The Technology and Innovation (T&I) organization within Celanese is hiring a Laboratory Supervisor for the Evansville manufacturing site. This role will be the administrative lead for the quality control lab, overseeing a team of seven.
The Laboratory Supervisor will engage directly with the Evansville leadership team, manufacturing operations, and technicians to ensure seamless workflow, adherence to standards, and consistent delivery of high-quality results. Additionally, the Supervisor will join a global network of other Supervisors within the T&I organization to promote standard work processes, best practices and improvements related to laboratories.
Responsibilities
- Ensure current safety and work processes are implemented and effective.
- Collect and review laboratory data. Make improvements based on laboratory performance metrics.
- Work directly with site leadership team to resolve laboratory testing, staffing or quality concerns.
- Lead and investigate laboratory related Incidents / Variances/ Customer Complaints (Conduct Problem Solving Sessions – Root Cause Failure Analysis).
- Lead and participate in laboratory improvement projects.
- Promote a positive and inclusive culture.
- Set priority and workflow for the laboratory team.
- Resolve any conflict or issues within the laboratory team.
- Ensure laboratory compliance with ISO and IATF requirements.
- Define and communicate capital requests to the site.
- Setting and maintaining the shift schedule for the laboratory team.
- Timecard management for the laboratory team.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant scientific discipline (e.g., Engineering, Chemistry, Biochemistry) preferred
- Minimum of 3 years Supervisory experience required
- Experience within manufacturing industry and/or laboratory processes preferred
- Strong people leadership skills including effective change management, the ability to listen, to communicate, and to relate well to others;
- Strong networking skills
- Strong computer skills (Microsoft Applications, SAP, ADP).
- Strong commitment to lab quality (calibrations, reliable results, quality.)
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant scientific discipline (e.g., Engineering, Chemistry, Biochemistry)
- Minimum of 3 years supervisory experience
- Experience within manufacturing industry and/or laboratory processes
- Strong people leadership skills including change management, communication, and conflict resolution
- Strong networking skills
- Strong computer skills (Microsoft Applications, SAP, ADP)
- Strong commitment to lab quality (calibrations, reliable results)
What We Do
Celanese is a global leader in chemistry, producing specialty material solutions used across most major industries and consumer applications. Our businesses use our chemistry, technology and commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees and shareholders. We are committed to sustainability by responsibly managing the materials we create for their entire lifecycle and are growing our portfolio of sustainable products to meet increasing customer and societal demand. We strive to make a positive impact in our communities and to foster inclusivity across our teams. Celanese is a Fortune 500 company that employs approximately 12,400 employees worldwide with 2023 net sales of $10.9 billion. For more information, visit www.celanese.com. For Celanese product news about our Engineered Materials offerings, follow @CelaneseEngineeredMaterials on LinkedIn.
