Global Machinery Engineer

LyondellBasell Industries; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

LyondellBasell Industries is seeking a Global Machinery Engineer in Houston, TX to serve as a SME for finishing equipment, supporting facilities globally. The role requires leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and expertise in equipment maintenance and process safety.

You will lead improvements, support major overhauls, investigate incidents, and drive standards compliance across sites. Travel up to 20% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in a petrochemical facility with direct experience in maintaining finishing equipment and associated support systems.
• Vibration Analysis Certification by a recognized body is desirable but not required.
• Strong leadership and teamwork skills across diverse global teams.
• Familiarity with machinery standards (API, ANSI, ISO).

Responsibilities

• Champion a Process Safety, Occupational Safety and Operational Excellence culture.
• Function as a corporate Subject Matter Expert for finishing equipment, driving improvements across the company.
• Provide technical leadership to sites for equipment design, installation, commissioning, monitoring, troubleshooting and maintenance.
• Lead major overhauls and support incident investigations and RCFA.
• Travel as needed (up to ~20%).

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

API standards

ISO standards

ANSI standards

Lubrication analysis

Job description

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Global Machinery Engineer

Location: Houston, TX, US, 77049

Facility: Channelview-Hec-130

Department: Mechanical Engineering, Machinery

Division: Technology and Safety

LyondellBasellis a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. With a nearly 70-yearlegacy that includes a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and our proprietaryMoReTec recycling technology, LYB is enabling a more sustainable future for generations to come. LYB develops high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare. LYB places high priority on diversity, equity and inclusion and is Advancing Good with an emphasis on our planet, the communities where we operate and our future workforce. We'readdressing the global challenges of ending plastic waste, taking climate action, and supporting a thriving society, while generating value for our customers, investors, and society.

Come Join an Inclusive Team

In this position you will be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for finishing equipment supporting LyondellBasell’s facilities globally. As a global technical leader you will provide high level expertise for critical equipment such as pelletizers, extruders, mixers, gearboxes, solids conveying equipment and associated support systems in support of growth projects and continuous improvement of existing assets. You must have excellent technical leadership and judgment to assess complex issues. Additionally, you will work with members of a diverse multicultural organization across operational sites, functional areas, and organizational levels to develop and communicate executable solutions, drive improvements and be a champion for Operational Excellence across the enterprise.

In addition, you will responsible for participating in the response to emerging or urgent critical machinery issues through troubleshooting, mitigation and resolution. You may also be tasked with leading one or more companywide improvement programs, developing and implementing SME related initiatives, participating in and guiding incident investigations, performing site audits in support of improvement efforts and participating in machinery purchasing initiatives.

A Day in the Life

• Champion a Process Safety, Occupational Safety and Operational Excellence culture.
• Function as a corporate Subject Matter Expert for finishing equipment, proactively developing and leading strategic efforts and goals to drive improvement continuous across the company.
• Provide technical leadership to manufacturing sites and projects for equipment design, installation, commissioning, monitoring, troubleshooting and maintenance.
• Provide SME support during the planning and execution of major equipment overhauls.
• Support incident investigations and RCFA, participate in Operational Excellence Audits and support machinery related corporate purchasing initiatives across the organization as needed.
• Author, revise, maintain, and implement standards, guidelines, preferred practices and specifications related to machinery.
• Mentor and train personnel in SME expertise areas to enhance organizational capabilities.
• Travel as needed (up to ~20%).

You Bring This Value

Education:

A Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Work Experience:

Minimum 6 years of experience in a petrochemical facility with direct experience in maintaining finishing equipment and associated support systems. Turbomachinery and/or hyper compressor experience is highly desirable.

Licenses & Certifications:

Vibration Analysis Certification by a recognized body is desirable but not required.

• Strong leadership and teamwork skills for building consensus and working well with people in diverse, multi-cultural global teams across operating facilities, functional areas, and organizational levels to develop and implement problem solutions, gather data and drive change and improvement.
• High trust, integrity and courage to champion corporate policies and culture, assure clients that commitments will be met and solutions will be accurate, develop credibility within the organization and drive change and improvement in the face of resistance.
• Proactive, self-motivated and able to function independent of supervision with minimal guidance to successfully manage priorities across multiple sites/functional areas.
• Capable of clear and concise verbal and written communication.
• A strong drive for results, sense of ownership and accountability to client commitments.

Skills:

• Strong working knowledge of machinery related industry standards (e.g. API, ANSI, ISO) as they apply to design, analysis, re-rating and alteration of machinery.
• Exceptional analytical skills for analyzing data, problem solving and developing practical solutions to resolve complex problems within appropriate timeframes.
• Experience with leading and supporting execution of finishing equipment major overhauls.
• Demonstrated experience in authoring technical reports, standards, specifications, procedures and other technical documents.
• Familiarity with condition monitoring systems such as vibration analysis and lubrication analysis.

Languages:

Fluent in English (written and spoken). Fluency in French, German, Italian, and/or Dutch is a plus.

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