Senior Work Activity Coordinator

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About you and this role -
Dow has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Work Activity Coordinator located in La Porte, TX or Deer Park, TX.
This person has the primary responsibility for ensuring the work is carried out safely in an effective and efficient way. He/she is responsible for the productivity of the team that performs the task.
Responsibilities -

• Assigns job resources
• Reports the progress of the daily work to enable adjustments to the daily work schedule when needed
• Reviews job package and prepares to do the task
• Assist the person doing the work in the identification whether the job can be carried out. If the job cannot be carried out, assign other work to the person doing the work
• In case that equipment is not prepared for maintenance reassign person doing the work to the next job.
• Initiate the work permit procedure
• Check if all scheduled job sequences have been completed.
• Return equipment to operations.
• Check if all the work for the job is done including the paperwork. Close work order.
• Reviews work status with service providers and originators and adjusts schedule as required
• Assists in allocation of resources for resource leveraging
• Performs the role of PUFP (Procedure Use Focal Point) for Maintenance activity. Please refer to the PUFP document contained in the document library.
• For Priority Work: Acts as a Planner and follows the Planner Responsibilities
• For Unplanned and Planned Work:
• Prior to assigning work, reviews the job package to ensure it contains the correct procedure or validates that the task is on the exemption list.
• When the job is complete, reviews job package, which contains Procedures / Checklist / Equipment History Form, to ensure they have been filled out correctly.
• Removes any forms that should be kept with other plant files.
• Coaches' craftsperson when completed procedures/checklists/equipment repair forms are not filled out correctly.
• When coaching has not been effective: escalates issue to Maintenance Plan Leader (MPL) or Maintenance Group Leader (MGL) and/or Contract Supervisor if procedures are not followed and/or, procedures signoff / checklists/equipment repair forms are not filled out correctly.
• Conducts field audits to assure procedures are being used according to the local Maintenance Procedure Use Policy
• Communicates specific high impact procedure changes with the Craftspeople in the morning EHS Tailgate meeting.
• Ensures all maintenance procedures include a hazard assessment indicating safety, health and environmental considerations and control measures to prevent contact or exposure.
• Assure and support Emergency Maintenance Procedure Requirements are being followed by personnel performing the work

Qualifications -

• High School Diploma or GED as a minimum.
• 5 or more years of experience in an industrial maintenance or operations role.
• Individual must be willing to take call during the week and on some weekends.
• Some computer skills - Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, etc.
• Some night or weekend work will be necessary depending upon plant needs.
• Valid Driver's License (Required).
• 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 Skills -

• Associates degree or higher.
• 5 or more maintenance field planning or craft foreman experience.
• Proficient in SAP and Microsoft Excel and Word.

Willing and able to meet physical demands of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations-

• Lift, push, and pull up to 55 lbs.
• Frequent bending, reaching, and lifting
• Stand 50% of the time.
• 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
• This role does involve elevated work greater than or equal to four feet above the ground.

Additional notes-

• Relocation assistance is not available for this role.

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.

Join our team, we can make a difference together.
About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines global breadth; asset integration and scale; focused innovation and materials science expertise; leading business positions; and environmental, social and governance leadership to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. The Company's ambition is to become the most innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world. Dow's portfolio of plastics, industrial intermediates, coatings and silicones businesses delivers a broad range of differentiated, science-based products and solutions for its customers in high-growth market segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Dow operates manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employs approximately 37,800 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $57 billion in 2022. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. For more information, please visit www.dow.com or follow @DowNewsroom on Twitter.
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