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Note: This role REQUIRES previous experience in the G Unit Process area of Sabine River Operations.

About You and this Role

In this role, you will serve as a Senior Improvement Manager for Dow located in Orange, TX. Sabine River Operations (SRO) is strategically located in the heart of the Dow Gulf Coast sites. As a high value, large site in the Dow fleet, you will have opportunity to learn and deepen your skills across several different technologies and processes.

You will lead the prioritization and implementation of all plant improvement opportunities and required implementation resources for a global process technology. You will partner with the Plant and Operations leaders to solicit and collect ideas, describe opportunities, and implement projects.

The Improvement Manager role is ideal for an engineer that:

• has an in-depth understanding of technology and work practices.
• serves as a change agent for driving technology.
• demonstrates in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline and basic knowledge of related job disciplines.
• exhibits strong technical, administrative, and interpersonal skills along with a high level of initiative.
• works well in an empowered and collaborative environment with both functional partners (e.g., TES, EH&S, Tech Centers) as well as the value center team (e.g., supply chain, R&D, sales & marketing)
• demonstrates strong EH&S record in current and previous areas of responsibility.
• clearly communicates verbally and in writing to internal and external partners.
• is skilled at building a high level of trust with stakeholders, utilizing the highest standard of ethics and integrity, especially shift and technical operations teams.

Responsibilities

The Improvement Manager you will be ready to take on the following challenges and bring value to Dow as you:

• Meet global business goals through optimization of the process technology, implementation of improvement projects and implementation of Most Effective Technology (MET).
• Serve in a business leadership role leading the development and completion of technology plans supporting global business and functional strategy by application of the continuous improvement work process.
• Lead the continuous improvement work process to develop and implement Plant Specific Technology Plans in alignment with the Global Technology Plan including data collection, gap analysis, idea generation, prioritization, improvement project implementation, and review of results.
• Coordinate and leverage globally resources required for implementation of the Technology plans.
• Monitor and measure implementation of the technology plans.
• Provide input for improvement of work practices and priorities using plant and improvement project data.
• Interface with the business and participating in business plan technology development.
• Work with the technology center to set priorities for MET definition needs.
• Provide coaching and direction on goals and plans for Improvement Engineers.
• Ensure validation of project performance objectives after implementation Problem solving g/troubleshooting ability.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in engineering.
• Possession of a TWIC card or eligibility to obtain a TWIC card may be required for this position based on final hiring location. Per the US Government and Department of Homeland Security policy and regulations, you may apply for a TWIC card if you are a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, naturalized citizen or a nonimmigrant alien, asylee, or refugee who is in lawful status.
• Ability to work comfortably and safely at elevated heights. Candidates must be familiar with, or willing to undergo training in, the proper usage and maintenance of safety equipment to ensure safe movement and operations at heights.
• A minimum requirement of 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.

Preferred Skills

• A minimum of 8 years of improvement leadership experience.

Note: This position does NOT offer relocation assistance.

Benefits - What Dow offers you

We invest in you.

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:

• 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 and emotional well-being, to help you get the care you needwhen 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.
• Become a Dow shareholder through various employee stock programs.
• 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.
• Global Paid Time Off (PTO) policies:
  • 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.

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world's leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.

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