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About You and this Role

Dow's Light Hydrocarbon Technology Center has an exciting opportunity for a Plant Technology Associate at the SR-1 Cracker at Dow's Sabine River Works in Orange, Texas.

Responsibilities

• Ensure technology best practices are being utilized in facility, including LHC design principles.
• Monitor plant performance; provide direction to run plant staff on improving plant operation.
• Coach technical staff on technology and best practices.
• Challenge plant performance and limits - drive optimal plant performance.
• Collaborate with Plant Tech Center Associates at other Dow crackers, Tech Center Fellows, and Tech Center SME for problem solving and leveraging
• Engage Dow's Technical Expertise & Support department into resolving plant limits or issues.
• Identify improvement opportunities as well as support capital plan / PSTP development.
• Co-owner of plant results and goals, with bias for taking action to improve plant metrics.
• Partner with the Improvement Leader, identify and define major improvement initiatives.
• Provide detailed knowledge of the manufacturing process technology.
• Serve as Tech Center Representative for all projects <$5MM.
• Engage in scope definition for turnaround, including challenging scope. Provide technical support and oversight during to run plant team during all phases of the turnaround.
• Participate in technology related RCIs to ensure appropriate causes and action items are identified.
• Ensure follow-up of business-driven actions, initiatives and RCI actions.
• Act in a people development capacity. Provide coaching, feedback and input on goals related to technology.
• Participate in key plant meetings, including daily morning meetings.
• Participate in tech center audits, LOPA revalidation, and other technology meetings.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in engineering or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E6 ranking OR Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class ranking.
• A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience.
• Prior work experience with Olefins M&E roles.
• Possession of a TWIC card or eligibility to obtain a TWIC card is required for this position. Per the US Government and Department of Homeland Security policy and regulations, you may apply for a TWIC card if you are a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, naturalized citizen or a nonimmigrant alien, asylee, or refugee who is in lawful status.
• A minimum requirement for this 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

• A Bachelor's Degree or higher in Chemical Engineering.
• Prior experience as Production Engineer or Improvement Engineer.
• 5+ years of experience in Olefins M&E roles.
• Knowledge and ideally use of modeling tools (Aspen, Spyro etc.).
• Previous experience with LOPA implementation and maintenance.

Note: Domestic relocation assistance is available for this role and may be provided based on eligibility.

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 visiting www.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 on www.dow.com.

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