Coordinator, Production Maintenance

LyondellBasell Industries • Edison, NJ

275d

About The Position

LyondellBasell is a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. With a nearly 70-year legacy that includes a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and our proprietary MoReTec recycling technology, LYB is enabling a more sustainable future for generations to come. LYB develops high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare. LYB places high priority on diversity, equity and inclusion and is Advancing Good with an emphasis on our planet, the communities where we operate and our future workforce. We're addressing the global challenges of ending plastic waste, taking climate action, and supporting a thriving society, while generating value for our customers, investors, and society. The basic function of this role within the Edison Operations Department is to administer the Maintenance Operation Workflow Process and act as a gatekeeper and ensure that all work requests for maintenance are scrutinized for impact and justification prior to approval. This function is responsible for driving the process by insuring that all work, including HSE, regulatory, quality, and reliability work adds value and is prioritized based on the needs of the unit and business. This role works with the cost center manager to manage unit maintenance costs by tracking / forecasting monthly spending, approving discretionary spending and approving any additions to authorized headcount.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in a chemical process or unit knowledge.
• Fundamental understanding of chemical processes and operations.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• SAP and MS Office suite proficiency.
• Must be highly motivated and results oriented.

Responsibilities

• Responding to priority 1 and priority 2 jobs, including reviewing call-outs and providing feedback and coaching as necessary.
• Validating and documenting break-ins.
• Creating and releasing priority 1 orders during normal working hours.
• Directing notifications to Material Coordinator based on planning criteria.
• Communicating needs to maintenance supervisor and scheduler and negotiating necessary schedule changes.
• Approving overtime as necessary to drive work to completion.
• Reviewing and managing notification process by verifying accuracy and completeness of job scopes.
• Providing feedback to the technicians when notifications are not properly entered or are entered with insufficient descriptions.
• Ensuring the appropriate priority is assigned and that requested work creates value relative to the current business environment.
• Ensuring the MOC process is followed when necessary.
• Assigning notifications to Planning Priority list relative to required completion date and participating in field reviews as necessary.
• Reviewing and providing direction to planning for jobs requiring MOC's, cost approvals, or changes in start dates due to material or services requirements.
• Continually reviewing notification and work order backlog to ensure jobs with highest priority are prioritized, planned, and executed in a timely fashion.
• Eliminating duplicate notifications and providing appropriate feedback.
• Eliminating non-value added work notifications.
• Promptly closing orders upon job completion.
• Managing Notification backlog.
• Providing approval for expediting and overtime requirements to ensure jobs will complete in time to meet the needs of the process unit.
• Participating in the development and adherence to maintenance schedules.
• Routinely reviewing the status of current spending vs. the Maintenance budget and notifying the Cost Center Manager of any expected overages.
• Participating in the identification and implementation of reliability driven improvements.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: High school or GED