Job Abstract

At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.  

Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place. 

About You and This Role:

You are a self-starter who can identify, prioritize, and accomplish multiple tasks. You will serve as a vital resource for NA Performance Packaging & Specialty Plastics R&D Pilot plants by utilizing process knowledge, technical expertise and operations experience to ensure work and repairs in the facilities and pilot plants are carried out safely and proficiently.  In this role, you will work with Site and Contract resource/s with knowledge of equipment function, repair techniques, and maintenance best practices to enhance reliability and performance capability of the pilot plant facilities and plant system operations.  You will work with the pilot plant team and block tenants to coordinate, prioritize, and schedule both plant and maintenance activities as well as ensure that turnaround, improvement, and repair projects for the pilot plant areas are coordinated and executed in a safe and efficient manner.

Responsibilities

• Works closely with Operations team to identify facility and pilot plant system operations requiring repair or improvement.
• Utilizes Plant, Division, and Contract networks to schedule necessary resources to complete work and repairs identified in the facilities and pilot plants.
• Generates work requests for all identified maintenance activity.
• Reviews plans, preparations, and safety intentions of resources assigned to complete work and repairs identified in the facilities and pilot plants.
• Determine if procedures and plans for new service requests are aligned.
• Review work status with service providers and work originators.
• Confirms that all scheduled work has been completed to expectations and policies, including paperwork, and closes work order.
• Reports daily work scheduled and progress to plant staff to inform and enable adjustments as needed.
• Works closely with the engineering team to support facility and process improvement and capital project activity.
• Work with pilot plant team to ensure start-up and shut-down tasks align with facilities and plant operations activities.
• Creates, develops, changes and updates maintenance procedures and checklists, and initiates procedure MOC’s, as needed.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of a high school diploma/GED or equivalent
• A minimum of five years of process, maintenance, or operations experience in the chemical, manufacturing or related industries required.
• Must have the ability to work overtime as needed, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States.  No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Physical Requirements (with or without reasonable accommodations):

• Stand or walk for extended periods of time.
• Bend, reach, and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Complete job tasks wearing safety equipment such as gloves, goggles, and ear plugs.

Preferred Skills:

• Associates degree or higher.
• Proficiency using SAP.
• Solution or High Pressure Polyethylene process experience preferred.
• Experience in the understanding of the flow of maintenance work in various crafts.

Benefits – What Dow offers you 

We invest in you. 

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career.? You bring your background, talent and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.  

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee: 

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives. 
• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental and emotional well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it. 
• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals. 
• Become a Dow shareholder through various employee stock programs.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building. 
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs. 
• Global Paid Time Off (PTO) policies:
  • Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).  
  • ?Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.  
  • Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation. 

Join our team, we can make a difference together. 

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. ????Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment.  We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com.