Job Location:  Louisville, KY

Job type: Full-Time

Type of role: On-Site 

Shift Schedule:  Dupont Schedule

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 www.Lubrizol.com.

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 as a Shift Lead!

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:

The Shift Lead will drive shift performance in EH&S, production throughput, housekeeping, daily task completion, hazard identification / reporting / remediation / escalation.   They are responsible for leading operators and contractors to ensure that shift meets business, site, and unit objectives.  Our shift leaders also serve as activity coordinators and gatekeepers during off hours.

 

What we are looking for:

 

Ensure shift compliance with all relevant safety policies and procedures.  Ensure shift operators are aware of, and meet, shift expected performance targets and deliverables. Assign duties to specific employees based on knowledge, competencies, and 
qualifications. Step-In to perform and assist with shift tasks as appropriate to meet shift expectations. Be the main point of communication to leadership and a liaison between 
Operators, Production Engineers, and Operations Leader.  Train and develop operators according to individual training plans.  Monitor attendance, tardiness, and time-off and escalate as appropriate. Resolve on-shift conflicts and teach conflict resolution skills. Adhere to company policies, EH&S, process safety, and employment 
standards and escalates as needed. Initiate incident investigations and implement corrective actions as appropriate. Lead, facilitate, and assist with simple problem-solving and more formal Root Cause analyses efforts. Ensure effective shift relief. Coach and share feedback with operators, leadership and team 
members.

 

Skills that Make a Difference:

 

High School Diploma 3 or more years of experience as an operator Excellent communication skills both written and interpersonal. Willing to Complete a Lubrizol leadership development training progra

 

 

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, protected veteran status or any other characteristic.

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