Maintenance/Reliability Engineer

Dow•Knoxville, TN

About The Position

At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re 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. We’re 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 you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place. About you and this role - What you will do in this role Dow has an opportunity for a Maintenance/Reliability Engineer located in Knoxville, TN. The Maintenance/Reliability Engineer provides engineering support to address plant issues that are impacting production over a short period of time. This person provides technical expertise which may be equipment based or repair technique based which impacts the availability and maintainability of the facility. This position also requires conceptual knowledge of theories, techniques and methodology within the analytical technology discipline.

Requirements

A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
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.
Root Cause Analysis: Ability to investigate equipment failures and identify the underlying causes to improve reliability and prevent recurrence.
Technical Troubleshooting: Skilled at diagnosing mechanical and equipment issues and advising on appropriate repair methods or design considerations.
Maintenance Strategy Development: Capable of developing and improving maintenance practices, work packages, and preventive maintenance approaches.
Data-Driven Reliability Assessment: Uses reliability metrics, equipment performance data, and maintenance spending trends to identify improvement opportunities.
Safety & Compliance Awareness: Understands and applies EH&S requirements, ensuring repairs and maintenance activities are executed safely and in compliance with standards.

Nice To Haves

2 years of maintenance, engineering, manufacturing or related experience.
A bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering.

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.
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.
Ensure 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 changes 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.

Benefits

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.
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)