Process Technology Engineer

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.

Job Locations: Wickliffe, OH

Job type: Full-time

Type of role: Hybrid (4 days onsite and 1 day remote)

Join Our Thriving Team at Lubrizol as Process Technology Engineer

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.

What You'll Do:

As a Process Technology Engineer on our Dispersants and Viscosity Modifiers Team, you’ll lead initiatives that shape the future of chemical manufacturing. You’ll drive new component intoductions, implement global process improvements, and deliver measureable productivity gains. Collaborating with cross-functional teams and serving as a partner to global manufacturing sites, you’ll ensure safety, product quality, sustainability, and process standardization. This role offers the opportunity to influence key decisions, champion innovation, and achieve transformative results for the Lubrizol Additives business.

• Engage with customers and global teams to understand growth priorities and translate them into actionable process technology strategies.
• Collaborate with innovation and pilot teams to validate and implement best in class process technologies that deliver efficiency and performance improvements.
• Establish and enforce global technology standards to ensure consistency, alignment, and operational excellence across regions.
• Lead manufacturing trials to confirm process performance and enable successful localization of production.
• Direct global initiatives to improve process efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance productivity across operations.
• Manage critical projects and deliver clear, impactful updates on goals, progress, and results to stakeholders.
• Foster collaboration across Commercial, Technical, R&D, Supply Chain, and other teams to ensure seamless execution of process technology initiatives.
• Ensure adherence to Lubrizol’s Health, Safety, Environmental and Security policies.

Skills That Make a Difference:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or related field from an accredited institution.
• 5+ years of experience in the chemical industry.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and deliver results aligned with business objectives.
• Skilled at driving change by identifying and implementing improvements in people, processes, and technology to enhance efficiency and performance.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for effective collaboration across teams.
• Highly self-motivated with demonstrated success in managing multiple projects and achieving measurable outcomes.
• Committed to continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues and lever data to drive informed decisions.

Considered a Plus:

• Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or related field.
• Lean Six Sigma experience: Green or Black Belt Certification
• Proficiency in Aspen Plus, Properties, and Exchanger Design and Rating modeling software.
• Experience with advanced process modeling tools, including Computational Fluid Dynamics and related simulation software.
• Advanced data analytics and programming skills (Python or similar), including leveraging AI tools for process optimization.
• Expertise in Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
• Proficiency in OSI Pi and Seeq data historian platforms.

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 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.

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 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.

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