Technician, Analyzer Maintenance

LyondellBasell North America•Pasadena, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The BYO Polymers plant is seeking a Maintenance Analyzer Technician to join our dynamic team. In this position, you will be tasked to apply technical expertise daily to insure the safe and reliable operation of site equipment and to reduce operating costs by executing assigned work according to plan and schedule, noting any job plan deviations, and providing input on improvement opportunities. You will participate in reliability teams to identify and implement reliability driven improvements and committees dealing with investigations, policy and procedure development.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of Analyzer maintenance experience in a chemical, refining or other process related industry or a degree in Analyzer technologies.
Experience with on-line analyzers such as GC, IR, CEMS, Oxygen, Water Quality, Gas Detection, etc., in a refinery, petrochemical plant, or similar industry
Understands various analyzer technologies and hardware and how they apply to petrochemical plants
Understands sample conditioning principles and hardware and how to apply them to process analyzer systems
Demonstrated working knowledge of all applicable engineering codes/standards and their application.
Thorough knowledge of operating processes, equipment, and materials, as well as critical analytical skills are needed to effectively evaluate equipment performance and problems
Advanced level of interpersonal capability to provide timely and effective problem solving
Strong customer focus in order to understand priorities and ensure key business objectives are met in Safety and Reliability.
Ability to climb and enter confined work spaces

Responsibilities

Maintains the process analyzers and their support systems
Generates and reviews procedures
Develops and implements solutions to improve Analyzer MTBR and reduce unplanned maintenance events
Provides technical direction for engineering contractors on analysis equipment
Identifies areas where analyzers can improve plant operations and profitability
Identifies obsolete and/or antiquated analyzers and corresponding business and process appropriate solutions
Provides assistance with FAT and SATs, commissioning and checkouts
Assists in the pre-commissioning and start-up of new processes on an as needed basis as detailed in the execution plan to ensure adequate transfer of custody and care to plant operations