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Dow has exciting opportunity for a Site Logistics Packager-Represented/Tariff in Louisville, KY.
About you and this role - What you will do in this role
This position is for a packaging operator who is responsible for operating the packaging equipment, putting product into bags, and loading product onto trailers using a forklift. The packaging operator will test product quality, conduct housekeeping, isolate energy sources to packaging equipment for maintenance, and issue safe work permits.
Responsibilities - Duties, projects, tasks, and activities you would be responsible for in this role
- Follows Operating Discipline principles, procedures and practices to ensure safe and efficient operation of assigned plant areas.
- Operates and field checks process equipment. Monitor process conditions, equipment and control systems.
- Performs tasks assigned to operations as directed - including field checks, equipment preparation, samples, etc.
- Ensures operational activities and process performance are aligned with plant and business goals.
- Uses trouble shooting skills to resolve process related deviations and problems.
- As required, initiates and participates in Root Cause Investigations.
- Coaches and train others on plant operations.
- Uses process knowledge and skills to make improvements in plant performance and Operating Discipline.
- Monitors, collects and inputs plant metrics for Statistical Process Control (S.P.C.), asset utilization, conversion costs, and production yields and identify opportunities for plant optimization.
- Utilizes Statistical Process Control (SPC) tools to optimize plant operation and provide feedback on the effectiveness of the SPC tools.
- Other responsibilities may be assigned based on job role and department.
- Perform process equipment troubleshooting, minor repairs, improvements and preventative maintenance, utilizing appropriate processes and disciplines
- Operate a forklift.
Qualifications - Required education, experience and abilities that are needed for this role (must haves)
- High School diploma or equivalent is required.
- Current, valid US driver's license.
- Able to work a 12-hour rotating shift schedule, including every second weekend.
- Able to provide overtime coverage, as 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 Qualifications - An expanded list of qualifications that are "nice to have", but not essential
- 5 or more years of experience in the chemical industry.
- Previous experience with SAP.
- An associate’s degree or higher.
Physical Requirements:
Able to meet the following physical demands of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation:
- Lift, push, and pull up to 55 lbs.
- 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 a full-face respirator, ear plugs, and goggles.
- 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, rain, and cold.
- Able to perform sustained manual activities at moderate to heavy levels of exertion.
- Willing and able (medically approved) to participate in the fire brigade
- Willing to adhere to all safety standards, including the smoke free and drug-free workplace policy.
Skills - Specific abilities and expertise required to perform tasks effectively in this role
- Safety & Operational Discipline: Consistently follows safety procedures, operating standards, energy isolation practices, and safe work requirements to maintain a safe and efficient work environment.
- Equipment Operation & Troubleshooting: Operates, monitors, and troubleshoots packaging and process equipment while performing minor repairs and preventative maintenance as needed.
- Forklift & Material Handling: Safely operates forklifts and handles packaged materials, including loading product onto trailers and supporting site logistics activities.
- Quality & Process Monitoring: Performs product quality testing, monitors process conditions, and uses tools such as Statistical Process Control (SPC) to identify deviations and improve plant performance.
- Problem Solving & Decision Making: Identifies operational issues, prioritizes competing tasks, participates in root cause investigations, and makes sound decisions to support reliable plant operations.
**The Dow Chemical Company does not offer relocation assistance for this position. This includes reimbursement for travel expenses incurred to and from test sessions/interviews. If you apply for a position that is not within the area in which you reside, you will be responsible for all costs that you incur. **
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.
