Overview
The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a specialty chemical firm delivering 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 worldwide and employs about 8,000 people.
We value diversity in professional backgrounds and life experiences. Lubrizol pursues a consistent, unbiased, and transparent recruitment process to create a positive experience for candidates, offering flexibility and ensuring employees feel engaged and fulfilled in every aspect of life.
Responsibilities
* Work in physical chemistry and drive the fundamental understanding of additive performance, delivering sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life.
* Apply disciplines such as colloid, surface and rheological sciences and operate high‑resolution instruments (electron microscopy, scattering techniques, rheometers, thermal analysis, surface adsorption techniques, kinetics) to design experiments and define project directions to answer fundamental questions.
* Provide lab work, attend meetings, give presentations, and produce formal reports to communicate data and results into business areas in Lubrizol Hazelwood (UK) and other global sites.
Qualifications
* BSc, MChem in Chemistry or equivalent, with an industrial training year and a 2:1 grade or above.
* Grade B or above in A‑Level Chemistry.
* Ability to operate safely and confidently in a lab environment.
* Interest in applied, physical, analytical chemistry or formulation science.
* Creative approach to problem‑solving and keen interest in developing new technologies.
Benefits
* Competitive salary
* Discretionary bonus
* 33 days holiday (including 8 bank holidays)
* Competitive pension scheme
* Flexible working hours
* Potential to support final‑year project
* Subsidised sports and social club (some locations)
* Subsidised on‑site restaurant facility (some locations)
* Free car parking
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