Senior EH&S Technician

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About you and this role

Dow has an exciting opportunity for a Senior EH&S Technician. This role is located in Arab (AL).

In this role you will shares responsibility for the implementation of the EH&S management system, in order to meet business objectives and to maintain the license to operate. You will provide hands-on environmental, industrial hygiene (IH), and health and safety (H&S) activities for a specific plant. You will require 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. You will act as an informal resource for team members with less experience.

Responsibilities

•  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.

• Acts an H&S Focal point for assigned contract companies.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of a High School Diploma/GED Equivalent

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in health and safety required

• Willingness to be on-call as needed

• Proficiency in Microsoft applications, such as Word and Excel, and have the 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 Qualifications

• Associate degree or 3 years or more of military training/experience.

• Prior experience in manufacturing preferred.

• Prior experience with IH (industrial hygiene) preferred.

Physical Requirements

Able to meet the following physical demands of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations: 

• Lift, push, and pull. 

• Frequent bending, reaching, and lifting. 

• Stand and walk for extended periods of time. 

• Work at heights, climb stairs and ladders. 

• Work in tight and closed in spaces. 

• Wear all required personal protective equipment, including but not limited to respirator. 

• Work in an area of intense or continuous noise. 

• Work in an area with hazardous materials. 

• Able to work in all types of weather, including heat, cold, and rain. 

• Using hands to reach, grab, hold, etc. 

• Use foot controls. 

• Balance. 

• Do repetitive movements. 

Skills

• Strong multi-tasking, problem solving and time management skills.

• Leadership - inspire others and lead them through influence.

• Work Safety: Have a high regard for personal safety and the safety of others.

• Environment Health and Safety (EH&S): This is a core aspect of the role, as it involves leading EH&S compliance and implementation of safety management systems, managing permits, and optimizing EH&S programs.

• Regulatory Compliance: The job requires ensuring consistency and compliance with EH&S-related documents and submittals, as well as managing permits and compliance programs.

• Change Management: The role involves initiating and supporting management of change for EH&S programs and compliance matters.

• Conducting Investigations: Participating in incident investigations and the corrective action process for EH&S issues is a key responsibility.

• Communication: Effective communication is essential for coordinating, implementing, and optimizing EH&S programs, as well as coaching, training, and mentoring EH&S technicians.

Additional notes

• Dow does not offer relocation if the position is offered to someone who lives outside the area or reimbursement for travel to and from interviews. If you consider a position that is not within the area you reside, you will be responsible for all costs incurred. 

  

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.

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