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Maintenance Specialist

LyondellBasell
Akron, OH Full Time
POSTED ON 12/26/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/1/2026
LyondellBasell 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 MoReTec 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.

Come Join an Inclusive Team

Machinery Maintenance Specialist serves as a rotating equipment subject matter expert for the Akron Technical Center. This position will ensure the safe, efficient and reliable execution of activities for ATC to satisfy customer requirements, R&D performance measures, regulatory agency requirements and community obligations.

A Day in the Life

  • Drives improvements in terms of diagnosis of problem, inspection, documentation, repair and startup of plant and lab machinery
  • Provides root - cause analysis and corrective action plans for poor performing equipment and systems.
  • Mentors technicians, develops and delivers required technical training and developing procedures to ensure compliance with Operational Excellence as well as recognized industry practices.
  • Assists in the skill assessment of maintenance technicians.
  • Develops long-term asset maintenance and reliability improvement programs and is an active member of the unit Reliability Improvement Team.
  • Champions the changes required to achieve site reliability improvement goals.
  • Performs Quality assurance of shop and field work.
  • Reviews pending machinery notifications backlog and provides scope of work to machinery planning.
  • Repair BOM’s and sets up new material in SAP.
  • Support site and company shutdowns and turnarounds.

You Bring This Value

  • High school diploma or GED required. Completion of a formal training program is preferred.
  • Electrical background (Millwright, Industrial mechanic, Aviation Mechanic).
  • Hire and supervise outside contractors.
  • Minimum of 10 years of rotating equipment related experience in the refining or petrochemical industry.
  • Excellent knowledge of pumps, compressors and turbines, their applications and limitations as well as knowledge of applicable codes and standards is also required.
  • Strong computer skills; SAP, Microsoft Word, and Excel
  • Outstanding troubleshooting and decision-making skills to identify and implement corrective actions.
  • Strong communication and demonstrated leadership skills are required to work with various levels of the organization and different departments.

What We Offer

Benefits Starting Day One

  • Choice of Preferred Provider or Consumer Driven Medical Plan including Prescription Drug Coverage
  • Dental, Vision and Employee Assistance Program
  • 401(k) Plan with Company Match of 6%
  • Retirement (Pension) Plan
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Life, AD&D and LTD Insurance
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Vacation and Holidays
  • Educational Assistance

Competencies

Build Partnerships

Drive Innovation

Grow Capabilities

Promote Inclusion

Motivational Fit

Technical Skills

Deliver Results

Learn more about our benefits : Benefits/Health & Welfare | LyondellBasell

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LyondellBasell is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. The US EEO is the Law poster is available here .

LYB is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation related to LYB’s recruiting process, please email us at Careers@lyb.com.

Applicants must be at least 18 years old.

LyondellBasell does not accept or retain unsolicited résumés or phone calls and/or respond to them or to any third party representing job seekers.

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Regulatory Disclosure

  • The compensation and reference to benefits for this role is listed on this posting in compliance with applicable law. Please note that the compensation and benefits listed below are only applicable for U.S. payroll offers.
  • The anticipated salary range for this position is 066,880.00 - 0100,320.00 . The selected candidate’s compensation will be determined based on their skills, experience, and qualifications.

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