Millwright Maintenance Technician

Dow•Fort Saskatchewan, AB

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Dow is seeking a Millwright Maintenance Technician to join their team in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. This role aligns with Dow's Poly Maintenance organization, where the technician will apply specialized craft knowledge to execute planned tasks from the weekly maintenance schedule. Working in an industrial operating facility, the responsibilities include maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing a range of motors, pumps, and compressors, requiring strong technical expertise and a commitment to safety and reliability. The role also involves collaborating with various groups to develop plans, procedures, and solutions.

Requirements

Must have obtained a high school diploma/equivalent PLUS a Millwright Journeyperson Certificate, Red Seal Designation or a two-year technical diploma (or higher) in a mechanical discipline.
A minimum of 5 years relevant maintenance experience.
Ability to safely work in a plant environment, meet physical demands, work at elevated heights, and comfortably use PPE and safety equipment (including harnesses with a total maximum weight capacity of 300lbs). Must be familiar with or open to training on proper equipment usage.
A minimum requirement for this position is the ability to work legally in Canada. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including any type of permanent residency support.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience with poly plant operations and maintenance is preferred.

Responsibilities

Diagnose and resolve equipment issues to minimize downtime and support safe, reliable operations.
Clearly communicates work execution status and challenges to workgroup and stakeholders.
Complete preventative and predictive maintenance tasks to sustain equipment health and reduce unplanned failures.
Acts as first point-of-contact for field technical questions from the millwright team, or operations.
Supports apprentice and junior millwright personnel from a mentorship and teaching perspective.
Specify, requisition, and install parts and equipment, ensuring accuracy in material and design specifications.
Collaborate with planners, Work Area Coordinators (WAC), Operations and Engineering.
Support root cause investigations with failure documentation, capturing insights to drive long-term equipment reliability improvements.
Collect and analyze equipment performance and historical data to identify trends and improvement initiatives.
Follow established maintenance work processes and safety requirements to ensure quality and consistent work execution.
Use SAP to effectively document work history.
Commissioning and startup of various equipment.
Procedure writing and review.
Review drawings and schematics for problem solving and design decisions.

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).
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)