Global polymer and petrochemical manufacturer enabling circular economy solutions
LyondellBasell is a large-scale chemical manufacturer headquartered in Houston with global operations across 16+ countries. The tech stack centers on SAP (ECC and S/4HANA), Salesforce, and manufacturing-grade systems (MES, SCADA, PLC, HMI), reflecting a capital-intensive, production-focused business. Active hiring spans engineering, operations, and manufacturing roles at an accelerating pace, with concurrent projects in preventive maintenance, asset optimization, and safety culture—signaling investment in uptime and operational cost reduction across their global footprint.
Notable leadership hires: HR Director, Business Director, Head Trading
LyondellBasell manufactures polymers, polyolefins, petrochemicals, and refined fuels at scale, serving transportation, food safety, water treatment, and healthcare end-markets. The company operates as a public (NYSE: LYB) manufacturer with significant manufacturing capacity and distributed facilities requiring coordinated supply chain, maintenance, and quality systems. Core operational challenges center on equipment reliability, downtime reduction, maintenance cost control, and safety compliance—all reflected in their active project work on preventive maintenance, root-cause analysis, and goal-zero safety initiatives. Sales and trading functions support customer relationships alongside a production-centric operating model.
Core systems include SAP (ECC, S/4HANA, SuccessFactors), Salesforce, Power BI, ServiceNow, and manufacturing systems (MES, SCADA, PLC, HMI, CMMS). Enterprise tools span OneStream (financial planning), Ariba (procurement), Qualtrics (survey), and PLM for product lifecycle management.
LyondellBasell has active hiring across 16 countries: United States, Mexico, Germany, France, Poland, Netherlands, Belgium, Brazil, Indonesia, China, India, Italy, Thailand, Turkey, Malaysia, and United Kingdom. Primary hiring focuses on engineering, operations, and manufacturing roles.
Key challenges include reducing downtime, lowering maintenance and operating costs, improving equipment reliability and OEE performance, ensuring safety compliance, and addressing customer complaints on product quality. Current projects target preventive maintenance, incident investigation, and safety culture.
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