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About This Role
You can execute the maintenance tasks in a safe, efficient and effective way according to the job description.
Responsibilities
- Assures that all Maintenance Procedures include a hazard assessment indicating safety, health and environmental considerations and control measures to prevent contact or exposure.
- Obtain the work permit.
- Perform the task for the job package.
- If significant additional problems are identified during the job that may need a new work order, thoroughly investigate the source/cause of the problem according to the value-added work process.
- Complete the work and return equipment to operations.
- Assist in the analysis to ensure the problem is corrected.
- Apply the skills of respective trade/craft/discipline in executing maintenance work.
- Leverage trade skills to apprentice and other maintenance associates.
- Assist in the development of Maintenance Work Procedures.
- Feedback information on job package quality and Root Cause Analysis data as required.
- Document/record history.
- Assist in maintenance planning.
- Follows job plan to complete work.
- Follows standard work procedures where available.
Required Qualifications
- A minimum of a High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
- A minimum of 2 years of mechanical rotating equipment and flange make up experience.
- Working knowledge of basic process equipment (pumps, blowers, hydraulic and pneumatic systems).
- Must be willing to work weekends, nights, and holidays, if required.
- Must be willing to work overtime (extra hours beyond your regular scheduled) if required.
- Must have a current, valid US driver’s license.
- 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 Qualifications
- Experience in the maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of reciprocating compressors.
- NCCER Certification, Trade School or Associates Degree in a related field.
- SAP experience.
- Experience using Microsoft Office software.
Physical Requirements
- Must be willing and able to do the following with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Must be willing and able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
- Must be willing and able to wear safety equipment, such as earplugs, goggles, and steel-toed shoes.
- Must be willing and able to wear and use respirators.
- Must be willing and able to perform frequent bending, reaching, and lifting.
- Must be willing and able to work in tight or closed-in spaces.
- Must be willing and able to climb stairs/ladders and work high off the ground.
- Must be willing and able to stand or walk for extended periods of time.
- Work at heights greater than or equal to 4 ft off the ground. Must be able to wear and use personal protective equipment (PPE), including harnesses with a total weight capacity of 300lbs. (This typically accommodates individuals who weigh 285 or less)
Skills
- Equipment Maintenance: Performs inspection, repair, installation, and maintenance of rotating equipment, pumps, blowers, hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems, and related mechanical components to ensure reliable operation.
- Troubleshooting: Identifies equipment failures, investigates underlying causes, analyzes mechanical problems, and supports corrective actions to prevent recurring issues and improve reliability.
- Mechanical Principles: Applies knowledge of mechanical systems, equipment operation, flange assembly, and maintenance practices to safely execute repairs and restore equipment performance.
- Preventive Maintenance: Executes planned maintenance activities, follows job plans and procedures, and documents equipment history to reduce downtime and extend asset life.
- Detail Oriented: Maintains a high level of accuracy when reviewing job packages, following maintenance procedures, documenting equipment history, inspecting components, and ensuring work is completed safely and according to established standards.
Additional Notes
- No relocation assistance is available for 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, 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).
- Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
- 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.
- Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
- 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)
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 30 countries and employ approximately 36,000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $43 billion in 2024. 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.
As part of our dedication to inclusion, 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 on www.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.