Laboratory Technician

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 recognise unique work and life situations and offer flexibility, ensuring our employees feel engaged and fulfilled in every aspect of life. 

Job Title: Laboratory Technician

Job Location: Hazelwood, Derbyshire

Job type: Permanent

Type of role: On Site

Join Our Thriving Team at Lubrizol as a Laboratory Technician

Unleash Your Potential. At Lubrizol we're transforming the 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 Will Be Your Environment:

The Hazelwood Site is located in a beautiful site, in rural Derbyshire. We are Lubrizol’s European Research and Development site with approximately 300 employees.

What You'll Do:

As a Laboratory Technician you will be conducting chemical and physical property testing and development projects in accordance with good working practices and within agreed time limits.

Lubrizol is a progressive organisation with a focus on employee well-being.

Accredited Status:  Lubrizol’s training program is accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry.  This position is eligible for the award of Registered Science Technician

 You'll collaborate with a diverse group of passionate individuals to deliver sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life.

What We're Looking For:

• Organise and prioritise the necessary internal laboratory work to support internal business partner needs, and report data in line with procedure.
• Addresses problems from internal business partners, processes or procedures;
• Perform a wide range of procedures, trouble-shoot equipment or instruments, understand underlying operating principles, seeks to reduce variability and improve efficiency.
• Maintain equipment and supplies.
• Operate in line with health and safety practices within the laboratory.
• Establish relationships outside of the group in order to complete work.
• Focussed on and drives self-development with support of line manager.
• Challenge the status quo to drive safety, operational and cyber security improvements.

Skills That Make a Difference:

• Educated to at least ‘A’ level standard or equivalent in a scientific field or equivalent work experience in a scientific environment.
• Competent in use of office and web based computer programs, databases and awareness of laboratory information management systems.
• Understands concepts of control charts, data analysis and use of statistical tools.
• Experience of dealing with customer enquiries and providing them with relevant information.
• Has the ability to perform tasks and communicate results according to defined project parameters.
• Can handle multiple tasks simultaneously, is well organised and can prioritise effectively.
• Demonstrates flexibility; is willing to work in any area of the department to ensure efficient operations.
• Can prepare and deliver presentations with confidence and develop towards representing Lubrizol at industry meetings.
• Knowledge/experience of Lean principals would be an advantage.
• Previous audit experience and working in a UKAS accredited (ISO17025) laboratory is also desirable.

Perks and Rewards That Inspire:

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including discretionary annual bonus, competitive pension scheme and private medical cover.

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 ethnic origin, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other characteristic.