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About you and this role
In this role, you will support Dow's Polyurethanes Business as the Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) Delivery Specialist aligned to the Freeport, TX Site (Plant B).
In addition, you will lead the implementation of the EH&S management system including work processes, standards, and procedures to ensure regulatory and safety compliance, add value to meet facility objectives, and maintain the license to operate.
Responsibilities
•Provides EH&S support to a facility on site.
•Permit(s) requirement analysis and compliance plans including documentation strategies and regulatory applicability assessments.
•Facilitates/participates in EH&S incident investigations.
•Performs data collection and reporting for environmental compliance data including emissions reporting.
•Interprets and applies environmental regulations and safety standards.
•Provides EH&S training development and delivery, EH&S auditing, EH&S management of change review, and delivery of EH&S programs.
•Implements EH&S management systems in order to add value to the business, meet business objectives and maintain the license to operate.
•Conducts EH&S culture diagnosis and gap closure.
•Interfaces with regulatory authorities for inspections, inquiries, audits and permit negotiations.
•Implements new or updated EH&S programs.
•Provides EH&S expertise and input to the plants’ efforts for improving operating discipline and documentation. Serves as a reviewer for the plant MOC process.
•Provides updates to environmental permits for their plants and implementation of the requirements management work process.
•Provides EH&S expertise to define projects necessary for successful achievement of the corporate EH&S goals.
•Streamlines EH&S work processes by developing/updating operating discipline and associated tools.
Required Qualifications
•A minimum of a bachelor's degree or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E5 ranking or Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class or Sergeant.
•A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience. (i.e. EH&S, manufacturing or related)
•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
•Engineering, Science-related, or other technical degrees
Physical Demands
Willing and able to meet the physical demands of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation:
•Work at heights, climbs stairs and ladders.
•Wear all required personal protective equipment, such as earplugs, goggles, and steel-toed shoes.
•Work in an area of intense or continuous noise.
•Work in an area with hazardous materials.
•Perform frequent bending, reaching, and lifting.
•Stand or walk for extended periods of time.
•This role does involve elevated work greater than or equal to four feet above the ground.
Skills
•Environmental Awareness: Demonstrates a strong understanding of environmental responsibilities, regulatory compliance and environmental risks.
•Project Management: The ability to manage projects effectively, including planning, execution, and monitoring. This involves coordinating with various departments, managing timelines, and ensuring that project goals are met.
•Analytical Skills: Proficiency in analyzing data to identify trends, solve problems, and make informed decisions. This includes using statistical tools and software to interpret data and improve processes.
•Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with team members, stakeholders, and clients. This includes the ability to present technical information clearly and concisely.
•Leadership and Teamwork: The ability to lead and work effectively in a team environment. This includes motivating team members, fostering collaboration, and managing conflicts.
Note : This position does not offer relocation assistance.
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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