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This position will serve as LyondellBasell's subject matter expert for Partial Oxidation units.  It will be part of the Global Process Engineering group and located at our LaPorte Syngas/MeOH plant.  This position requires 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 mentor and coach less experienced engineers and will also advise on initiatives to maintain a competitive advantage.

• Collaborates with operations to identify new opportunities to remove constraints to maximize on stream time and profitability while ensuring safe, environmentally compliant, reliable operation
• Analyses complex operating issues and provides recommendations to improve performance
• Supports gap closure and continuous improvement activities by providing technical expertise, engineering calculations, and justification for capital and expense projects
• Leads capital, expense, and special project scope development, execution, and support
• Provides technical expertise during troubleshooting, turnarounds, startups, shutdowns, catalyst changes, and other non-routine unit activities

Education

• B.S. or higher degree in chemical engineering or related field

Work Experience

• 10 or more years' experience in manufacturing with background in partial oxidation and syngas-methanol production

Area of Expertise, Requirements

• Mastery of technical understanding of unit processes and application of unit operations principals such as mass and energy balances, fluids, thermodynamics, mass and heat transfer, and distillation
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work across multi-disciplinary teams and interact with all levels of the organization
• Strong process troubleshooting ability and knowledge of tools and resources to perform activities
• Innovative thinking to solve complex issues
• Self-motivation and high initiative
• Strong understanding of creating and implementing capital and expense projects
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to mentor and coach technical and operations team members

Languages: Fluent in written and spoken English

Other skills

• Proficient in process modelling software

We offer employees a competitive total compensation package, which includes base pay and variable incentive pay programs. This supports a pay-for-performance culture, recognizing both individual and company performance, as well as benefit programs that are highly attractive and competitive within the markets for which we compete for talent.

• • The Company's Global Remote Work Policy allows eligible* employees the option to work up to two or three days a week from home with manager approval.
  • Savings (401k) Plan with Company Match
  • Retirement (Pension) Plan
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Educational Assistance
  • Choice of Preferred Provider or Consumer Driven Medical Plan including Prescription Drug Coverage
  • Dental, Vision and Employee Assistance Program
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Life, AD&D and LTD Insurance

*Eligibility for certain benefits and rewards programs will vary based on your job status, work location and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement and may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.