The Dow Chemical Company has an exciting and challenging opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer for the Ringwood, IL site. Ringwood is the largest site in the Chicago Hub and represents the bulk of the Adhesives & Functional Materials business assets in North America.

The primary role of the Maintenance Engineer is to increase the mechanical reliability of equipment in the assigned production units. This is done by providing maintenance engineering support in close coordination with production personnel and the site maintenance group.

Must be able to facilitate development of facility & equipment maintenance strategies, provide hands-on coaching for materials/equipment selection and repairs, and support the Reliability Engineer on equipment reliability problems. Must be able to facilitate root cause investigations and develop and implement effective solutions from the investigation in order to achieve long term reliability.

Must be an effective communicator of solutions developed to solve reliability issues and be able to leverage these solutions to other plants within the site and business (at other Dow locations). Must be able to apply reliability principles to solve problems and provide adequate documentation of solutions developed.

Key Responsibilities

  • Focus on long term reliability issues
  • Provide hands-on troubleshooting and coaching for mechanical issues, design, and selection
  • Support GMISS implementation
  • Serve as a key resource for materials selection
  • Facilitate and implements root cause analysis
  • Identify gaps between facility strategy, reliability model, and plant performance
  • Follow Root Cause Analysis process to address reliability opportunities
  • Document facility opportunities and establishes value case with cost data
  • Develop and implements operating discipline to maximize equipment reliability
  • Develop preventative maintenance plans Qualifications

Education:

  • Bachelor of Science Degree or higher in an engineering related discipline Required Qualifications:

  • 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:

  • Mechanical Engineering degree
  • 2 or more years maintenance, reliability and/or production experience
  • Experience in a chemical manufacturing facility
  • Experience in reliability modeling, budgeting for expenditures, Six Sigma methodology, and leading projects to successful conclusions
  • Experience leading root cause investigations

  • Previous experience coaching/mentoring others Other Key Qualifications:

  • Strong interpersonal, technical, and leadership skills About Dow:

Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines the power of science and technology to passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The Company is driving innovations that extract value from material, polymer, chemical and biological science to help address many of the world’s most challenging problems such as the need for clean water, clean energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity. Dow’s integrated, market-driven, industry-leading portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions to customers in approximately 180 countries and in high-growth sectors such as packaging, electronics, water, coatings and agriculture. In 2015, Dow had annual sales of nearly $49 billion and employed approximately 49,500 people worldwide. The Company’s more than 6,000 product families are manufactured at 179 sites in 35 countries across the globe. References to “Dow” or the “Company” mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. More information about Dow can be found at www.dow.com .

Dow Offers:

  • Competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits
  • An annual variable pay program that rewards team and individual performance while sharing success across the company
  • Employee stock ownership
  • and the commitment to long-term success that it brings
  • 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 As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Dow is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. 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 contact us at http://www.dow.com/en-us/contact-us , you may call us at 1+800-523-3945 and select Option 1, or send a facsimile request to 1+989-636-3674.

Desired Skills and Experience

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