Manager Maintenance, Asset Leader

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 

 

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:

• 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

Celanese is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Celanese does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.