About the position
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. 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.
Responsibilities
- Drive shift performance in EH&S, production throughput, housekeeping, daily task completion, hazard identification/reporting/remediation/escalation.
- Lead operators and contractors to ensure that shift meets business, site, and unit objectives.
- Serve as activity coordinators and gatekeepers during off hours.
- 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 escalate 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.
Requirements
- 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 program.
