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Technical Leader & MiOps Learning Leader

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Position:Technical Leader & MiOps Learning Leader

Primary Location:Midland (MI, USA), Michigan, United States of America

Schedule:Full time

Date Posted:06/24/2024

Job Number:R2051245

Position Type:Regular

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.

Dowhas an exciting opportunity for anElastomers Technical Leader and MiOps Senior Learning Leaderfor Michigan Operations (MIOPS), located inMidland, Michigan.

About you and this role:

This role leads the identification and prioritization of all plant/technology improvement opportunities with higher impact across the Elastomers Envelope. Achieves and sustains business competitive advantage by leading and leveraging the prioritization of all plant improvement opportunities and supporting businesses to prioritize resources developing and implementing long term Site strategy.

As a Learning Leader oversees the on-going development and leveraged delivery of a functional/business learning strategy for the organization. Ensures alignment with the corporate and M&E learning strategy to support a highly reliable and sustainable workforce. Partners with the organization’s leadership to ensure learning objectives are accomplished. Enables an effective knowledge transfer for new employees and ensures long term maintenance and a continual increase of knowledge for current employees.

As Operational Excellence Leader is responsible for driving continuous improvement in management systems, work process discipline, and operational excellence for the facility with the goal of achieving site and business EHS&S, production, and cost targets.

Leads one or more teams of professional individual contributors which may also include technical operations, business operations, or operational support employees. Sets priorities and allocates resources to align with business objectives and plans of execution. As a leader, fosters a work environment with a high level of integrity and strong customer and safety focus that embraces inclusion and diversity, innovation and sustainability, continuous improvement and empowerment.

Responsibilities / Duties:

• Responsible for prioritization of work for technical staff

• Responsible to drive role discipline

• Strong advocate for EHS&S, management systems and financial discipline as well as RCI (Root Cause Investigation) Team Leader Coaching

• Lead department strategy for continuous improvement and process safety compliance

• Help team navigate technical issues in the plant and break down barriers to improvement

• Establishes a learning network within the organization to implement the learning strategy, and associated plans which will meet global, business and functional learning objectives. Represents site, region, business or function in appropriate global or regional learning network. Serves as the organization’s learning representative to appropriate internal and external teams or networks

• Establishes and ensure ongoing resource support for a learning organizational structure to implement the learning strategy consistent with the principles of a highly reliable and sustainable organization

• Initiates the development of learning resources to support the organization’s learning strategy utilizing Instructional System Design

• Oversees development and implementation of role curricula consistent with the organization’s learning strategy. Coaches local curriculum owners on curriculum design, implementation and maintenance

• Supports global learning improvement and other projects, as applicable. Develops and drives learning improvement opportunities and communicates to the global, business or functional learning network as appropriate

• Manages site, business, or function learning budget as applicable

• Works with site leadership, Make Product Work Process (MPWP) support roles, and associated change leaders to coordinate effective utilization of the work processes (WP), enabling tools and organizational design

• Provides coaching to leaders and organization on management systems and work processes

• Reviews/defines Operational Excellence (OpEx) metrics for the site in line with Site and Business goals

• Provides leadership to the tactical support for OpEx including Training Coordinator, Operating Discipline Management System (ODMS) Coordinator, Document Management System (DMS) coordinator and digital tools focal point, as well as other roles as needed to meet the leadership needs of the organization

Leadership Skills:

• Strong coaching skills

• Active listening

• Self-awareness as a leader – strengths, motivators, and behaviors as a leader when at their best and when under stress

• Strong relationship builder; fosters collaboration

• Ability to build trust and transparency

• Conflict resolution

• Can shift from individual contributor to providing the team what they need

• Ability to lead organization through change and teach Change Management fundamentals

• Provides performance management feedback for people to be able to support aligned goal development

• Work process coaching capability – WP SME - needs to understand the key touch points across MPWP and other related WPs

• Ability to coach up and across organization

Required Qualifications:

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree

• A minimum of 7 years engineering, manufacturing or related experience

• 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:

• Previous leadership experience

• Degree in a Science or Technical related field

• Change management training

• RCI Team Leader experience and ability to coach RCI Facilitators

Note: Domestic relocation assistance is available for this role and may be provided based on eligibility.

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) 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 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. 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 visitingwww.dow.com.

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, 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 onwww.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.