Technician, Analyzer Maintenance

LyondellBasell; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits/Health & Welfare

Job summary

LyondellBasell is hiring a Maintenance Analyzer Technician for the BYO Polymers plant in Pasadena, TX. The role focuses on maintaining analyzers, reducing unplanned outages, and supporting reliability improvements to optimize plant performance.

Qualifications include 5+ years in analyzer maintenance for chemical or refining operations, with experience on online analyzers (GC/IR/CEMS) and sample conditioning knowledge. On-site work and collaboration with engineering teams are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of Analyzer maintenance experience in a chemical, refining or related process industry.
• Experience with on-line analyzers such as GC, IR, CEMS, Oxygen, Water Quality, Gas Detection, etc.
• Understanding of various analyzer technologies and hardware and how they apply to petrochemical plants
• Knowledge of sample conditioning principles and hardware for analyzer systems

Responsibilities

• Maintains the process analyzers and their support systems
• Generates and reviews procedures
• Develops and implements solutions to improve Analyzer MTBR and reduce unplanned maintenance events
• Provides technical direction for engineering contractors on analysis equipment
• Identifies areas where analyzers can improve plant operations and profitability
• Provides assistance with FAT and SATs, commissioning and start-up as needed

Skills

Analyzer maintenance

Troubleshooting

Interpersonal skills

Customer focus

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in Analyzer technologies

Tools

GC

IR

CEMS

Oxygen analyzer

Water quality analyzer

Gas detection systems

Job description

LyondellBasell is a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. With a nearly 70-year legacy that includes a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and our proprietary MoReTec 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're addressing 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

The BYO Polymers plant is seeking a Maintenance Analyzer Technician to join our dynamic team. In this position, you will be tasked to apply technical expertise daily to insure the safe and reliable operation of site equipment and to reduce operating costs by executing assigned work according to plan and schedule, noting any job plan deviations, and providing input on improvement opportunities. You will participate in reliability teams to identify and implement reliability driven improvements and committees dealing with investigations, policy and procedure development.

A Day in the Life

• Maintains the process analyzers and their support systems
• Generates and reviews procedures
• Develops and implements solutions to improve Analyzer MTBR and reduce unplanned maintenance events
• Provides technical direction for engineering contractors on analysis equipment
• Identifies areas where analyzers can improve plant operations and profitability
• Identifies obsolete and/or antiquated analyzers and corresponding business and process appropriate solutions
• Provides assistance with FAT and SATs, commissioning and checkouts
• Assists in the pre-commissioning and start-up of new processes on an as needed basis as detailed in the execution plan to ensure adequate transfer of custody and care to plant operations

You Bring This Value

• Minimum 5 years of Analyzer maintenance experience in a chemical, refining or other process related industry or a degree in Analyzer technologies.
• Experience with on-line analyzers such as GC, IR, CEMS, Oxygen, Water Quality, Gas Detection, etc., in a refinery, petrochemical plant, or similar industry
• Understands various analyzer technologies and hardware and how they apply to petrochemical plants
• Understands sample conditioning principles and hardware and how to apply them to process analyzer systems
• Demonstrated working knowledge of all applicable engineering codes/standards and their application.
• Thorough knowledge of operating processes, equipment, and materials, as well as critical analytical skills are needed to effectively evaluate equipment performance and problems
• Advanced level of interpersonal capability to provide timely and effective problem solving
• Strong customer focus in order to understand priorities and ensure key business objectives are met in Safety and Reliability.
• Ability to climb and enter confined work spaces

What We Offer

Competencies

• Build Partnerships
• Deliver Results
• Drive Innovation
• Grow Capabilities
• Promote Inclusion
• Motivational Fit
• Technical Skills

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