Process Engineer

2 months ago


Westlake, United States LyondellBasell Industries Full time

LyondellBasell

Basic Function

LyondellBasell is staffing for a Process Engineer for the LKO site. The primary responsibility of the process engineer is to provide technical support as a technical expert, conducting process analysis, troubleshooting and design for the site's units in order to sustain and improve profitability, while maintaining a strong commitment to safety and environmental compliance. This position requires daily interaction with operations, technical, safety, maintenance and reliability to drive overall improvements in unit performance. This role will lead the design and installation of long-term projects to overcome process constraints, resolve reliability issues and comply with environmental regulations. This will include defining scope, providing front-end-loading and incorporating process knowledge during engineering phases. This role will also advise on initiatives to maintain a competitive advantage. The Process/Production Engineer will monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize operating units to drive process and product improvements. During a typical day they will apply technical knowledge to detect causes of deviations in quality, capacity, yield, and energy consumption.

Roles & Responsibilities
  • Collaborates with operations to identify new opportunities to remove constraints to maximize on stream time and profitability while ensuring safe, environmentally complaint, reliable operations
  • Analyzes complex operating issues and provides documented recommendations to improve performance
  • Leads capital, expense and special project scope development, execution, support and training
  • Leads Management of Change process (MOC/PSSR)
  • Provides technical expertise in process safety including, PHAs, PSVs, safety system bypasses, and other PSM activities in the area
  • Provides technical expertise during troubleshooting, turnarounds, startups, shutdowns, catalyst changes and other non-routine unit activities
  • Reviews engineering calculations to quantify environmental impacts and releases
  • Advocates and drives improvements in safety and environmental performance
  • Participates on cross-functional improvement teams within the site
  • Maintains strong safety and environmental compliance focus
  • Monitors, troubleshoots and optimizes operating units
  • Contributes in a team environment and establishes work relationships with onsite and offsite functional groups to achieve results
  • Balances day-to-day operational priorities with long term strategic objectives to ensure alignment with company goals
  • Supports gap closure and continuous improvement activities by providing technical expertise, engineering calculations, and justifications for new projects and participating in capital, expense and special project scope development, execution, support and training
  • Develop new and enhance existing management systems and procedures to quantify and compare operating performance with established standards and assures compliance with existing standards
  • Determines causes of deviations in quality, capacity, yield, and energy consumption
  • Collaborates with operations to identify new opportunities to remove constraints to maximize on stream time and profitability while ensuring safe, environmentally compliant, reliable operation
  • Analyzes complex operating issues and provides documented recommendations to improve performance
  • Develops and manages KPI

Areas of Expertise

  • Understanding of polymers, olefins or utility processes highly preferred

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Min. Qualifications

Education and Work Experience

  • BS degree in Chemical Engineering with 2 years of industry experience
  • Or Bachelor's Degree in a scientific field with 3 years of engineering-specific experience
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience working with polymers, olefins or utility processes
  • Experience in refining or petrochemical processes

Other skills

  • High proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to work across multi-disciplinary teams and interact with all levels of the organization
  • Process troubleshooting ability and knowledge of tools and resources to perform such activities
  • Innovative thinking to solve complex issues
  • Self-motivation and high initiative
  • Knowledgeable in the HSE/PSM regulations including Process Hazard Analysis
Competencies Build Partnerships Deliver Results Drive Innovation Grow Capabilities Promote Inclusion Motivational/Cultural Fit Technical Skills

We are LyondellBasell - a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. Through advanced technology and focused investments, we are enabling a circular and low carbon economy. Across all we do, we aim to champion our employees, and unlock value for customers, investors and society. LyondellBasell places high priority on diversity, equity and inclusion and is strongly committed to our planet, the communities where we operate and our future workforce. As one of the world's largest producers of polymers and a leader in polyolefin technologies, we develop, manufacture and market high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare. For more information, please visit www.lyondellbasell.com or follow @LyondellBasell on LinkedIn.

Must be at least 18 years of age and must be legally authorized to work in the United States (US) on a permanent basis without visa sponsorship.

LyondellBasell does not accept or retain unsolicitedresumes or phone calls and/or respond to them or to any third party representing job seekers.

LyondellBasell is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The US EEO is the Law poster is available here.


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