Internship - Digital collaboration in a Manufacturing Turnaround

We are looking for you, a talented and ambitious master’s student (m/f/d), to support our Turnaround Execution group by doing an internship project in improving collaboration through digital tools in our 2022 manufacturing Turnaround for our location in Stade, Germany.

Dow is offering great career opportunities in a global and international environment. The department that will welcome you is serving the Dow Stade manufacturing plants in planning and executing major plant outages for maintenance, reliability and operational purposes (Turnarounds). We are working with the plant teams, supplying the work processes and infrastructure for safe and effective Turnarounds.

Project description
In our 2022 Turnaround, chemical manufacturing plants on the Stade site are simultaneously shut down for maintenance purposes for a limited period of a few weeks.  The Turnaround is a condensed and complex project, with several hundred of contract workers across different disciplines completing their work according to a thoroughly planned schedule.  

In this Turnaround, there is a potential for significant productivity improvement by developing and applying digital tools for mobile application in equipment tracking, status documentation and reporting, claims handling and collaboration across workgroups.

The scope of the project is, in close collaboration with the plant Turnaround execution teams and Dow’s Digital Operation Center, to develop applications based on defined use cases, using Microsoft Power Apps or a similar platform.

Qualifications

• You are currently studying for a master's degree or equivalent in Computer sciences, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or a similar subject.
• You have a good working knowledge of English and German
• Experience with IT like software engineering, understanding of databases and curiosity to learn more about new tools and how could you combine those
• You have an active interest in digitalization technologies and the future of how we will work in industry utilizing these technologies.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills 

Ideally you will start in January 2022 for a period of 6 months (exact timing to be discussed).

Dow’s internships offer you the opportunity to:

• Gain hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment, working in a Chemical plant Turnaround, translating ideas in business results, learning how to apply
• Explore Career Opportunities - by working in the field you have chosen, you will receive an inside look at your potential career path
• Network - meet a variety of people in your chosen profession through your internship, allowing you to form relationships you can build on in the future