Logistics Technician: Fast-Paced Materials Ops & Safety

Dow Chemical; Bellaire (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equitable base pay & bonus opportunity

On-site fitness facilities

Employee discounts

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Dow has an exciting opportunity for a Logistics Technician in Lone Star Operations, Deer Park, TX. You will manage product loading/unloading, storage, and movement of materials while using SAP and other digital tools to document shipments.

Responsibilities include operating pumps/valves, coordinating with engineers and schedulers, and ensuring safety and environmental compliance in a fast-paced plant environment.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a High School diploma or equivalent is required.
• Current, valid US driver’s 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

• Product loading of railcars, tank trucks, isotainers, and flexitanks (bladder tanks).
• Product unloading hazardous and non-hazardous materials.
• Product storage operations; hose switching station operations; scale house operations; railcar cleaning.
• Enters Load In, Load Complete, and Shipment Complete in SAP for all shipments.
• Completes Tank transfers, switching and monitoring.
• Performs Operator maintenance duties including instrument lead clearing, small gasket change outs and line unplugging.
• Performs incidental maintenance (including changing out pumps and valves)
• Lift hoses, bolt flanges and operate valves and similar equipment including the proper clearing and isolation of equipment.
• Offload packaged raw materials in the warehouse; date and put away raw materials in the warehouse; rotate raw materials in the warehouse; label lines; paint and clean as time permits.
• Completes filter/strainer changes as required.
• Prepares equipment for maintenance (including isolation of energy sources, line and equipment opening).
• Follow the MPWP, and Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) and Operating Discipline Management System (ODMS) procedures and practices.
• Issues Safe Work Permits for all types of unit maintenance.
• Performing routine operation of basic control systems and devices to monitor levels, temperatures, pressures and flow rates and transfer of products.
• Create and improve operating disciplines for safe and efficient operations.
• Troubleshoot, analyze and resolve technical issues within the plant.
• Use electronic tools such as LIMS, CDS, SAP, Electronic Logbook, and MTL, as required.
• Effectively work in a team environment.
• Work with engineers, process operators, supervisors, schedulers, maintenance, and lab technicians.
• Obtain and process product samples to ensure quality control.
• Fill out and process necessary paperwork pertinent to the job.
• Perform the duties associated with the Lone Star laboratory.
• Operate pumps, valves, and other mechanical equipment.
• Be able to identify and mitigate any possible hazards that may arise.
• Train new distribution operators and educate team members.
• Participate and plan special projects as needed.
• Participate and lead department teams for the purpose of meeting department/company milestones and goals.
• Performs crisis response activities.
• Work with schedulers & vendors to process returns and resolve shipping issues.

Skills

Multitasking

Troubleshooting

Communication

Collaboration

Initiative

Positive Attitude

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Process Technology Certification

Associate's degree

Military experience (3+ years)

Tools

LIMS

CDS

SAP

Electronic Logbook

MTL

Job description

Dow has an exciting opportunity for a Logistics Technician in Lone Star Operations, Deer Park, TX. You will manage product loading/unloading, storage, and movement of materials while using SAP and other digital tools to document shipments.

Responsibilities include operating pumps/valves, coordinating with engineers and schedulers, and ensuring safety and environmental compliance in a fast-paced plant environment.