Dow Hiring for Operator – Represented/Tariff Job at Bahía Blanca Full Time
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Our purpose
Join a team that’s passionate about partnership. With careers at Dow, we take time to explore questions and talk to each other. We love to learn. Our people are driven by limitless curiosity.
We are an innovative, customer centric, inclusive, and sustainable materials science company.
-Employing 36,500 individuals
-Across 109 manufacturing sites
-In over 31 countries
Our
portfolio of products and solutions
include:
Plastics: With new technology trends, our plastic additives can be experienced in many everyday items including vinyl, blow-molding bottles, film, rigid containers, PVC plastics, siding, decks and rails, foam pipes and profile formulations, window frames and high-efficiency lubricants.
Industrial intermediates: As the product of a reaction that is beneficial when used as a precursor chemical for another product, industrial intermediates can take on many shapes and forms. Ours are used in home comfort and appliance, building and construction, adhesives and lubricants, and more.
Coatings: Whether it’s a water-based coating or solvent-based coating, a thin film is deposited on materials to enhance specific properties such as enhanced performance, durability, aesthetics, and sustainability.
Silicone businesses: Our silicone-based materials can withstand more demanding applications, from those operating at extreme temperatures, to those under harsh environmental conditions for long periods of time.
Learn more about our partnerships, collaborations and innovations on LinkedIn (@Dow) or Twitter (@DowNewsroom).
We make
diversity and inclusion
a priority—because sharing our perspectives and building on each other’s ideas will drive innovation. Could you imagine yourself in a place like this?
Dow has an opportunity for a Operator – Represented/Tariff located in Bahia Blanca, Argentina. Operates assigned equipment or areas of the Plant. Performs and reports on operational related activities per the Operations Dashboard (OPD)-Tasks List. Utilizes discretionary time to enable sustainable performance results for the facility. Utilizes operations knowledge and experience, to proactively operate the plant in a safe, reliable, and optimal manner. Works with Shift Team members to efficiently anticipate and resolve unplanned events within the capabilities of the shift team and effectively escalates issues that cannot be resolved to the appropriate support roles.
Responsibilities / Duties
Follows Operating Discipline policies, principles, procedures, standards and practices to ensure safe, reliable and efficient operation of assigned plant areas. Ensures adequate operating discipline is available for all activities (planned and unplanned).
Operates and field checks process equipment. Typical activities aligned with this responsibility are:
Makes process equipment changes within normal operating parameters to match plant performance goals.
Submits clear, concise, value-added work requests aligned with required criteria to convey known symptoms / causes to service providers.
Uses troubleshooting skills, knowledge, and resources to resolve process related deviations and problems
Applies principals of a Highly Reliable Organization: Identify Trends & Anticipate Impact, Do Not Generalize, Expect the Unexpected, Engage & Apply Expertise and Commit to Resilience.
Escalates issues appropriately based on impact to achieving goals.
Prepares equipment for turnover to service providers according to EH&S standards and facility operating discipline
Returns equipment to service, as indicated by facility goals, utilizing EH&S standards and facility operating discipline
Effectively communicates activities, opportunities, and issues per facility communication policies and tools, i.e., OPD-Logbook & Task List, etc.
Performs scheduled operational & related tasks and tasks that arise because of resolving unplanned events. (i.e., Field checks, process adjustments, equipment preparation, samples, analysis, rounds, housekeeping, EH&S related tasks, etc.)
Experience
Fluent Spanish in verbal and written communications.
Works with Shift Team members and other Shift Teams to leverage skills and knowledge to balance workload ensuring assigned tasks are completed by due dates.
Short-Cycle Tertiary Degree (i.e. Associate’s Degree) in Process Technology or related field plus process operations, manufacturing or other related experience preferred. In lieu of degree, equivalent years of experience required.
Your skills, knowledge, and abilities include:
Excellent communication and people skills
Conflict management, negotiation, ability to manage complex projects/issues
Focus and results oriented
Ensuring a safe work environment by working safely and, complying with environmental, health and safety standards
Able to clearly and concisely interface with all levels of management
Detail-oriented individual who takes ownership of projects
Passion for ethical excellence and for I&D
Demonstrated ability to solve supply, price, and logistics issues under pressure with competing priorities.
Maintain appropriate relationship with key stakeholders, internal partners, and suppliers.
Additional notes:
No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position
Domestic relocation support is not available.
International relocation support is not available.
We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations if you qualify as a person with disabilities.
Please do not forget to attach your resume.
Dow Offers:
A robust total rewards program, including: competitive base pay, variable pay that rewards individual, team, and Company performance, and comprehensive benefits
On-going learning opportunities within a diverse, inclusive and rewarding work environment
Career experiences that can span different Dow businesses and functions with opportunities for personal and professional growth
The chance to work within a global company and interact with colleagues from around the world
Opportunities that spark your imagination and ignite your passion to help others
About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines global breadth; asset integration and scale; focused innovation and materials science expertise; leading business positions; and environmental, social and governance (ESG) leadership to achieve profitable growth and deliver a sustainable future. The Company’s ambition is to become the most innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world. Dow’s portfolio of plastics, industrial intermediates, coatings and silicones businesses delivers a broad range of differentiated, science-based products and solutions for its customers in high-growth market segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Dow operates 104 manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employs approximately 35,700 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $55 billion in 2021. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. For more information, please visit
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As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, 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 Dow’s equal opportunities is available on