Jobs at Celanese

Manages major plant investment projects from budgeting and specifications through commissioning. Responsibilities include cost estimation, bid management, supplier and contractor selection, design and maintenance coordination, site supervision, equipment qualification, risk analysis, process engineering support, and capital budgeting. The role also oversees contractor safety, work permits, environmental compliance, Management of Change, Root Cause Analysis, and Process Safety Management activities.

Owns and drives POM polymer product development from formulation and laboratory testing through compounding scale-up and customer qualification. Provides technical guidance on material selection, part and mold design, commercialization, troubleshooting, and customer support. Collaborates with business, manufacturing, sales, quality, regulatory, and global technology teams to create innovative products and support business goals.

Manages capital and expense improvement projects from initial scoping through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover at an industrial manufacturing plant. Develops project scopes, cost estimates, economic justifications, and funding requests; oversees contractors, vendors, internal teams, schedules, budgets, safety, statutory compliance, and management-of-change requirements. Coordinates with procurement, operations, maintenance, and engineering stakeholders to deliver projects successfully.

Develops and maintains finite production schedules to ensure product availability and service-level targets. Converts master production plans into daily schedules, optimizes sequencing, manages production exceptions and constraints, and coordinates with manufacturing, planning, logistics, customer service, and plant operations. The role analyzes scheduling performance, performs root cause analysis, maintains SAP and Blue Yonder master data, responds to supply disruptions, and supports scheduling process and system improvements.

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.

Administer U.S. sales and use tax, Canadian GST/QST, Superfund Excise tax, and unclaimed property compliance. Prepare returns and payments, reconcile tax accounts, research discrepancies, support audits, manage exemption documentation, monitor jurisdictional requirements, and advise internal stakeholders. Serve as a subject matter expert while improving tax processes through technology, automation, and system optimization.

Supports capital markets execution, debt portfolio management, treasury financial modeling, liquidity planning, reporting, month-end close, compliance, and audit activities. Partners with FP&A, Accounting, Tax, Legal, Treasury, and banking stakeholders on debt issuances, refinancing, swaps, forecasting, credit rating analysis, reconciliations, and executive presentations.

Improves reliability, availability, and maintainability of instrumentation, electrical, control, and safety systems in a 24/7 manufacturing environment. Leads preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, failure analyses, process safety and mechanical integrity activities, troubleshooting, capital project support, commissioning, spare-parts planning, vendor coordination, and technical training. Requires strong expertise in industrial instrumentation, electrical distribution, safety instrumented systems, reliability programs, and applicable industry standards.

Manages regional and global customer accounts, develops profitable sales, negotiates contracts, supports channel partners, and executes account plans. The role drives retention, price realization, cash collection, market intelligence, and pipeline growth for preservatives and sweeteners across food, pharmaceutical, home care, cosmetic, and personal care markets. It requires strong relationship-building, negotiation, forecasting, bilingual English and Spanish communication, and 25–50% domestic and international travel.

Manages digital solution requirements, user adoption, training, documentation, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement. Builds communities of practice, supports citizen developers, governs digital platforms, and measures adoption and business value. The role requires strong Microsoft 365 platform expertise, including SharePoint, Teams, Power Platform, and Power BI, plus experience with change management, knowledge management, business requirements, and user enablement.

Oversee maintenance execution and reliability for rotating equipment, initially supporting plant air and chilled water systems. Diagnose complex equipment issues, lead reliability improvements, develop maintenance procedures, manage preventive maintenance schedules and backlogs, and train mechanical teams. Apply predictive, preventive, and reliability methodologies while communicating solutions to management and improving plant safety, efficiency, and equipment performance.

Leads electrical reliability strategy for medium- and low-voltage assets at a continuous manufacturing facility. Responsibilities include asset criticality and lifecycle planning, root cause investigations, predictive and preventive maintenance optimization, capital and turnaround support, safety and regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement. The role supports electrical systems including distribution networks, motors, switchgear, MCCs, transformers, substations, VFDs, UPS systems, and process safety infrastructure while collaborating with maintenance, operations, trades, and engineering teams.

Leads global process control and automation strategy across manufacturing sites. Owns the process control roadmap, guides DCS and PLC upgrades, advances digital manufacturing and alarm management, supports capital projects, manages supplier relationships, and leads technical experts. Provides strategic direction, troubleshooting, and executive alignment to improve safety, reliability, operational performance, and business results.

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 $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 U.S. international tax compliance and reporting, oversee informational returns (Forms 5471, 8858, 8865, 1042/1042-S), FBAR, W-8s; support tax provisions, research tax issues, coordinate with consultants and treasury, and drive process improvements across international tax function.

Lead Project Engineering for a large chemical manufacturing site, managing a ~$30M annual capital portfolio across ~100 projects. Oversee capital planning, budgeting, project execution, construction management, contractor selection, and reporting. Support outages/turnarounds, enforce capital policies, develop five-year plans, and provide leadership, coaching, and performance management for the project team.