Senior Operations Performance Engineer | TXO Polyglycol (PGA)

Dow Chemical•Freeport, NY

7d•Onsite

About The Position

As an Operations Performance Engineer supporting Dow's PGA Alkoxylation Glycol Reactors in Freeport, Texas, you will play a critical role in driving safe, reliable, and profitable manufacturing operations. This highly impactful role focuses on operational performance, asset optimization, and value creation. You will partner closely with Operations, Maintenance, and Technology resources to solve complex manufacturing challenges, improve business results, and translate improvement opportunities into sustainable implementation. The ideal candidate combines strong technical fundamentals with hands-on problem solving, thrives in a highly collaborative environment, and is passionate about driving improvements from identification through implementation.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering (chemical or mechanical engineering discipline is highly preferred).
A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience (e.g. manufacturing, operations, or engineering experience in an industrial environment).
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 and respirator/SCBA use).
Must be familiar with or open to training on proper equipment usage.
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.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a Production Engineer, Process Engineer, Improvement Engineer, or Mechanical Engineer.
Knowledge of process safety principles and continuous improvement methodologies.
Experience with root cause investigations, process optimizations, and reliability improvements.

Responsibilities

Own and improve asset performance by optimizing reliability, production throughput, product quality, raw material efficiency, and manufacturing costs.
Drive achievement of production targets and business objectives through operational excellence and continuous improvement.
Evaluate operational decisions for site and business integration impacts and recommend actions that optimize overall system performance.
Serve as a key technical resource by providing troubleshooting, coaching, and support during routine operations, operational upsets, abnormal situations, and emergency events.
Lead root cause investigations and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions to improve operating discipline and performance.
Leverage process expertise, operating data, and subject matter expert networks to resolve complex plant issues and enhance operational effectiveness.
Monitor operational, process, and business performance metrics to identify, prioritize, and implement value-creating improvement opportunities.
Lead capital and expense improvement projects, including value case development, technical leadership, and successful implementation of solutions.
Identify and close performance and reliability gaps, eliminate constraints, and partner with Maintenance and Reliability teams to improve asset availability and long-term asset performance.
Ensure compliance with operating permits, environmental requirements, and process safety systems while maintaining a strong field presence and reinforcing safe, reliable, and environmentally responsible operations.

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)