Senior Pilot Plant Technician

At a glance

Position:Senior Pilot Plant Technician

Primary Location:Freeport (TX, USA), Texas, United States of America

Schedule:Full time

Date Posted:05/14/2024

Job Number:R2051559

Position Type:Regular

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.

• Work in tight or closed-in spaces.

• Climb stairs/ladders and work high off the ground.

• Stand or walk for extended periods of time.

• Frequent/occasional lifting of material weighing approximately 50 lbs.

Benefits – What Dow offers you

We invest in you.

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career.  You bring your background, talent and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.

• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental and emotional well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.

• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.

• Become a Dow shareholder through various employee stock programs.

• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.

• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.

• Global Paid Time Off (PTO) policies:

• Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).

• ​Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.

• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation.

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. ​​​​Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visitingwww.dow.com.

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available onwww.dow.com.

Dow is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to providing opportunities without regard for race, color, religion, sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity, national origin, age, disability and genetic information, including family medical history. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may call us at 1-833-My Dow HR (833-693-6947) and select option 8.