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Position:Senior Process Safety Engineer

Primary Location:Terneuzen (NLD), Netherlands

Schedule:Full time

Date Posted:02/27/2025

Job Number:R2057123

Position Type:Regular

Workplace Type: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 have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Process Safety Engineer to strengthen our team in the Polyurethanes facility located in Terneuzen, The Netherlands!

This is an excellent opportunity supporting the largest polyol plant in the world (also expanding) and an asset with manufacturing aligned to multiple businesses: PU (Polyols and PU Systems) and Dow Industrial Solutions. This role will have the process safety responsibilities outlined below supporting different areas within Polyurethanes. Finally, this role will also have the opportunity to act as Manufacturing Representative on smaller process safety related or other projects as part of the improvement team, based on project plan and activity level.

The Senior Process Safety Engineer develops and applies technology, management systems, and hazard assessment tools designed to protect people, property, and the environment by controlling the risks of unplanned events such as fires, explosions, and chemical releases. Has the corporate stewardship responsibility to assure that process safety technology, management systems and hazard assessment tools are appropriately applied in the supported business or businesses. Supports a business or geographic region and/or influences changes to Dow Process Safety technology and initiatives. Requires in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline and basic knowledge of related job disciplines.

In this role you will partner with the Process Safety Manager and act as primary back-up.

Responsibilities

• Partners with the Technology Center and EH&S leaders to develop and implement business strategies for meeting EH&S goals as related to process safety.

• Works with assigned Technology Centers, develop and implement strategies for defining and implementing Process Safety Most Effective Technology (MET).

• Defines Process Safety templates and guidance that can be leveraged globally for assigned Technology Centers.

• Provides local Process Safety support for the facilities, including guidance on interpreting LPPs and local regulations, conducting root cause investigations (RCI) and RCPHAs, approving Management of Change reviews, and supporting other Process Safety requirements as needed.

• Provides Process Safety expertise for Management of Change, including approval of MOCs as the Process Safety functional reviewer.

• Participates in RCIs for incidents at business aligned facilities.

• Ensures Process Safety training for personnel within the business has been implemented.

• Partners with the Technology Center to Review Process Safety incidents across the technology.

• Participates in Project Reviews and develops recommendations for addressing process safety issues.

• Participates in Reactive Chemical/Process Hazard Analyses (RC/PHAs), LOPA studies, EH&S audits and ensures they are completed on time. Develop recommendations for addressing Process Safety deficiencies identified in these reviews.

• Act as Manufacturing Representative in scoping, engineering and implementation of capital or expense projects as part of the improvement team, based on project plan and activity level.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in Engineering is required.

• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience (i.e. process safety, engineering, manufacturing, or related).

Your Skills

• Process Safety Expertise: In-depth knowledge of process safety technology, management systems, and hazard assessment tools to protect people, property, and the environment.

• Communication and Teamwork: Excellent communication and organizational skills, with the ability to partner with Operations, Technology Centers and EH&S leaders to develop and implement business strategies.

• Critical Thinking: Critical thinking is the evaluation of facts to form a judgment by using the rational, data-based analysis of factual evidence.

• Project Management: Leading and supporting continuous improvement activities, participating in project reviews and potentially serving as a project manager or manufacturing representative in specific projects.

• English language is mandatory. Dutch language is preferred or willingness to learn.

• Experience with Alkoxylation technology is a plus.

Additional notes

This position offers European relocation support.

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.

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