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About You and this Role
Dow is seeking an EH&S Technician to join our team in Knoxville, TN.
In this role, you will share responsibility for the implementation of the EH&S management system, in order to meet business objectives and to maintain the license to operate. You will provide hands-on environmental, industrial hygiene (IH), and health and safety (H&S) support for a specific plant/facility.
This role r equires full proficiency in a range of technical, operational, or analytical/scientific processes and procedures through job-related training. Acts as an informal resource for team members with less experience.
Responsibilities
Implements detailed, task level, day to day EH&S programs, utilizing the EH&S work process, standards and procedures.
Ensures that the Environmental, IH, and Health and Safety aspects of operating discipline are adequate and applied to achieve EH&S performance goals. In most cases, would perform the role of section owner for the EH&S sections of operating discipline.
Acts as the Plant resource for related EH&S information on procedures, guidelines and standards.
Serves as plant contact for Environmental, IH, and Health and Safety issues.
Coaches teams and individuals on EH&S related tasks and activities.
Assists in developing and achieving area or plant EH&S goals.
Ensures compliance tasks are completed.
Performs/coordinates certain Environmental, and IH monitoring, data collection, analyzing and reporting for the Plant.
Qualifications
A minimum of a high school diploma
A minimum of 4 years of relevant experience (e.g. EH&S, manufacturing, etc.)
Ability to safely work in a plant environment, meet physical demands, work at elevated heights, and comfortably use PPE and safety equipment (including harnesses with a total maximum weight capacity of 300lbs). Must be familiar with or open to training on proper equipment usage.
Willing and able to work with hazardous materials and outdoors in all seasons and weather conditions.
Ability to work a 12-hour rotating shift schedule and overtime, as required by the facility.
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.
Skills
Communication: Coaches and communicates environmental requirements and expectations across the plant.
Problem Solving: Investigates environmental issues and supports corrective actions.
Analytical Thinking: Analyzes environmental data and reports information for compliance.
Prioritization: Balances environmental tasks and compliance deadlines based on risk.
Environmental Health and Safety: Applies environmental standards, permits, and EH&S work processes.
Additional Notes
This position does not offer relocation assistance.
Benefits – What Dow offers you
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