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Dow Senior EH&S Technician in Ringwood, Illinois
Senior EH&S Technician
At a glance
Position:Senior EH&S Technician
Primary Location:Ringwood (IL, USA), Illinois, United States of America
Schedule:Full time
Date Posted:07/03/2024
Job Number:R2052455
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- What you will do in this role
Shares responsibility for the implementation of the EH&S management system, in order to meet business objectives and to maintain the license to operate. Provides hands-on environmental, industrial hygiene (IH), and health and safety (H&S) activities for a specific plant. 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. Acts as an informal resource for team members with less experience.
Responsibilities- Duties, projects, tasks, and activities you would be responsible for in this role
Implements detailed, task level, day to day EH&S programs, utilizing the EH&S work process, standards and procedures.
Ensures that the Environmental, IH, and Health and Safety aspects of operating discipline are adequate and applied to achieve EH&S performance goals. In most cases, would perform the role of section owner for the EH&S sections of operating discipline.
Acts as the Plant resource for related EH&S information on procedures, guidelines and standards.
Serves as plant contact for Environmental, IH, and Health and Safety issues.
Coaches teams and individuals on EH&S related tasks and activities.
Assists in developing and achieving area or plant EH&S goals.
Ensures compliance tasks are completed.
Performs/coordinates certain Environmental, and IH monitoring, data collection, analyzing and reporting for the Plant.
Contributes to the development of documented equipment maintenance, training and operational check requirements and amending, as needed, to match global/local templates. Ensures that all maintenance training and operational check requirements meet global/local templates and that all emergency preparedness tasks performed are value adding leading to all emergency systems/equipment being ready for any emergency response.
Contributes to developing operating discipline and using it to conduct emergency preparedness work and document performance.
Checks emergency preparedness task list annually to confirm tasks are value adding.
Completes the emergency preparedness tasks as per the site ES&S Preparedness Plan including Operating Discipline.
Executes the applicable scenarios from the emergency response plan or the alternate response plan and use operating discipline to complete the response to the emergency.
Works with all security personnel in the preparation of secure asset plans and the development of operating discipline to execute secure asset tasks.
Qualifications- Required education, experience and abilities that are needed for this role (must haves)
A minimum of a High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.
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.
Additional Notes:
- The Dow Chemical Company does not offer relocation assistance for this position. This includes reimbursement for travel expenses incurred to and from test sessions/interviews. If you apply for a position that is not within the area in which you reside, you will be responsible for all costs that you incur.
This role is currently part of Dow’s Laminating Adhesives business. The ownership of this business is being transferred to Arkema, with closing expected to occur by the end of 2024.
Designing solutions for innovative and sustainable materials, Arkema is structured into three complementary segments: Adhesive Solutions, Advanced Materials and Coating Solutions. It is sustained by the collective energy of its 21,100 employees, and operates in some 55 countries, reporting sales of €9.5 billion.
Offering adhesives solutions for industries and consumers, Arkema’s Adhesive Solutions segment serves a broad range of markets such as construction, packaging, transportation, and consumer goods. This acquisition will significantly expand Arkema’s portfolio of solutions for flexible packaging, an attractive segment in which Arkema is growing its participation and positions itself as a global partner for customers across the packaging industry.
The transaction constitutes a new important step to support the future growth of Arkema’s Adhesive Solutions segment. This is an exciting time to join a team focused on customers, growth, and innovation, shaping a new future in the new company!
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.