Program manager Jobs in Pasadena, TX

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About You and This Role

We are seeking candidates for exciting and rewarding Apprenticeship opportunities available at our facilities in Houston, TX, Deer Park, TX, La Porte, TX, and Texas City, TX within the U.S. Apprenticeship Program.

As part of the U.S. Apprenticeship Program, Apprentices participate in a 2-3 year program offering hands-on work experience in our chemical plants while attending community college to earn a company-paid Associates degree. During the program, Apprentices will be offered paid tuition, wages, and some benefits. Upon successful completion of the program, Apprentices will have earned an Associates Degree in one of several technical disciplines. Apprentices will report to an Apprenticeship Program Leader who will support the Apprentice throughout the apprenticeship program. Apprentices who successfully complete the program will also be highly considered for a job within the company.

Individuals selected to fill an available Apprentice opening will be required to sign an offer letter that will commit them to working for Dow for 2 years upon being offered a full-time position.

The hourly rate of pay for this role will be at least $25.38. The exact pay rate will be communicated if you are chosen to receive an offer of employment. The hourly pay rate is set by the Company and is non-negotiable.

Expected hire date for these opportunities is June 8th, 2026; but it could go onto August 3rd, 2026 at the latest.

Responsibilities

Apprenticeship Opportunities are available in the following fields : Process Technician, Instrument Technician and Millwright Technician.

Process Technician

Process Technicians operate equipment in assigned areas of the plant and perform operations related activities per the work process. They utilize chemical manufacturing knowledge and experience to operate and troubleshoot the plant in a safe and efficient manner. One Process Technician could be placed in our Gulf Cost Pipeline team.

Primary Responsibilities and Key Skills

• Routine operation of basic control systems and devices to monitor levels, temperatures, pressures and flow rates, and transfer of products.
• Controlling, monitoring and adjustment of all control systems and manually operated equipment.
• Properly lifting hoses, bolt flanges and operate valves and similar equipment including the proper clearing and isolation of equipment.
• Following operating discipline, procedures, and practices to ensure a safe and efficient operation of assigned duties.
• Troubleshoot process, product quality, safety, and environmental problems, and identify equipment requiring maintenance.
• How to perform maintenance and project work safely and efficiently.
• Clearing and tagging equipment as required and issuing Safe Work Permits for maintenance and project work.
• Performing all duties with a high degree of dedication to safety and environmental stewardship.

Millwright / Mechanical Technician

Millwright / Mechanical Technicians install, maintain, troubleshoot and repair process and mechanical equipment used in industrial processing. The mechanical equipment may include ANSI (American National Standards Institute) pumps, various types of compressors, blowers, fans, gearboxes, mixers and agitators.

Primary Responsibilities and Key Skills

Instrument Technician

Instrument Technicians install, maintain and repair the measuring and control instruments used in industrial processing. They work with a wide variety of pneumatic, electronic and microcomputer instruments used to measure and control variables such as pressure, flow, temperature, level, motion, force, and chemical composition to support the process plants.

Primary Responsibilities and Key Skills

Maintaining and repairing all types of instrument systems.

Troubleshooting, diagnosing, and replacing defective components on instrumentation.

Reading electrical, logic, and loop diagrams.

Electronic troubleshooting and repair skills.

Procedure use - this includes field use, review, revision, and development of procedures.

Qualifications

Educational Requirements

If already enrolled in the degree program related to the field you applied for or have credits that would transfer toward it, individual must have no less than 2 full semesters remaining toward the applicable degree.

Additional Requirements

Preferred Skills

Physical Demands

Additional Notes :

About Dow

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