Resins Sr. Production Engineer

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Position:Resins Sr. Production Engineer

Primary Location:Midland (MI, USA), Michigan, United States of America

Schedule:Full time

Date Posted:12/18/2024

Job Number:R2056482

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.

Dow has an exciting opportunity for aSenior Production Engineer, located inMidland, MI. This opportunity is in Michigan Operations at the following building: Resins (321).

About you and this role:

This position serves as a vital resource for Operations by applying technical skills to optimize plant operations, resolve plant problems, drive continuous improvement, and enable safe and efficient production. This role requires broadened conceptual and working knowledge and experience in job discipline to perform a range of work assignments.

Responsibilities:

• Works closely with the operations team leveraging their problem solving skills and technical expertise.

• Elevates and appropriately applies knowledge of the plant and technology referencing historical data and conferring with 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.

• 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.

• Conducts daily review of logbook and alarm history to better understand the plant operation and stay engaged with daily activities.

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

• Responds urgently to plant issues and emergencies.

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

• Provides leadership, expertise, diagnosis, and optimization in plant Raw Material Efficiency, which may include yield or waste generation.

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

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Engineering.

• A minimum of 3 years of engineering, manufacturing or related experience.

• 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.

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

• Work at heights, climbs stairs and ladders.

• Wear all required personal protective equipment.

• Work in an area with hazardous materials.

Preferred Skills:

• Teamwork: Individual will be part of a team that collaborates together to deliver most effective solution for an operations team.

• Troubleshooting: Ability to work through a systematic approach that is data driven to identify potential root causes and resolve problems efficiently. Troubleshooting equipment and quality issues.

• Data Analysis: The ability to pull, analyze, and make decisions based on quantitative process data.

• Process Safety: Process safety focuses on preventing fires, explosions and accidental chemical releases in chemical process facilities or other facilities dealing with hazardous materials.

• Technical Skills: Ability to learn basic chemistry and apply knowledge to assist in troubleshooting quality issues. Understanding of basic process technology: pumps, instrumentation, distillation, etc.

Note: 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 v.