Production​/Improvement Engineer

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Plaquemine (LA, USA), Louisiana, United States of America

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.

Dow’s Glycol Ethers and Polyglycols units have an exciting opportunity available for a Production/Improvement Engineer in Plaquemine, LA
. As the Production/Improvement Engineer, you serve as a vital resource 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 your job discipline and broadens capabilities while also providing a unique opportunity to develop both technical and leadership skills by working closely with our third‑party operations service provider and serve as the Dow production focal point and production coordinator for one of our units.

Focus will be on collaborating with partners within Operations, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Tech Center to identify and implement innovative and sustainable solutions that will enable the production facilities to continuously improve upon strong historical performance.

• Possess in-depth process technology and continuous improvement skill sets helping to establish credibility with the operations team.
• Drive knowledge exchange with technology experts to increase awareness of potential improvement opportunities for the technology.
• Partner with the experts to develop and implement a Plant Specific Technology Plan that delivers positive year-over-year ROC (return on capital) and non‑capital continuous improvement while meeting the plant level 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 to be used in identification of technology gaps and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Support the facility root cause investigation process by serving as a team member or facilitator for incidents related to process technology. Lead and support plant continuous improvement activities aligned to the PSTP and also support the capital plan for the facility. Lead continuous improvement activities for the facility and may serve in specific GPM related roles of project manager or manufacturing representative.
• Champion the “next unplanned event” exercise for the plant and ensure potential solutions are captured in the appropriate prioritization system.
• Serve as the implementation arm of the technology center.

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline required.
• Must have a current US Driver's license.
• 2 years of engineering, manufacturing, or related experience preferred.
• Must possess a TWIC card or be eligible to obtain a TWIC card. For information on TWIC eligibility requirements, please see https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..
• A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the…