Senior Technical Advisor

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Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We're a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you're looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you're in the right place.

About you and this role:

Serves in a vital role for Operations, utilizing process knowledge, technical expertise, and operations experience to assist, teach and coach plant personnel. Focuses on troubleshooting process or equipment issues, improving process performance, and increasing plant reliability. Requires full proficiency in a range of technical, operational, or analytical/scientific processes and procedures through job-related training and considerable on the job experience to perform a variety of work assignments. Acts as an informal resource for team members with less experience.

Responsibilities / Duties:

• Acts as a technical/process subject matter resource in the assigned operational area.
• Enhances front line skills and knowledge of plant personnel and related roles through coaching on plant process, equipment, engineering, reliability principles, Life Critical Standards, and other related area. Coaches and teaches operators/technicians during troubleshooting activities. Partners with an operations team member when in the field.
• Performs or assists in process related root cause or failure analysis. Leverages and communicates the results to operate plant personnel for learning purposes. Ensures thorough and timely pre-investigations occur.
• Works with continuous improvement and plant resources to identify, implement and sustain improvements relating to area of expertise.
• Develops and maintain plant process training material content and qualification assessments.
• Maintains a high involvement in the formal training process and qualification of team members on plant process.
• Develops a strong partnership with the activity coordinator/gate keeper and provides back up to these roles, as needed.
• Maintains "on call" status for plant unplanned events, emergencies and advising.
• Engages in turnaround scope definition, preparation and execution.
• Owns and coaches others on the effective use of logbook, focusing on quality of information entered and appropriate note type/stamp utilization.
• Participates in available Technical Advising role networks to improve personal effectiveness and leveraging of best practices.
• Creates, reviews, modifies and approves operational procedures to ensure sound operating discipline.
• Partners closely with the production staff to resolve problems, drive continuous improvement, and ensure the facility goals are achieved. Mentors new production staff as they on-board and train.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of an associate's degree in a technical discipline or three years or more of relevant military training/experience. In lieu of degree, equivalent 5 years of manufacturing experience
• A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience
• 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
• The critical competencies required for success are: act upon safety requirements, understanding customer needs, team work, taking initiative, time management, technical proficiency in use of computer applications and Dow policies and procedures

Able to meet the following physical demands of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations:

• Lift, push, and pull up to 55 lbs.
• Work at heights, climb stairs and ladders
• Work in tight and close in spaces
• Wear all required personal protective equipment, including but not limited to a respirator
• Work in an area of intense or continuous noise
• Work in an area with hazardous materials

For positions based in California, Dow is required by law to include the pay scale that is reasonably expected to represent the salary range for the position. This salary range is specific to the State of California and accounts for both new and experienced employees with consideration to factors including but not limited to skillset, experience, and sustained job performance (or similar jobs).

A reasonable hourly base salary range for this position is: $34.04 – $60.58. For those employees who are eligible for overtime pay, payment will be made under the provisions of federal and state law (typically, 1.5X of your regular hourly rate).

Note: This position does not offer relocation assistance.

Benefits – What Dow offers you

We invest in you.

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental and emotional well-being, to help you get the care you you need it.
• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.
• Become a Dow shareholder through various employee stock programs.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
• Global Paid Time Off (PTO) policies:
  • Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
  • ​Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
  • Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group's (ERG) participation.

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world's leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. ​​​​Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting

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