Senior Production/Improvement Engineer

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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

Dow’s Glycol Ethers and Polyglycols units have an exciting opportunity available for a Senior Production/Improvement Engineer in Plaquemine, LA.  As the Senior Production/Improvement Engineer, you serve as a vital resource by applying technical and organizational skills to drive the plant level continuous improvement program targeted at delivering maximum value from the assets, while continuously improving process safety and production efficiency. This role requires expanded conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline and broadens capabilities while also providing a unique opportunity to develop both technical and leadership skills by working closely with our third-party operations service provider and serve as the Dow production focal point and production coordinator for one of our units.  Focus will be on collaborating with partners within Operations, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Tech Center to identify and implement innovative and sustainable solutions that will enable the production facilities to continuously improve upon strong historical performance.

Responsibilities

• Possess in-depth process technology and continuous improvement skill sets helping to establish credibility with the operations team.
• Drive knowledge exchange with technology experts to increase awareness of potential improvement opportunities for the technology.
• Partner with the experts to develop and implement a Plant Specific Technology Plan that delivers positive year-over-year ROC (return on capital) and non-capital continuous improvement while meeting the plant level EH&S improvement goals.
• Champion process safety activities and acts as a resource for relevant process safety concerns. Partner with plant operation and maintenance personnel to identify and track performance indicators to be used in identification of technology gaps and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Support the facility root cause investigation process by serving as a team member or facilitator for incidents related to process technology. Lead and support plant continuous improvement activities aligned to the PSTP and also support the capital plan for the facility. Lead continuous improvement activities for the facility and may serve in specific GPM related roles of project manager or manufacturing representative.
• Champion the “next unplanned event” exercise for the plant and ensure potential solutions are captured in the appropriate prioritization system.
• Serve as the implementation arm of the technology center.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in an Engineering discipline required.
• Must have a current US Driver's license.
• At least 2 years of engineering, manufacturing, or related experience required.
• Must possess a TWIC card or be eligible to obtain a TWIC card. For information on TWIC eligibility requirements, please see: https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic (If unable to access link, copy and paste in your browser).
• 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.

Willing and able to meet physical demands of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations

• Wear safety equipment, such as earplugs, goggles, and steel-toed shoes.
• Climb stairs/ladders and work high off the ground.
• Stand or walk for extended periods of time.  
• This role does involve elevated work greater than or equal to four feet above the ground.

Additional Notes

• Domestic relocation assistance is available for this role and may be provided based on eligibility.