Machinery Engineer

Come Join an Inclusive Team

This role is part of the LaPorte Reliability Group supporting plant operation, maintenance, and reliability of turbomachinery.  Working in a team environment, it carries responsibility for implementing reliability best practices, developing and optimizing preventive and predictive maintenance tasks, supporting maintenance activities, and ensuring operating procedures are adequate for reliable operation.  The position interacts with other technical groups on site (process engineering, maintenance, and capital project groups), corporate technical networks, peers, and vendors/suppliers as needed to resolve problems and improve plant reliability and performance.

A Day in the Life

• Lead development of long range plan for unit machinery upgrades, overhauls, and overall equipment strategy
• Apply data analysis techniques to develop engineering solutions to repetitive failures and other problems related to turbomachinery.
• Consult with peers at the site and across the company.
• Serve as a resource and conduit to share machinery best practices and leverage operating improvement opportunities across the site and company.
• Provide technical support/expertise in the design and installation stages of projects for new assets and modification of existing assets to minimize life cycle cost and maximize asset availability of machinery.
• Participate in the development of design and installation specifications and commissioning plans for machinery. Participate in the development of criteria for and evaluation of equipment and technical MRO suppliers and technical maintenance service providers. Develop acceptance tests and inspection criteria.
• Maintain awareness of emerging technology, assessing applicability to improve reliability and performance, or to reduce maintenance cost of machinery.
• Lead or participate in incident investigations and root cause analysis.
• Apply value analysis to repair/replace, repair/redesign and make/buy decisions for machinery.
• Provide technical support to production, maintenance, project, and process engineering groups for machinery issues.
• Provide technical support for the development of routine and turnaround overhaul repair scope for machinery.
• Manage risk to the achievement of the organization’s strategic objectives in the areas of environmental health and safety, asset capability, quality, and production.
• Support and mentor other mechanical engineers, machinery specialists, and machinery condition monitoring analysts in the day to day resolution of machinery issues.
• Ensure consistent adherence to site machinery workflow processes.
• Systematically define, design, develop, monitor, and refine an asset maintenance plan for machinery that includes:
  • Value-added preventive maintenance tasks
  • Effective utilization of predictive methodologies to identify and isolate inherent reliability problems 

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You Bring This Value

BS degree in Mechanical Engineering with typically 8 years relevant experience in the refining, petrochemical, chemical process, or power generation industries is preferred.  Strong interpersonal leadership skills are critical due to the requirement for effective communication of complex issues across the organization as well as for mentoring and consensus building.  The successful candidate must exhibit an understanding of business drivers, management of change requirements, reliability processes, and maintenance workflow.  The individual must have strong working knowledge and proficiency in the following areas:

• Turbomachinery system design, commissioning, maintenance, and operation (including pumps, compressors, steam turbines, gearboxes, mechanical seals, and support systems)
• Applicable standards for machinery (i.e. API, ANSI, ISO)
• Predictive and preventive maintenance of machinery
• Vibration monitoring, analysis, and diagnostics - Level II or higher certification through the Vibration Institute preferred
• Equipment troubleshooting and root cause failure analysis
• Ability to apply computer software tools (SAP, Microsoft Office, Meridium)

The successful candidate must have strong commitment to safety, a high level of personal integrity, and dedication to conducting business in an ethical way.

What We Offer

LyondellBasell is proud to provide a competitive total compensation package designed to reward excellence and support the well-being of our employees. Our Total Rewards package includes equitable and market-competitive base pay as well as locally relevant incentives, fostering a culture of pay-for-performance that recognizes both individual and company achievements.

We extend the following benefits to *eligible employees:

• Workplace Flexibility: The Company’s Global Remote Work Policy allows eligible employees to request to work remotely up to two full days per standard work week at an approved location other than the designated worksite or office, such as at a home office with managerial approval.
• Comprehensive Health, Welfare, Life and Retirement Programs: Our comprehensive programs are aligned with local practices.
• 6% LYB match on 401(k) contribution
• 5% LYB cash balance pension plan accrual
• Comprehensive Well-being Benefits: Programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social health, ensuring you receive the care you need, when you need it.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: The LYB ESPP offers a 10% discount on LYB stock for eligible employees in Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, and US.
• Educational Assistance Program: To encourage self-development by providing financial aid for approved educational activities voluntarily undertaken by employees.
• Bravo Rewards Program: Recognizing outstanding employee contributions.
• Robust Medical and Life Insurance Packages: Offering a variety of coverage options to meet individual needs.
• Professional Development: Opportunities to learn and grow through training, mentoring, work experiences, community involvement, and team building activities.
• Competitive Vacation Policies: Generous annual leave to support your work-life balance.
• Global Adoption Policy: Support for employees expanding their families.
• Matching Gifts Program: Enhance the impact of your charitable contributions to qualified organizations.

*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.

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