, resolves issues, drives process improvements, and promotes collaboration across a matrixed manufacturing environment.

Manage ERP master data governance across SAP and JDE platforms. Lead data quality issue resolution, stewardship, standards, policies, documentation, metrics, training, and continuous process improvement. Partner with business and data management leaders to align practices with the Global Template, influence stakeholders, mentor teams, resolve conflicts, and improve data quality across a complex manufacturing environment.

Coordinates corporate and site Process Safety Management and Risk Management programs for a chemical manufacturing facility. Responsibilities include maintaining OSHA, EPA, and DEQ compliance; managing PSM, RMP, and insurance audits; evaluating site performance; leading improvements; developing training; providing regulatory expertise; and supporting HSE strategic goals. The role requires collaboration with management teams, strong communication, project management, and occasional work in operating units requiring PPE.

Leads global treasury operations, including daily cash positioning, liquidity management, cash forecasting, bank relationships, foreign exchange, credit-line usage, intercompany funding, payments, and treasury controls. Partners with Finance, Accounting, Tax, Legal, and business units on funding, capital structure, risk management, and cash optimization. Ensures accurate treasury transaction recording and compliance with delegation of authority and corporate policies.

Implements occupational safety, health, environmental, and emergency response programs at a chemical plant. Develops procedures and training, conducts inspections and audits, supports incident investigations and contractor safety, and coordinates emergency response teams, fire protection systems, property insurance activities, and off-site HAZMAT responses. Provides OSHA expertise, interfaces with agencies and media, and supports plant projects, turnarounds, and operational units.

Fabricates and bends parts by reviewing work orders, setting up heaters, locating materials, following production schedules, packaging finished parts, inspecting for damage, reporting issues, and recording completed quantities. Requires English communication, basic math skills, ability to lift up to 50 pounds, and preferably prior fabrication experience.

Leads enterprise business intelligence and strategic analytics supporting finance, executive decision-making, performance management, forecasting, and long-term planning. Oversees dashboards, economic and market data integration, regression and econometric analysis, scenario modeling, and strategic recommendations. Partners with the VP of Finance, Investor Relations, and senior leaders while building and developing the Business Insights team.

Maintains, troubleshoots, fabricates, installs, repairs, and calibrates industrial mechanical equipment and systems. Responsibilities include maintaining conveyors, compressors, pumps, fans, blowers, piping, valves, hydraulic and pneumatic controls, and instrumentation; interpreting schematics and blueprints; welding and soldering; performing preventive maintenance; documenting repairs; and following safety and environmental requirements. The role requires rotating 12-hour continental shifts and call-in duty.

Entry-level mechanical engineering rotational program for recent graduates. Participants rotate through operations, reliability, capital projects, continuous improvement, process controls, business management, and supply chain roles while developing leadership and technical skills. Responsibilities include improving processes, reducing costs, enhancing quality and efficiency, supporting manufacturing operations, and completing projects under mentorship. Graduates may advance into process, production, maintenance, reliability, electrical, instrumentation, continuous improvement, or project engineering roles.

Coordinates production planning, product movements, inventories, shipments, clearances, and production postings across operations, logistics, laboratories, and corporate planning. Reviews customer specifications, supports month-end reconciliation, monitors transfers and billing, prepares SQC reports, coordinates maintenance downtime, resolves customer complaints, and serves as ISO Coordinator and backup to the Production Planning Superintendent. The role requires SAP and Microsoft Office proficiency, communication skills, and occasional travel.

Leads SAP FICO/CO financial systems strategy, support, configuration, integration, roadmap planning, and project delivery, with emphasis on controlling, product costing, manufacturing finance, profitability analysis, intercompany accounting, transfer pricing, and financial reporting. Supervises analysts, contractors, and partners; manages system governance, SOX compliance, application reliability, stakeholder relationships, and cross-functional initiatives across Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and IS.

Provides process engineering support for chemical, refinery, or petrochemical plant projects from conception through startup. Responsibilities include process calculations, equipment and valve sizing, P&ID redlining, project scoping, cost and capital budget support, process hazard analyses, management of change, pre-startup safety reviews, troubleshooting, unit optimization, incident reviews, and operational support during upsets, shutdowns, turnarounds, and startups. The role manages multiple projects under supervision and requires availability for callouts.

Mechanical engineering intern supporting assigned plant projects under supervision, observing department activities, assisting with daily tasks, participating in safety and environmental programs, maintaining an activity journal, and presenting work to management. The role is based at Westlake PEM plant locations and may involve operating-unit work requiring PPE and occasional travel.

Electrical Engineering Interns work under close supervision on assigned projects, observe department activities, assist with daily tasks, participate in safety and environmental programs, maintain activity journals, and present their work to management. The role is based at one of several Westlake PEM plant locations and may involve operating-unit work, PPE use, and occasional air or automobile travel.

Manage sales growth for siding, trim, decking, and related building products across Georgia. Build relationships with distributors, dealers, and contractors; expand distribution and market share; analyze sales and inventory needs; provide product training and demonstrations; prepare proposals and contracts; support channel strategy and marketing; attend trade shows; and conduct customer field visits. The role requires approximately 50% travel, including multiple nights away from home each week.

Supervise production planning, scheduling, inventory control, and product master data for two manufacturing facilities. Balance demand, inventory, and capacity; oversee inventory accuracy, BOMs, routings, and JD Edwards item setup; monitor operational KPIs; support product changes and continuous improvement; and lead scheduling and inventory personnel while partnering across operations, engineering, quality, logistics, customer service, accounting, and supply chain.

Supports leaders and employees across HR operations, employee relations, recruiting, onboarding, compensation, leave administration, investigations, training coordination, and company-sponsored programs. Maintains HR systems and handles employee documentation, hearings, exit interviews, and policy inquiries. Requires fluent Spanish and up to 10% travel, including visits to operating units.