Chemical Operator Development Program - Entry level

About Lubrizol  
The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a specialty chemical company whose science delivers sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. Founded in 1928, Lubrizol owns and operates more than 100 manufacturing facilities, sales, and technical offices around the world and has about 8,000 employees. For more information, visit www.Lubrizol.com.

 

We value diversity in professional backgrounds and life experiences. By enabling a consistent, unbiased, and transparent recruitment process, Lubrizol seeks to create a positive experience for candidates so we can get to know them at their best. We recognize unique work and life situations and offer flexibility, ensuring our employees feel engaged and fulfilled in every aspect of life.   

 

Job Location: Painesville, OH

Job type: Full-time, 40 hours/week 

Type of role: Onsite

Multiple Openings

 

Join Our Thriving Team at Lubrizol as Chemical Operator Development Program. 

Unleash Your Potential. At Lubrizol we're transforming the chemical industry and looking for exceptional talent to join us on this journey. If you are ready to join an international company with talent around the world, and want to make a real impact, we want you on our team. 

 

What Will Be Your Environment: 

The Painesville plant is one of Lubrizol’s larger facilities in the area, just outside of Cleveland, OH. 

 

You'll have the opportunity to develop skills that will allow you to grow your career well into the future.  This is hands-on development program that is great opportunity for someone start, pivot, or continue their career in industrial operations with a stable and growing organization. 

 

What You'll Do:  

The Chemical Operator Development Program offers individuals with limited or no chemical industry experience the opportunity to learn, develop, progress, and promote through our comprehensive program.  We utilize a phased approach with pay increases along the way as the candidate attains new skills and advances through the program, all the while enjoying competitive Lubrizol benefits and wages.  This program enables the candidate to skill build and have continued growth within the organization.

 

 

What We're Looking For: 

Phase 1 – Packaging Building: Material Handler

• Operate tow motor and drum pickers.
• Safely drive and operate various delivery vehicles, including forklifts.
• Load the conveyor with new drums and totes for packing and the palletizer with the required pallets.
• Coordinate the transfer of filled drums and totes back to the plant for internal use.
• Clean tops of drums; crimp drum bungs; and rubberband the drums for transfer.
• Thief sampling of drums and /or totes.

 

Phase 2 – Manufacturing: Packer

• Inspect and operate tow motor and drum pickers.
• Assist Chemical Operators with various in-unit activities.
• Understand and comply with all procedures associated with assigned tasks, including use of proper PPE.
• Fill drums at remote packing stations throughout the facility.
• Participate in area 5S activities and initiatives.

 

Phase 3 – Manufacturing: Operator in Training

• Able to perform all duties and responsibilities of Manufacturing Packer
• Process chemical products using batch sheet instructions.
• Communicate and make material transfers.
• Load and unload material containers (tank cars/trucks, drums, and totes).
• Clean/prepare equipment for maintenance as required.