Site Logistics Technologist Lead

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About you and this role

Dow has an exciting opportunity for a Site Logistics Technologist Lead located in South Charleston, WV!

In this role, you will serve in a vital role for Operations, utilizing process knowledge, technical expertise, and operations experience to assist, teach and coach plant personnel. Your focus will be on troubleshooting process or equipment issues, improving process performance, and increasing plant reliability. This requires advanced skills and expertise in a range of processes, procedures, and systems, and/or specialized technical expertise within  operational processes to perform a broad range of complex work assignments. You will act as a working team lead, providing subject matter guidance and coordinating work of others.

You should be able to perform a broad range of complex assignments and understand how teams coordinate efforts and resources to achieve organizational objectives. You will need to have the ability to evaluate and explain unusual and/or complex information using tact and diplomacy when communicating with others.

It is your responsibility to be able to gather and analyze data to identify and resolve unique, complex, or unusual problems. You will be required to provide subject matter guidance to less experienced team members and serve as a specialist or lead for the team with no formal supervisory responsibilities. Your performance impacts your own team and other teams with closely related work activities. You are expected to suggest improvements to existing processes and solutions to improve overall team efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Initiates, reviews, and drives to completion Management of Change.

• Completes and ensures no overdue Compliance Tool Tasks (for themselves and the operations team) in the Operations Dash Board database (must be able to look ahead and plan work proactively).

• Completes and ensures no overdue Action Items in the Event and Action Tool system (must be able to look ahead and plan work proactively).

• Focal point for the WVO rail system (Institute, Massey Yard and South Charleston).  Will be trained on DOW and FRA standards and will work closely with the onsite railroad inspector to ensure inspection, maintenance, and repair projects are completed.  

• Safe Work Permit issuer for Massey Yard, Wash Rack, and back-up/staff support for rail maintenance SWP issuer.   

• Works with Maintenance Planner to schedule, plan and execute Preventative Maintenance and Mechanical Integrity Inspections.  

• Trained as an Operating Technician at North Charleston Distribution Terminal to provide technical support for the on-shift operators.    

• Supports document review and retention ensuring all Site Logistics areas are always maintained to "audit ready" status (both internal and external audit requirements).  Includes collecting and filing documents from Site Logistics facilities (NCDT, Massey Yard, TCC/Scale house, Railcar switching contractor, etc.)

• Train on SAP and be able to initiate Work Orders for repairs of equipment.  Must work with Maintenance Planner and Operations to plan work including assistance with cost forecast.

• Develops and maintain plant process training material content and qualification assessments.

• Maintains a high involvement in the formal training process and qualification of team members on plant process.

• Maintains “on call” status for plant unplanned events, emergencies and advising.

• Owns and coaches others on the effective use of logbook, focusing on quality of information entered and appropriate note type/stamp utilization.

• Participates in Emergency Response Drills, coach operators and other participants on documentation of drills, assists with documenting and closing response gaps.  

• Creates, reviews, modifies and approves operational procedures to ensure sound operating discipline.

• Competencies required for success are: act upon safety requirements, understanding customer needs, team work, taking initiative, time management, technical proficiency in use of computer applications and Dow policies and procedures.

• Influential leader for operators and key member of technical/day staff.

• Sets priority of work orders and communicates with maintenance planner and WAC.

• Manages work backlog and updates WO priorities.

• Communicate with maintenance in morning meetings if jobs are ready for work.

• Provides budgeting/forecasting input on planned or upcoming work.

• Reviews upcoming GMISS/SIS/SIF compliance activities.  Makes sure these are reviewed, budgeted for, and planned appropriately.

• Align GMISS/SIS/SIF activities with planned outages and turnarounds by working with maintenance and supply chain.

• GMISS focal point for the facility.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a high school diploma or GED or equivalent.

• A minimum of 4 years of experience in manufacturing/site logistics, warehousing, or other related experience.

• 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.

Skills

• Logistics Operations: This role involves coordinating, prioritizing, and scheduling site logistics activities, ensuring seamless integration between site logistics and service providers, and maintaining compliance with logistics-specific activities.

• Communication: Effective communication is crucial for this role as it requires explaining complex information, coaching and teaching plant personnel, and coordinating with various departments and service providers.

• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: The role demands advanced skills in administrative, data organization, and coordination processes, as well as the ability to prioritize service requests and help manage the site logistics budget.

• Proactive Problem Solving: The ability to gather and analyze data to identify and resolve unique, complex, or unusual problems is essential for improving process performance and increasing plant reliability.

• Teamwork: This role involves working closely with site logistics personnel, expertise centers, and other team members to achieve organizational objectives and improve overall team efficiency.

• Computer Literacy:  Computer literacy is defined as the knowledge and ability to use computers and related technology efficiently, with skill levels ranging from elementary use to computer programming and advanced problem solving. Computer literacy can also refer to the comfort level someone has with using computer programs and applications.

Physical Demands

• This role does involve elevated work greater than or equal to four feet above the ground.  Must be able to wear and use personal protective equipment (PPE), including harnesses with a total weight capacity of 300lbs. 

• Lift, push or pull ~ 50 lbs.

• Ability to safely work in a plant environment, meet physical demands, work at elevated heights, and comfortably use PPE and safety equipment. Must be familiar with or open to training on proper equipment usage.

Additional Notes

Relocation assistance is not available for this position. 

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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