Production Leader - Celanese International Corporation

Overview

Celanese is a Fortune 500 global chemical and specialty materials company that engineers and manufactures products essential to everyday living. With global headquarters in Dallas, Texas, Celanese employs approximately 13,300 dedicated people working at more than 50 owned and operated manufacturing facilities across 27 countries. We are committed to employee growth and creating shareholder value, and strive to make a difference in the communities where we operate. Our company focuses on the safety of its employees, provides competitive compensation (including benefits starting Day 1), and emphasizes giving back to the community. For more information about Celanese and our products please visit www.celanese.com  

Responsibilities

This is an onsite, in-person position located at: 8480 DuPont Road, Washington, WV 26101

Overview: 

The Production Leader is an operations leadership role does not have direct reports, however, is responsible for decision making and leadership for day-to-day process operations.  This position routinely backs up the Area Manager.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher
• Engineering degree highly preferred
• At least 3 years' experience in manufacturing operations
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Applications, SAP/SAPPM)
• Ability to work well with others using influence
• Able to organize, plan, and prioritize multiple tasks and changing priorities.

Working Conditions:

• This role will be a mix of office and field time.  Felt leadership presence on the floor will be required from this role.

Roles/Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the all the Safety, Health and Environmental aspects of the operation.
• Responsible for conformance to Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements.  Lead and participate in PSM activities and audits.
• Responsible for manufacturing of many different engineered polymer products.
• Responsible for meeting all business objectives including production, volume, yield, uptime, cost…etc.
• Lead and facilitate daily production meetings.
• Lead and participate improvement projects.
• Lead and investigate Incidents / Variances/ Customer Complaints (Conduct Problem Solving Sessions – Root Cause Failure Analysis)
• Responsible for creating the appropriate work environment and executing Human Resource policies.
• Responsible to work closely with supply chain to build the production schedule.
• Coordination with Shift Leads, Engineers, and Maintenance Coordinator for maintenance and technical testing and needs.
• Responsible for oversight of Specialty Compounding Packaging Area.  Provide guidance to contract employees.
• Lead improvement and Capital projects throughout the area.
• Work with maintenance, technical, and operations as needed to trouble shoot area issues or coordinate incident investigations and problem-solving sessions (safety, quality, reliability, etc.).
• Review and approve operating directions, blanking lists, lock out sheets, etc.
• Attend daily/weekly maintenance planning meetings to help prioritize work needs for operations.

Accountability:

• Held accountable to Safety, Health, Environmental metrics:  LWC, TRI, OTJ, Tier I, II, III Incidents, and any process incidents.
• This role is accountable for all Operations metrics including SHE, Yield, Uptime, Cost, and Quality.  Accountability is measured by meeting the PO for these metrics set by the business.

Competencies:

• Teamwork / collaboration, embracing change and engagement, results oriented.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher
• Engineering degree highly preferred
• At least 3 years' experience in manufacturing operations
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Applications, SAP/SAPPM)
• Ability to work well with others using influence
• Able to organize, plan, and prioritize multiple tasks and changing priorities.