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Position:Senior Improvement Engineer

Primary Location:Hahnville (LA, USA), Louisiana, United States of America

Schedule:Full time

Date Posted:01/27/2025

Job Number:R2057147

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

Dow is looking for the nextSenior Improvement EngineerinHahnville, LA. This role serves as a vital resource for Operations by applying technical and organizational skills to drive the plant level continuous improvement program targeted at delivering maximum value from the assets, while continuously improving process safety and production efficiency. This role requires expanded conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline and broadens capabilities.

The successful candidate for this job will be a member of the SCO Hydrocarbons Improvement Team. This team improves the plants’ performance by developing and implementing projects to increase profitability and sustainability. These projects include safety system upgrades, yield and conversion energy improvements, operating discipline enhancements, capacity upgrades, control system upgrades, and various cost reduction efforts. The improvement team also assists operations and plant staff in determining how best to run the plant efficiently and safely.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support plant continuous improvement activities. Serve in specific GPM roles of project manager or manufacturing representative on multiple projects.

• Partnering with plant operation personnel to secure process data for identification of technology gaps, improvement opportunities, and project definitions.

• Identifying plant improvements that are aligned to the Global and Plant Specific Technology Plan objectives.

• Validating improvement opportunities using global tools and assists in building the Plant Specific Technology Plan.

• Providing technical plant support in specialized areas including process simulation, modeling, risk analysis, and process optimization.

• Build respect and trust of the operations team because of their great process technology knowledge and continuous improvement skill set

• Drive knowledge exchange with tech center and other crackers

• Develop and implement a project portfolio that delivers positive year-over-year ROC and EH&S improvement goals.

• Champion process safety activities and act as a resource for relevant process safety concerns

• Partner with plant operation and maintenance personnel to identify and track performance indicators

• Support the facility root cause investigation process

• Serves as the implementation arm of the technology center.

• Participate in plant immediate response and advising similar to other day support roles.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor or Master Degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Civil Engineering required.

• At least 3 years of engineering, manufacturing, or related experience required.

• Must possess a TWIC cardorbe eligible to obtain a TWIC card. For information on TWIC eligibility requirements, please see: https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic (If unable to access link, copy and paste in your browser).

• 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

• Critical Thinking: Demonstrate strong critical thinking skills to analyze complex problems and develop innovative solutions.

• Prioritization: Prioritize tasks effectively to ensure timely completion of projects and meet deadlines.

• Process Safety: Ensure a safe work environment by adhering to all safety protocols and regulations.

• Decision Making: Make informed decisions based on data analysis and risk assessment to drive continuous improvement.

• Technical Communication: Communicate technical information clearly and effectively to team members and stakeholders.

Willing and able to meet physical demands of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations

• Wear safety equipment, such as earplugs, goggles, and steel-toed shoes.

• Climb stairs/ladders.

• Stand or walk for extended periods of time.

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.