Maintenance Technician

Lyondell Basell 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 Mo Re Tec  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.

This position reports to the Maintenance Supervisor and utilizes mechanical, electrical and instrumentation skills based on education and experience to resolve mechanical, electrical and instrument issues at the Akron Lyondell Basell facility. This includes troubleshooting, calibrating, and repair of all electrical and instrument equipment to maintain continuous operation of the site’s operating units.

• Accountable for personal safety, the safety of co-workers and promoting a safe work environment
• Responsible for carrying out all work activities in compliance with federal and state environmental regulations
• Provide technical expertise in the installation, acceptance testing, commissioning, pro-active maintenance, strong troubleshooting, and repair of unit equipment including transformers, breakers and other power distribution equipment, motor starters, motors, level instruments, flow and pressure instruments, control valves, PLCs and other process and machinery control systems
• AC/DC theory Mid (4160
  
  VAC) to low (24DC)
• Maintenance to site process equipment, including installation of conduit for new equipment
• Applies electrical theory and related knowledge in the testing, trouble-shooting, configuring, teardown/rebuilding, and repairing of operational electrical machinery and electrical control equipment and circuitry in a large facility
• Tests, trouble-shoots, configures, rebuilds, and repairs motor-control devices, switch panels, transformers, and other electrical equipment and components according to engineering data and knowledge of electrical principles
• Modifies electrical systems to correct functional deviations under the direction of an Electrical Engineer or Specialist
• Diagnoses the cause of electrical or mechanical malfunction or failure of operational equipment and performs preventative and corrective maintenance
• Understands and initiates correction of electrical one-lines, schematics, wiring diagrams, layout drawings, and engineering specifications for system or equipment modifications or expansion
• Records data associated with periodic electrical testing, and recommends or initiates modification or replacement of equipment which fails to meet acceptable operating standards
• Supports all manufacturing maintenance activities in the facility. Performs highly diversified duties to install, troubleshoot, repair and maintain production and facility equipment according to safety standards
• Re-assemble equipment using precision-measuring equipment to properly fit and adjust critical clearances and components
• Performs preventative maintenance (PM) related duties as assigned
• Enter work orders and notifications in SAP
• Coordinate with production to schedule downtime needed for PMs and repairs
• Develops the proper approach to correcting specific malfunctions and independently plans and organizes repair sequences for mechanical and electrical systems and equipment

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 2+ years’ electrician experience working with industrial electrical power distribution equipment and systems
• 2+ years’ experience with mechanical maintenance in an industrial setting
• Experienced in all commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within the electrical field
• Must demonstrate a satisfactory level of technical and professional…