Pilot Plant Activity Coordinator-Gatekeeper

Lubrizol Corporation; Wickliffe (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Lubrizol Corporation in Wickliffe, OH is seeking a Pilot Plant Activity Coordinator-Gatekeeper to oversee the scheduling and coordination of unit tasks, acting as the key interface between operations and maintenance. This role includes budget ownership, prioritization of work, and ensuring readiness for maintenance activities.

Ideal candidates bring a high school diploma, 10 years of chemical-plant operations experience, and strong MS Office skills to drive safe, reliable plant performance

Qualifications

• Requires High School Diploma.
• 10 years operational experience in a chemical plant.
• Budget management/oversight experience.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Strong collaboration across teams and effective prioritization.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate unit tasks and activities with uptime emphasis.
• Maintain a prioritized, value-added schedule for maintenance work.
• Own and update the unit maintenance budget and resource needs.
• Ensure readiness of jobs with LO/TO and permitting processes.
• Interface between operations and maintenance and remove barriers for safe, efficient repairs.

Skills

Critical thinking

Collaboration

Microsoft Office

Self-motivated

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Teams

SharePoint

Job description

Pilot Plant Activity Coordinator-Gatekeeper

Date: Oct 9, 2026

Location: Wickliffe, OH, US, 44092-2298

Shape the Future with Us.

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.

Job Type : Full Time

Works with operations leadership and functional interfaces to identify, prioritize, and schedule unit tasks and activities. Activity coordination covers round-the-clock unit activities and tasks. This role includes the role of Gate Keeper in the Maintenance Work Process. Provides and assigns a prioritized, value-added schedule of unit tasks and activities, including timing and unit preparation for maintenance work.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensures tasks and requests are value-assessed and align with unit objectives.
• Develops the resource loaded task and activity list to assist with the process of determining optimum staffing.
• Owns and updates the unit or area consolidated task and activity list.
• Updates and adjusts the task list to schedule plant activities.
• Follows the Maintenance Work Process and is the primary interface between operations and maintenance. Owner of the unit maintenance budget.
• Ensures maintenance work requests are clearly defined, value-assessed, and prioritized according to the Maintenance Work Process requirements. Works with the Maintenance Coordinator to remove barriers for crafts, supporting safe, efficient, reliable repairs.
• Determines operational resources, planning, preparation, and procedural requirements for task and activity requests, including operating discipline adequacy.
• Ensures task value analysis is conducted annually on all plant tasks for unit alignment.
• Builds and maintains a prioritized list of opportunistic work (Priority 4) for execution during an unplanned short stop, outage or turnaround. Ensures that startup and shutdown activities are included in the consolidated list of tasks and activities.
• Works with operations to ensure that all jobs on the schedule for next day for maintenance are ready (LOTO & Permitting).
• Reviews work status with service providers and originators.
• Acts as the focal point for service requests that will be externally supplied for operation tasks within the unit.
• Identifies repeat jobs and works with Maintenance to escalation for support prior to making the repairs (Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Technologist, etc.).

Skills, Experience, and Qualifications:

• High School Diploma
• 10 years operational experience within a system unit within a chemical plant
• Budget management/oversight experience
• Critical thinking skills for prioritizing information/tasks to develop short- and long-term maintenance schedules
• Self-driven with the ability to collaborate with various working groups
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, & SharePoint)

Considered a Plus:

• Experience as a shift leader within a chemical plant

Working Conditions:

• Must be willing/able to work in a plant environment and occasionally outdoors in inclement weather.

Lubrizol: Imagined for Life. Enabled by Science. ™ Delivered by You. For nearly 100 years, The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, has been at the forefront of innovation to enhance everyday life, advance mobility, and make the modern world work better. Our specialty chemistry solutions—from engine oils, performance coatings, and skincare to medical devices and plumbing systems —are powered by the expertise, passion, and commitment of people like you. We tackle the world’s toughest challenges with science-based solutions, deeply understanding our customers to deliver innovative chemistry and differentiated value. Our inclusive culture, dedication to safety, and incredible global talent drive our success. Our solutions meet the evolving needs of the modern world—brought to life by science and, most importantly, delivered by you. Whether you're in the lab, on the production floor, or in the office, you'll be part of a team around the world that empowers you to think boldly, drive results, and contribute to solutions that shape a better, more sustainable future. We win because of you. Let’s build the future together.

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