Utilities Operator

The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a market-driven global company serving customers in more than 100 countries. We own and operate manufacturing facilities in 17 countries, as well as sales and technical offices around the world. Through our global sales and manufacturing networks, we are able to deliver the products and services our customers need, where and when they need them.

At Lubrizol, our mission is straightforward: We improve lives as an essential partner in our customers’ success, delivering efficiency, reliability or wellness to their end users. Read the cover story in Smart Business Magazine to learn how Lubrizol plans to advance its growth.

 

Job Summary:

The Utilities Operator will report to the Utilities Shift Supervisor and is responsible for operating natural gas fired steam boilers, a waste heat recovery incinerator (includes a boiler), waste management onsite and shipments offsite, process and storm sewer system, cooling ponds, plant utilities (compressed air, N2, natural gas).  This position works a rotating shift schedule that will require mandatory shifts on nights, weekends, holidays and overtime coverage.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Safely operate and work with industrial equipment using the proper PPE and safety procedures.
• Operate natural gas fired steam boilers.
• Operate a waste heat recovery incinerator and associated waste tank farm.
• Operate process sewer treatment system.
• Manage the storm sewer system and outfalls.
• Management of waste, including but not limited to packing and unloading drums and totes, generation of slurry feed to waste incinerator, and preparation and management of waste shipments.
• Manage cooling ponds.
• Manage site utilities including compressed air, N2, and natural gas.
• Perform routine maintenance on equipment.
• Use of chemicals to analyze and balance water systems.
• Ability to operate industrial high-pressure washer.
• General housekeeping.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Skills, Experience, and Qualifications:                         

• High school diploma or equivalent from an accredited school.
• Ability to maintain Ohio 3rd Class Stationary Engineer License.
• Understanding of hazardous materials and safety procedures (MSDS, JSA’s, etc.)
• Strong interpersonal communication skills (verbal/written).
• Ability to plan tasks, work independently, and display individual initiative.
• Able to occasionally wear SCBA and or Air Purifying Respirator.
• Ability to troubleshoot and problem solve.
• Possess basic mechanical aptitude.
• Basic math, reading, and computer skills.
• Ability to identify process improvements and act on them.

Considered a Plus:

• Previous experience with digital control operating systems.
• Previous experience with hazardous waste handling.
• Previous forklift experience.
• Knowledge of chemistry and chemical hazards.
• Previous experience operating an industrial high-pressure washer.
• Previous experience in safety teams or industrial safety training.
• Previous experience in manufacturing and/or chemical industry.
• Troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of SDS.

Working Conditions:

• Ability to move material using a forklift.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Willing/able to work outdoors in inclement weather.
• Ability to climb stairs or work in partially confined areas.
• Willing to work 12 hour rotating shifts, overtime, and holidays as needed.
• Maintain clean shaven appearance to allow for respirator usage.

 

With multiple facilities in and around Cleveland, Ohio, Lubrizol is located in one of the largest economic regions in the United States. For the last seven years Lubrizol has been named one of the top workplaces in Northeast Ohio, and in 2016 was judged as the number one workplace by Northeast Ohio’s annual Top Workplaces survey. Buzzing with business, culture, knowledge and entertainment, Northeast Ohio is a vibrant place for people of all ages and walks of life to live, learn, work and play.  This region offers a little bit of everything for everyone - ethnically-diverse communities, affordable housing, award-winning schools and universities, world-class healthcare, indoor waterparks and zoos, ski resorts, museums, halls of fame, one of the longest water-fronts in the country, and the most concentrated square mile of art, cultural, education and health institutions in the nation.  From making your heart race at Cedar Point, to attending a professional sporting event or biking or hiking through over the 100,000 acres of state parks, to catching a Broadway show at Playhouse Square - the second largest performing arts center in the country, you can make it happen right here in Cleveland, Ohio.

 

Lubrizol is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, citizenship, age, religion, marital status, military service, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, or any other characteristic or trait protected by federal, state, or local law.

 

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