Quality Control Chemist

Job Location: Spartanburg, SC

Job type: Full-Time

Type of role: On-Site

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

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.

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.

Lubrizol’s QC Chemists are responsible for supporting manufacturing operations through the application of chemical expertise, quality assurance practices, analytical instrumentation knowledge, and oversight of the facility’s Quality Management System. This role ensures product integrity and regulatory compliance with our ISO
9001, RSPO and Halal certifications by overseeing chemical processes, maintaining laboratory equipment, and implementing quality control procedures. The incumbent will collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve process issues, support continuous improvement initiatives, and uphold safety and environmental standards.

• Oversee chemical processes within the plant to ensure product quality, safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Support and maintain analytical instrumentation (e.g., GC, ICP, FTIR, spectrophotometers) used in quality control and process monitoring.
• Manages the site’s ISO 9001, RSPO, and Halal standards.
• Maintains KPI’s for QC targets.
• Maintains Quality Management System to retain certification, including documents control system, preventative and corrective action systems and internal auditing function.
• Develop and implement quality assurance protocols to ensure consistent product performance.
• Conduct routine and non-routine chemical analyses to support production and resolve process deviations.
• Collaborate and partner with Process Engineers and operations to identify and address process and quality issues to optimize plant performance & capability.
• Lead investigations into non-conformances and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs).
• Maintain accurate documentation of analytical results, calibration records, and quality reports.
• Provide and document training for laboratory staff on quality procedures and process changes.
• Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives focused on process optimization and quality enhancement.
• Ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations related to chemical handling and laboratory operations.
• Apply Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Statistical Quality Control (SQC) methodologies to support production and quality control operations.
• Manage Out of Specification (OOS) results and process deviations from a quality perspective.
• Ensure adherence to Standard Work Processes (SWP), Management System protocols, and analytical standards.
• Provide technical guidance and analytical support to Production Units and the Quality Control Laboratory.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve quality and capacity goals, with a focus on reducing Non-Conforming Materials (NCMs).
• Ensure reliability of analytical data and instrumentation used in process and quality monitoring.
• Assist in developing and implementing continuous improvement initiatives related to quality and process performance.
• Support documentation, reporting, and compliance with internal and external quality standards