Logistics Technician

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

About you and this role

Dow has exciting job opportunities for Logistics Technicians at the Bayport facility located in La Porte Texas.

Dow is looking for top-caliber technically capable Logistics Technicians who embrace change adapt fast make decisions quickly possess self-confidence and are lifelong learners. These positions require a high degree of dedication to safety and environmental stewardship.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine operation of basic control systems and devices to monitor levels temperatures pressures and flow rates and transfer of products.

• Lift hoses bolt flanges and operate valves and similar equipment including the proper clearing and isolation of equipment.

• Follow operating discipline procedures and practices to ensure a safe and efficient operation of assigned duties.

• Control monitor and make necessary adjustments on control systems and manually operated equipment.

• Maintain safe and organized warehouses and truck staging areas

• Operates process equipment including drumming activities loading/offloading of tank wagons and railcars.

• Safe operation of mobile equipment including forklifts track mobiles and yard mules.

• Perform activities such as railroad switching moving rail cars spotting cars/trucks for load/offload activities.

• Maintain accurate logs records reports and inspection checklists.

• Troubleshoot process product quality safety and environmental problems and identify equipment requiring maintenance.

• Prepare equipment for maintenance Issue Safe Work Permits and monitor daily maintenance work

• Ensure safe and efficient performance of maintenance and project work.

• Act as a resource for other Technicians on job tasks and prioritization of work activities.

• Take ownership for the accurate completion of all assigned tasks.

• Can certify on other plant certifications as required.

• Participate in site Emergency Response Team if required

• Complete all duties as assigned with a high degree of dedication to safety and environmental stewardship.

• Execute EHS Standards and Operating Disciplines with a high degree of ownership and excellence

Qualifications

• A minimum of a High School diploma or GED is required.

• Able to meet physical requirements for the emergency response team. Willing to join Houston Hub Emergency Response Team.

• Must be able to work a rotating shift schedule including nights weekends overtime and holidays as required.

• Current valid US drivers license.

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associates degree or higher plus a Process Technology Certification

• 3 or more years of Military experience with a technical specialty in lieu of a degree.

• Experience in logistics activities including offloading/loading chemical tank wagons drumming track mobile/railcar operation and warehouse operations.

Your Skills

• Mechanical Aptitude: Mechanical aptitude is the ability to understand and use machines or tools.

• Emergency Procedures: An emergency procedure is a plan of actions to be conducted in a certain order or manner in response to a specific class of reasonably foreseeable emergency a situation that poses an immediate risk to health life property or the environment. Where a range of emergencies are reasonably foreseeable an emergency plan may be drawn up to manage each threat.

• Chemical Processes: A chemical process is a method or means of somehow changing one or more chemicals or chemical compounds. Such a chemical process can occur by itself or be caused by an outside force and involves a chemical reaction of some sort.

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): PPE refers to clothing and gear worn to reduce exposure to workplace hazards. This includes items like gloves safety glasses hard hats ear protection and protective footwear. PPE helps protect employees from injuries related to chemicals heat noise sharp objects and other risks commonly found in manufacturing environments. Employees are expected to wear appropriate PPE as required maintain it properly and follow safety guidelines to ensure a safe working environment

• Risk Awareness: Risk awareness is the raising of understanding of what risks exist their potential impacts and how they are managed.

• Mechanical Principles: Mechanical reasoning can be broadly defined as the ability to perceive and understand relationships between components within a mechanism.

• Chemical Hazards: A chemical hazard is a type of occupational hazard caused by exposure to chemicals in the workplace. Exposure to chemicals in the workplace can cause acute or long-term detrimental health effects. There are many types of hazardous chemicals including neurotoxins immune agents dermatologic agents carcinogens reproductive toxins systemic toxins asthmagens pneumoconiotic agents and sensitizers. These hazards can cause physical and/or health risks.

• System Procedures: System procedures refer to a system as a network of procedures which are integrated and designed to carry out the major activity. It consists of a set of processes and each process constitutes detailed methods procedures and routines which are required to carry out a specific activity perform a duty or solve a problem.

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

• Able to lift hoses bolt flanges and operate valves and similar equipment as a normal part of the job.

• Lift push and pull up to 55 lbs.

• Frequent bending reaching and lifting.

• Stand walk stoop and twist.

• Stand 50% of the time.

• Walk for extended periods of time

• Work at heights climb stairs scaffolding and ladders.

• Work in tight and closed in spaces.

• Wear all Personal Protective Equipment as required including but not limited to full face respirator or SCBA; and FRC clothing while performing outside duties.

• Work in an area of intense or continuous noise.

• Work in an area with hazardous materials.

• Lift hoses bolt flanges and operate valves and similar equipment as a normal part of the job.

• Meet physical requirements for the emergency response team.

• Able to lift hoses bolt flanges and operate valves and similar equipment as a normal part of the job.

• Must be able to wear and use personal protective equipment (PPE) including harnesses with a total weight capacity of 300lbs.

• This role does involve elevated work greater than or equal to four feet above the ground.

• Required to drive a fork truck track mobile and yard mule.

Additional notes

• 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.

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