Job Description:
Our purpose
Join a team that's passionate about partnership. With careers at Dow, we take time to explore questions and talk to each other. We love to learn. Our people are driven by limitless curiosity.
We are an innovative, customer centric, inclusive, and sustainable materials science company.
-Employing 36,500 individuals
-Across 109 manufacturing sites
-In over 31 countries
Our portfolio of products and solutions include:
-Plastics: With new technology trends, our plastic additives can be experienced in many everyday items including vinyl, blow-molding bottles, film, rigid containers, PVC plastics, siding, decks and rails, foam pipes and profile formulations, window frames and high-efficiency lubricants.
-Industrial intermediates: As the product of a reaction that is beneficial when used as a precursor chemical for another product, industrial intermediates can take on many shapes and forms. Ours are used in home comfort and appliance, building and construction, adhesives and lubricants, and more.
-Coatings: Whether it's a water-based coating or solvent-based coating, a thin film is deposited on materials to enhance specific properties such as enhanced performance, durability, aesthetics, and sustainability.
-Silicone businesses: Our silicone-based materials can withstand more demanding applications, from those operating at extreme temperatures, to those under harsh environmental conditions for long periods of time.
Learn more about our partnerships, collaborations and innovations on LinkedIn (@Dow) or Twitter (@DowNewsroom).
We make diversity and inclusion a priority-because sharing our perspectives and building on each other's ideas will drive innovation. Could you imagine yourself in a place like this?
Plant/Area
Dow has exciting job opportunities for Equipment Care Operators in Carrollton, KY.
Job Summary:
Are you interested in a job where you are able to use your technical skill and critical thinking to help your team succeed? In this role, you will work in an environment such that no two subsequent days are the same. You will be able to own your work while your team safely produces the highest quality silicones.
Responsibilities:
- Follows Operating Discipline policies, procedures, standards, and practices to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of assigned plant areas.
- Operates and field checks process equipment. Monitors process conditions, key performance metrics, equipment and control systems and makes appropriate decisions to maintain and/or achieve desired rates and conditions aligned with Plant/Site/Business goals.
- Performs scheduled operational and related tasks and tasks that arise as a result of resolving unplanned events.
- Works with shift team members and other shift teams to balance workload ensuring assigned tasks are completed by due dates.
- Maintains qualification in assigned areas and completes training goals in a timely manner.
- Mentors and trains new and existing operations personnel.
- Performs Autonomous Maintenance, including minor repairs and preventative maintenance, utilizing appropriate policies, procedures, processes and disciplines. Note: Subject to local agreements.
Required Qualifications:
High School diploma or equivalent is required, along with ONE of the following:
- 1 or more years of experience in a manufacturing role.
- A Certification or Associates degree or higher in Applied Science or similar field of study. In lieu of a degree, 4 or more years of technical military training will be considered.
Also required:
- Ability to arrive to work in enough time to be dressed and prepared to work by the start of the shift.
- Ability to work overtime as needed.
- 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.
Willing and able to meet physical demands of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations:
- Lift, push, and pull.
- Frequent bending, reaching, and lifting
- Stand and walk for extended periods of time
- Work at heights, climb stairs and ladders.
- Work in tight and closed in spaces.
- Wear all required personal protective equipment, including but not limited to respirator.
- Work in an area of intense or continuous noise.
- Work in an area with hazardous materials.
- Hand Movement.
- Use of Foot Controls.
- Repetition.
- Balancing.
Your preferred qualifications:
- Previous experience working in a Chemical Manufacturing environment.
- Previous experience as a Production Operator.
- Forklift experience.
Your skills, knowledge, and abilities include:
- Mechanically inclined.
- Ability to troubleshooting and analyzing technical equipment.
- Data entry skills (basic computer skills).
- Proficient in Microsoft applications and SAP.
- Self-motivated with a desire for career growth.
- Ability to communicate to team via e-mail, as well as face-to-face individually and in team settings.
- Problem-solving skills.
- Time management.
- Work in a team environment to meet team/site goals.
- Strong work ethic.
- Have a high regard for personal safety and the safety of others, with a proven history of addressing safety concerns and issues.
Additional notes
- No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.
- 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.
- The ability to work a full shift, come to work on time, work overtime and holidays as needed and the ability to work according to the necessary schedule to meet job requirements with or without reasonable accommodation is an essential function of this position.
- 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.)
To apply
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- Please allow 30 minutes to 1 hour to complete an assessment when you apply. This will need to be completed at once, as it cannot be saved and continued later. An assessment is required for each position.
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- What can we accomplish together? Apply to find out!
For current AND future openings!
Dow Offers:
- A robust total rewards program, including: competitive base pay, variable pay that rewards individual, team, and Company performance, and comprehensive benefits
- On-going learning opportunities within a diverse, inclusive and rewarding work environment
- Career experiences that can span different Dow businesses and functions with opportunities for personal and professional growth
- The chance to work within a global company and interact with colleagues from around the world
- Opportunities that spark your imagination and ignite your passion to help others
About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation and leading business positions to achieve profitable growth. The Company's ambition is to become the most innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company, with a purpose to deliver a sustainable future for the world through our materials science expertise and collaboration with our partners. Dow's portfolio of plastics, industrial intermediates, coatings and silicones businesses delivers a broad range of differentiated science-based products and solutions for its customers in high-growth market segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer care. Dow operates 106 manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employs approximately 35,700 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $39 billion in 2020. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. For more information, please visit www.dow.com or follow @DowNewsroom on Twitter.
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 on www.dow.com.
Dow is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to providing opportunities without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. 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 contact us at http://www.dow.com/en-us/contact-us or you may call us at 1-833-My Dow HR and select option 0, then press *.
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