Senior Production Engineer: Plant Performance Leader

Dow Inc.; Madill (OK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base pay with bonus

Health and life insurance

Paid time off

Employee discounts

On-site fitness facilities

Training & mentoring

Retirement plan

Job summary

Dow Inc. seeks a Senior Production Engineer in the United States to optimize plant operations, drive safe and efficient production, and coordinate with supply chain to meet business goals.

The role interfaces with technical experts and uses MET and process automation to improve performance, troubleshoot issues, and lead corrective actions across the Knoxville plant. A bachelor's in engineering and 3+ years of experience are required.

Qualifications

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

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

Manufacturing Technologies

Safety and Compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Dow Inc. seeks a Senior Production Engineer in the United States to optimize plant operations, drive safe and efficient production, and coordinate with supply chain to meet business goals.

The role interfaces with technical experts and uses MET and process automation to improve performance, troubleshoot issues, and lead corrective actions across the Knoxville plant. A bachelor's in engineering and 3+ years of experience are required.