Senior Improvement Engineer

At a glance

Position:Senior Improvement Engineer

Primary Location:Fort Saskatchewan (AB, CAN), Alberta, Canada

Schedule:Full time

Date Posted:05/13/2024

Job Number:R2051600

Position Type:Regular

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About you and this role:

Dowhas an exciting opportunity for anSeniorImprovement Engineerlocated inFort Saskatchewan, AB!

The Hydrocarbons Improvement Team is seeking a candidate with experience designing, executing and starting up projects in a dynamic plant environment. The successful candidate will work closely with functional and plant partners to safely deliver value to Dow. If you are looking to join a diverse team and are a self-starter with experience leading plant improvement opportunities by collecting, defining and executing projects, we look forward to meeting you.

S/he leads the prioritization and implementation of all plant improvement opportunities and required implementation resources for a global process technology. S/he partners with the Plant and Operations leaders to solicit and collect ideas, describe opportunities, and implement projects. The Improvement Engineer meets global business goals through optimization of the process technology, implementation of improvement projects and implementation of Most Effective Technology (MET) while also continuously improving process safety and production efficiency. This role requires conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline and basic knowledge of related job disciplines. Requires expanded conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline and broadens capabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Possesses process technology and continuous improvement skill sets helping to establish credibility with the operations team.

• Drives knowledge exchange with technology experts to increase awareness of potential improvement opportunities for the technology.

• Partners with the experts to develop and implement a Plant Specific Technology Plan that delivers positive year-over-year ROC (return on capital) and non-capital continuous improvement while meeting the plant level EH&S improvement goals.

• Champions process safety activities and acts as a resource for relevant process safety concerns. Partners with plant operation and maintenance personnel to identify and track performance indicators to be used in identification of technology gaps and continuous improvement opportunities.

• Supports the facility root cause investigation process by serving as a team member or facilitator for incidents related to process technology. Leads and supports plant continuous improvement activities aligned to the PSTP and also supports the capital plan for the facility. Leads continuous improvement activities for the facility and may serve in specific GPM related roles of project manager or manufacturing representative.

• Champions the “next unplanned event” exercise for the plant and ensures potential solutions are captured in the appropriate prioritization system.

• Serves as the implementation arm of the technology center.

• Participates in the on-call program for plant immediate response and advising similar to other day support roles.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Engineering or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E6 or Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class or Sergeant ranking.

• A Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering is preferred.

• A minimum of 3 years engineering, manufacturing or related experience is required.

• Registration or the ability to be registered with APEGA (EIT/P. Eng).

• A minimum requirement for this Canada based position is the ability to work legally in Canada. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position.

Additional Notes:

• Relocation Assistance is not available for this role.

Benefits – What Dow offers you

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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 need...when 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 visitingwww.dow.com.

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