Senior Maintenance Engineer

Dow•Freeport, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Diamond Infrastructure Solutions has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Maintenance Engineer responsible for the Kiln assets located in Freeport (TX). As a Senior Maintenance Engineer, you will provide engineering support to address plant issues that are impacting production over a short period of time. You will provide technical expertise which may be equipment based or repair technique based which impacts the availability and maintainability of the facility. This role interfaces with many key functions and areas of expertise outside of the maintenance organization, such as purchasing, technology experts, and project engineering resources. This role is aligned to the Diamond Infrastructure Solutions (“Diamond Infra”) company and will be seconded from Dow to Diamond Infrastructure Solutions until January 1, 2027. At that time, the role will become directly aligned to the Diamond Infrastructure Solutions Company.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E5 ranking OR Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class ranking
A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience
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
Willing and able to meet physical demands of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations: Essential functions of this position may require, among other things, that the employee use particular types of equipment -- such as on-site safety equipment that has specific weight limitations whereby the individual’s own weight, plus the weight of tools and other items and materials, must not exceed a certain threshold. (For example, some types of safety equipment may be rated for a maximum weight limit of 300 pounds total.) In the event a job offer for this position were (conditionally) extended and provides for a pre-employment medical examination, the individual will be appropriately evaluated in regard to their ability to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation

Nice To Haves

Degree discipline in Electrical, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering preferred
Mechanical Engineering: design, analyze, manufacture, and maintain mechanical systems.
Reliability: Ability to analyze equipment performance, identify failure patterns, and implement improvements that reduce downtime and long-term costs.
Communication: Clearly convey technical information to various teams.
Troubleshooting: Identify and resolve equipment issues efficiently.
Teamwork: Collaborate effectively with different departments
Maintenance Strategy: Experience in developing and executing preventive and corrective maintenance plans aligned with plant goals and safety standards.

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.
Supports the preventive maintenance coordinator, as required, in reviewing spare parts list for existing equipment
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
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

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)