Work Activity Coordinator - Scaffolding

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About This Role

Coordinate scaffold activities across Texas Operations to improve safe field execution, resource utilization, schedule performance, cost control, and timely scaffold removal. The role serves as the coordination point between plant/unit WACs, planners/schedulers, scaffold contractors, and other maintenance stakeholders.

Ensure work activities are carried out safely in an effective and efficient way. Manages productivity of the team that performs the task. May act as an informal resource for team members with less experience.

Responsibilities

- Maintain a strong field presence and coordinate daily scaffold activities.
- Coordinate scaffold priorities and resource assignments with the scaffold contractor and Unit WACs.
- For priority/unplanned jobs, coordinate joint field walkdowns with the Unit WAC and scaffold contractor GF/Foreman.
- Troubleshoot scaffold planning, scheduling, and execution issues and remove barriers affecting field productivity.

- Work closely with planners and schedulers to integrate scaffold erection and dismantlement into the maintenance schedule.
- Review upcoming scaffold demand and coordinate contractor resources.
- Provide daily progress/resource updates and identify schedule constraints.
- Ensure scaffold demolition is scheduled promptly once the supported work is complete.
- Coordinate scaffold erection, use, off-rent, and dismantlement activities.

- Ensure the Scaffold WAC is promptly notified when work is complete so rent can be stopped and dismantlement scheduled.
- Support reduction of long-standing scaffolds and unnecessary rental duration.
- Work with planners/WACs to get scaffold demolition onto the schedule.
- Review T&M charges associated with priority/unplanned scaffold work.

- Coordinate with Unit WACs and contractor representatives to verify billing accuracy.
- Help reduce T&M and delay costs by improving resource coordination and execution.
- Support scaffold cost optimization initiatives and monitoring of scaffold lifecycle costs.

- Challenge unnecessary scaffold use and work with stakeholders to identify alternative access solutions where appropriate.
- Coordinate with the scaffold specialist, planners, maintenance, inspection, and other stakeholders on scaffold-reduction opportunities.
- Support alternatives such as rope access and other elevated-work technologies where applicable.
- Set clear field expectations with scaffold crews and support disciplined execution.

- Participate in EH&S/tailgate engagement with scaffold resources.
- Escalate scaffold safety, quality, design, or technical concerns requiring Scaffold Specialist involvement.
- Provide clear communication between plants, Unit WACs, planners/schedulers, contractors, and scaffold support resources.

- Communicate daily priorities, resource requirements, progress, constraints, and changes.
- Support monitoring of indicators such as scaffold spend, T&M cost, days on rent, long-term scaffolds, and dismantlement performance.
- Reviews job packages and prepares to do the task.
- Assists in allocation of resources for resource leveraging.
- Reports the progress of the daily work to enable adjustments to the work schedule when needed.
- Reviews work status with service providers and originators and adjust schedule as required.
- Reassigns person scheduled to perform work to the next job, in the event the equipment is not prepared for maintenance on originally assigned job.
- Performs the role of shift procedure use focal point for maintenance activity.
- Coach crafts persons when completed procedures/checklists/equipment repair forms are not filled out correctly.
- Conducts field audits to assure procedures are being used according to the local Maintenance Procedure Use Policy.

Required Qualifications

- A minimum of a high school diploma/GED equivalent.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in scaffold inspection and auditing.
- Knowledge of SAP, work coordination, scaffold erection requirements, inspection, and dismantling processes.
- Must have a current, valid US Driver’s License.
- Must possess a TWIC card or be eligible to obtain a TWIC card. For information on TWIC eligibility requirements, please see: https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic (If unable to access link, copy and paste in your browser.)

- 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.

Preferred Qualifications

- NCCER Scaffold certification preferred.

Physical Requirements

- Must be willing and able to do the following with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Wear all required personal protective equipment, including but not limited to a respirator.
- Perform frequent bending, reaching, and lifting.
- Frequent/occasional lifting of material weighing approximately 50 lbs.
- Work in tight or closed-in spaces.
- Climb stairs/ladders and work high off the ground.
- Stand 50% of the time.
- Walk for extended periods of time.
- Work in an area of intense or continuous noise.
- Work in an area with hazardous materials.
- Work at heights greater than or equal to 4 ft off the ground. Must be able to wear and use personal protective equipment (PPE), including harnesses with a total weight capacity of 300lbs.  (This typically accommodates individuals who weigh 285 or less).

Skills

- Work Coordination : Ability to organize daily work activities, priorities, and resources to support safe and efficient job execution.
- Communication: Ability to communicate clearly and work effectively with team members, contractors, planners, and other stakeholders.
- Planning & Scheduling : Ability to coordinate work activities and adjust schedules and resources as priorities change.
- Troubleshooting : Ability to identify and resolve planning, scheduling, resource, and field execution issues.
- Safety & Procedure Compliance : Ability to follow and reinforce safety requirements, work procedures, and proper documentation.

Additional Notes

- No relocation assistance is 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, 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)

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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   www.dow.com .

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