Manager Maintenance, Asset Leader

Celanese Corporation is a global chemical leader in the production of differentiated chemistry solutions and specialty materials used in most major industries and consumer applications. Our businesses use the full breadth of Celanese's global chemistry, technology and commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees, shareholders and the corporation. As we partner with our customers to solve their most critical business needs, we strive to make a positive impact on our communities and the world through The Celanese Foundation. Based in Dallas, Celanese employs approximately 13,000 employees worldwide and had 2023 net sales of $10.9 billion. For more information about Celanese Corporation and its product offerings, visit

Responsibilities

Job description

The Manager Maintenance, Asset Leader is responsible for all aspects of maintenance execution for the Acetate Tow Unit on the Celanese Narrows VA Site. The Asset Leader will manage the entire maintenance work process from job notification through the completion of the work, and ensure that all work is completed in a safe and cost effective way that results in flawless production reliability.

Responsibilities - SQRE (Stewardship, Quality, Reliability and Engagement)

Stewardship

Ensure all maintenance is executed safely, according to Celanese policies and industry best practices

Actively participates as a core team member in PHAs, MOCs

Prioritize and champion maintenance work that supports great stewardship, e.g. safety notifications

Quality

Ensures maintenance activities support key product quality requirements of the Tow Unit

Production/Reliability

Owns the Tow Unit maintenance budget and gatekeeper of maintenance spending

Accurately forecasts maintenance spending requirements and makes appropriate accruals for the plant controller

Owns the maintenance schedule and integrates with the production schedule for the day and week

Ensures emerging equipment reliability and maintenance issues are identified, prioritized and addressed

Reviews and supports maintenance performed by the 24/7 Team

Oversees the execution of the daily maintenance plan in coordination with the Daily Execution Leader

Coordinates with other Unit Teams to ensure maintenance resources are available

Coordinates with the Manufacturing Services team for any centralized maintenance crafts needed to meet the maintenance schedule

Addresses performance issues with the Core Maintenance Team and the Manufacturing Expert - Asset Optimizer

Responsible for the system ensuring proper maintenance handoff of repaired equipment back to the 24/7 Team

Coordinates asset strategy repairs/replacement with Unit Leader and Capital Project Owner

Tracks long-lead time parts and develops plans or solutions to mitigate risks based on unit needs and performance

Coordinates turn-arounds including scope development, schedule development, planned downtime and return to service commitments

Optimizes maintenance schedules to resolve conflicts with resources or priority changes

Approves maintenance strategies for equipment, both short and long term

Engagement

Models employee engagement and displays a can-do attitude

Is willing to take on any work in support of the Tow Team’s success

Develops and mentors people according to key abilities and attributes

Actively engages with the Unit Leader, Daily Execution Leaders and Technology leader to ensure that optimum unit outcomes are achieved

Qualifications

Qualifications:

Demonstrated track record of success and minimum 10 years’ experience in the maintenance field, heavy construction industry or other related field

Excellent communication with cross functional teams

Ability to think holistically and to balance changing production demands, equipment reliability and cost

Agility to respond to emerging issues

High stress tolerance for a demanding production environment

Is friendly, optimistic, level-headed and smart. Must have common sense, technical reasoning, mechanical aptitude and must be willing to go the extra mile to ensure that optimum business outcomes are achieved.

Degree in engineering or equivalent experience

Regular Full-Time