Sr Process Engineer

Shape the Future with Us.

At Lubrizol were bringing to life the chemistry behind clean water efficient transportation reliable infrastructure critical medicines and the products people rely on every day through science sustainability and a culture of inclusion.

As part of our global team youll be empowered to make a real impact - on your career your community and the world around you.

Job Type: Full -Time / On-Site

Location: Gastonia NC

How Youll Make an Impact

As a ProcessEngineer you will identify evaluate and implement process technology reliability and continuous-improvement opportunities for the site. The role provides day-to-day process engineering support leads data-driven gap closure supports product and process scale-up and serves as the manufacturing technical representative through project definition design commissioning and start-up. The position works closely with Operations Maintenance and Reliability HSES Quality R&D Product Safety project engineering and technology experts to ensure safe robust standardized and capable manufacturing processes. The position reports directly to the Process Improve Manager.

Process Performance & Daily Technical Support

• Monitor process capability product performance batch history production losses cost variances and recurring failures to identify and prioritize improvement opportunities.
• Provide process troubleshooting and technical direction to Operations including support outside normal business hours when required.
• Recommend and implement procedural changes equipment modifications process-control improvements or recipe adjustments to reduce variability and improve Safety Environmental Quality Delivery and Cost performance.
• Maintain and standardize manufacturing operating and cleaning instructions; train and coach process operators on technical and process changes.
• Partner with Maintenance and Reliability to improve equipment performance operability and reliability.

Continuous Improvement & Technology

• Lead continuous-improvement activities opportunity evaluation gap closure internal benchmarking and project scope definition.
• Analyze plant and business data to maintain a prioritized improvement opportunity list aligned with site and business objectives.
• Identify and apply Most Effective Technology and relevant internal or external practices that create measurable value.
• Support development and execution of multi-year process and technology plans for the assigned plant unit or technology area.
• Use statistical process control designed experiments and other analytical methods to improve process capability and sustain results.

Projects Capital & Technical Integrity

• Serve as the manufacturing technical representative through Front-End Loading design commissioning start-up and post-start-up stabilization as assigned.
• Develop project scopes and gap-closure plans with Operations HSES Quality technology experts and Maintenance and Reliability.
• Integrate operability process safety reliability and technology requirements into project definition and design.
• Provide technical justification and start-up support for capital projects and coordinate effectively between project teams and plant Operations.
• Maintain accountability for the technical integrity and operability of supported processes and units.

Product Development Scale-Up & Commercialization

• Serve as the liaison between Manufacturing and R&D for new products raw materials process changes and technology transfer.
• Plan and support laboratory pilot-plant toll-manufacturing and commercial-scale trials; analyze data and communicate conclusions and recommendations.
• Lead or coordinate new product trials process scale-up product realization and process-capability improvement activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including scientists engineers account managers product management Quality and Operations to achieve safe and successful commercialization.

Process Safety Quality & Management Systems

• Champion process safety in process changes and project design and partner with Operations to maintain robust safe manufacturing processes.
• Support and maintain applicable systems and requirements including PSM MOC PHA PSSR JSA RCA incident reporting ISO 9001 RC14001 cGMP.
• Update and standardize process instructions and ensure technical changes follow site change-control risk-assessment and documentation requirements.
• Serve as a technical representative for customer certification and management-system audits as required.

Required Qualifications that Enable Your Success

• Bachelors degree in and Engineering discipline Chemical Engineering is strong preferred.
• 4 years of process manufacturing technology or improvement engineering experience in a chemical or process-manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in process improvement new-product development technology transfer scale-up capital projects and plant operations.
• Working knowledge of statistical process control process capability root-cause analysis experiment design and data-based problem solving.

Preferred Qualifications That Drive You Forward

• Familiarity with OSHA Process Safety Management
• Experience with ISO 9001 and RC14001.
• Experience with DeltaV SAP S/4HANA and regulated or certified manufacturing systems

Your Work Environment At Lubrizol were committed to providing a safe inclusive and empowering environment where you can do your best workwhether in a lab on the production floor or in a hybrid office setting. Depending on your role your work environment may include:

• Vision correctable to 20/20.
• Hearing correctable to unamplified human voice.
• Manual dexterity: excellent
• Ability to meet safety regulatory and health guidelines without assistance.
• Continuous mental/visual concentration
• Ability to travel by auto/air unassisted.

Benefits that Empower You

• Competitive salary with performance-based bonus plans
• 401(k) match Age-Weighted Defined Contribution
• Comprehensive medical dental & vision coverage
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Paid holidays vacation and parental leave
• Flexible work environment
• Learning and development opportunities
• Career and professional growth
• Inclusive culture and vibrant community engagement Learn more at !

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Lubrizol: Imagined for Life. Enabled by Science. Delivered by You. For nearly 100 years The Lubrizol Corporation a Berkshire Hathaway company has been at the forefront of innovation to enhance everyday life advance mobility and make the modern world work better. Our specialty chemistry solutionsfrom engine oils performance coatings and skincare to medical devices and plumbing systems are powered by the expertise passion and commitment of people like you. We tackle the worlds toughest challenges with science-based solutions deeply understanding our customers to deliver innovative chemistry and differentiated value. Our inclusive culture dedication to safety and incredible global talent drive our success. Our solutions meet the evolving needs of the modern worldbrought to life by science and most importantly delivered by you. Whether youre in the lab on the production floor or in the office youll be part of a team around the world that empowers you to think boldly drive results and contribute to solutions that shape a better more sustainable future. We win because of you. Lets build the future together.

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