Quality Control Lab Analyst

Job Location: Paninesville, Ohio

Job type: Full-time

Type of role: On-site

Work Schedule: DuPont Schedule (12-hour rotating shift)

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 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 a Quality Control Lab Analyst

Unleash Your Potential. At Lubrizol we're transforming the specialty chemicals market 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:

Performs all QC Lab activities, including but not limited to: all Standard Work Process (SWP), Management Systems, and analytical responsibilities.

What We're Looking For:

• Provide internal and external customers with the highest level of customer service in responsiveness while performing QC activities.
• Interface with all corporate, commercial, supply chain, customer experience, and lab / operations personnel.
• Communicate between departments when reporting results and execute SWP / SOP in an exemplary manner.
• Perform all test methods without supervision within precision and accuracy standards.
• Prepare all solutions needed for testing.
• Perform testing on raw material, in-process, finished good, and miscellaneous samples.
• Document all data in corresponding laboratory notebook, SAP, LIMS as business needs dictate.
• Dispose of all chemicals safely
• Perform required testing pertaining to customer complaints, discrepancies, & laboratory investigations.
• Report results to operations, in a timely manner.
• Review and approve laboratory results as needed.
• Assist in the performance of qualifications and validations of instruments, test methods, and basic PMs.
• Troubleshoot/self-evaluate OOS results.
• Assist in writing SWP, SOPs, methods, protocols, and reports.
• Perform daily laboratory maintenance.
• Oversee the training of new employee’s basic laboratory skills and functions.
• Perform simple problem solving and participate in improving daily work

Skills That Make a Difference:

• Associate degree in chemistry or a related technical field or 5 years’ experience in an industrial manufacturing laboratory.
• Experience with one of the following analytical techniques:
  • • physical property testing
    • wet chemistry
    • advance instrumental analytical techniques.
• Highly self-motivated individual, focused on providing high quality laboratory data in an efficient manner, while exhibiting excellent workplace skills.
• Solid background in Microsoft Office and computer-based instrument control systems for analytical equipment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Advanced problem-solving skills and the ability to make competent, independent, decisions in a timely manner to ensure excellent progress on assigned tasks.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple and or changing priorities with minimal to no supervision.
• Must possess the ability to interact effectively and professionally with internal customers, external customers, vendors, and various stakeholders.

Considered a Plus:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry with 1-5 years relevant experience.
• Industrial chemical manufacturing laboratory experience is preferred with 1-5 years’ experience.
• Analytical experience with advanced instrumental techniques like GC, LC, ICP, and NMR.
• Analytical experience with wet chemistry and physical property testing.
• Experience with LIMS and SAP QM modules.
• Experience with proper usage and administration of Lab notebooks / elog notebooks.
• Experience with root cause problem solving techniques and tools.
• Experience with Statistical Quality Control methodologies.
• Experience working in ISO9001/14001 environments.
• Experience with internal auditing a plus.

Perks and Rewards That Inspire:

• Competitive salary with performance-based bonus plans
• 401K Match plus Age Weighted Defined Contribution
• Competitive medical, dental & vision offerings
• Health Savings Account
• Paid Holidays, Vacation, Parental Leave
• Flexible work environment

Learn more at benefits.lubrizol.com!

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.

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, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic.

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