Senior Production Engineer: Drive Plant Performance & OEE

Lubrizol Corporation; Wilmington (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Savings Account (HSA)

401(k) match

Paid holidays

Job summary

Lubrizol’s Senior Production Engineer is a technical resource for Operations, focusing on unit effectiveness, optimization, and problem solving to enable safe and efficient production of low-cost, quality products. This role provides technical support to work teams, drives SPC, uses FMEA and root-cause analysis, and collaborates with experts to improve OEE, materials variability, and process safety.

You’ll lead day-to-day decisions, mentor operators, and champion change management to sustain

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering; Chemical Engineering preferred.
• 4+ years of operations experience in a chemical facility.
• Experience with technology and process safety in a chemical facility.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement: Six Sigma and Lean; certifications preferred.
• Understanding of business fundamentals to improve unit financial performance.

Responsibilities

• Understand all applicable processes, equipment and control technologies.
• Work with technical experts and plant personnel to optimize operations to meet business and plant goals and all KPIs.
• Implement best practices to optimize operations and ensure technologies are effectively utilized.
• Participate in advanced troubleshooting and coach others; document findings in plant operating discipline.
• Apply SPC to maximize asset utilization and produce low-cost, quality products.
• Initiate changes to operating procedures with technical experts and technicians to keep them valid.
• Collaborate with other engineers on-site and worldwide to leverage knowledge about plant operations.
• Communicate technical information to plant personnel and centers.
• Provide high-level leadership in day-to-day decision making for the operating area.
• Implement process improvements to reduce variation, increase capacity and improve yield.
• Monitor and improve raw material variability.
• Conduct root-cause analysis, FMEA, and similar activities.
• Act as the plant Asset Utilization focal point; drive rate changes and optimize profiles to meet production goals while increasing OEE.
• Provide technical support for projects.
• Respond to plant upsets when needed.
• Adhere to change management processes.

Skills

Operations experience

Six Sigma

Lean

Process safety

Education

BS in Engineering; Chemical Engineering preferred

Job description

Lubrizol’s Senior Production Engineer is a technical resource for Operations, focusing on unit effectiveness, optimization, and problem solving to enable safe and efficient production of low-cost, quality products. This role provides technical support to work teams, drives SPC, uses FMEA and root-cause analysis, and collaborates with experts to improve OEE, materials variability, and process safety.

You’ll lead day-to-day decisions, mentor operators, and champion change management to sustain