NA P2Z Operations Early Career Program Manager Job in Canada

Job title: NA P2Z Operations Early Career Program Manager

Company: Dow Chemical

Expected salary:

Location: Fort Saskatchewan, AB

NA P2Z Operations Early Career Program Manager Job Details:

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

Dow has an exciting opportunity for a North American Operations Early Career Program Manager located in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada.

Responsibilities

As a North American Operations Early Career Program Manager at Dow, you will focus on delivering a World-Class Early Career Talent Management Program (Apprentices, Practicums, New College Graduates, National Student Program (Interns/Co-Ops), Local College Co-Ops, STEM Events, High School Career Fairs, & Diversity Conference Events)) for the Canadian Regions, with specific emphasis on Alberta Operations in support of the Path to Zero Project.

You’ll share responsibility and accountability for the successful discovery, attraction, recruitment, hiring, onboarding, and development of Early Career talent to meet site, business, and functional people goals and needs. You’ll will work closely with Operations Leadership, Operations Learning & Talent Development, Human Resources, Students, and other key functional partners to optimize and coordinate programs consistent with Operation’s Talent needs and strategy within the region. You’ll actively support the short and long-term strategy of the Early Career programs, including the oversight and coordination of various recruiting projects and initiatives using data-based analytics and decision making to formulate recommendations and actions to continuously improve key performance indicators. You will be expected to lead in a manner that fosters an elevated level of integrity and strong client focus while embracing safety, inclusion, diversity, equity, innovation, sustainability, continuous improvement, and empowerment.

• Leads the local coordination of all Canadian Early Career programs (New College Graduate, Co-op, Practicum, Apprentice, etc.) and assembles Annual Total Workforce projections and requests for the region.
• Accountable for the relationship management and Dow’s brand at Canadian Universities and Technical Colleges. This includes leading Dow’s Alberta Operations University and College Relationship teams.
• Lead ID&E focus within Canadian Early Career activities. Including, but not limited to engagement with all of Dow’s ERGs, identify and build/maintain relationships with key ID&E 3rd party organizations.
• Build and maintain relationships as a single focal point within AB Ops for sourcing pools such as Careers, Women Building Futures, etc.
• Identify support required from ABOLT, University and College Relations Teams, and/or ERG Teams to support various Early Career activities.
• Lead Dow’s apprenticeship program with support from other departmental and NA Early resources (ie: overall coordinator).
• Active contributor to the NA Early Career Team, Alberta Operations Extended Leadership Network and the People Excellence team.
• The single resource for new employees during their recruitment and early onboarding phase.
• Enable other teams such as the University and Technical College Relationship teams to be highly effective.
• Build a management system that selects the most impactful events for Dow to attend and then execute those events flawlessly including but not limited to Dow branding materials at location, logistics arranged in advance, etc.
• Align the Canadian Early Career strategy with Operation’s Global Early Career to achieve synergy and consistency with functional goals and objectives, including Total Workforce Strategy.

Critical Success Factors

• The individual must be able to work with minimal supervision and be self-directed.
• Good organizational skills and ability to manage many projects/programs simultaneously.
• Problem solving skills coupled with a strong critical thinking.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate at all levels of the organization.
• Extremely effective at building, managing, and maintaining strategic relationships.

Qualifications

• Completion of Short-Cycle Tertiary Degree (i.e. Associate’s Degree, Vocational Program) OR 4+ years of military experience OR In lieu of degree/military, 8 or more years of industrial/manufacturing experience or related experience required.
• Demonstrated leadership/project management abilities.
• A minimum requirement for this Canada based position is the ability to work legally in Canada. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of Canadian permanent residency process.

Preferred Skills

• Manufacturing or related experience.
• Working knowledge of learning, talent recruitment/acquisition programs and practices and/or fundamental human resource processes and policies.
• Ability to focus on value delivery and maintaining sustainable competitive advantages.
• Effective negotiator and able to persuade others (internal and external clients) through effective communication skills.
• Financial and budget analysis skills, and effectively visualize and analyze data.
• Initiative to challenge inefficiencies and process deviations.
• Strong data analysis skills to effectively identify value opportunities.
• Proficiency with applicable Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
• The ability to work across cultures and geographies.
• Continues to build knowledge of the company, processes and customers.
• Use prescribed guidelines or policies in analyzing situations.
• Focus on value delivery and sustainable competitive advantage for the Site and Function.
• Teamwork and communication. Ability to persuade others through effective communication skills (both oral and written). Develop and demonstrate negotiation skills.
• Initiative to challenge inefficiencies, process deviations, and strategy deviations.
• Utilization of data analysis skills to effectively identify value opportunities.
• Exhibition of strong work ethic and responsiveness to earn respect of business partners.

Additional notes

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position

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 and emotional 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.
• Become a Dow shareholder through various employee stock programs.
• 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.
• Global Paid Time Off (PTO) policies:

• 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.

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines global breadth; asset integration and scale; focused innovation and materials science expertise; leading business positions; and environmental, social and governance leadership to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. The Company’s ambition is to become the most innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world. Dow’s portfolio of plastics, industrial intermediates, coatings and silicones businesses delivers a broad range of differentiated, science-based products and solutions for its customers in high-growth market segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Dow operates manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employs approximately 37,800 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $57 billion in 2022. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. For more information, please visit or follow on Twitter.

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, 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 .

At Dow, diversity and inclusion are inherent in our work environment. We are committed to building a vibrant, diverse and talented employee base – and helping each employee grow and develop as part of Dow’s inclusive global community. Dow has an accommodation process in place to support employees with disabilities. 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.
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