Manufacturing Expert and Stewardship Leader
Celanese
Manufacturing Expert and Stewardship Leader
Celanese
Global producer of chemicals and materials
Celanese is seeking a Specialist, Production, Manufacturing Expert to ensure the unit is running at entitlement targets and anticipate to potential emerging issues.
ROUTINE ACTIVITIES:• Continuously monitors process, product and equipment to detect and anticipate emerging issues.• Develop and implement training for the 24/7 and/or Core Team. • Field walkthroughs.• Establish and communicate operating parameters for the 24/7 Team.• Engage with 24/7 Team to identify and remove daily execution barriers.• Define, update and track alarm performance and change where needed.• Collaborates with Asset Leader to understand and set priority for equipment repairs.• Environmental compliance (track and escalate)
OVERARCHING ACTIVITIES:• Builds strategy around training and knowledge support.
• Promotes the Safety Culture Assessment (SCA) program in the unit and drives safety culture.• Manages the stewardship part of Conduct of Operations for the unit operation.• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
ROUTINE ACTIVITIES• Develop, communicate, and implement daily stewardship focus.• Completes and engages Core Team in safety leading indicators.• Complete field assessment of stewardship execution, develop and administers. feedback measures, then reviews results for drift prevention and future alignment• Identify emerging issues.• Coordinates with the Stewardship Facilitator to identify and remove stewardship roadblocks.• Communicates and strategizes activities with Daily Execution Leader.• Auditing of life critical permits, ConOps and tracking of unit behavior observation data.• Track established Environmental and Safety compliance parameters and quickly escalates if any deviation or violations may have occurred. • HazRecs and NM evaluation.
ADHOC ACTIVITIES (As needed):• Conducts RCAs and escalate issues, that cannot be solved.• Trains members of core team in stewardship programs, initiatives, best practices, and Tier III policies. • Generates ideas and implements improvement projects.• Obtains necessary approvals on stewardship related plans to allow 24/7 team to perform work or maintenance uninterrupted (i.e. SWP deviations, radiation source handling, PRD preplans, carseal preplan, etc.).
• Initiates MOC’s and field walk down of implementation.• Ensures proper application of RCA process and corrective action plans. If needed, develops action plans to achieve results.• Adjusts raw material or escalates if plan isn’t reached. • Communicates issues or barriers with production schedule or material containment. • Develop strategy and communicates executable plan for handling offgrade/rejected materials.• Participates in quality investigations for out-of-spec product.• Initiates process safety bypasses and develops mitigation plans.• Communicate with outside units to share best practices.
Other:
• Knowledge of process, product and equipment to effectively manage emerging issues
• Ensures proper use of RCA process and corrective action plans to close gap
• Maintains compliance of EHS requirements for daily execution• Field evaluation of procedure usage as defined by SQRE plan• Drives environmental and stewardship compliance in accordance to the 4 core principles.• Lead in field review of safety and environmental policies with 24/7 team, Manufacturing Experts and Reliability SMEs
Celanese produces and sells a wide range of chemical products and engineered materials for global customers in multiple industries. Its acetyl chain family, including acetic acid, vinyl acetate monomer (VAM), and acetic anhydride, serves as building blocks for coatings, adhesives, and textiles, while its engineered materials include high-performance polymers and composites for automotive, electronics, and medical applications. The company differentiates itself through a broad product portfolio, a strong emphasis on material science, global supply capabilities, and customer-specific formulations backed by ongoing research and development. Its goal is to deliver material solutions that meet customer needs across industries, supported by robust R&D and reliable supply to drive growth for both Celanese and its partners.
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