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Primary Location: Ahlen (DEU), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Position: Senior Improvement Engineer
In this role, you will serve as a vital resource for Operations by applying technical and organizational skills to drive the plant level continuous improvement program targeted at delivering maximum value from the assets, while continuously improving process safety and production efficiency. You require expanded conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline and broadens capabilities.
The ( Senior) Improvement Engineer is responsible for identifying and tracking key measures to analyze plant performance and identify plant improvements. These improvement opportunities are then validated and with Business Support implemented as part of the Plant Specific Technology Plan, which the person in this role also maintains.
Responsibilities / Duties
* Possesses in-depth process technology and continuous improvement skill sets helping to establish credibility with the operations team.
* Drives knowledge exchange with technology experts to increase awareness of potential improvement opportunities for the technology.
* Partners with the experts to develop and implement a Plant Specific Technology Plan (PSTP) that delivers positive year-over-year ROC (return on capital) and non-capital continuous improvement while meeting the plant level EH&S improvement goals.
* Champions process safety activities and acts as a resource for relevant process safety concerns.
* Supports the facility root cause investigation process by serving as a team member or facilitator for incidents related to process technology.
* Leads continuous improvement activities for the facility and may serve in specific GPM related roles of project manager or manufacturing representative.
Requirements
* Bachelor's degree in Engineering - preferably Chemical or Mechanical
* Minimum of 3 years work experience in manufacturing or related experience
* Strong technical and interpersonal effectiveness skills
* High initiative and foster the “can do” mentality
* Must be proactive, results oriented and have good communication skills
Benefits – What Dow offers you
* Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets.
* Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being.
* Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources.
* Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring.
* Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity.
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About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets. We operate manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people.
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