Senior PPM Coordinator

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About you and this role

Dow has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Predictive Preventive Maintenance Coordinator in Orange, Texas.

Provides input into the development of the maintenance strategy on those issues dealing with PPM aligned with electrical instrumentation & analytics (EI&A). Owns and manages Maintenance Management System (MMS) with respect to PPM and acts as the local focal point on the CMMS system for the PPM space.

Responsibilities

• In cooperation with the Reliability Engineer or Maintenance Engineer / Technologist, gathers appropriate PPM information to be performed on existing or new equipment. 
• Ensures that scheduled services are entered into the CMMS based upon Global or Local requirements, equipment reliability strategy or reviews of new equipment that is being installed. 
• Performs quality control check on the following for daily maintenance, expense & capital projects requests. Completes checks prior to sending to Master Date Administrators (MDA’s) for upload into the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
  • EI&A PPM: creation, changes and deletions - including correct codes, standards descriptions, task lists, etc.
  • Technical Characteristics:  creation, changes and deletions - -including ensuring mandatory fields are populated where required
  • MRO Bill of Materials (BOM’s): creation, changes and deletions 
• Manage all equipment Bill of Material (BOM)-parts lists 
• Ensure high quality EI&A PPMs are entered into the CMMS by:
  • Uses “quality feedback” from the Person Doing Work (EI&A techs) to optimize the task lists. Carry out field check(s) in collaboration with Field Planner when needed.
  • In collaboration with Field Planner identify/solicit safety information and requirements necessary to safely perform PPM tasks. Include document links or long text. Identify task list operations activities necessary to execute job plan. 
  • In collaboration with Field Planner creates & updates materials/manpower estimates, tools, equipment, documents, procedures required to perform operations on PPM task list based on various feedback sources.
  • Work with MDA on maintenance plans and items. Assure plan and item data is properly documented. 
  • Participates in routine and special EI&A PPM optimization activities
  • Identifies opportunities to adjust EI&A PPM intervals and works with the Reliability Engineer and equipment owner to evaluate the impact of the change.
  • A resource that provides input to the Field Planner when EI&A PPM clarification is needed.
  • Maintains “Reason for Maintenance Item”. Why we are doing PPM including long text special notes and proper reason codes.
  • Assists during root cause investigations where PPM practices have been identified as a potential cause.
• Supports Maintenance Procedure Use Policy by applying PUP requirements to PPM tasks.
• Tracks compliance of completion of EI&A PPM tasks and advises the Plant Leadership and Reliability Engineer of any issues impacting the effectiveness of the PPM program. 
• Utilizes Automated Deferral Process in SAP based on local operating discipline.
• Provide as needed technical input in developing the maintenance budget. PPM coordinator may be asked to run reports which show labor and overall cost forecasts for PPM.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a High School diploma or GED and one of the following: 
  • 2-year degree in an instrumentation technology or electrical technology plus 3 years of experience.
  • 5 or more years of experience in electrical instrumentation & analytics.
• Current, valid US driver's license.
• 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 Skills

• Apply predictive and preventative maintenance principles 
• Apply Operating Discipline for Predictive Preventative Maintenance work process
• Apply Maintenance planning principles to PPM work
• Apply planning and scheduling procedures (OD) as it pertains to PPM
• Demonstrate technical proficiency in Electrical, Instrumentation & Analytical maintenance hardware disciplines.
• Follow the Global Maintenance Work Process 
• Utilize the Maintenance Information Systems 
• Collaborate on spare parts identification process 
• Utilize the Management of Change process to affect change 
• Generate and interpret report(s) and results
• Support reliability/availability evaluations

Additional notes

• Relocation assistance is not available for this role.

Benefits – What Dow offers you 

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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)

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About Dow

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