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.
About You and this Role
Are you ready to be at the heart of Dow’s logistics operations? As a Logistics Technician at our Midland, MI site, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring the safe, efficient, and reliable movement of materials that power our global manufacturing network. This is more than a job, it’s a hands-on opportunity to work with cutting-edge equipment, support critical chemical processes, and contribute directly to Dow’s mission of delivering excellence in every shipment.
You’ll be part of a dynamic team that thrives on precision, safety, and collaboration. Whether you're operating forklifts, managing inventory, or optimizing packaging workflows, your work will directly impact on our customers and our bottom line. This role is ideal for individuals who enjoy problem-solving, continuous learning, and working in a fast paced, high-impact environment.
Responsibilities
- Operate and field-check process equipment and control systems to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable plant performance
- Monitor process conditions and respond to deviations using sound troubleshooting skills
- Perform filter housing changes using ECOPS as part of routine equipment maintenance
- Package Dow products for global distribution, ensuring quality standards and regulatory compliance
- Prepare raw materials for operations and manage material movement across the site
- Safely operate forklifts and other heavy equipment to transport materials
- Manually break down, arrange, stack, and repackage various materials and products
- Affix labels, stickers, and documentation to packaged goods per regulatory and customer requirements
- Collaborate with schedulers and vendors to process returns and resolve shipping issues
- Participate in crisis response activities and support emergency preparedness efforts
- Follow Operating Discipline principles and standard task lists, including equipment preparation, sampling, and field checks
- Align daily operational activities with plant and business goals to drive performance and reliability
Your Skills
- Occupational Safety & Health: Consistently follows safety protocols, including the use of personal protective equipment and safe work practices
- Packaging & Labeling: Experienced in packaging products for global distribution and applying regulatory and customer-specific labeling requirements
- Forklift & Equipment Operation: Skilled in operating forklifts and other heavy equipment for safe material transport across the site
- Inventory & Material Handling: Proficient in managing raw materials, executing material movements, and manually handling various product types
- Filter System Maintenance: Capable of performing filter housing changes using ECOPS as part of routine equipment checks
- Team Collaboration: Works effectively with cross-functional teams, including schedulers and vendors, to resolve logistics and shipping issues
- Emergency Response: Participates in crisis response and supports site emergency preparedness activities
- Computer & System Literacy: Familiar with Microsoft Office applications and enterprise systems such as SAP, Sample Manager, Workday, Oracle, and Microsoft Dynamics
- Basic Math & Documentation: Applies basic math skills for inventory and packaging tasks; ensures accurate documentation and labeling
- Operating Discipline: Adheres to standard task lists and procedures, including equipment prep, sampling, and field checks to maintain operational reliability
With Dow careers, this Position Offers
- Base pay is $19.49, with potential progression opportunities from $22.42-$30.69/per hour in addition to a yearly bonus based on personal and company performance.
- Eligible for an additional $0.60 per hour if assigned to a role that covers 24/7 rotating shifts.
- Enjoy a robust total rewards program, including medical, dental, retirement, employee stock purchase program, wellness programs, and more all available to you on your first day of employment.
- Dow encourages a healthy work-life balance. In this role, you begin to earn vacation days immediately with a total of 15 days per year, including paid leave options.
- Design your future with our competitive retirement and employee stock purchase programs.
- Potential for overtime opportunities.
Qualifications
- A minimum of a High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
- Must be 18 years old or older.
- Must have a current, valid US driver’s license.
- Willing and able to work all applicable shifts on a rotating basis (including weekends) and work overtime when needed.
- Successfully complete a background check and pass a drug screen if the job offer is received and accepted.
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation as listed in the job description.
- The ability to work a full shift, come to work on time, work overtime and holidays as needed and the ability to work according to the necessary schedule to meet job requirements with or without reasonable accommodation is an essential function of this position.
- 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
- 2 or more years of experience in manufacturing or a related field
- Military experience strongly valued
- Fork truck operation experience preferred
- Familiarity with safe work permits and energy isolation procedures
- Proficiency with Microsoft applications and/or enterprise systems such as SAP, Sample Manager, Workday, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics
- Possession of a Class A CDL is highly encouraged due to equipment movement responsibilities across the site
Additional Notes
- This position does not offer relocation assistance.
Physical Requirements
- Wear all required personal protective equipment provided by the company, including but not limited to a respirator.
- Perform frequent bending, reaching, and lifting, working in tight or closed-in spaces, climbing stairs/ladders and working at heights as well as standing or walking for extended periods of time
- This role does involve elevated work greater than or equal to four feet above the ground. Must be able to wear and use personal protective equipment (PPE), including harnesses with a total weight capacity of 285lbs.
Benefits – 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, 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)
Join our team, we can make a difference together.
About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 30 countries and employ approximately 36,000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $43 billion in 2024. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visitingwww.dow.com.
As part of our dedication to inclusion, 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. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com.
Dow is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to providing opportunities without regard for race, color, religion, sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity, national origin, age, disability and genetic information, including family medical history. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may call us at 1-833-My Dow HR (833-693-6947) and select option 8.
