Plant Performance & Optimization Engineer

Dow; Hahnville (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equitable base pay & bonus opportunity

Medical and life insurance

Employee stock purchase program

Paid time off

Job summary

Dow in the United States seeks a Senior Operations Performance Engineer to optimize plant operations, resolve issues, and enable safe, efficient production of high-quality products at our Louisiana facility.

You will collaborate with the operations team, apply MET, analyze data, and monitor KPIs to drive continuous improvement, respond to emergencies, and ensure compliance with permits. This role involves on-site work in Hahnville, LA.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• 3 or more years of engineering, manufacturing, or related experience.
• Must possess a TWIC card or be eligible to obtain a TWIC card.
• 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

• 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.
• Could include off hours and weekend support based on business need.
• 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.

Skills

Process Optimization

Root Cause Analysis

Technical Troubleshooting

Operational Excellence & KPI

Safety & Regulatory Compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Bachelor’s degree in chemical/mechanical engineering

Job description

Dow in the United States seeks a Senior Operations Performance Engineer to optimize plant operations, resolve issues, and enable safe, efficient production of high-quality products at our Louisiana facility.

You will collaborate with the operations team, apply MET, analyze data, and monitor KPIs to drive continuous improvement, respond to emergencies, and ensure compliance with permits. This role involves on-site work in Hahnville, LA.