Sr Reliability Engineer

This is LyondellBasell

As a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. Through advanced technology and focused investments, we are enabling a circular and low carbon economy. Across all we do, we aim to unlock value for our customers, investors and society. As one of the world’s largest producers of polymers and a leader in polyolefin technologies, we develop, manufacture and market high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare. For more information, please visit www.lyondellbasell.com or follow @LyondellBasell on LinkedIn.

This is the role

As a Senior Reliability Engineer, you will be a key member of our dynamic team, providing critical engineering support to our Plants. Your responsibilities will include:

Engineering & Technical Solutions

• Develop engineering solutions for recurring failures and operational issues impacting plant performance.
• Ensure reliability and maintainability are integrated into the design of equipment, processes, utilities, controls, and safety systems.
• Support plant outages and turnarounds with reliability-focused strategies and expertise.

Problem Solving & Analysis

• Analyze and solve complex reliability issues using Lean Six Sigma and other proven methodologies.
• Facilitate root cause investigations and conduct risk analyses to support preventive and predictive maintenance.

Strategic Planning

• Develop long-range reliability plans and obsolescence strategies by identifying critical equipment and vulnerabilities.
• Create and implement mitigation plans aligned with plant asset strategies to achieve performance targets.

Collaboration & Communication

• Engage with site personnel (operators, technicians, supervisors, managers) to align on reliability goals and strategies.
• Communicate reliability achievements, threats, and recommendations to senior management.
• Collaborate with the global asset integrity team to synchronize and standardize reliability initiatives.

Continuous Improvement & Knowledge Sharing

• Lead interdisciplinary reliability improvement teams to drive sustainable enhancements.
• Organize in-house forums, workshops, and collaborative sessions to promote knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) initiatives by translating operator feedback into actionable reliability improvements.

Innovation & Technology

• Stay informed about emerging technologies and best practices to enhance reliability and performance.

This is who you are

To be successful in this role you must recognize yourself in the following profile: 
As a reliability engineer you feel highly accountable for your work. You are a strong communicator on all levels within the organization. As a self-starter, you feel responsible for achieving the best results together with your team. For you, change means growth. You demonstrate exceptional facilitation skills, bringing people together, creating action plans, and indirectly leading others toward reliability improvements.

Candidates will be assessed on the following LYB competencies:

• Build Partnerships
• Deliver Results
• Drive Innovation
• Grow Capabilities
• Promote Inclusion

This is what you bring

• Master’s degree in Engineering with minimum of 8 years of Reliability and/or Maintenance, Inspection engineering experience in chemical or refinery industry;
• Knowledge of and experience with Lean Six Sigma is a strong preference;
• Advanced level of interpersonal capability to provide timely and effective problem solving;
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely and convincingly both verbally and writing with internal and external clients;
• Ability to drive continuous reliability improvements in equipment installations and work processes;
• Capable to coach, develop and hold others accountable;
• Strong commitment to safety, a high level of personal integrity, and dedication to conducting business in an ethical way;
• Ability to work across multi-disciplinary team;
• Fluency in Dutch and English.

Basic proficiency in the following areas with the ability to develop into a subject matter expert in particular areas:

• Predictive Maintenance and Condition Monitoring Techniques
• Life Cycle Cost Analysis
• Reliability data analysis
• RCM based Predictive and Preventive Maintenance strategies
• Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt
• Ability to apply computer software tools (SAP, Microsoft Office, PowerBi)

This is 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. 

Interested?

Please feel free to contact Talent Acquisition Consultant natalie.backx-cornelissen @ lyondellbasell.com for more details. Would you like to apply? Just send us your motivation and resume via the application button. Only applications through this application button will be taken into consideration.

The recruitment process consists of an initial phone screening and two business interviews before proceeding to a possible job offer. A background check will be part of the process.
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