Braskem

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10open roles

5new in 30 days

4closed in 30 days

0remote-eligible

steadyhiring velocity

What they're building

Capital project delivery at the Marcus Hook, PA site moderate signal

Today: Plant machinery and equipment designed to produce polypropylene at the Marcus Hook, PA site

Roles: Industrial Project Manager · Project & Construction Manager

Requirements mention: FEL development · Constructability reviews · Construction execution planning · Project Engineering Management with External Contractors · PMI certification

Inference: two project roles at one site, both covering end-to-end capital project delivery from FEL onward, suggest a capital project pipeline at Marcus Hook that is being staffed in parallel.

Polypropylene plant operations staffing across PA, WV and TX moderate signal

Today: Plant machinery and equipment designed to produce polypropylene at Marcus Hook, Neal, La Porte and Oyster Creek

Roles: Progression Operator Trainee · Operator · Progression Operator · Progression Operator

Requirements mention: troubleshooting skills · Safe Work Permits · forklift · inventory management · Operating Schedule Category Activity Report · Process Technology degree · Polyolefin operations experience

Inference: four operator-level postings across Marcus Hook, Neal, La Porte and Oyster Creek point to ongoing operator hiring at polypropylene sites; the postings alone do not show why.

Maintenance and instrumentation support at Marcus Hook and Neal moderate signal

Today: Polypropylene production at the Marcus Hook, PA and Neal, WV sites

Roles: Maintenance Engineer · I&E Technician

Requirements mention: preventive maintenance · predictive maintenance · troubleshooting · installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting site instrumentation · calibration

Inference: maintenance and instrumentation postings at two plant sites suggest upkeep of existing equipment is being staffed alongside operations.

Catalyst research for polyolefins and bio-based chemicals moderate signal

Today: Polypropylene production, which relies on polyolefin catalysts

Roles: Researcher - Polyolefin Catalyst Development · Associate Fellow

Requirements mention: Ziegler-Natta catalyst development · heterogeneous catalyst research · catalyst development and scale-up · bio-based chemicals · technical leadership

Inference: a senior catalysis role (Lexington, MA) and a polyolefin catalyst researcher (Pittsburgh, PA), both in the innovation department, suggest catalyst development and scale-up is an active research area.

Production engineering support at La Porte, TX weak signal

Today: Polypropylene production at the La Porte, TX plant

Roles: Production Engineer

Requirements mention: Process Safety Management (PSM) · root cause analysis · commissioning and start-up procedures · Aspen Plus/HYSYS

Inference: a single production engineering posting; too little to infer a trend.

Where the headcount is going

Department	Open
POLYPROPYLENE AND UTEC INDUSTRIAL	6
INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT	2
COMMERCIAL POLYOLEFINS	1
BRAND OWNERS RELATION STRATEGY	1

With about 8,126 employees per company data and 11 open roles, all at U.S. sites, hiring is concentrated in polypropylene plant operations, maintenance and capital projects (9 roles in Polypropylene and UTEC Industrial, 4 of them at Marcus Hook, PA), plus 2 catalysis research roles in Innovation, Technology and Sustainable Development.

Who they need

Seniority: 5 junior, 3 mid, 2 manager, 1 principal.

Skills named most: Microsoft Office, SharePoint, troubleshooting skills, Safe Work Permits, forklift, basic control systems, Operating Schedule Category Activity Report, inventory management, FEL development, Constructability reviews, PMI certification, Process Technology degree

Locations: Marcus Hook, PA (4), Neal, WV (2), La Porte, TX (2), Pittsburgh, PA (1), Lexington, MA (1), Oyster Creek, TX (1). All are U.S. sites, and no remote roles are listed.

You'd fit if you have troubleshooting skills, can drive a forklift and have worked under Safe Work Permits, for the Operator posting at Neal, WV.
You'd fit if you have a Process Technology degree, Polyolefin operations experience and chemical plant operator experience, for the Progression Operator posting at La Porte, TX.
You'd fit if you have FEL development experience, Constructability reviews experience and PMI certification, for the project postings at Marcus Hook, PA.

How to use this

If you're applying: Most open roles are operator and project postings at U.S. plant sites in PA, WV and TX; check the listed requirements (such as Process Technology degree or PMI certification) against your background before applying. Only two roles are in research, both in catalysis.

If you're selling or recruiting: Call first on the nine Polypropylene and UTEC Industrial postings, starting with the four at Marcus Hook, PA, and ask who owns plant staffing at each site. Three roles opened in the last 30 days, the same number as the prior 30 days.

Open roles (10)

Title	Department	Location	Posted
Sales Coordinator	COMMERCIAL POLYOLEFINS	Philadelphia, PA	2026-10-20
Market Development Manager - Sustainability	BRAND OWNERS RELATION STRATEGY	Philadelphia, PA	2026-10-19
Maintenance Engineer	POLYPROPYLENE AND UTEC INDUSTRIAL	Marcus Hook, PA	2026-10-07
Progression Operator Trainee	POLYPROPYLENE AND UTEC INDUSTRIAL	Marcus Hook, PA	2026-10-05
Operator	POLYPROPYLENE AND UTEC INDUSTRIAL	Neal, WV	2026-10-01
Industrial Project Manager	POLYPROPYLENE AND UTEC INDUSTRIAL	Marcus Hook, PA	2026-09-17
Researcher - Polyolefin Catalyst Development	INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT	Pittsburgh, PA	2026-09-03
Project & Construction Manager	POLYPROPYLENE AND UTEC INDUSTRIAL	Marcus Hook, PA	2026-09-03
Progression Operator	POLYPROPYLENE AND UTEC INDUSTRIAL	La Porte, TX	2026-08-17
Associate Fellow	INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT	Lexington, MA	2026-07-23