Job Description

About This Role

Dow has an exciting opportunity for a Multicraft Outside Mechanic / Pipefitter in Seadrift, Texas.

As a Multicraft Outside Mechanic / Pipefitter you will provide maintenance craft-specific support to plants. You will maintain and repair all types of equipment within craft knowledge and expertise. You will require broadened technical skills in analytical/scientific methods or operational processes to perform a defined array of activities. You may act as an informal resource for team members with less experience.

Responsibilities

• Diagnoses and corrects equipment problems.
• Calibrates and aligns equipment.
• Completes preventative maintenance activities.
• Checks sizing of components and parts.
• Specifies, requisitions, and installs parts and equipment.
• Coordinates maintenance spare parts.
• Assemble or secure pipes, tubes, fittings, or related equipment, according to specifications using a variety of hand and power tools (e.g., saws, cutting torches, pipe threaders, or pipe benders).
• Prepare various joints for assembly (e.g., bolted, welded, etc.) to meet specific system requirements.
• Lay out full-scale drawings of pipe systems, supports, and related equipment, following blueprints, plans, and drawings
• Work from and prepare fabrication sketches for other team members to work from.
• Able to learn the techniques required to assemble high-pressure fittings (e.g. Grayloc, Wave ring, Lens Ring and Autoclave tubing, etc.)
• Repairs, maintains, and installs equipment and machinery which is used in the process.
• Troubleshoots and repairs malfunctions and documents failure analysis.
• Collects equipment operation and history data to facilitate reliability improvements.
• Works within established Maintenance Work Processes and helps resolve issues that surface as a result of planning and scheduling work.
• and repairing a variety of processes and rotating equipment used in industrial processing. The mechanical equipment may include ANSI pumps, various types of compressors, blowers, fans, gearboxes, mixers, extruders, and agitators.
• This job requires hands-on fieldwork to determine the cause of equipment failure, locate spare parts, and install spare parts using repair procedures and machinist techniques for alignment.
• Utilize functional, and technical knowledge, company standards, and educational background or experience to analyze and solve problems.
• Develop and review routine maintenance procedures.
• Act as lead craftsman and or quality focal point and direct outside contractors as needed on routine and non-routine repair activities.
• Work Nights and weekends as business needs dictate.

Required Qualifications

• Must have a High School diploma or GED and one of the following:
  • Associate degree or higher in a mechanical type craft or NCCER certified as a Millwright (NCCER Certification obtained through an Instructor Led Training Program is a preference). In lieu of a degree Dow will consider those with 3 or more years of relevant military experience.
  • 3 or more years of experience in an industrial environment as a Millwright/Mechanic or Pipe Fitter.
• Strong mechanical skills and mechanical aptitude.
• Previous experience sketching isometric drawings. (This experience could be from school, training, or on-the-job experience.)
• Able to learn company piping standards.
• Able to work overtime, including nights, weekends, and holidays with occasional overtime as dictated by business needs. Participates in an after hour call rotation for night and weekend coverage.
• Current, valid US driver's license.
• You must possess a TWIC card or be eligible to obtain a TWIC card. For information on TWIC eligibility requirements, please see: https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic If unable to access link, copy and paste in your browser.)
• 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

• Familiarity with Optic and/or Laser alignment techniques.
• Familiarity with Steam and Gas Turbines.
• Familiarity with Compressor both reciprocating and centrifugal.

Physical Demands

• Willing and able to meet physical demands of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations

• Lift, push, and pull up to 55 lbs.
• Frequent bending, reaching, and lifting
• Stand 50% of the time.
• 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 respirator.
• Work in an area of intense or continuous noise.
• Work in an area with hazardous materials.
• Able to lift hoses, rigging equipment, and power tools and similar equipment as a normal part of the job.
• Able to climb stairs, ladders, negotiate uneven surfaces and work at heights.
• Able to traverse gangways and scaffolding at varying heights.
• This role does involve elevated work greater than or equal to four feet above the ground

Skills

• Mechanical Maintenance: Ability to maintain, repair, and install rotating and static equipment including pumps, compressors, blowers, gearboxes, and piping systems to ensure reliable plant operations.
• Troubleshooting: Skill in diagnosing equipment failures using hands-on field analysis, failure data, and repair procedures to restore performance and prevent recurrence.
• Pipefitting & Fabrication: Ability to assemble, install, and repair piping systems, including preparing joints, interpreting isometric drawings, and fabricating components to meet system specifications.
• Preventive Maintenance: Capability to execute and support maintenance work processes, including inspections, calibrations, and routine servicing to improve equipment reliability and performance.
• Collaboration: Ability to work effectively in a team environment, provide guidance to less experienced team members, and coordinate with contractors to complete routine and non-routine maintenance activities safely and efficiently.

Additional Notes

• This position does not offer relocation assistance