Senior Production Engineer

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About you and this role –

Dow has a Senior Production Engineer role located in Victoria, TX which is part of the Seadrift Hub in the Victoria F Unit High Pressure Copolymer facility. The Senior Production Engineer serves as a vital resource for Operations by applying technical skills to optimize plant operations, resolve plant problems, and enable safe and efficient production of low cost, quality products. Requires in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in job discipline and basic knowledge of related job disciplines to solve complex problems.

Responsibilities –

• Works closely with the operations team leveraging their problem-solving skills and technical expertise.
• Elevates and appropriately applies knowledge of the plant and technology referencing historical data and conferring with Technology Center or other subject matter experts (SMEs).
• Ensures Most Effective Technology (MET) is understood and utilized and that process automation is used as a tool to optimize plant performance.
• Utilizes defined MET and challenges/escalates MET application and assumptions when better solutions arise.
• Partners with experts to perform advanced troubleshooting and improve and document operating discipline.
• Diagnoses and documents root causes of asset utilization losses in the facility.
• Understands why specific procedure steps and precautions are needed and keeps a strong field presence to reinforce the importance.
• Conducts daily review of logbook and alarm history to better understand the plant operation and stay engaged with daily activities.
• Maintains, owns, and reviews daily Key Process Indicators (KPI)/ trends to ensure optimum performance.
• Responds urgently to plant issues and emergencies.
• Acts as a unit technical expert during unplanned events and drives implementation of effective corrective and preventative actions.
• Provides leadership, expertise, diagnosis, and optimization in plant Raw Material Efficiency, which may include yield or waste generation.
• Ensures compliance with plant operating permits. Understands site integration and provides input to optimize the overall system.
• Works with MPWP support roles, Plant Leadership and associated Change Leaders, as applicable, to coordinate the implementation and effective utilization of the MPWP, roles, enabling tools and organizational design.

Qualifications –

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• A minimum of 2 years of engineering, manufacturing, or related experience
• 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 Skills –

• Chemical or Mechanical Engineering disciplines preferred.
• Root cause investigation experience.
• Chemical production facility experience.

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

• Lift, push, and pull up to 55 lbs.
• Frequent bending, reaching, and lifting.
• Stand and walk for extended periods of time.
• Work at heights, climb stairs and ladders.
• Work in tight and closed in spaces.
• Wear all required personal protective equipment, including but not limited to respirator, ear plugs, steel-toed shoes and goggles.
• Work in an area of intense or continuous noise.
• Work in an area with hazardous materials.
• 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.

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