PT Engineer Finished Products

 

Background:

The Finished Products Process Technology (PT) team has an opening for a Finished Products Engineer.  This team supports successful finished product commercialization from product initiation through first production for the Lubrizol Additives (LZA) business.  The Finished Product engineer will engage and collaborate with a diverse set of teams throughout the organization.  This role will be responsible for providing operations input to influence decisions throughout the new product commercialization process, leading global process technology improvements, and driving asset productivity savings.  The engineer is also a key contact for global manufacturing facilities to provide ongoing finished products safety support, product quality support, process standardization, and driving continuous improvement.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

Early and ongoing engagement with customers, global commercial and technical teams within each business group to understand and implement relevant growth strategies Partner with Process Innovation and Process Technology pilot facilities to identify and validate Most Effective Technology (MET)Plus and Prime value propositions and implementation strategies Drive finished products global alignment and achievement of MET standards Support finished product manufacturing trials to ensure compliance with process capability targets Identify and lead global productivity improvement projects Lead projects and present project status updates, clearly communicate goals, progress, and results Effective collaboration with other departments, such as global commercial and technical teams, Product Integrity, Formulation Science, Supply Chain, Master Data, R&D, Testing, Global Operations, 3rd Party Manufacturing Effective use of the Product Number Request (PNR) process to support product commercialization Comply with applicable internal and external Lubrizol and HSES policies

 

Skills, Qualifications, and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or equivalent degree from an accredited college or university Minimum 2 years of chemical industry experience Experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver results meeting business expectations Effective at identifying and implementing people, process, and technology changes Effective interpersonal, collaboration, communication, and technical writing skills Self-driven with ability to manage and lead multiple projects Continuous improvement focus Analytical mindset with strong troubleshooting and data analysis skills

 

Considered a Plus:

Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or equivalent. Experience in a manufacturing facility involving the blending of lubricant additive products Lean six sigma experience, green or black belt certification preferred