Jobs at Celanese

Leads day-to-day operations of a vinyl acetate production unit, ensuring safe, reliable, efficient performance. Oversees process safety, quality, production planning, reliability, employee engagement, compliance, risk mitigation, KPI improvement, and team development. Coordinates resources, maintenance, technology, and site leadership to resolve production barriers and achieve operational objectives.

Serves as the primary product stewardship and regulatory expert for assigned business lines. Provides guidance on global chemical regulations, product compliance, risk assessment, SAP compliance data, and market access. Supports new product development, productivity projects, commercialization, and business expansion while coordinating with technical, manufacturing, legal, quality, and commercial teams. Monitors regulatory changes, assesses impacts, delivers training, and ensures products comply throughout their lifecycle.

Support plant operations by performing general labor, material handling, equipment operation, rigging, preventive maintenance, housekeeping, spill response, and safety activities. Assist maintenance and production during shutdowns/startups, follow lock-out/tag-out and confined space procedures, report hazards, and mentor less-experienced crew members to improve safety and efficiency.

Leads $2 million to $50 million capital projects across manufacturing sites from concept and engineering through procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and closeout. Owns scope, budget, schedule, safety, quality, risk, project controls, contractor performance, stakeholder communication, and operational integration. The role manages multidisciplinary teams, engineering and construction partners, financial forecasts, procurement activities, and project turnover while driving cost optimization, schedule performance, and operational readiness.

Leads global cross-functional continuous improvement projects using DMAIC, Lean, Six Sigma, data analysis, and root-cause methods. Identifies process waste, reduces variation, improves reliability, supports productivity goals, and establishes sustainable improvement structures. Provides training, drives digitalization and automation, standardizes best practices, implements KPIs, and collaborates with senior management across manufacturing and transactional environments.

Leads environmental, health, and safety governance in a high-risk manufacturing environment. Ensures legal and corporate HSE compliance, manages emergency and security plans, oversees environmental reporting, implements employee health and wellness programs, conducts inspections and audits, manages risks and incidents, facilitates root cause analyses, supervises an OHS technician, supports committees, and drives continuous improvement and local implementation of corporate initiatives.

Provides occupational nursing care for work-related injuries and illnesses across three operating sites. Conducts medical screenings, maintains confidential electronic records, supports case management, disability and FMLA processes, and ensures OSHA and corporate compliance. Coordinates with HR, management, healthcare providers, Safety, and emergency response teams. Manages infection control, wellness, vaccination, blood donation, exposure control, and medical surveillance programs. Responds to workplace emergencies and assists with off-site patient transport.

Lead production team to execute daily operational plans aligned with SQRE (Stewardship, Quality, Reliability, Engagement). Ensure resources, materials, and trained staff are available, drive KPIs (OEE, yield, cost per unit, schedule adherence), manage escalations, and develop employees while implementing continuous improvement and standard work.

Lead and evolve the enterprise cybersecurity operations program, overseeing SOC, incident response, exposure and vulnerability management, BC/DR integration, security awareness, and managed security service providers. Drive strategy, metrics, automation, and continuous improvement while partnering with IT, business stakeholders, and executive leadership to reduce risk and improve cyber resilience.

Leads safety, quality, and training programs for an autoclave packaging manufacturing unit. Responsibilities include EHS and QMS compliance, safety and quality assessments, corrective actions, root-cause analyses, hazard mitigation, audits, safe-work permits, onboarding, operational training, SOP maintenance, and continuous improvement. The role works closely with production, planning, scheduling, supply chain, leadership, and engineering teams and requires occasional after-hours availability.

Coordinates production scheduling and execution for blocked stock and rework inventory supporting the Autoclave Unit. Manages offline and external processing, production documentation, usage-decision codes, inventory and tote-bin availability, operational metrics, and continuous improvement. Provides direction to site personnel, collaborates with planning and technical teams, ensures SOP and safety compliance, and serves as the manufacturing expert for offline assets.

Develops and adjusts polymerization production schedules to meet supply chain objectives, maximizing asset and labor efficiency. Tracks production, OEE, quality, blocked stock, and inventory KPIs; analyzes quality failures and downtime; coordinates supply chain updates; manages SAP outage batch preparation and production order scheduling. Supports turnaround planning, technical communication, safety compliance, and cross-functional collaboration with production, maintenance, planning, quality, and engineering teams.

Lead daily manufacturing execution at the Cooper River plant, managing engineers, specialists, shift supervisors, and process experts. Drive safety, quality, reliability, engagement, productivity, operational excellence, workforce capability, continuous improvement, and talent development. Partner with site support functions and contract operations providers, communicate plant performance and events, and serve on the Site Leadership Team as backup to the Site Director.

Leads $2 million to $50 million capital projects from concept through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and closeout. Owns scope, cost, schedule, safety, quality, risk, financial reporting, contractor management, stakeholder communication, and operational readiness. Coordinates multidisciplinary teams across manufacturing, engineering, procurement, construction, and operations while ensuring regulatory and company standards are met. Travel to domestic and international manufacturing sites may be required.

Manage and grow filament accounts across North America, develop strategic account plans, identify new market opportunities, collaborate with technical teams, drive revenue/volume/margin growth, negotiate complex deals, monitor market trends, and execute KAM processes while supporting marketing and demand-pull activities.

Manage and grow filament accounts across North America, develop strategic account plans and sales funnels, collaborate with technical teams to deliver tailored solutions, monitor market trends, negotiate complex deals, and drive revenue, volume, and margin growth with up to 50% travel.

Lead regional planning and scheduling for Engineered Polymers across the Americas, run monthly S&OP cycles, validate forecasts, perform capacity planning, set inventory targets, manage Material Master Data and SAP allocation tables, and coach a remote scheduling team to align production plans with business priorities.

Manage and grow assigned key account portfolios for preservatives and sweeteners across food, pharma, home care, and personal care markets. Build and execute account plans, negotiate contracts, forecast sales, and collaborate with Marketing and R&D to introduce products. Drive price realization, cash collection, and channel partner strategy while gathering market intelligence and supporting customer service and credit teams. Travel domestically and occasionally internationally (25-30%).

Provide legal support for Celanese's global ethics and compliance program and litigation docket. Manage and conduct internal investigations, advise on anti-bribery, conflicts, human rights, trade, data privacy, and other compliance matters. Coordinate compliance program operations, reporting, training, policy updates, and work with outside counsel on litigation strategy while engaging cross-functional business partners.

Manage month-end and quarter-end close for corporate entities, including journal entries, reconciliations, consolidation loading, SOX controls, and financial statement preparation. Monitor accounts, interface with auditors and third-party providers, resolve accounting issues, and support ad hoc projects and governmental filings.