Process Engineering Senior

At Lubrizol, we're 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, you'll 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, NCHow You'll Make an Impact As a Process Engineer 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.Process Performance & Daily Technical SupportMonitor 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; Partner with Maintenance and Reliability to improve equipment performance, operability, and reliability.Continuous Improvement & TechnologyLead 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. Support development and execution of multi-year process and technology plans for the assigned plant, unit, or technology area. Projects, Capital & Technical IntegrityServe 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 & CommercializationServe 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 SystemsChampion process safety in process changes and project design and partner with Operations to maintain robust, safe manufacturing processes. 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 Bachelor's 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 systemsYour Work Environment At Lubrizol, we're committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and empowering environment where you can do your best work—whether in a lab, on the production floor, or in a hybrid office setting. 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