Chemical Plant Operator – 12-Hour Shifts, Safety Focus

Dow Inc.; Mill Valley (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Bonus opportunity

401(k) match

Paid time off

Healthcare benefits

On-site facilities

Job summary

Dow Inc. has an exciting Operator opportunity in Orange, Texas within Sabine River Operations. You will operate process equipment, monitor conditions, and work with the shift team to maintain safe, reliable, and efficient plant performance.

You will participate in emergency response training, promote continuous improvement, and mentor other operators while meeting 12-hour shift requirements and overtime when needed.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a High School Diploma or GED and one or both of the following.
• 2 or more years of experience in an Operations role within a Chemical Manufacturing environment
• In lieu of a degree Dow will consider those with 3 or more years of relevant military experience
• Successful candidates must be able to work 12-hour shift schedule and work overtime as required, including Holidays and Weekends
• Must have valid US Drivers License.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Follow Operating Discipline policies, principles, procedures, standards and practices to ensure safe, reliable and efficient operation of assigned plant areas
• Operate process equipment by monitoring process conditions, key performance metrics, field equipment and control systems. Making appropriate decisions to maintain and/or achieve desired rates and conditions aligned with Plant/Site/Business goals
• Serve on site Emergency Response Team (ERT) and attend all required training (Fire Response, HAZMAT, Medical, etc)
• Conduct effective shift relief, as defined in facility specific operating discipline and tools, to ensure effective communication and handoff to arriving shift team
• Use process knowledge and skills to improve plant performance and operating discipline. Proactively identify improvements and opportunities utilizing facility improvement processes, appropriate management of change processes and communication tools
• Maintain qualifications in assigned areas, per facility policy, and complete training goals in a timely manner. This includes using discretionary time to address skills and knowledge gaps
• Mentor and train new and existing operations personnel on process operation, optimization, effective troubleshooting, emergency response and the use of operating discipline in alignment to plant's training process
• Perform scheduled operational and related tasks and unscheduled tasks that arise because of unplanned/non-routine events
• Perform Immediate Response/Severe Weather Response activities, as assigned

Skills

Safety discipline

Process operation

Shift work

Emergency response

Troubleshooting

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Military experience (3+ years) in lieu of degree

Job description

Dow Inc. has an exciting Operator opportunity in Orange, Texas within Sabine River Operations. You will operate process equipment, monitor conditions, and work with the shift team to maintain safe, reliable, and efficient plant performance.

You will participate in emergency response training, promote continuous improvement, and mentor other operators while meeting 12-hour shift requirements and overtime when needed.