Rail Maintenance Specialist

Lyondell Basellis 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.

Supply Chain is a customer‑focused Center of Excellence providing industry‑leading service while delivering differential value to the business, today and into the future. We separate our Supply Chain functions into several areas; these include logistics, customer fulfillment, services, trade compliance, and support for business processes and systems.

As a member of our dynamic Supply Chain team, you will play a critical role in helping us supply our products to a global customer base. In this individual contributor role, you will be responsible for the coordination and execution of the maintenance activities associated with Lyondell Basell’s railcar fleet. During a typical day, you will work closely with the Rail Asset Manager, Rail Reliability Engineer, and third‑party fleet management services to perform required maintenance on Lyondell Basell’s railcars.

This position reports to the Rail Asset Manager and is located at our North American Headquarters in Downtown Houston. The position offers a competitive base salary, bonus, 401K matching, generous benefits package, pension plan, parking subsidy and employee discounts.

• Manage the shopping of Lyondell Basell’s leased and owned railcars.
• Act as a main point of contact for Account Specialists, Inventory Planners, Manufacturing, Logistics Commercial, and outside maintenance vendors concerning all rail maintenance requests.
• Direct point of contact with mini‑shops, cleaning facilities, and full service shops on any required railcar repair, including issuing shopping instructions and statement of work.
• Responsible for reporting dwell time and shop turn times, and utilizing that information to hold shops accountable to industry benchmarks for performance to maximize the efficiency of the process.
• Ensure regulatory maintenance compliance programs meet yearly requirements.
• Lead the shop auditing process for railcar maintenance program.
• Responsible for approving change of service requests and developing requirements for new railcar on‑hiring in compliance with the Product Handling and Equipment Specification (PHES).
• Provide oversight of the construction process for new railcar acquisitions.
• Execute the preventative maintenance program for the railcar fleet.
• Review and approve repair plans and cost estimates for railcar maintenance.
• Conduct material and equipment ordering for railcar repairs at mini‑shops, mobile shops, and manufacturing sites.
• Proactively maintain car mechanical files and ensure accurate documentation/car specifications in the fleet management system, in alignment with the Umler system.
• Review and resolve quality notifications pertaining to railcars.
• Regularly review AAR circulars to determine the impact to Lyondell Basell’s railcar fleet.
• Facilitate effective collaboration with third‑party vendors to negotiate rebates for paint supplies and railcar parts.
• Operate with a solution‑oriented mindset with regard to process improvements;
  Assist with change implementation for fleet management systems or other railcar projects.
• Partner with peers to provide solutions, guidance to resolve railcar or business related problems.
• Model Lyondell Basell core competencies with internal and external customers/suppliers.

• The ideal candidate will have at least 6 years’ relevant, industry related…