Director, Global Polymers Process Eng.

Lyondell Basell North America•Houston, TX

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.Come Join an Inclusive TeamThe purpose of the job is to provide strategic leadership for global polymer and catalyst process engineering and to sustain an effective interface with the manufacturing leadership team. Collaborate with global key stakeholders to maximize utilization and profitability of global polymer and catalyst production lines while continuously improving process safety performance. Areas of accountability include process engineering direction on major capital projects, coordination and prioritization of initiatives with business, R&D, manufacturing and global projects leadership, and leadership of polymer and catalyst global process owners. A Day in the Life

Requirements

BS in Chemical Engineering
Minimum of 10 years’ experience in a petrochemical manufacturing environment.
A strong understanding of industry best practices in the areas of polymer process operations and optimization.
A through technical understanding of the company Engineering and Operational Excellence Standards and a demonstrated ability to set enterprise technical direction through their use.
Excellent leadership and teamwork skills.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to interface with and relate complex concepts/issues with all levels.
Supervision and multiple group coordination with excellent conflict resolution skills.
Mentoring skills to effectively transfer technical expertise to less experienced engineers and managers, including the development of a successor.
Requires leadership skills, technical knowledge and management experience in process equipment design, fabrication, inspection, installation, commissioning, maintenance and reliability improvement.
Director must have strong communication skills plus the ability to manage multiple diverse issues across a large, multi-site organization.
This position requires the ability to lead long range planning and organizational effectiveness initiatives.
This position will require global travel and the ability to develop key relationships with global leadership as related to the global polymers assets.
Fluent English required, additional fluency in German and/or Italian beneficial but not a pre-requisite.

Nice To Haves

MBA and/or Lean Six Sigma training a plus.
International management experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership for global polymer and catalyst process engineering
Engage with polymer business key stakeholders, influence technical direction to ensure optimum use of our technologies and competitive advantages
Actively participate in polymer and catalyst technology networks to ensure networks are functioning effectively to drive performance improvements
Drive continuous improvement through the Value Enhancement Program by identifying, developing, and supporting execution of opportunities at existing sites
Benchmarking gap closure
Capacity creep
Reliability/Quality improvements
Differential product opportunities
Participate in capital long-range planning and project prioritization
Interface with sites on development of site asset strategies as part of Strategic Alignment Execution process
Provide process engineering input for growth opportunities including technology and site selection
Sustain effective interfaces with manufacturing leadership
Actively engage with site management and subject matter experts
Ensure process and personnel safety issues are addressed and included in technology networks scope as appropriate
Ensure global engineering resources are engaged when appropriate to drive performance improvements
Ensure global engineering and site subject matter experts have consistent and appropriate priorities
Coordinate front-end engineering support for emerging major projects up to $500 million in project work scope
Drive continuous improvements in our performance culture
Mentor and coach manufacturing technical managers and their engineering organizations
Drive data-based analysis and recommendations
Participate in company mentorship programs and development
Identify and coach future polymer technology expertise
Communicate career opportunities to larger engineering community
Collaborate with key stakeholders to maximize polymer and catalyst asset utilization and profitability
Interface with leadership of other engineering disciplines to drive improvement
Engage with manufacturing sites to aid in performance improvement
Improve/create preferred practices for more efficient operation
Partner with R&D to plan and execute trials at manufacturing sites to differentiate LYB products from global competition