Senior Operations Performance Engineer

Dow Venture Capital; Tewantin; Sur place; AUD 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Base pay and bonus opportunity

Medical and life insurance

Paid time off and vacation allowance

Employee discounts and well-being

Résumé du poste

Dow seeks a results-driven engineer to lead profitable operations across production and logistics, applying leadership and problem-solving to close performance gaps. You will analyze data to validate results, certify corrective actions, and guide start-up and handover activities.

A strong focus on safety, reliability, and continuous improvement will be essential. As a senior contributor, you will collaborate with maintenance, process experts, and cross-functional teams to drive optimizations,

Qualifications

• Requires an engineering degree in chemical, mechanical, electrical, civil, materials, logistics/supply chain, or related field.
• Requires strong understanding of chemistries, equipment, and processing technology in the area of responsibility.
• Requires data-driven decision making and problem-solving capability.
• Requires ability to understand mass and energy balance and correlate losses to value.
• Requires effective communication, influence, and stakeholder alignment.
• Requires ability to lead projects, coach others, and build operational credibility.
• Requires a value creation and continuous improvement mindset.

Responsabilités

• Evaluate and categorize production losses and deviation data.
• Analyze operational, quality, and logistics data to validate results, diagnose gaps, and identify improvements.
• Determine and prioritize corrective actions to close operational performance gaps in utilization, yield, uptime, quality, and reliability.
• Identify, prioritize, and implement improvement opportunities aligned with plant, global technology, and business objectives.
• Lead and support capital and non-capital improvement projects using defined work processes.
• Provide leadership during plant maintenance, unplanned events, commissioning, start-up, and project handover to Operations.
• Partner with maintenance, OTEC, and process expertise to drive temporary and permanent equipment repairs and improvements.
• Support and drive EHS and process safety culture, compliance, and incident reporting.
• Champion effective maintenance practices, operating discipline, and root cause problem solving.
• Provide input to turnaround scope for availability and reliability opportunities.

Connaissances

Leadership

Operations

Problem Solving

Reliability

Formation

Engineering degree (chemical, mechanical, electrical, civil, materials, logistics/supply chain, or related)

Description du poste

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.

About you and this role

Drives profitable operation across production and logistics by applying leadership, problem-solving, and continuous improvement to close performance gaps. Analyzes operational, quality, and logistics data to validate results, diagnose gaps, and identify improvements that deliver value and required performance.
Owns taking corrective action to close performance gaps, accuracy of data entry, and prioritized improvements aligned to plant and business goals. Provides leadership during unplanned events, commissioning, start-up, and project handover, exercising decision-making authority and escalating as required.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and categorize production losses and deviation data
• Analyze operational, quality, and logistics data to validate results, diagnose gaps, and identify improvements
• Determine and prioritize corrective actions to close operational performance gaps in utilization, yield, uptime, quality, and reliability
• Identify, prioritize, and implement improvement opportunities aligned with plant, global technology, and business objectives
• Lead and support capital and non-capital improvement projects using defined work processes
• Provide leadership during plant maintenance, unplanned events, commissioning, start-up, and project handover to Operations
• Partner with maintenance, OTEC, and process expertise to drive temporary and permanent equipment repairs and improvements
• Support and drive EHS and process safety culture, compliance, and incident reporting
• Champion effective maintenance practices, operating discipline, and root cause problem solving
• Provide input to turnaround scope for availability and reliability opportunities

Qualifications

• Requires an engineering degree in chemical, mechanical, electrical, civil, materials, logistics/supply chain, or related field
• Requires strong understanding of chemistries, equipment, and processing technology in the area of responsibility
• Requires data-driven decision making and problem-solving capability
• Requires ability to understand mass and energy balance and correlate losses to value
• Requires effective communication, influence, and stakeholder alignment
• Requires ability to lead projects, coach others, and build operational credibility
• Requires a value creation and continuous improvement mindset

Your Skills

• Leadership
• Operations
• Problem Solving
• Reliability

Benefits – What Dow offers you

We invest in you.

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career.You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.

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, financial, and social 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.
  • Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
  • Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
• Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
• 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.
• Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
• 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.
• Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
• On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
• Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
• Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
  • Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
  • Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
  • Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications.Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 30countries and employ approximately36,000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately$43 billionin 2024. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visitingwww.dow.com.

As part of our dedication to inclusion, 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.