WWTP Senior Production Engineer

Dow•Freeport, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Diamond Infrastructure Solutions is seeking a Senior Production Engineer to support the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in Freeport, TX. This role is crucial for Operations, requiring the application of technical skills to optimize plant operations, resolve problems, and ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective production of quality products. The position demands broadened conceptual and working knowledge and experience in the job discipline to handle a variety of assignments. The role will initially be seconded from Dow to Diamond Infrastructure Solutions until January 1, 2027, after which it will become directly aligned with Diamond Infrastructure Solutions.

Requirements

A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in engineering.
A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience (i.e. engineering, manufacturing or related).
Ability to work legally in the United States (no visa sponsorship/support available).
Professional communication, encompassing written, oral, visual and digital communication within a workplace context.
Proactive Problem Solving, focusing on preventing issues before they arise by targeting root causes and planning preventive measures.
Understanding of Operations, including business activities to convert materials into products/services, sell them, and earn profit.
Knowledge of Plant Safety measures to prevent accidents and minimize health/environmental effects.
Leadership ability to influence and guide followers or other members of an organization.

Nice To Haves

Degree discipline in chemical, mechanical, civil, environmental or electrical engineering.
Willing and able to meet physical demands of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations.

Responsibilities

Works closely with the operations team leveraging their problem-solving skills and technical expertise.
Elevates and appropriately applies knowledge of the plant and technology referencing historical data and conferring with Technology Center or other subject matter experts (SMEs).
Ensures Most Effective Technology (MET) is understood and utilized and that process automation is used as a tool to optimize plant performance.
Utilizes defined MET and challenges/escalates MET application and assumptions when better solutions arise.
Partners with experts to perform advanced troubleshooting and improve and document operating discipline.
Diagnoses and documents root causes of asset utilization losses in the facility.
Understands why specific procedure steps and precautions are needed and keeps a strong field presence to reinforce the importance.
Conducts daily review of logbook and alarm history to better understand the plant operation and stay engaged with daily activities.
Maintains, owns, and reviews daily Key Process Indicators (KPI)/ trends to ensure optimum performance.
Responds urgently to plant issues and emergencies.
Acts as a unit technical expert during unplanned events and drives implementation of effective corrective and preventative actions.
Provides leadership, expertise, diagnosis, and optimization in plant Raw Material Efficiency, which may include yield or waste generation.
Ensures compliance with plant operating permits.
Understands site integration and provides input to optimize the overall system.

Benefits

Total rewards programs to help manage pay, health, life, future, and career.
Vibrant network of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) designed to foster inclusion and belonging.
Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity.
Benefits and programs to support physical, mental, financial, and social well-being.
Competitive retirement program including company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources.
Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only), applying student debt payments as contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)) for company match.
Robust medical and life insurance packages with a variety of coverage options.
Travel insurance (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.
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 to promote wellbeing.
On-site fitness facilities (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).