Senior Pilot Plant 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:

You are a self-starter who can identify, prioritize and accomplish multiple tasks. You can provide support to the operation of the Research & Development (R&D) Pilot Plant. You can work directly with engineers, scientists, leaders, and other technicians to ensure safe and proficient operation of the plants to deliver samples and process data as requested in the planned experiments.

In this role, you will be using your prior related experience, job-related training, or vocational training to complete routine activities. You will need to have basic technical skills to follow the established and approved work processes and operating discipline. You will need to understand how these assigned duties relate to other jobs within your workgroup and be able to exchange basic technical information with other team members.

It is your responsibility to use standard operating procedures and/or analytical/scientific methods to address defined and straightforward problems. You must have the ability to select solutions from established options to resolve typical administrative, data organization, and data coordination problems. You will be accountable for managing your own assigned workload with no additional supervisory responsibilities. You will receive supervision and guidance in this role. This position supports Dow’s Packaging, Specialty Plastics & Hydrocarbons Research and Development Programs and is located at the Freeport, TX site.

Responsibilities

• Applies previous related experience, job-related training, or formal vocational training to ensure safe and efficient operation of assigned plant areas
• Operates and field checks process equipment, and monitors process conditions, equipment, and control systems in a defined area
• Performs tasks assigned to operations as per Master Task List (e.g. Field checks, equipment preparation, samples, etc.)
• Uses trouble shooting skills to resolve process related deviations and problems, and understands how the assigned duties relate to others in the team and how the team integrates with other related teams
• Monitors, collects, and inputs plant metrics for Statistical Process Control, asset utilization, conversion costs, production yields, and identifies opportunities for plant optimization
• Performs process equipment troubleshooting, minor repairs, improvements and preventative maintenance
• Uses process knowledge and skills to make improvements in plant performance and Operating discipline, including creating and improving job procedures.
• Write Safe Work Permits and perform lock out/tag out
• Participates in Root Cause Investigations
• Performs process upset/crisis response activities assigned by leadership
• Demonstrates proficient application of Life Critical Standards, operate plant discipline and sets role model in safety culture
• Completes all assigned training per facility training plan
   

Required Qualifications:

• A High School diploma or equivalent.
• A minimum of 7 years of laboratory or manufacturing experience required
• Must have the ability to follow a 12 hour rotating shift schedule
• 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

• Associates Degree with emphasis in Process Technology, Chemistry, Biology, or similar technology related area + 5 years relevant work experience preferred.

Preferred Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft applications, such as Word and Excel
• Strong communication, interpersonal and technical skills 
• Strong multi-tasking, problem solving, and time management skills
• Seeks challenges and enjoys overcoming them
• Safety Oriented

Physical Demands:

• Wear safety equipment, such as earplugs, goggles, and steel-toed shoes
• Wear and use respirators. 
• Perform frequent bending, reaching, and lifting.
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