Roads and Bridges Activity Leader

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

Dow has an exciting opportunity for a Roads and Bridges Activity Leader located in Freeport, TX. 

Provides front line reliability and maintenance subject matter expertise to ensure sustained reliable equipment and process operation. Provides technical expertise which may be equipment-based or repair technique-based and impacts the reliability, availability and maintainability of the system and/or equipment. Requires advanced skills and expertise in a range of processes, procedures, and systems, and/or specialized technical expertise within an analytical/scientific method or operational process to perform a broad range of complex work assignments. May act as a working team lead, providing subject matter guidance and coordinating work of others. This position is aligned to Diamond Infrastructure Solutions.

Responsibilities

• Monitors equipment performance, identifying and correcting negative trends. Escalates in a timely fashion to avoid EH&S or production impact.
• Implements missing equipment monitoring capabilities to sustain reliability.
• Does simple “5 Why” analysis to address equipment failures and provides experience on failures and repair techniques during formal root cause investigations.
• Implements solutions to resolve chronic/repeat failures.
• Performs, together with crafts or operators, advanced troubleshooting on equipment issues and repairs.
• Coaches crafts and operations personnel on appropriate repair and operations practices respectively.
• Develops procedures and quality control plans with the necessary repair details such as: clearances, tolerances, materials of construction and welding procedures. Ensures their consistent usage.
• Assists Turnaround front end loading with job scoping to ensure successful asset renewal and reliability improvement.
• Develops maintenance procedures based on Most Effective Technology (MET).
• Performs and evaluates Condition-Based Monitoring (CBM) and Preventive Predictive Maintenance (PPM) results and recommends appropriate action.
• Mentors other maintenance team members in core job responsibilities, common repairs, advanced repairs and advanced diagnostics.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of a high school diploma or GED.
• A minimum of 5 years of project management, maintenance, manufacturing, or other related experience.
• Must have current valid US Driver’s License.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of heavy civil construction and maintenance methods.

Your Skills

• Communication: Work closely with various departments and providing subject matter guidance, which requires strong collaboration and communication skills to coordinate work and ensure effective implementation of maintenance procedures.
• Technical Analysis: This includes specialized technical knowledge within analytical/scientific methods or operational processes to perform complex work assignments, such as advanced troubleshooting and repair techniques.
• Troubleshooting: The ability to perform advanced troubleshooting on equipment issues and repairs, working together with crafts or opera