Facilities & Maintenance Manager
Lubrizol · Corona, CA
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Reliability
- Base pay
- $138k–$169k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Certification
- Black Belt preferred
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Posted
- 23 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management reliability role at Lubrizol (chemicals) in Corona, CA. Standing, walking, or operating equipment for extended periods.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required · Black Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Black Belt, Root cause, CAPA, FDA / GMP
- Base pay
- $138k–$169k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in California: typical posted base $115k–$169k. This one lists $138k–$169k.
Median of the low and high ends of 69 live postings that list pay, out of 147 reliability engineer openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
California plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 146 other live reliability postings in California.
- Base pay
- About 8% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Typical $115k–$169k, from 67 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 71%
- New product launch 41%
- FMEA 40%
- Automation 30%
- ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 28%
- ✓ Tooling 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Black Belt, CAPA, FDA / GMP, Extrusion, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
Pulled from the posting text. If it's not listed here, the posting didn't say.
How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at Lubrizol
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- The posting mentions a Black Belt. Does the company sponsor certification?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Lubrizol in Corona
2 other open roles at this site.
- Operations Manager · Production · Manager
- Senior Process Engineer · Process · Senior
Full description from LubrizolAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
of ISO, FDA, OSHA, NFPA, EPA, DEQ, and DOT and ensure
requirements
are followed in the execution of these duties.
- ✓Manage and maintain controlled environmental areas to ensure compliance to ISO Class 7 and Class 8 requirements.
Required Qualifications
that Enables Your Success
- ✓Bachelors’ degree
- ✓5+ years’ experience in an Industrial setting
- ✓Experience maintaining controlled environments
- ✓Previous experience as a supervisor in a Maintenance or Facilities function
- ✓Experience with electrical, electronics, mechanical, pneumatics, and/or hydraulics.
Preferred Qualifications
that Drive you Forward
- ✓Bachelors’ Degree in an Engineering Discipline.
- ✓Experience managing Facilities and Maintenance functions in a medical device manufacturing facility.
- ✓Experience with extrusion equipment including Davis Standard extruders.
- ✓Six Sigma Green or Black Belt.
- ✓COGZ administration experience
- ✓Lean Manufacturing experience and credentials
- ✓First Aid/CPR certifications.
Your Work Environment
At Lubrizol, we’re committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and empowering environment where you can do your best work—whether in a lab, on the production floor, or in a hybrid office setting. Depending on your role, your work environment may include:
- ✓Standing, walking, or operating equipment for extended periods
- ✓Working in a lab or manufacturing setting with appropriate PPE provided
- ✓Use of computers and digital tools in an office or hybrid environment
- ✓Occasional lifting or movement of materials.
- ✓Adherence to rigorous safety protocols and ergonomic standards.
We continuously invest in our facilities and technologies to ensure they support your well-being, productivity, and growth. If you require reasonable accommodation, we are committed to working with you to ensure an inclusive and accessible experience.
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Shape the Future with Us.
At Lubrizol, we’re bringing to life the chemistry behind clean water, efficient transportation, reliable infrastructure, critical medicines, and the products people rely on every day through science, sustainability, and a culture of inclusion.
As part of our global team, you’ll be empowered to make a real impact - on your career, your community, and the world around you.
Job Type: Full-time, On-Site
How You’ll Make an Impact
As a Facilities & Maintenance Manager, you'll be driving excellence through Facilities and Maintenance functions at our Corona facility. You'll collaborate with a diverse group of passionate individuals to deliver sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing, and enhance modern life. In this role, you will:
- •Lead our Facilities and Maintenance functions with a safety-first mentality.
- •Provide technical assistance and facilities support to Operations.
- •Develop and manage annual departmental headcount budget plan and operational expense budgets.
- •Coordinate all building repair (interior/exterior), janitorial, landscaping and vendor related services.
- •Lead and drive excellence and continuous improvement for planning, scheduling, monitoring, resource assignment and completion of preventive maintenance schedule for all mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and electronic equipment including chillers, compressors, air handling units, fire suppression/alarm systems, and all other capital equipment.
- •Lead and be accountable for timely inspection, response, troubleshooting and repair of all capital equipment.
- •Responsible for identification, procurement, storage and upkeep of all critical spare parts for building systems and equipment that may impact manufacturing while managing efficient inventory levels.
- •Maintain an efficient inventory of replacement production tooling that ensures Production can run parts as scheduled. Ensure effective tooling cleaning and inspection processes are in place to provide timely and accurate delivery of tooling to Production on a daily basis for each shift.
- •Facilitate the movement of equipment and furniture for any relocation or reconfiguration following site’s Quality Management System requirements.
- •Support execution of validation and qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) protocols for equipment.
- •Work closely with Project Engineers in developing infrastructure and processes for new product development, additional equipment installations, etc., including managing plant layout and P&ID drawings.
- •Support maintenance personnel in resolving facilities and equipment problems using systematic methods of troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and effective and sustainable corrective action.
- •Design, develop and conduct safety and environmental training programs to satisfy OSHA requirements. Ensure that all staff always comply to external and Lubrizol internal safety standards.
- •Design, develop and conduct hazardous waste management protocols, maintain air emissions permits, and hazardous waste permits to satisfy DEQ and EPA requirements.
- •Prepare and submit various HSES reports in coordination with HSES department.
- •Generate, update and implement process documentation and procedures for department.
- •Complete assigned projects and report status in a timely manner. Close assigned CAPA’s in a timely manner.
- •Maintain working knowledge of all
Benefits that Empower You
- •Competitive salary with performance-based bonus plans
- •401(k) match + Age-Weighted Defined Contribution
- •Comprehensive medical, dental & vision coverage
- •Health Savings Account (HSA)
- •Paid holidays, vacation, and parental leave
- •Flexible work environment
- •Learning and development opportunities
- •Career and professional growth
- •Inclusive culture and vibrant community engagement
Learn more at benefits.lubrizol.com !
