The Dow Chemical Company

Senior Improvement Engineer

The Dow Chemical Company$90K — $120K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering required
  • At least 3 years of relevant engineering or manufacturing experience
  • Legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship

Responsibilities

  • Establish credibility with operations by leveraging process technology expertise
  • Promote knowledge exchange to identify enhancement opportunities
  • Create and execute a Plant Specific Technology Plan to improve ROC and meet safety goals
  • Lead process safety initiatives and track performance indicators
  • Facilitate root cause investigations and lead continuous improvement activities
  • Oversee the 'next unplanned event' exercise to prioritize potential solutions

Benefits

  • Inclusive community through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
  • Equitable pay with bonus opportunities
  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs
  • Competitive retirement benefits with financial planning resources
  • Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program
  • Flexibility for personal productivity and work-life balance
  • Paid parental leave and family support time
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • On-site fitness facilities and employee discounts
Full Job Description
About this Role

Diamond Infrastructure Solutions has an exciting opportunity for two Senior Improvement Engineers supporting Diamond's Environmental Operations and Diamond's Energy Business assets located in Texas City, TX. You will become a vital resource for Operations by applying technical and organizational skills to drive the plant level continuous improvement program targeted at delivering maximum value from the assets, while continuously improving process safety and production efficiency.

Responsibilities
  • Possesses in-depth 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.


Qualifications
  • A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or STEM field
  • A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience (i.e. engineering, manufacturing or related fields)
  • 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.


Skills
  • Continuous Improvement: drives efficiency and performance gains through structured, plant-level initiatives.
  • Process Technology: applies deep technical knowledge to troubleshoot issues and identify optimization opportunities.
  • Process Safety: leads safety initiatives and ensures compliance with EH&S standards in operations.
  • Root Cause Analysis: investigates incidents to determine causes and implement corrective actions.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: partners with operations and technical teams to execute improvement plans


Additional Notes
  • This position does not offer relocation assistance


Benefits - What Diamond Infrastructure Solutions offers you

We invest in you.

Diamond Infrastructure Solutions 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.

  • Vibrant network of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) designed to foster inclusion and belonging. With ten ERGs spanning diverse interests and identities, there's a group for everyone. Employees are encouraged to join and actively participate.
  • 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 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.
    • 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 Group's (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)

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Size
35,700 employees
Market Cap
$35.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.2 billion
5 Year Trend
+2.7%
Revenue
$38.5 billion
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