Safety Engineer

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

The Safety Engineer is responsible for identifying, evaluating, and reducing operational safety risk while driving practical and sustainable improvements. This position requires a results-driven, detail-oriented problem solver who can prioritize effectively, make sound decisions, and overcome barriers to move important work forward.

A Day in the Life

· Prioritize for impact: Assess multiple safety needs and competing priorities, focusing resources and attention on activities that address the greatest risk and provide the greatest operational value.

· Drive for results: Take ownership of safety programs, corrective actions, investigations, and improvement opportunities from identification through implementation and verification.

· Overcome barriers: Proactively identify obstacles that could delay or prevent progress and work collaboratively across functions to develop practical paths forward.

· Apply systemic thinking: Look beyond the immediate issue to identify underlying conditions, system weaknesses, organizational factors, and interactions that may contribute to risk.

· Maintain attention to detail: Apply disciplined technical review to procedures, risk assessments, incident investigations, regulatory requirements, field observations, and safety-critical activities.

· Make sound decisions: Evaluate risk, available information, operational conditions, and potential consequences to make timely, well-reasoned decisions, including situations where information may be incomplete.

· Develop solutions: Translate identified hazards, trends, and operational challenges into practical solutions that improve how work is planned and performed.

· Understand work as done: Partner with employees and leaders in the field to understand work as actually performed, identify gaps between intended and actual work practices, and develop improvements that are practical for the people performing the work.

· Learn from data: Use incident learnings, field observations, risk assessments, and performance data to identify recurring themes and opportunities for broader improvement.

· Learn from events: Support investigations using a learning-focused approach.

· Verify corrective actions: Evaluate the effectiveness of corrective actions address the underlying system or simply correct the immediate condition.

· Communicate clearly: Communicate technical safety issues clearly and concisely to employees, frontline leaders, engineers, and site leadership.

· Drive continuous improvement: Promote continuous improvement by challenging existing assumptions and identifying more effective ways to manage risk.

You Bring This Value

Min. Qualifications

· Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Occupational Safety and Health, Industrial Hygiene, or a related technical discipline, with a minimum of 8 years of Occupational Safety and Health experience.

· Strong working knowledge of OSHA requirements applicable to industrial operations, with technical expertise in core occupational safety areas, including industrial hygiene and incident investigation.

· Proven ability to prioritize competing demands, overcome barriers, and drive critical work to completion.

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, combining attention to detail with a systems-level perspective to identify underlying issues and develop practical solutions.

· Sound, timely decision-making based on risk, technical information, and field and operational conditions.

· Strong communication, presentation, and facilitation skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all organizational levels in both individual and group settings.

· Ability to influence and collaborate across cross-functional teams in a positive, accountable, and results-oriented manner.

· Ability to professionally represent the company with regulatory agencies.

· Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

What We Offer

We are LyondellBasell – a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. Through advanced technology and focused investments, we are enabling a circular and low carbon economy. Across all we do, we aim to champion our employees, and unlock value for customers, investors and society. LyondellBasell places high priority on diversity, equity and inclusion and is strongly committed to our planet, the communities where we operate and our future workforce. As one of the world’s largest producers of polymers and a leader in polyolefin technologies, we develop, manufacture and market high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare. For more information, please visit www.lyondellbasell.com or follow @LyondellBasell on LinkedIn.

LyondellBasell is proud to provide a competitive total compensation package designed to reward excellence and support the well-being of our employees. Our Total Rewards package includes equitable and market-competitive base pay as well as locally relevant incentives, fostering a culture of pay-for-performance that recognizes both individual and company achievements.

We extend the following benefits to *eligible employees:

Workplace Flexibility: The Company’s Global Remote Work Policy allows eligible employees to request to work remotely up to two full days per standard work week at an approved location other than the designated worksite or office, such as at a home office with managerial approval.

Comprehensive Health, Welfare, Life and Retirement Programs: Our comprehensive programs are aligned with local practices.

6% LYB match on 401(k) contribution

5% LYB cash balance pension plan accrual

Comprehensive Well-being Benefits: Programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social health, ensuring you receive the care you need, when you need it.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan: The LYB ESPP offers a 10% discount on LYB stock for eligible employees in Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, and US.

Educational Assistance Program: To encourage self-development by providing financial aid for approved educational activities voluntarily undertaken by employees.

Bravo Rewards Program: Recognizing outstanding employee contributions.

Robust Medical and Life Insurance Packages: Offering a variety of coverage options to meet individual needs.

Professional Development: Opportunities to learn and grow through training, mentoring, work experiences, community involvement, and team building activities.

Competitive Vacation Policies: Generous annual leave to support your work-life balance.

Global Adoption Policy: Support for employees expanding their families.

Matching Gifts Program: Enhance the impact of your charitable contributions to qualified organizations.

*Eligibility for certain benefits and rewards programs will vary based on your job status, work location and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement and may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law. has context menu

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