Job Description

Our purpose

Join a team that’s passionate about partnership. With careers at Dow, we take time to explore questions and talk to each other. We love to learn. Our people are driven by limitless curiosity.

We are an innovative, customer centric, inclusive, and sustainable materials science company.

Employing 36,500 individuals

Across 109 manufacturing sites

In over 31 countries

Our portfolio of products and solutions include:

Plastics: With new technology trends, our plastic additives can be experienced in many everyday items including vinyl, blow-molding bottles, film, rigid containers, PVC plastics, siding, decks and rails, foam pipes and profile formulations, window frames and high-efficiency lubricants.

Industrial intermediates: As the product of a reaction that is beneficial when used as a precursor chemical for another product, industrial intermediates can take on many shapes and forms. Ours are used in home comfort and appliance, building and construction, adhesives, and lubricants, and more.

Coatings: Whether it’s a water-based coating or solvent-based coating, a thin film is deposited on materials to enhance specific properties such as enhanced performance, durability, aesthetics, and sustainability.

Silicone businesses: Our silicone-based materials can withstand more demanding applications, from those operating at extreme temperatures, to those under harsh environmental conditions for long periods of time.

Learn more about our partnerships, collaborations, and innovations on LinkedIn (@Dow) or Twitter (@DowNewsroom).  We make diversity and inclusion a priority—because sharing our perspectives and building on each other’s ideas will drive innovation. Could you imagine yourself in a place like this?

Dow has an exciting opportunity for an Operations Leader at their Beaumont Aniline Operations site located in Beaumont, TX.

About you:

The Operations Leader Shares responsibility and accountability for plant personnel, assets and achievement of the plant and site related business and corporate goals. Supervises daily activities of administrative, technical and operational employees. Also, provides oversight and direction to logistics contractor personnel. Sets priorities for the team to ensure task completion. Acts as the primary back-up to the Site Leader. Has accountability for the performance and results of the team. As a leader, fosters a work environment with a high level of integrity and strong customer and safety focus that embraces inclusion and diversity, innovation and sustainability, continuous improvement and empowerment.

Responsibilities / Duties

Partners with the Site leader to drive a strong personal safety, process safety, and environmental improvement plan to achieve EH&S goals and ensure compliance with regulatory and permit requirements.

Supports Site Leader to provide motivation, explanation, context, and communication purpose of messages to the empowered organization.

Develops operation employees and ensures career success via goal-setting, performance management, promotion processes, and employee development plan.

Knows the business model and strategy for facility. Explains to operations how the plant fits into the business and corporation.

As primary back-up to the Site leader, serves as site landlord, Dow's Emergency Manager on-site and interacts with other site tenants/owners.

Provide leadership to Site Cost Management team.

Provides oversight and support for the logistics contract personnel on-site both in terms of daily activities as well as alignment/integration with Dow's larger logistics function.

Participates or leads teams in the area of responsibility.

Direct supervisory responsibility for 26 full-time Dow employees plus provides oversight for 7 full-time contract personnel.

Required Qualifications

A minimum of a bachelor's degree in engineering is required.

A minimum of 7-years of engineering, manufacturing, maintenance or related experience is required.

Essential functions of this position may require, among other things, that the employee use particular types of equipment -- such as on-site safety equipment that has specific weight limitations whereby the individual’s own weight, plus the weight of tools and other items and materials, must not exceed a certain threshold.  (For example, some types of safety equipment may be rated for a maximum weight limit of 300 pounds total.)  In the event a job offer for this position were (conditionally) extended and provides for a pre-employment medical examination, the individual will be appropriately evaluated in regard to their ability to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Must possess a TWIC card or be eligible to obtain a TWIC card. For information on TWIC eligibility requirements, please see: https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic (If unable to access link, copy and paste in your browser.)

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.

Your skills, knowledge, and abilities include:

Demonstrated leadership abilities.

Being proficient in Microsoft applications, such as Word, Excel and Powerpoint.

Demonstrating competencies in the areas of self-leadership, initiative, teamwork, and interpersonal effectiveness.

Ensuring a safe work environment by working safely and, complying with environmental, health and safety standards.

Strong work ethic and being able to remain productive in an empowered team environment.

Additional notes

Domestic relocation assistance is available for this role and may be provided based on eligibility.

No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Dow Offers: 

A robust total rewards program, including: competitive base pay, variable pay that rewards individual, team, and Company performance, and comprehensive benefits
On-going learning opportunities within a diverse, inclusive and rewarding work environment 
Career experiences that can span different Dow businesses and functions with opportunities for personal and professional growth 
The chance to work within a global company and interact with colleagues from around the world 
Opportunities that spark your imagination and ignite your passion to help others