Extruder Operator

Job Title: Extruder Operator

Job Location: Avon Lake, Ohio

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.

Join Our Thriving Team at Lubrizol as an Extruder Operator

Unleash Your Potential. At Lubrizol we're transforming the thermoplastics & specialty chemicals industries 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 You'll Do:

As an Extruder Operator, you will perform tasks to produce Thermoplastic Polyurethanes on the production floor, as well as move materials and finished products throughout the facility. You'll collaborate with a diverse group of passionate individuals to deliver sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life.

What We're Looking For:

• Perform all tasks safely observing Health, Safety and Environmental procedures. This Includes:

• Abiding by plant and department PPE requirements.
• Following plant safety procedures and cardinal rules.
• Attending plant and department communication meetings.
• Completing all Career Essentials training requirements on time.
• Attending plant and department communication meetings.
• Participating in safety reviews and the near miss scheme.

• Understand the general concepts of ISO 9001; applicable quality standards.
• Efficiently package and label finished product in timely manner.
• Load trailers, complete paperwork and ship finished product without errors.
• Enter production and create dispatch notes in SAP.
• Understand how polymerization equipment works & monitor the performance of quality critical equipment.
• Performing basic maintenance tasks and repairs associated with line operations.
• Troubleshoot pelletization issues to maximize raw material efficiency.
• Disassemble, clean and reassemble polymerization lines as required.
• Complete daily housekeeping tasks.
• Serve on the Facility Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Fire Brigade and participate in a minimum of 40 hours of annual mandatory training for at least the first 5 years of employment.
• Identify non-conformances to ensure customer complaints are minimized.
• Assist maintenance personnel when needed.

Skills That Make a Difference:

• High School diploma from an accredited school or GED.

• Candidates for this position must successfully pass assessment tests and be in good standing.
• Ability to lift 55 lb. buckets, move 500 lb. barrels and drive a fork lift on a regular basis.
• Ability and willingness to serve on the facility Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Fire Brigade and participate in a minimum of 40 hours of annual mandatory training for at least the first five years of employment.
• Ability to be trained on SAP to a high- level of accuracy for data entry.

Work Schedule:

• During the training period this position may be placed on an 8- hour day schedule to perform packaging functions.
• This packaging schedule will not be permanent but may be needed to fill product demand.
• When EO training is commenced, a 12-hour rotating shift administered will be followed.

Ready for your next career step? Apply today and let's shape the future together!

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

As a diverse, global team, we work together to solve some of the world’s 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 respect. That 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.