Unit Manager
Job Posting for Unit Manager at Celanese
Unit Manager is the Operations Area Leader
This is an onsite, in-person position located at: 8480 DuPont Road, Washington, WV 26101
(in the Autoclave area at the Washington Works facility)
Celanese is seeking an experienced candidate to serve as the Autoclave Area Manager at the Parkersburg, West Virginia site. The Autoclave process at Washington Works is a high hazard process which utilizes batch operations to produce different specialty nylon grades and other specialty polymers. This process is part of the Engineered Materials (EM) division of Celanese and reports to the site’s Operations Leader.
The Autoclave Area Manager position has accountability for managing:
- Autoclaves operation
- Raw material unloading processes from railcars and supersacks.
- Nylon reactors and storage tanks
- Pellet blending and packaging operations.
Lead approximately 100 operations and area support personnel and manage annual budget of ~ $20M. The Area Manager will be responsible for providing strategic guidance to technical and maintenance resources for establishing priorities and direction. This position requires a wide range of management and technical skills and a thorough understanding of plant systems, processes, policies, and procedures.
The Celanese site of Washington Works provides excellent opportunities for growth and career enhancement. The Site manufactures a diverse product offering that contributes significantly to the Celanese Engineered Materials business.
The Washington Works Site is located near Parkersburg, West Virginia and is an excellent place to live for a person interested in an area with low traffic and commute times, but still desiring to live in an area with excellent Education Opportunities, popular Retail Stores and diverse Cultural and Art Programs.
Parkersburg, West Virginia is conveniently located near a multitude of excellent West Virginia and Ohio weekend vacation destinations and is centrally located between the metropolitan areas of Charleston (West Virginia), Columbus (Ohio) and Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania).
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
- At least 5-10 years of industrial/manufacturing plant experience
- Demonstrated knowledge of the elements of Process Safety Management.
- Experience with safety systems including safety improvement processes, audits and developing safe behaviors.
- Demonstrated ability to apply technical knowledge to diagnose, troubleshoot, solve, or help others solve equipment and/or process issues.
- Demonstrated knowledge and skills for coaching and developing others.
- Demonstrated effective communication skills.
- Demonstrated understanding and commitment around operational discipline.
- Demonstrated teambuilding and consensus building experience.
- Demonstrated influential leadership skills in previous areas of responsibility.
- Demonstrated personal behavior that models and drives accountability for maintaining Celanese Core Values
- Demonstrated leadership of root cause investigations
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- High hazard chemical manufacturing experience, including Line Leadership
- Lean Management or Six Sigma certification
- Experience in building higher performing empowered work teams.
- Knowledge of Celanese and OSHA standards and regulations.
- Experience with SAP is a strong asset, but training will be provided.
Responsibilities:
- Provides leadership on Core Value performance (Safety, Health, Environmental Performance, Ethics Compliance, and Respect for People), including compliance to Celanese Corporate Standards, Process Safety Management (PSM) standards, Environmental regulations, OSHA regulations and area/site EH&S policies.
- Creates and maintains a respectful work environment and maintains Celanese’s core values around ethics and respectful people treatment.
- Drives accountability in Line Organization and possesses a strong sense of ownership.
- Sets high standards for Operational Discipline and leads the organization to drive incident investigations to root cause and completion in a timely manner.
- Provides leadership and daily direction for the areas including daily production execution to plan.
- Develops and leads implementation of future state strategic direction for Operations.
- Provides functional guidance to support teams for meeting production, cost, yield, and quality requirements.
- Works collaboratively with Technical Engineers and Quality function to provide leadership to the organization in producing materials that meet customer quality and supply requirements.
- Coaches and develops direct reports and cultivates an atmosphere of learning and development of personnel.
- Supports Washington Works site improvement initiatives through leadership and participation on site teams.
- Demonstrates leadership with strong field presence and engaging with others.
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
MM is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class.
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