Shift Process Operator

Shift Process Operator

Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

Work Arrangement: On Site

At Lubrizol, us 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.

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

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 recognise unique work and life situations and offer flexibility, ensuring our employees feel engaged and fulfilled in every aspect of life.

Are you an experienced manufacturing or process operator looking for your next challenge? At our Huddersfield manufacturing site, you’ll play a vital role in producing specialist additives used in coatings and industrial applications around the world.

Working within a COMAH-regulated chemical manufacturing environment, you’ll operate plant equipment, maintain high safety and quality standards, and help deliver products that support industries including paints, coatings, plastics, printing inks, wood finishes, and metal coatings.

This is an opportunity to join a close-knit team where your expertise, commitment to safety, and continuous improvement mindset will make a visible impact every day.

• Safely operate manufacturing plant equipment to produce products to specification and production requirements
• Prepare and charge raw materials into manufacturing processes while maintaining strict quality and safety standards
• Receive and offload bulk tank deliveries and ensure materials are correctly identified and stored
• Package and discharge finished products into a variety of customer packaging formats, ensuring accurate labelling and product integrity
• Support preventative maintenance activities, alarm and trip testing, instrument calibration, and basic multi-skilled maintenance tasks
• Troubleshoot production issues and work collaboratively to maintain plant performance and meet production schedules
• Maintain accurate production documentation, stock records, audit documentation, and operating logs
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and maintain high workplace housekeeping standards through 5S practices
• Provide operational flexibility by supporting multiple production areas as required
• Assist with onboarding and training new employees on safe operating procedures and plant requirements

• City & Guilds Process Plant Operations (PPO), NVQ Level 2, or equivalent qualification
• Accredited multi-skilled apprenticeship
• Nationally recognised trade apprenticeship supported by relevant industrial experience

• Experience with in a chemical, biological, manufacturing, or process industry environment
• Knowledge of automated manufacturing systems such as Distributed Control Systems (DCS)
• Strong commitment to health, safety, environmental, and…