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Superintendent - Maintenance

Westlake Chemical
United States, Louisiana, Plaquemine
26100 Louisiana 405 (Show on map)
Feb 09, 2026

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.

SUMMARY

This position will provide leadership to organize essential resources, develop work scope, procure materials, select contractors, develop cost and schedule plans in the successful planning and execution of plant turnaround. Responsible for integrating planning requirements, systematic execution of work scope for the maintenance, capital projects, operations, engineering, safety, and other plant functions. Ensures teamwork and cooperation among all turnaround participants.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

May include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Demonstrates strong safety culture through personal behavior and commitment to environmental, health & safety.
  • Participates in the PACE culture of safety.
  • Provides leadership and guidance to the turnaround team and all the participants during the planning and execution phases.
  • Ensures that safety, environmental compliance, mechanical integrity and operational reliability remains the key focus during turnaround planning and execution phases
  • Facilitates the development, communication and achievement of turnaround goals and objectives.
  • Ensures staffing of the turnaround team with qualified and experienced staff.
  • Ensures the timely and complete development of turnaround work scope that is essential to meet the turnaround goals
  • Ensures all engineering and design for the capital and expense work is completed on time.
  • Facilitates all activities related to contracting strategies, contractor selection and contract management.
  • Communicates all expectations to contractors and monitor their performance to assure a successful turnaround.
  • Ensures accurate check estimates and control estimates are developed for efficient and accurate tracking of cost performance and forecasting.
  • Provide input to the Turnaround Steering Team about the planning and execution status of the turnaround
  • Manage all day-to-day activities to ensure the completion of all planning functions and successful integration of all project and maintenance work.
  • Ensures that all required resources are supplied to allow for timely and proper turnaround planning efforts to take place.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor of Science degree in an Engineering discipline such as Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Environmental, or Industrial preferred
  • Minimum of 10 years of industrial work experience, including supervisory experience is required
  • Experience reading engineering drawings such as plot plans, piping isometrics and P&IDs.
  • Familiarity with Primavera Project Planner (P6) and Microsoft Excel
  • Must be able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
  • Good written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills; good organizational skills
  • Must be self-directed and able to work normal responsibilities with minimal direction
  • Strong work ethic. Dedicated and willing to work the hours needed to accomplish a task.
  • Impact and influence, able to persuade others to a particular course of action

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, climb, kneel, squat/bend, push/pull; use hands to touch, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The noise level in the work environment is sometimes moderate when working inside, however, some of the work may be required in the operating units which mandates usage of required PPE and safety equipment including safety glasses, hearing protection, etc. May also result in exposure to outside elements and may require usage of stairs. Travel may occasionally be required.

Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.

If you are an active Westlake employee (or an employee of any Westlake affiliates), please do not apply here.You will apply via the Jobs Hub application in Workday.

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