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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.\nAbout you and this role\nDow has an exciting opportunity for an Environmental Technician supporting manufacturing operations in Midland, Michigan. This role partners directly with production facilities and support organizations to help ensure environmental compliance, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across waste and water management programs.\nThe Environmental Technician serves as a key environmental resource for assigned plants, providing technical guidance, compliance support, and practical solutions to day-to-day environmental challenges. Success in this role requires strong collaboration skills, attention to detail, sound judgment, and a proactive mindset focused on continuous improvement.\nThe successful candidate will work closely with production leadership, plant engineers, operators, maintenance personnel, environmental specialists, and EHS leadership to ensure environmental requirements are met while supporting safe and efficient operations.\nResponsibilities\nServe as the first point of contact for plant environmental questions related to waste and water compliance.\nProvide timely guidance or escalate issues to subject matter experts as needed.\nReview, evaluate, and complete waste characterization documentation to ensure regulatory compliance and accurate waste designation.\nDevelop waste labels and provide guidance on proper waste labeling practices.\nBuild strong working relationships with plant personnel through routine engagement and support.\nConduct plant walkthroughs, field observations, and compliance assessments to identify opportunities for improvement.\nEducate plant personnel on waste characterization requirements, environmental obligations, and Dow tools that support compliance activities.\nPartner with waste vendors, treatment, storage and disposal facilities (TSDFs), and internal stakeholders to ensure waste is managed safely, compliantly, and cost effectively.\nWork with Dow’s waste classification office to ensure timely waste disposal and proper characterization.\nSupport the maintenance and implementation of Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans and Pollution Incident Prevention Plans (PIPPs).\nCollaborate with site waste and water subject matter experts to address complex compliance challenges.\nTrack, analyze, and communicate environmental performance and waste management metrics to plant and environmental leadership.\nIdentify and implement opportunities to simplify processes, improve compliance performance, reduce costs, and drive operational excellence.\nSupport environmental audits, regulatory inspections, and special projects as assigned.\nRequired Qualifications\nA minimum of a High School Diploma or GED equivalent.\nA minimum of 2 years of experience.\nA 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.\nPreferred Qualifications\nAssociate degree in Environmental Science, Biology, Environmental Technology, Chemistry, Engineering Technology, or a related technical field.\nKnowledge of environmental regulations and programs related to RCRA hazardous waste management, SPCC, and PIPP requirements.\nExperience supporting manufacturing, industrial, environmental, or EHS-related operations.\nFamiliarity with waste characterization processes and environmental compliance systems.\nSkills\nDetail-Oriented: Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task, ensuring accuracy and completeness in one’s work. \nPrioritization: Ability to arrange items or activities in order of importance relative to each other. \nMicrosoft Office: Microsoft Office, or simply Office, is a family of client software, server software, and services developed by Microsoft. \nCommunication: Ability to communicate effectively \nTime Management: Ability to plan and exercise conscious control of time spent on specific activities, especially to increase effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity. It involves a juggling act of various demands upon a person relating to work, social life, family, hobbies, personal interests, and commitments with the finiteness of time. \nNote: This position does not offer relocation assistance.\nBenefits - What Dow offers you\nWe invest in you. \nDow 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.\nHere are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:\nEquitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives. \nBenefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it. \nCompetitive 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).\n\nStudent 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.\n\nRobust 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.\nOpportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building. \nWorkplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs. \nCompetitive yearly vacation allowance.\nPaid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents). \nPaid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured. \nPaid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation. \nWellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.\nOn-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).\nEmployee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.\nAdditionally, some of our locations might offer:Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)\nMeal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)\nCarbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)\n\nJoin our team, we can make a difference together.\nAbout Dow\nDow (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.\nAs 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.\nDow 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. 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