Senior Maintenance Engineer

At Dow we believe in putting people first and were passionate about delivering integrity respect and safety to our customers our employees and the planet.

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. Were 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 youre looking for a challenge and meaningful role youre in the right place.

Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the worlds leading materials science companies serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging infrastructure mobility and consumer 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 30countries and employ approximately36000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately$43 billionin 2024. 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.

Dow has an exciting opportunity available for a Senior Maintenance Engineer. This position is located in Texas City TX.

About you and this role:

Provides engineering support to address plant issues that are impacting production over a short period of time. Provides technical expertise which may be equipment based or repair technique based that impacts the availability and maintainability of the facility. This role requires expanded conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline and broadens capabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Serves as a subject matter expert in equipment failures and repair techniques during root cause investigations.
• Develops maintenance operating discipline.
• Provides technical expertise to plant personnel on troubleshooting failures repairs and evaluating whether equipment is designed to meet its intended or existing service conditions.
• Provides a clear focus on creating a highly reliable organizational culture and the elimination of unplanned events by implementing reliability and maintenance services and solutions.
• Provides coaching mentoring and feedback to mechanical engineers and other maintenance team members.
• Ensures that work requests include engineering input on repair details and if necessary provides onsite/offsite technical support for deviations from this data for equipment that is critical for the process.
• Ensures repairs repair techniques and equipment specific training are documented and made available.
• Provides maintainability input to Global Project Methodology activities.
• Supports the preventive maintenance coordinator as required in reviewing spare parts list for existing equipment.
• Enters quality service and product performance information into the reporting system.
• Participates in developing the maintenance budget to support the maintenance strategy.
• Provides engineering input for work packages to ensure standards are followed as required. Provides input on development of work orders during development of turnaround work particularly on critical equipment requiring engineering review or input.
• Provides equipment reliability and performance data to the technical resource networks for input into equipment purchasing requirements evaluation of equipment performance vendor performance and modifications to MET.
• Completes EH&S orientation and all required training. Exhibits safe work behaviors and works safely without injury or insult to the environment. Fulfills all requirements of the production area and/or maintenance area EH&S.
• Supports Industrial Hygiene and other EH&S work process activities. Incorporates safety considerations in planning and maintenance implementation. Understands impact of process chemistry with respect to materials of construction or lubrication.
• Uses maintenance spending reliability and maintenance metrics for assigned area. Understands objectives of the Facility Maintenance Strategy for assigned areas and relevant history of equipment failures.
• Analyzes impact of equipment failures on maintenance spending to identify improvement opportunities. Initiates reliability related MOCs and effectively implement change in own area of responsibility in coordination with appropriate leadership. Understands principles of Long-Term Cost of Ownership. Analyzes and troubleshoots maintenance spending in assigned area with coaching.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a bachelors degree in engineering or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E5 ranking or Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class or Sergeant
• A minimum of 6 years 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.

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

• Work at heights climbs stairs and ladders.
• Wear all required personal protective equipment such as earplugs goggles and steel-toed shoes.
• Work in an area of intense or continuous noise.
• Work in an area with hazardous materials.
• Perform frequent bending reaching and lifting.
• Stand or walk for extended periods of time.
• This role does involve elevated work greater than or equal to four feet above the ground.

Your skills:

• Troubleshooting: Ability to work through a systematic approach that is data driven to identify potential root causes and resolve problems efficiently. Troubleshooting equipment and quality issues.
• Cross Functional Collaboration: Work with Peers functional support groups (tech center quality maintenance etc.) to accomplish facility goals and resolve day to day challenges associated with their processes of responsibility.
• Technical Skills: Ability to learn basic chemistry and apply knowledge to assist in troubleshooting quality issues. Understanding of basic process technology: pumps instrumentation distillation etc.
• Prioritization: The ability to assess all of the potential areas of focus and able to prioritize what the organization is in most of need of to meet key deadlines. Focus on urgent when needed and also ability to be proactive for important/non-urgent activities.
• Communication: Strategic communication management is the control of communication in and out of an organization to promote the clear exchange of information and ideas.
• Critical Thinking: Critical thinking is the evaluation of facts to form a judgment by using the rational data-based analysis of factual evidence.

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 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 financial and social 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.
  • Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
  • Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees Savings Plan (401(k)) helping employees reach the Company match.
• Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
• 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.
• Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
• 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 Groups (ERG) participation.
• Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
• On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
• Employee discounts for online shopping cinema tickets gym memberships and more.
• Additionally some of our locations might offer:
  • Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
  • Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
  • Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

Join our team we can make a difference together.

About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the worlds leading materials science companies serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging infrastructure mobility and consumer 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 30countries and employ approximately36000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately$43 billionin 2024. 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.

As part of our dedication to inclusion Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dows equal opportunities is available on .