Senior Production Engineer: Plant Optimization Leader

Dow Chemical; Tracy (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Dow in Knoxville, TN is seeking a Senior Production Engineer to optimize plant operations, resolve issues, and enable safe, cost-effective production of quality products. This role requires broad knowledge of engineering theories, practices, and procedures to coordinate production units to meet business goals and to act as the interface between the plant and supply chain.

You will work with operations teams and SMEs, apply MET and process automation, review KPI trends, and respond to

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in engineering is required; chemical or mechanical engineering preferred.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience.
• U.S. work authorization is required; no visa sponsorship is available.

Responsibilities

• Understands the Business needs relating to production and translates these Business production goals into plant production goals.
• Works with Integrated Supply Chain to ensure plant needs are met, i.e. production planning, product shipping, raw materials, etc.
• Determines shutdown timing with applicable roles from Supply Chain, Turnaround, Operations, Maintenance and other service providers.
• Coaches plant personnel on measurement tools and daily updates of performance records and business measurements.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Participates in on-call rotation.
• 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

Technical Problem-Solving

Process and Data Analysis

Collaboration and Communication

Knowledge of Manufacturing Tech

Attention to Safety and Compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering (Chemical or Mechanical preferred)

Tools

MET

Process automation tools

Job description

Dow in Knoxville, TN is seeking a Senior Production Engineer to optimize plant operations, resolve issues, and enable safe, cost-effective production of quality products. This role requires broad knowledge of engineering theories, practices, and procedures to coordinate production units to meet business goals and to act as the interface between the plant and supply chain.

You will work with operations teams and SMEs, apply MET and process automation, review KPI trends, and respond to