Lead, Technical (Olefins)

LyondellBasell is seeking a Lead, Technical (Olefins) in Westlake, LA, responsible for providing strategic support to a Polyolefins production site. The role involves leading a team of engineers, improving operations, and managing capital projects while ensuring safety and environmental compliance. Key responsibilities include mentoring staff, collaborating with various departments, and driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and reliability in operations.
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Basic Function

The position as Technical Lead Olefins is responsible and accountable for providing tactical and strategic support to a word scale Polyolefins production site. The position leads a team of process engineers providing technical guidance, continuous improvement and troubleshooting expertise to the Operations department responsible for the efficient and safe operation of a world scale Ethane Cracker.

This position requires daily interaction with Operations, HSE, Process Controls, Maintenance and Reliability personnel to drive overall improvements. This role will lead the planning and design of long-range capital projects to overcome process constraints, resolve reliability challenges 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, inputs to the site asset strategy and closing gaps identified in industry benchmark studies.

The Technical Lead provides leadership, development, and coaching to direct reports to achieve business results, create value, and optimize the site. This position reports to the Site Technical Manager.

Roles & Responsibilities
• Advocates and drive improvements in safety and environmental performance.
• Participates, leads, and implements local, regional, and corporate initiatives.
• Sets clear performance expectations, coach, and mentor technical personnel.
• Understands the importance and appropriate utilization of teams and teamwork in achieving business objectives; foster teamwork and collaboration; demonstrate ability to mold and build team spirit, working relationships, and decision-making processes required in a dynamic and competitive business environment.
• 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.
• Develops and maintain a Long-Range Capital plan for the Utility operating units.
• Collaborates with Operations to identify new opportunities to remove constraints to maximize on stream time and profitability while ensuring safe, environmentally complaint, reliable operations.
• Provides technical expertise during troubleshooting, turnarounds, startups, shutdowns, catalyst changes and other non-routine unit activities.
• Reviews engineering calculations to quantify environmental and releases.
• Balance day-to-day operational priorities with long term strategic objectives to ensure alignment with company goals.
• Determines causes of deviations in quality, capacity, yield, and energy consumption
• Leads and/or engage in efforts to build a strong LyondellBasell brand through community service.

Min. Qualifications

Education and Work Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field (Chemical Engineer preferred) with 8+ years of chemical plant or refinery operations experience, or equivalent education and/or experience in chemical or refinery industry

Preferred Qualifications

Previous supervisory and/or leadership experience is preferred
• Two years of experience working in an Olefins chemical facility

Languages English, Additional Language Preferred

Competencies

Build Partnerships

Deliver Results

Drive Innovation

Grow Capabilities

Promote Inclusion

Motivational Fit

Technical Skills

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