Production Engineering Expertise Manager

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About you and this role:

Dow has an exciting opportunity for a Production Engineering Expertise Manager located in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada.

This role will support the Fort Saskatchewan Path2

Zero program. The Path2

Zero (P2Z) program will create the first net-zero emissions site of its kind in the world. The Fort Saskatchewan P2Z program is a key enabler to Dows Decarbonization strategy. Learn More:
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In this role you will provide operational expertise to the team in project design, construction, commissioning, and start-up aspects of the project. You will represent plant operations to ensure the process facility as completed is operationally safe, reliable, efficient, and environmentally effective. This role reports to the Production Leader.

Commissioning/Project Responsibilities:

• Provides operations expertise and support to Manufacturing Representatives, C&SU team and other team members.
• Provides local operating knowledge to the project team and the C&SU team.
• Supports planning of Commissioning and Start-up activities and development of related procedures.
• Supports development of plant operating discipline and training program.

Once the plant will be running, the Production Engineering Expertise Manager serves as a vital resource for Operations by applying technical skills to optimize plant operations, resolve plant problems, and enable safe and efficient production of low cost, quality products. Requires in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in job discipline and basic knowledge of related job disciplines to solve complex problems.

Normal Operations
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…