Mechanical Technician-Represented/Tariff

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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. 

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.

Dow has an exciting job opportunity as a Mechanical Technician-Represented/Tariff supporting maintenance work located in Bristol Croydon Operations, PA.  

This position has primary responsibility to execute maintenance tasks in a safe, efficient and effective way according to the job plan and procedure. This position works in a Union environment and the pay starts at $40.83 hourly.

Responsibilities:

• Install, repair and maintain, in accordance with diagrams, sketches, manuals, and plans machinery and mechanical equipment such as motors, conveyors, production machines, and piping.
•  Review the job package and check if work can be carried out safely and according to the job package.
• Dismantles devices to gain access to and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, handtools, and power tools.
• Repairs or replaces defective parts, using handtools and power tools
• Repair and lubricate machines and equipment
• Lays out, assembles, installs, and maintains pipe systems, pipe supports, and related equipment for steam, hot water, and industrial production and processing systems.
• Cuts and threads piping for installs and repairs
• Assist in the analysis to ensure the problem is corrected
• Apply the skills of respective trade/craft/discipline in executing maintenance work
• Leverage trade skills to apprentice and other maintenance associates.
• Assist in the development of Maintenance Work Procedures
• Feedback information on job package quality and Root Cause Analysis data as required
• Document/record history
• Assist in maintenance planning
• Follows job plan to complete work
• Follows standard work procedures where available
• Identify requirements to complete emergency work
• Assist field planner in planning jobs in his/her discipline as requested
• Use established Maintenance procedures
• Provide input towards the development of Maintenance procedures
• Access procedures on electronic document management system (EDMS)

Required Qualifications:

•  A minimum of a High School Diploma or GED
• 3+ years of relevant experience in an industrial maintenance space
• Willing to work over time, and take off-hours call ins
• Must be 18 years old or older
• Must be willing to work weekends, and holidays, as business need dictates
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications, such as Word and Excel, and have the ability to learn new systems quickly
• Must have a current, valid US driver’s license
• 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:

• Journeyman’s millwright, machinist, pipefitter, and/or mechanic
• Familiar and capable of using the following: high torque, regular torque wrenches, hand tools, experience with rotating equipment, gear boxes, laser alignment
• Prior experience with valves, fittings, gaskets, piping, hardware, hand tools, tubing, threading machine, spool pieces, and isometric drawings

Physical Requirements:

Must be willing and able to do the following with or without a reasonable accommodation.

• Wear safety equipment, such as earplugs, goggles, and steel-toed shoes
• Wear and use respirators. 
• Perform frequent bending, reaching, and lifting.
• Frequent/occasional lifting of material weighing approximately 50 lbs.
• Work in tight or closed-in spaces.
• Climb stairs/ladders and work high off the ground.
• Stand or walk for extended periods of time.  
• Our safety equipment has weight restrictions.  To qualify, you must be able to use standard safety equipment which is rated for someone who weighs 300 pounds or less.

Your Skills:

• Equipment Maintenance: Equipment maintenance is any process used to keep a business’s equipment in reliable working order. It may include routine upkeep as well as corrective repair work.
• Mechanical Principles: Mechanical reasoning can be broadly defined as the ability to perceive and understand relationships between components within a mechanism.
• Condition Monitoring:  Condition monitoring is the process of monitoring a parameter of condition in machinery, in order to identify a significant change which is indicative of a developing fault. It is a major component of predictive maintenance. The use of condition monitoring allows maintenance to be scheduled, or other actions to be taken to prevent consequential damages and avoid its consequences. Condition monitoring has a unique benefit in that conditions that would shorten normal lifespan can be addressed before they develop into a major failure. Condition monitoring techniques are normally used on rotating equipment, auxiliary systems and other machinery, while periodic inspection using non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques and fit for service (FFS) evaluation are used for static plant equipment such as steam boilers, piping and heat exchangers.
• Preventive Maintenance: Preventive maintenance (PM) is maintenance that is proactively performed on an asset with the goal of lessening the likelihood of failure, reducing unexpected downtime, and prolonging its useful life.
• Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM):  Reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) is a concept of maintenance planning to ensure that systems continue to do what their user require in their present operating context. Successful implementation of RCM will lead to increase in cost effectiveness, reliability, machine uptime, and a greater understanding of the level of risk that the organization is managing.
• Communication:  Professional communication, encompasses written, oral, visual and digital communication within a workplace context.
• English Language: The ability to communicate through listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English.
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing work: Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work is the process of organizing work, setting priorities, determining resource requirements, and implementing strategic plans on a daily basis while recognizing the interdependencies of activities and resources.

Additional Notes:

• Dow does not offer relocation if the position is offered to someone who lives outside the area or reimbursement for travel to and from interviews.  If you consider a position that is not within the area you reside you will be responsible for all cost that incur.
• This position works in a Union environment and the pay starts at $40.83 hourly.

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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. 
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
• 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:
• Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
• 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.
• 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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