Is Lubrizol a good company to work for?

Lubrizol has an overall rating of 2.9 out of 5, based on over 1,145 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months. 46% of employees would recommend working at Lubrizol to a friend and 42% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Lubrizol have been left by employees working as Intern , Chemical Operator and Lab Technician .

Does Lubrizol pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lubrizol employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lubrizol. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lubrizol?

46% of Lubrizol employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lubrizol 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lubrizol?

Estagiário (31) , Intern (24) , Lab Technician (15) , Process Engineer (14) , Manager (13) , Chemical Operator (12) , Account Manager (10) , Engineer (10) , Operations (10) , Financial Analyst (8) , Product Manager (8) , Production Operator (8) , Scientist (8) , Data Scientist (6) , Director (6)

What are the pros of working at Lubrizol according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and some strong industry leaders to learn from." ((in 85 reviews)); "Benefits are good (excluding vacation offered)" ((in 67 reviews)); "Decent pay stable good pay" ((in 54 reviews)); "Work life balance was good" ((in 37 reviews)); "There's a great culture at Lubrizol and they have interesting challenges that were enjoyable to work on." ((in 34 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lubrizol according to real employee reviews?

"Poor strategy and management." ((in 49 reviews)); "new upper management has been making some large changes." ((in 15 reviews)); "Low salary compared to other players" ((in 14 reviews)); "management struggled to find good managers" ((in 13 reviews)); "New CEO was bad for company." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lubrizol layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Lubrizol layoffs and their outlook for job security at Lubrizol in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Lubrizol locations?

Wickliffe , Cleveland , Deer Park , Brecksville , Houston , Painesville , Franklin , Avon Lake , Corona , Louisville , Gastonia , Bowling Green , Bethlehem , Wilmington , New York , Milwaukee , Midland , Forestville , Lewisville , La Porte , Pasadena , Avon , Philadelphia , Clifton , Pedricktown , Chicago , Henry , Rockford , Rockton , Beloit

Lubrizol reviews

2.9

46% would recommend to a friend

(755 total reviews)

Rebecca Liebert

35% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

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Lubrizol has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 755 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Lubrizol employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

755 reviews

4.0

Oct 5, 2013

Great pace, good work-life balance. Good place to retire from.

Project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work-life balance and pace. Great people-plants are not too big and sprawling-you can familiarize yourself with them pretty quickly and make good friends in the process. Many people stay for their entire career. Company has been a "good ol' boys' club" in the past, but they seem to be trying to improve that image and are succeeding last I heard.

Cons

Most managers like to keep you "in your box" unless you are picked to be on a fast track, in that case you will be tried out for greater responsibility (probably only one shot) and if it doesn't work out, be sidelined if you want to stay or a better manager comes along. Some of the work processes are arcane, but they are trying to improve them.

4.0

Aug 29, 2011

23 years of solid positive experience

Corporate attorney

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Small enough that you can have real impact on the direction of the company

Cons

Very significant politics - when you make too much they find reasons to remove you

2.0

Aug 26, 2011

Pay was good, management and people are not

Mechanical test technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay was great for the position. This is for the most part one of the easiest things to do if you are not interested in advancing. Great bonuses and benefits even when other companies were cutting employees, pay, and hours.

Cons

Management is completely clueless. They do not see what really happens in the lab environment and most of them forget where they came from. Management takes the word of employees who are deceitful and climb the ladder by stepping on others. They give the illusion that they promote from within but once again its all about who you know not what you can do for the company. Management will find a way to hold employees back every step of the way. People I worked with were backstabbers and liars, all for the sake of advancing their own career. No one wanted to take responsibility for anything they did, and they would push blame off on someone else. This section really doesn't have enough space to address all the cons of this place.

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Great pace, good work-life balance. Good place to retire from.

23 years of solid positive experience

Pay was good, management and people are not

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