Site Analyst, CLO​/MIO

Company Overview

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 are 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.

The Olefins Optimization group is seeking an experienced, motivated engineer to fill the Clinton, Iowa and Morris, Illinois site analyst position. The site analyst is responsible for developing and communicating weekly economic operating plans to optimise the olefins assets. The role will be the primary interface between the Olefins Optimization & Planning group, the Olefins Business group, and the Olefins Manufacturing site personnel (operations, technical, CSE, maintenance).

The site analyst will be based either at the Clinton, Iowa or Morris, Illinois sites. Travel from one site to the other will be expected at least twice per month. Trips to Williams Tower (Houston, Texas) for training, planning, coordination, and other business needs will be required on a quarterly basis. The position must comply with the remote work policies specific to the site they primarily report to, whether Clinton or Morris, and is configured as a standard full‑time schedule (5 days per week, 8 hours per day).

No alternative work arrangements will be possible. Should relocation to either site be required, financial assistance will be available on a case‑by‑case basis.

• Develop weekly site plans to maximize the value of the olefin's assets relative to site and business constraints.
• Understand and communicate the objectives and drivers of the global and site‑specific olefins plans.
• Provide feedstock and product market information (price and supply/demand).
• Provide enterprise manufacturing information.
• Communicate and explain the plan, drivers, and objectives to all departments and levels at the site.
• Support Gulf Coast Feedstock Commercial Manager as needed on the respective commercial interfaces.
• Utilize fundamental chemical engineering principles and knowledge of olefins process technology to use and maintain the site planning model.
• Work with the Feedstock Commercial Managers and Olefins Operations to determine the optimal plant feedstock schedule that maximizes throughput and profitability while being consistent with plan constraints.
• Represent sites during the planning process, providing constraints and scenarios for evaluation and feedback on results.
• Work with Manufacturing (operations, technical and maintenance) and Pipeline (logistics and storage) to define the plant constraints daily.
• Perform engineering evaluations and designs that will improve site profitability.
• Lead inventory and logistic planning for TAs and economic justification for all levels PG projects.
• Monitor and coordinate information to ensure sites operate to schedule and plan values to maximize profitability; identify, value, and prioritize opportunities for improvement.
• Assist site technical organizations in the quantification of lost site opportunities while identifying and implementing gap‑closure initiatives to improve asset profitability.
• Assist site operations organization to optimally plan maintenance activities to maximize production.
• Monitor APC systems for performance and direction consistent with the global plan.
• Compare actual plant operations to LP model estimates so that model enhancements can be identified and prioritized.
• Monitor and understand performance versus related industry benchmarks to identify and implement value‑based decisions that ensure company plans or…