Operations Leader

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 8000 employees. For more information visit .

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 Locations: Avon Lake OH

Job type: Full-time

Type of role: Onsite

Join Our Thriving Team at Lubrizol as an Operations Leader

Unleash Your Potential. At Lubrizol were transforming the specialty 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 Youll Do:

The Operations Leader has responsibility and accountability for Pilot Plant assets EH&S personnel unit technical oversight and the achievement of the plant related business goals. This role provides unit business technical and people leadership and leads the units development to be a work process driven and empowered team. Unit technical oversight includes task and activity coordination operations specific training development turnaround optimization quality performance and compliance with regulatory and external technical requirements.

• Ensure the Pilot Plant/site EH&S program delivers performance to meet EH&S goals and relevant permit/regulatory requirements. Build a proactive EH&S culture leading by example with a commitment to EH&S as a value.
• Serve as the key representative for the Pilot Plant in functional and site goal setting and functional strategy discussions as well as communication of both within the unit.
• Accountable for meeting annual goals objectives and KPI improvements including costs asset reliability and asset utilization.
• Drive implementation of work processes operating discipline management systems and roles.
• Ensure necessary resources and capabilities are in place to meet technical project and market development includes ownership of the Pilot Plant capital plan.
• Provide leadership and expectations for the personnel in the goal setting processes.
• Ensure individuals set monitor and achieve goals aligned with business site and Global Pilot Plant strategies.
• Create an environment that allows team and individual empowerment to grow and flourish. Models expected behaviors for an empowered organization.
• Ensure the operating discipline and standards are in place to produce quality experimental runs and products safely that meet internal and external customer needs.
• Provide administrative leadership to Pilot Plant personnel on role expectations compensation and personal development.
• Collaborate with Training Coordinators to develop operator/technician process and equipment training materials.
• Ensure that all unplanned events (e.g. safety quality reliability) that meet the RCA trigger criteria are thoroughly investigated and that any identified management system improvements are communicated to site and functional leadership.
• Ensure the deployment execution optimization and sustainability of a robust operations task and activity list that considers internal and external requirements.
• Collaborate with Maintenance Reliability and Improvement to resolve issues and identify opportunities to improve unit performance.
• Provide effective engineering and technologist coverage to assist operators with process and equipment technical performance issues.
• Lead prioritization preparation and scheduling of maintenance and capital repair and process improvements.
• Ensure effective start-up and shutdown planning and procedure development.
• Drive disciplined scope development adherence and planning for turnarounds.

Skills That Make a Difference:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited university in engineering; chemical or mechanical engineering preferred.
• 10 years of operational experience within a chemical plant.
• 5 years experience leading/managing cross-functional teams with at least 3 years managing shift-based employees.
• Demonstrated ability to align and lead cross-functional teams toward shared goals fostering collaboration across technical operational and business functions to drive performance.
• Strong safety mindset with proven ability to cultivate a proactive safety culture actively engaging employees in safe work practices and ensuring compliance with HSES standards.
• Knowledge of or experience with lean and continuous improvement concepts/tools.

Considered a Plus:

• Masters degree in Engineering or Management from accredited college or university.
• Certified lean six sigma green belt.

Perks and Rewards That Inspire:

• Competitive salary with performance-based bonus plans
• 401K Match plus Age Weighted Defined Contribution
• Competitive medical dental & vision offerings
• Health Savings Account
• Paid Holidays Vacation Parental Leave
• Flexible work environment

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Ready for your next career step Apply today and lets shape the future together!

Its an exciting time to be part of is not staying put. We are continually learning and passion delivers our success not only for Lubrizol but for those who count on us every day: our employees customers and communities.

We work with a relentless commitment to operate safely and responsibly keeping safety sustainability ethics and compliance at the forefront of everything we do. The well-being of our employees customers and communities is paramount to our culture and in the way we approach our work.

As a diverse global team we work together to solve some of the worlds most pressing challenges. We impact everyday lives through science only Lubrizol can deliver and we never stop pushing to do it better.

One of the founding principles of The Lubrizol Corporation more than 90 years ago was treating every employee with dignity and same commitment is only stronger today.

More than that we are committed to providing an environment where every employee can be the best they can be no matter their race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability or protected veteran status or any other characteristic.

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