Operations Performance Engineer

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's Emulsions/Polymers production facility in Knoxville, TN has an opening for an Operations Performance Engineer
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In this role, you will play a key part in helping the plant deliver maximum value through Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) excellence, operational reliability, efficiency, and low cost to produce. As a member of a smaller manufacturing site, you will have the opportunity to work across a broad range of technical and operational areas, gaining exposure beyond what is typically available in larger facilities.

This unique role offers significant opportunities to develop both technical and leadership capabilities while partnering closely with Operations, Maintenance, EH&S, and other functions to optimize plant performance, resolve complex challenges, and enable the safe, reliable, and efficient production of quality products.

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

• Elevate and appropriately apply knowledge of the plant and technology referencing historical data and conferring with Technology Center or other subject matter experts (SMEs).

• Ensure Most Effective Technology (MET) is understood and utilized, and that process automation is used as a tool to optimize plant performance.

• Utilize defined MET and challenge/escalate MET application and assumptions when better solutions arise.

• Partner with experts to perform advanced troubleshooting and improve and document operating discipline.

• Diagnose and document root causes of asset utilization losses in the facility.

• Understand why specific procedure steps and precautions are needed and keeps a strong field presence to reinforce the importance.

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

• Maintain, own, and review daily Key Process Indicators (KPI)/ trends to ensure optimum performance.

• Respond urgently to plant issues and emergencies.

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

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

• Ensure compliance with plant operating permits. Understand site integration and provide input to optimize the overall system.

• Provides support with on-call rotation.

• Must have obtained a bachelor's degree in engineering by January 2027. Chemical or mechanical engineering discipline is preferred. In lieu of a degree, relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E5 or Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class or Sergeant ranking will be considered.

• Previous experience in a chemical production facility is preferred.

• Previous experience in coatings is preferred.

• 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.