ADTS Engineer (NewCo)

Announcemnt

In June 2025, LYB announced entering into an agreement and exclusive negotiations for the sale of four olefins & polyolefins sites and the associated business in Europe. The sites to be sold are located in Berre (France), Münchsmünster (Germany), Carrington (UK), and Tarragona (Spain). The sites together represent a scaled olefins and polyolefins platform strategically located in proximity to a longstanding customer base and with access and connectivity to key infrastructure.

Closing of the proposed transaction is currently expected in the first half of 2026. From the start, the new company will be a scaled leader in European Olefins & Polyolefins. Powered by strategically located assets, a diverse product portfolio, and operational excellence, it aims to transform the business, fostering an agile, entrepreneurial culture where fast decision-making and hands-on collaboration drive transformation and growth.  

Are you ready?
You will be crucial to a successful transition and, when the sale is closed, success of the new company. You will become part of a new dynamic organization with around 1,800 employees, headquarters in Rotterdam and production sites in France, Germany, UK and Spain with a strong focus on customer excellence.

Come Join an Inclusive Team

The role is a technical position responsible for the rapid commercialization of a portfolio of innovative application and product improvement projects to improve value, by giving technical advice to customers in respect of most effective use of Rotterdam Olefins & Polyolefins Company’s products, by providing input and gather necessary technical and market trend information to contribute to continuous value development of our product range and to identify the opportunities for value creation across the customer chain from the converters towards the brand owners. Responsibility will cover PP/PE consumer packaging and textile.

A Day in the Life

• Establish strong network with internal and external key stakeholders including leading customers, machine manufacturers and OEM’s - opinion makers, key stakeholders and industry forums in order to build technical and market expertise and to be able to translate market/segment/regulatory trends into user/segment requirements.
• Support customers in optimizing the use of Company products, explaining product properties and processing capabilities, appropriate value in use positioning, supporting product trials and investigating customer complaints and processing issues, co-ordinating with sales and marketing as appropriate in order to maximize value creation and capture opportunities in assigned segments ensuring that the product risks are identified and appropriately managed internally and by our customers.
• Identify opportunities of new application needs, of threats resulting from competition or regulatory changes in order to obtain continued differentiation through innovation and optimization and to grow Company market share.
• Develop and manage the introduction of products into the market in co-ordination with R&D, marketing and asset management. Support planning and execution of plant product scale up and subsequent customer trials/approvals in order to obtain value from new product introduction, value upgrade from existing portfolio, compelling ammunition packages for innovative grades and conclusive, current and structured technical data for established product portfolio
• Oversee the maintenance of product specifications, product data sheets, PSB and provision of data as required for other product stewardship or legislative matters. Ensure data on customer portal is of high quality and current in order to ensure technical data and customer portal remain actual and internal and external audits are supported.

The role will be home office based in Italy, with regular travel to the HQ in Rotterdam. 

You Bring This Value

Education:

University degree (or equivalent) in a scientific or technical field.

Work Experience: 

Prior experience in a technical environment, such as R&D, product development, manufacturing with polyolefins products and associated applications is appreciated.

Skills:

In-depth knowledge of PP and PE Polyolefins products and applications.

Ability to operate in a technical and commercial environment and translate knowledge of Company products into benefits for the customer.

Able to build and maintain networks within the Company and with relevant people and organisations outside the Company.

Languages:

Italian and English language skills. French and Spanish languages of benefit

What We Offer

We offer an environment where we encourage personal and professional growth and where you will be rewarded for your performance and results. You will have the possibility to work with specialist on all fields to develop innovative solutions and to extend your national and international network. In addition, we offer you a competitive salary package. LyondellBasell is committed to advancing diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) to ensure a positive experience for all employees.

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