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Position:Senior Production & Improvement Engineer | Pilot Plant

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

Schedule:Full time

Date Posted:01/06/2025

Job Number:R2057219

Position Type:Regular

Workplace Type:Hybrid or Onsite

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

We are looking for aSenior Production & Improvement Engineerto be located inFreeport, TX.You will be responsible for ourPolyurethanes Market Development Plant.

The Polyurethanes Market Development Plant (MDP) plays a key role in the development, scale up and initial production of new products for several businesses. This involves the development and optimization of new product recipes, production steps, and associated requirements. The Market Development Plant also functions as the larger scale testing facility for new process technology developments for later implementation at full scale.

We operate at the scale between R&D and manufacturing. Our team is small, agile, and talented, and in a unique position working with multiple functions within Dow, such as research and development, tech service, operations, or engineering. The future of the polyols business comes through us, and this provides an opportunity to use and develop a wide variety of skills and play a vital role in the development and commercialization of new products for the future of Dow.

This role serves as a vital resource for R&D by applying in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge to optimize pilot plant operations, resolve problems, and enable safe and efficient production of materials. Impacts a range of customer, operational, and project activities within own discipline.

In this role, you will require in-depth conceptual and working knowledge of your discipline or functional area. You will need to understand your discipline's best practices and how they relate to others. You may need to lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements as well as serve as a resource for less experienced colleagues. You should also be able to explain difficult or sensitive information and work to build consensus with others.

It is your responsibility to analyze and resolve complex problems, examine information from multiple sources, and use judgement to evaluate established and new solutions. Your performance impacts a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities within your own team and other related teams and requires that you work within established guidelines and policies.

Responsibilities

• Elevates and appropriately applies knowledge of the pilot plant and technology referencing historical data and conferring with Research and 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, and impacts a range of operational activities

• 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

• Maintains and reviews daily Key Process Indicators (KPI)/ trends to ensure optimum performance

• Responds urgently to pilot plant issues and emergencies

• Acts as a unit technical expert during unplanned events and drives implementation of effective corrective and preventative actions

• Ensures compliance with plant operating permits and understands site integration and provides input to optimize the overall system

Qualifications

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or other related field required.

• At least 2 years' experience required, preferably in a manufacturing environment.

• 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

• Problem solving

• Process optimization

• Project management

• Communication

• Compliance and safety

Additional notes

• This position does not offer relocation assistance

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, financial, and social 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.

• Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).

• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).

• Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.

• Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.

• 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.

• Competitive yearly vacation allowance.

• 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.

• Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.

• On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).

• Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.

• Additionally, some of our locations might offer:

• Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)

• Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)

• Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

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.