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Dow Senior Health and Safety Technician in Orange, Texas
Senior Health and Safety Technician
At a glance
Position:Senior Health and Safety Technician
Primary Location:Orange (TX, USA), Texas, United States of America
Schedule:Full time
Date Posted:06/27/2024
Job Number:R2052983
Position Type:Regular
At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.
Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place.
About you and this role:
In this role, you will serve as aSenior Health & Safety Technicianfor theDow SR-1 Ethylene Unitlocated inOrange, TX.
You will share in the responsibility for the implementation of the Health & Safety (H&S) management system, to meet business objectives and to maintain the license to operate. As a Senior Health & Safety Technician, you will provide hands-on industrial hygiene (IH) and health and safety (H&S) services to a wide customer base within the plants. Requires full proficiency in a range of technical, operational, or analytical/scientific processes and procedures through job-related training and considerable on the job experience to perform a variety of work assignments.
The Senior Health & Safety Technician role is ideal for an experienced safety professional that:
Exhibits strong multi-tasking, problem solving and time management skills.
Can lead by influence and collaborate with people of various backgrounds and experiences to achieve common goals.
Can clearly communicate 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.
Demonstrates advanced skills and expertise in safety processes, procedures, and systems to perform a broad range of complex work assignments.
Can establish and maintain collaborative relationships with operations and maintenance personnel, including site and facility leadership.
Enthusiastically pursues a standard of excellence in H&S performance.
Is motivated to work in an environment of change and adapt positively to it.
The Details:
As the Senior Health & Safety Technician, you will be ready to take on the following challenges and bring value to Dow as you:
Coordinate, implement, and optimize detailed, task level, day to day EH&S programs utilizing the EH&S work process, standards, and procedures.
Ensure that all IH, Health, and Safety aspects of operating discipline are effectively applied to achieve H&S performance goals. In most cases, you may be an owner for the H&S sections of Dow operating discipline system.
Act as the Plant resource for related H&S information on procedures, guidelines, and standards.
Serve as plant contact for IH and Health & Safety issues.
Serve as an active member on the facility and organization EH&S Team.
Coach teams and individuals on H&S related tasks and activities.
Assist in developing and achieving area or plant H&S goals through collaboration with facility leadership.
Ensure compliance tasks are completed.
Perform or coordinate IH monitoring, data collection, analyzing and reporting for the Plant.
Coordinate the audit schedule in the Safety & Health related areas.
Participate in the Health & Safety related reviews and projects, as required.
Participate in or lead Root Cause Analysis for H&S events, which could include gathering information, participation in incident investigations as Health & Safety Subject Matter Expert (SME) and ensuring follow up actions are completed to prevent re-occurrence.
Perform Health & Safety Review for Management of Change (MOCs).
Initiate and support MOC for Health & Safety standards, rules and processes in a timely manner and ensure MOC closure.
Perform assessments of H&S standards and work processes as assigned.
Develop and deliver training, as needed, to drive site or facility H&S knowledge.
Act as a working team lead, providing subject matter guidance and coordinating work of others, as required.
Qualifications:
A minimum of a High School Diploma or GED
4 or more years of relevant experience in either an EH&S role or industrial manufacturing environment
Must be able to read, write, and speak English
Must be willing to work weekends and overtime, when required
Must have a valid US Driver’s License
Proficiency in Microsoft applications, such as Word and Excel, with ability to learn new systems quickly
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
Preferred skills:
Knowledge/experience of Health & Safety (H&S) regulations, standards, procedures, tools and work processes
5 or more years of experience of EH&S and manufacturing or operations related experience
Candidate with defined examples of ownership and engagement in facility EH&S
Associates degree, or higher, in relevant field OR 3+ years military experience
Able to meet the following physical demands of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations:
Wear all required personal protective equipment, including but not limited to respirator, earplugs, goggles, and steel-toed shoes
Stand or walk for extended periods of time
Climb stairs/ladders and work high off the ground
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
Additional notes:
This position does not offer relocation assistance.
The ability to work a full shift, come to work on time, work overtime and holidays as needed and the ability to work according to the necessary schedule to meet job requirements with or without reasonable accommodation is an essential function of this position.
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 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.
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 visitingwww.dow.com.
As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available onwww.dow.com.
Dow is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to providing opportunities without regard for race, color, religion, sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity, national origin, age, disability and genetic information, including family medical history. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may call us at 1-833-My Dow HR (833-693-6947) and select option 8.