Analytical Technician

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About you and this role

Dow is seeking an Analytical Technician to join the Polyethylene Laboratory in Prentiss (Red Deer), Alberta. In this role, you will provide essential analytical support to the site's polyethylene production units by generating accurate, timely data that guides process decisions and ensures final product quality.

You will perform and/or support physical testing on reactor and pelleted polyethylene samples and operate key analytical instruments. You will conduct tests, record results, and report findings using established methods and safe operating procedures to maintain data integrity and reliability.

This is a day role, Monday through Friday (hours to be discussed with the hiring manager). You will contribute to efficient laboratory operations by supporting routine testing and assisting shift technicians, performing preventative maintenance and troubleshooting of analytical equipment, managing chemical inventory and supplies, scheduling lab activities, and completing MLT tasks. You will apply analytical knowledge and sound judgment to help troubleshoot plant issues, support product quality evaluations, and deliver consistent routine testing.

Success in this role requires strong collaboration and communication with Operations and the Poly Analytical team. You will engage closely with multiple stakeholders, making effective teamwork essential. We are looking for a proactive, self‑driven individual who brings a positive attitude, takes initiative, and contributes to a respectful, improvement‑focused work environment. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong problem‑solving skills, communicates effectively, prioritizes learning, and maintains a strong safety mindset with high attention to detail when operating laboratory equipment and handling samples and chemicals.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine physical property and chemical analyses of polyethylene to support process control and ensure product meets specifications.
• Operate, calibrate, verify, and maintain analytical instruments (e.g., MI, density, GC, FTIR) and ensure all measurement systems are in a state of control prior to use.
• Apply QA/QC checks and statistical tools to confirm instrument performance and ensure accuracy, precision, and data quality.
• Troubleshoot and perform maintenance of analytical equipment to resolve issues that impact data reliability or workflow efficiency.
• Generate, interpret, and document analytical results using established methodologies and report findings through LIMS in a timely manner.
• Support development, improvement, and documentation of analytical methods, procedures, and work processes; assist day staff with implementation of new technologies or instruments.
• Perform non‑routine or advanced analyses as needed to support plant troubleshooting or product quality investigations.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of lab practices, workflows, and written procedures to enhance efficiency and data consistency.
• Maintain chemical inventory, supplies, and scheduling to support smooth and compliant lab operations.
• Train and mentor lab personnel in analytical methods, instrument operation, and safe work practices; provide shift coverage when required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent, plus a minimum completion of a 2‑year college diploma in Chemical Technology or a related discipline.
• A minimum of 3 years of industry experience in a laboratory, chemical, or manufacturing environment.
• Ability to safely work in a plant environment, meet physical demands, and properly use required PPE and safety equipment. Must be familiar with, or willing to be trained on, safe equipment operation.
• A minimum requirement for this position is the ability to work legally in Canada. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including any type of permanent residency support.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a laboratory environment with instruments such as melt indexers, densitometers, FTIR, GC, titrators, or similar analytical equipment.
• Experience with LIMS and common digital tools (e.g., Excel, data entry systems).
• Familiarity with data quality assurance practices, including QA/QC checks, calibration, and instrument verification.

Your Skills

• Communication – Clearly conveys analytical results, product status, and equipment issues to operations, analytical and quality teams to keep production running smoothly.
• Collaboration – Works closely with operations and analytical team to solve plant issues and ensure consistent product quality.
• Quality Control (QC) – Applies QA/QC checks, calibrations, and statistical tools to ensure accurate, reliable analytical data for production decisions.
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work – Manages multiple routine analyses on a rotating shift, ensuring timely testing, documentation, and equipment maintenance.
• Laboratory Analytical Techniques – Performs physical testing (including GC, FTIR, and polyethylene property measurements) to support production and troubleshoot plant issues.
• Laboratory Safety – Follows and reinforces safety procedures, PPE requirements, and environmental standards to maintain a safe and compliant laboratory environment.

Additional Notes

• This position does not offer relocation assistance.
• For positions based in Ontario, Dow is required by law to include the pay scale that is reasonably expected to represent the pay range for the position. This pay range is specific to the territory of Ontario and accounts for both new and experienced employees with consideration to factors including but not limited to skillset, experience, and sustained job performance (or similar jobs). A reasonable pay range for this position is: $80,040 – $133,320.

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 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 visiting 

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