Senior Production Engineer

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Dow has an opening for a Quench Production Engineer at our Louisiana Hydrocarbons (LHC-3) site located in Plaquemine, LA. LHC-3 produces ethylene and propylene as one of the crackers in Louisiana Operations located in Plaquemine. LHC-3 is a flexi-cracker which provides additional opportunities and challenges than a single feed unit. This role covers operating vital plant assets driving reliability and plant optimization around the quench system. The Quench Production Engineer is the focal point for quench operation which has an impact on all downstream units within LHC-3.

This role serves as a vital resource for Operations by applying technical skills to optimize plant operations, drive plant reliability, resolve plant problems, and enable safe and efficient production of low cost, quality products. This position requires broadened conceptual and working knowledge and experience in job discipline to perform a range of work assignments.

Responsibilities / Duties

• 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 permits. Understands site integration and provides input to optimize the overall system.

Required Qualifications:

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in engineering

• A minimum of 3 years of relevant industry experience is required.

• Must possess a TWIC card or be 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 Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in mechanical or chemical engineering

Notes:

We do not offer relocation assistance for Dow jobs like this position. This includes reimbursement for travel expenses incurred to and from test sessions/interviews. If you apply for a position that is not within the area in which you reside, you will be responsible for all costs that you incur

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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.

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