Graduate Maintenance Engineer Barry 2024

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.

The role

We are looking for you, an ambitious Mechanical Engineering student, to support our Consumer Solutions business by doing an internship project in our Basics Facility to improve Reliability for our location in Barry, UK.

Dow is offering great career opportunities in a global and international environment. The department that will welcome you is TES Maintenance Productivity where you will work with a team of maintenance engineers, reliability engineers and maintenance technicians to deliver effective planned and preventative maintenance to our chemical plant.

Employees in Operations at Dow use science to build an exciting career. Currently we are looking to hire a Maintenance Engineer to join our team in Barry, UK. Are you ready to discover the science behind your career?

The role is based at Dow Silicones Barry site in South Wales and is one of the largest and most complex silicones sites in the world. Barry is situated less than 10 miles from Cardiff city center, which is home to Europe's largest waterfront development and combines the practical advantages of a small, friendly city with the cultural and recreational amenities of a successful modern capital.

As Maintenance Engineer you will provide maintenance subject matter expertise on plant issues that impact production over a short period of time. You will provide also technical expertise which may be equipment-based or repair technique-based which impacts the availability and maintainability of the system and/or equipment.

Responsibilities on the job

• Provide experience on failures and repair techniques during root cause investigations. Provide technical expertise to plant personnel on troubleshooting failures, repairs, and evaluating whether equipment is designed to meet its intended or existing service conditions.
• Ensure during repairs that repair details such as clearances, tolerances, materials of construction, welding procedures, etc are provided and documented. Provide technical support as needed.
• Ensure repair techniques, repair procedures, and equipment specific training are documented and made available. Provide technical support for specification, identification and purchasing of needed parts. Provide maintainability input to Global Project Methodology (GPM), Six Sigma and other improvement activities.
• Review spare parts list for existing equipment and works with the Maintenance Recovery Organization (MRO) to ensure parts are identified, added and stocked in the MRO system in support of the maintenance strategy.
• Develop maintenance procedures based on Most Effective Technology (MET). Enter quality complaints into the QSPP system.
• Participate with the Reliability Engineer in developing the equipment maintenance strategy by providing technical and historical information. Participate in developing the maintenance budget to support the maintenance strategy. Serve as a technical resource to the planner on work packages. Provide input on scope of work, during development of turnaround work. Evaluate Condition-Based Monitoring (CBM) activities and determines appropriate action.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s Engineering degree is required.
• Plant experience is preferred, but not required.
• Initiative and good communication skills are required.

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 combines global breadth; asset integration and scale; focused innovation and materials science expertise; leading business positions; and environmental, social and governance leadership to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. The Company's ambition is to become the most innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world.

Dow's portfolio of plastics, industrial intermediates, coatings and silicones businesses delivers a broad range of differentiated, science-based products and solutions for its customers in high-growth market segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Dow operates manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employs approximately 37,800 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $57 billion in 2022. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. 

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.