Shift Operator - Utilities

Job Title: Shift Operator - Utilities

Job Location: Deer Park, Texas 

Job Type: Full-Time

Type of Role: On-site

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About Lubrizol  
The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is committed to enabling a sustainable future. Our unmatched science unlocks immense possibilities at the molecular level, driving sustainable and measurable results to help the world Move Cleaner, Create Smarter and Live Better. Our solutions are used by people every day, improving billions of lives around the world. 

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 Shift Operator - Utilities

Unleash Your Potential. At Lubrizol we're transforming the industrial and transportation 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 Shift Operator - Utilities, you'll be at the forefront of our innovation by monitoring, controlling and conducting activities that pertain to unit operation and taking corrective action when necessary to ensure that all unit conditions and operations are in compliance with safety, environmental, and operating policies and procedures.  

What We're Looking For:

• Ensuring strict compliance with safety policies and procedures, taking immediate corrective action in the event a potential issue or unsafe behavior is observed.
• Ensure proper shift turn-over by providing effective written and oral communications to the relieving shift and technician that cover routine and non-routine issues, problems faced, unit operating conditions, etc.
• Monitoring and accurately recording operating inputs, variables and conditions
• Maintaining good communications with other team members and with other facility teams (Production Units, Logistics, etc.).
• Ensuring that operations are within environmental requirements.
• Performing required preventative maintenance and assists in troubleshooting potential issues and gives assistance to others when unit problems occur.
• Making sure to document efforts in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Properly using personal computers for meeting daily performance expectations and accessing plant and unit information and procedures.
• Actively assuming personal accountability for meeting standards of continuous personal and professional development.
• Participating in training and respond to emergency situations as required.
• Actively complying with all operating policies and procedures.
• Ensuring that workstations and the work location is clean and free of hazards.
• Process/Wastewater lab testing
• Other responsibilities as assigned. 

Skills That Make a Difference: 

• Must possess a high school diploma or GED equivalent. Certificate of Process Technology or Associate degree in related field is a plus but not required.
• Utilities experience (Boiler and/or Wastewater Treatment). 
• Excellent troubleshooting/Root Cause Analysis skills. 
• Willingness to comply with all safety rules and processes. 
• Willingness to support policy of a drug-free work environment. 
• Willingness to work a rotating 12 hour- shift schedule (nights, weekends, holidays and overtime). 
• Must be able to pass a manual dexterity exam; lift a minimum of 50 lbs., climb ladders without fear of heights, bend, pull, push, run up to one mile, etc.
• Ability to Multitask and Handle Multiple Simultaneous Assignments. 
• Ability to Work as a Team. 
• Excellent Verbal and Written Communication Skills (Fluent in English). 
• Good mechanical aptitude. 
• High attention to detail. 
• Knowledge of SAP. 
• Knowledge of process, laboratory, and mechanical operations.
• Proficient in DCS Operations.
• Previous experience in a leadership position.
• Experience with safe work permits.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements.
• Previous experience in a Maintenance Craft.
• Previous emergency response experience.
• Must pass a battery of operations assessment.

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.