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About you and this role
Dow has an exciting opportunity for an Associate Emergency Services & Security (ES&S) Technician. This role is located in Elizabethtown (KY).
As an Associate ES&S Technician, you will perform in a hands-on security role and provide emergency service activities to the Elizabethtown site. This position also shares with the EH&S Specialist the responsibility for the implementation of the ES&S management system (work processes, standards, procedures) in order to meet business objectives and to maintain the license to operate.
This role requires established basic ES&S skills to perform a range of routine work activities using existing standard ES&S procedures. You may also act as an informal resource for team members with less experience.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for covering the role of a security guard.
- Monitor security cameras.
- Monitor gatehouse alarms and respond appropriately.
- Monitor weather and make severe weather announcements as needed.
- Notify on-call contacts for incidents and alarms.
- Maintain gate access system and make badges for employees.
- Maintain perimeter gates and fence line.
- Works with all security personnel in the preparation of secure asset plans and the development of operating discipline to execute secure asset tasks.
- Verify background check, drug screen, and other access requirements.
- Receive, orient, indoctrinate, and assist visitors, delivery and pickup drivers.
- Make and issue permanent badges to employees and nested contractors.
- Coordinate accountability for evacuations and shelter in place events.
- Communicate incident notifications as required (phone and email).
- Responsible acting as an emergency responder in the event of an incident.
- Provide coverage as the incident commander across the site.
- Train and be responsible for confined space rescue and hazmat response.
- Adhere to case management practices provided by site nurse.
- Respond to incidents, determine responses, and notifications (fire, spill, injury, etc.).
- Investigate alarms (panic, person in duress, intruder, fire, smoke, O2 alarms, etc.).
- Investigate odor reports and conduct on scene root cause identification.
- Use Lower explosive limit/Volatile organic compound (LEL/VOC) meter to monitor for leaks and/or exposure concerns.
- Act as site rep/contact for ES&S equipment contract technicians.
- Report ES&S equipment failures via work notification system.
- ES&S inspections (sprinkler systems, fire doors, fire extinguishers, monitor nozzles, portable eyebaths, PIV’s, curb valves, and medical equipment, etc.
- Operates emergency response equipment.
- Enact emergency response plans.
- Execute the applicable scenarios from the emergency response plan or the alternate response plan and use operating discipline to complete the response to the emergency.
- Coordinate and or participate in Emergency Response drills and exercises on site.
Qualifications
- Minimum of a High School diploma or GED equivalent.
- Must have a valid, current US Driver’s License.
- Must be able to rotate shifts between nights and days as well as ability to work overtime as needed.
- Must be a minimum of 18 years of age or older.
- 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
- An Associate's degree or relevant military experience.
- 1 or more years of experience working in a security role.
- Experience as an emergency responder such as a volunteer firefighter or EMT.
- Certified in CPR, First Aid, & AED.
- Confined Space Rescue training or certification.
Physical Requirements
- Lift, push, and pull.
- Frequent bending, reaching, and lifting.
- Stand and 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 or SCBA.
- Work in an area of intense or continuous noise.
- Work in an area with hazardous materials.
- Able to work in all types of weather, including heat, cold, and rain.
- Using hands to reach, grab, hold, etc.
- Use foot controls.
- Balance.
- Do repetitive movements.
Skills
- Emergency Service Management: The ability to coordinate resources and responsibilities during all phases of an emergency, from preparedness to recovery, ensuring effective response and minimizing impact.
- Emergency First Aid: Proficiency in administering basic medical care during emergencies, including CPR, AED use, and other first aid techniques to stabilize and treat individuals until professional medical help arrives.
- Building Safety: Skills in monitoring and maintaining the security of a facility, including managing access control systems, conducting security checks, and responding to security breaches.
- Emergency Preparedness: Knowledge of and ability to implement detailed plans and protocols for responding to various emergency scenarios, ensuring safety and compliance with regulatory standards .
- Computer literacy: Proficiency in using computer systems and software applications to perform tasks such as data entry, monitoring security systems, and managing emergency response plan.
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 costs incurred
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.
As part of our dedication to inclusion, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com.
Dow is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to providing opportunities without regard for race, color, religion, sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity, national origin, age, disability and genetic information, including family medical history. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may call us at 1-833-My Dow HR (833-693-6947) and select option 8.
