What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Specialist (Refrigeration) position at Westlake?
Summary
The Maintenance Refrigeration Specialist supports the safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of chiller, HVAC, refrigeration, and related systems across the Complex. This role provides technical support, coordinates maintenance work, oversees contractors, and ensures compliance with company, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
Duties And Responsibilities
May include, but are not limited to, the following:
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND QUALIFICATIONS
This role requires sitting, standing, walking, reaching, and using hands to handle tools or materials. The employee may occasionally stoop, kneel, or crouch and must be able to lift up to 50 pounds. Vision requirements include close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, with the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The role is normally based in an office with moderate noise levels. Some work may be performed in operating units, requiring PPE and exposure to outside elements, stairs, and elevators. Occasional air or auto travel may be required.
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.
Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.
The Maintenance Refrigeration Specialist supports the safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of chiller, HVAC, refrigeration, and related systems across the Complex. This role provides technical support, coordinates maintenance work, oversees contractors, and ensures compliance with company, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
Duties And Responsibilities
May include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Promote safe work practices, environmental compliance, and accident prevention for HVAC, chiller, refrigeration, and related work.
- Serve as the primary technical resource for HVAC, chiller, refrigeration, and related air systems.
- Troubleshoot equipment issues, support reliability improvements, and help reduce repeat failures and unplanned downtime.
- Maintain SAP asset data, maintenance records, work orders, preventive maintenance plans, and equipment documentation.
- Develop and improve preventive maintenance strategies, job plans, and work packages.
- Coordinate planned, preventive, corrective, and outage-related maintenance work, including materials, permits, contractors, and field execution.
- Support procurement, budgeting, cost tracking, contractor services, repair parts, invoices, and annual service planning.
- Monitor equipment performance, reliability trends, maintenance costs, and refrigerant inventory to support repair, replacement, and improvement decisions.
- Oversee contractor work to ensure safety, quality, productivity, schedule compliance, and adherence to company standards.
- Support installation, repair, replacement, commissioning, startup, and improvement projects for HVAC, chiller, refrigeration, and related systems.
- Follow company policies, Mechanical Integrity requirements, Management of Change processes, environmental regulations, refrigerant management standards, and Work Management processes.
- Develop and maintain technical expertise in industrial refrigeration, HVAC, and cooling systems.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND QUALIFICATIONS
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Experience supporting industrial HVAC or chiller systems
- Working knowledge of SAP maintenance processes
- The ability to coordinate field work in an industrial operating environment
- Technical training or certification in HVAC, industrial refrigeration, or related mechanical systems
- Refrigerant management experience
- Contractor oversight experience
- Experience developing preventive maintenance plans, job packages, or service budgets
This role requires sitting, standing, walking, reaching, and using hands to handle tools or materials. The employee may occasionally stoop, kneel, or crouch and must be able to lift up to 50 pounds. Vision requirements include close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, with the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The role is normally based in an office with moderate noise levels. Some work may be performed in operating units, requiring PPE and exposure to outside elements, stairs, and elevators. Occasional air or auto travel may be required.
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.
Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.