Production Operator

2 months ago


Geelong, Australia Dow Full time

At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.

Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place.

About you and this role

Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding career in the manufacturing industry? Do you have a strong commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement? Do you have experience in operating, monitoring, and maintaining process equipment? If so, you might be the right person to join our team at the Dow's Geelong manufacturing site.

As a production operator, you will be responsible for safely operating, monitoring, maintaining, and improving the Geelong plant in order to maximize the reliability and efficiency of the operation while ensuring quality product. You will work as part of a 4-person shift team, covering 12-hour day/night shifts, 7 days a week on a 5-week rotating roster, with public holidays off.

What you’ll do:
- Follows Operating Discipline principles, procedures, and practices to ensure safe and efficient operation of assigned plant areas.- Operates and controls process equipment. Monitors process conditions, equipment, and control systems following standard operating procedures.- Performs tasks assigned to operations including field checks, safety inspections, sampling, equipment preparation for maintenance, laboratory testing, housekeeping etc.- Uses troubleshooting skills to resolve process related deviations and problems.- Uses process knowledge and skills to make improvements in plant performance and Operating Discipline.- Performs process equipment troubleshooting, including defined preventative maintenance and minor maintenance. Responds to unplanned events and performs immediate response activities.- Participates on empowered continuous improvement teams focused on safety, environment, quality, or other plant performance measures.- Participates in all relevant site and plant training programs. Coaches and train others on plant operators.- Uses communication tools to communicate safety and process problems/concerns.

What you’ll have:
- Trade qualification (instrumentation, electrical, or mechanical) or tertiary qualification (science or engineering) are highly regarded but not essential.- Experience in process or manufacturing environment or performing high hazard work advantageous but not essential.- Highly safety orientated, with an ability to identify and communicate hazards related to operational activities.- Self-motivated with the ability to learn quickly.- Strong communication skills and the ability to work within different work groups- Must have sound computer skills as well as Microsoft office experience.- The plant is semi-automated with a computer control system. Relevant experience with distributed control systems (DCS) and/or computing programming is highly regarded.- Willing to work in rotating shift work environment (7 days a week)

What’s on offer:
- Highly competitive pay rate plus overtime.- Join a global leader in the chemical manufacturing industry offering authentic pathways for career growth and development.- A certified Great Place to Work®.

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


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