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At Lubrizol, we're 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.
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.
As a Shift Process Operator, you will:
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
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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
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In addition, successful candidates will demonstrate:
Experience within 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 quality standards
Ability to interpret plant data and identify appropriate corrective actions
Good computer skills, including experience with SAP and Microsoft Office applications
Strong problem-solving and prioritisation skills
High attention to detail and record-keeping accuracy
Ability to work effectively within a collaborative team environment
Physical capability to undertake manual handling, charging, maintenance, and operational activities
Forklift truck experience is advantageous
Located in West Yorkshire, the Huddersfield site employs fewer than 50 people and specialises in manufacturing additives for Lubrizol Performance Coatings.
The facility operates to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards and manufactures a range of aqueous and solvent-based resins, polymers, dispersants, and adhesion promoters. Products manufactured at the site are sold globally and are essential ingredients in coatings, printing inks, plastics, wood finishing, and metal coating applications.
As part of our operations team, you'll work in a manufacturing environment where appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) is provided and rigorous safety standards are maintained. The role requires a hands-on approach and offers opportunities to develop technical skills while contributing to site performance and continuous improvement.
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 ethnic origin, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other characteristic.
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