Job Description

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. 

Dow has an exciting opportunity for a Production Activity Coordinator / Gatekeeper in Hayward, CA!

The Production Activity Coordinator / Gatekeeper works with Plant personnel and expertise centers to coordinate, prioritize and schedule Plant activities. You would ensures that value added and complete service requests are generated. Understand the plant strategy, budget, business objectives, value added criteria and day to day operations. Enables seamless integration between operations and service providers. Requires advanced skills and expertise in a range of processes, procedures, and systems, and/or specialized technical expertise within an analytical/scientific method or operational process to perform a broad range of complex work assignments. 

Responsibilities / Duties

Provides Task List and Operating the Plant Role utilization data and timing into the Operations Dashboard (OPD)for use in determining normal staffing.
Ensures operational tasks are value added, clearly defined, scheduled and completed.
Determines if procedures and plans for new service requests are aligned.
Reviews work status with service providers and work originators.
Coordinates work from functional support organizations to be performed by operations personnel.
Acts as plant liaison to functional support organizations for general activities and sharing of core plant personnel.
Ensures appropriate operational resources are allocated to perform operational tasks and activities.
Utilizes, updates and adjusts the OPD-Task List to schedule plant activities that impact operations.
Works with Turnaround team to ensure start-up and shut-down tasks align with plant operations activities.
Participates in development/monitoring of the maintenance budget and applies status/forecast as an input to manage maintenance work in the facility.
Collects and/or reviews process data for improvement purposes and corrective actions.
Works with plant and maintenance resources to ensure plant specific compliance activities are scheduled and completed to maintain compliance.
Develops a strong partnership with the technical advisors and provides back up to these roles, as needed.
Maintains “on call” status for plant unplanned events, emergencies and advising.
Participates in activity coordinator networks to improve effectiveness in role and leveraging of best practices, as available.

Required Qualifications:

An Associate's Degree or higher, in Process Technology or related field. In lieu of degree, equivalent 10 years of manufacturing 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

Process operations, Manufacturing or other related experience.

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.