Maintenance Technician - Electrical Technician

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 - What you will do in this role

The Maintenance Electrical Technician will provide the technical expertise to assist the Work Coordinators and Scheduler in performing electrical work and to participate in the installation, acceptance testing, commissioning, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of complex electrical systems and equipment.

Responsibilities - Duties, projects, tasks, and activities you would be responsible for in this role

• Repairs, maintains, and installs electrical equipment which is used in the process.
• Troubleshoots, diagnoses, and replaces defective components on electrical systems and documents failure analysis.
• Reads and interprets electrical, logic, loop, and single line diagrams.
• Specify, comply and verify equipment for hazardous area classifications according to hazardous area classification drawings.
• Identifies and understand auxiliary circuits associated with each piece of equipment.
• Creates and follow hazards assessment indicating safety, health and environmental considerations for a job.
• Reviews the job package and verify work can be carried out safely.
• Performs the task as per the conditions of the Safe Work Permit.
• Works within established Maintenance Work Processes and helps resolve issues that surface as a result of planning and scheduling work.
• Assists in planning, prioritizing, and scheduling maintenance through planner, work coordinator and operations input.
• Checks sizing of components and parts.
• Coordinates, specifies, requisitions, and installs parts and equipment.
• Supports robust procedure use culture which includes field use, reviews, revisions, and development of procedures.
• Participates in field interactions including procedure audits as requested.
• Provide influential leadership within the Dow team and contractor workforce
• ​Available for weekend call and holdover overtime, call-ins, plant turnarounds, is an expectation of the job.

Qualifications - Required education, experience and abilities that are needed for this role (must haves)

• A minimum of a High School Diploma and one or more of the following:
  • Associate’s degree or higher in Electrical Technology/Electronic from an accredited educational institute.
  • 4 or more years of relevant military experience.
  • Technical diploma in Electrical Technology/Electronic from an accredited educational institute.
  • 3 or more years of experience in an industrial electrician role.
• Valid U.S. 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 Skills - An expanded list of qualifications that are "nice to have", but not essential

• 5+ years of experience as an Industrial Electrician in Plant Maintenance. 

The physical abilities, with or without reasonable accommodations, include:

Able to meet the following physical demands of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations:

• Lift, push, and pull.
• 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, earplugs, goggles, hardhat, and steel-toed shoes.
• This role does involve elevated work greater than or equal to four feet above the ground.

Your skills, knowledge, and abilities include:

• Ability to demonstrate the use of test equipment such as Multimeter, Continuity Tes