Process Engineer

About Lubrizol

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

Gastonia, NC

Full‑time, on‑site

Unleash Your Potential. At Lubrizol we’re 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.

As a Process Engineer you will directly impact our innovation of the Specialty Chemical Industry by delivering process excellence. This role will focus on the site’s ability to safely and reliably produce quality products within cost and delivery expectations while identifying improvement opportunities. The position reports directly to the Improvement Process Leader.

• Reduce variability, standardise, and improve production systems focusing on Safety, Environmental, Quality, Delivery, and Cost.
• Track batch to identify repeat failures and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor product performance and process capability on a periodic basis.
• Recommend procedural changes, equipment modifications or product recipe adjustments as needed.
• Maintain product manufacturing and cleaning instructions and provide training for process operators.
• Provide process troubleshooting and technical directions, which may involve interactions outside normal business hours.
• Provide development and manufacturing support for capital projects.
• Serve as the liaison between manufacturing and R&D during development/scale‑up of new products/processes and coordinate manufacturing efforts during development.
• Use and maintain systems associated with ISO 9001, RC‑14001, Halal, RSPO, Process Safety Management, etc.
• Ensure safe operations by observing all HS&E procedures and updating and standardising process instructions.
• Adhere to systems that improve the area such as MOCs, PHA, PSSR, JSA, and incident reporting.
• Understand the general concepts of ISO 9001, RC‑14001, Halal, RSPO, Process Safety Management, etc.
• Interact daily with site personnel to execute the operating plan successfully.
• Enter production records into SAP and review associated cost variances.
• Act as the technical representative for customer and certification audits.
• Maintain a strong focus on continuous improvement with emphasis on Learning Organization, Process Centered, Embracing the Total System, Respect for People, and Long‑term Vision.
• Work with maintenance to improve equipment reliability.
• Work with chemists/operators to learn processes and generate improvement ideas.
• Work with project engineers to identify, justify, and support startup of capital projects.
• Monitor product quality and lead continuous improvement in process capability.

• BS in Chemical Engineering.
• Minimum 2 years of chemical manufacturing experience.
• Experience with cross‑functional teams in new product development, technology transfer, process improvement, and general operations.
• Experience with statistical process control and statistical techniques.
• Experience with Delta
  
  V (plus).
• Familiarity with OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) (plus).
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 and cosmetic ingredient GMP (plus).
• Familiarity with SAP S4
  
  HANA (plus).

We value diversity in professional backgrounds and life experiences. By enabling a consistent, unbiased, and transparent recruitment process, we seek to create a positive experience for candidates. We recognize unique work and life situations and offer flexibility, ensuring employees feel engaged and fulfilled in all aspects of life.

Lubrizol is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an environment where every employee can be their best, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic.