Advanced Specialist, Maintenance

Overview:

Celanese is seeking an Advanced Specialist, Maintenance to join our team in Bay City, TX.

Responsibilities:

Warehouse Operations & Inventory Management

- Lead all warehouse receiving, storage, issuance, and shipping activities. - Maintain accurate inventory records and material transactions within SAP. - Ensure proper storage, preservation, and identification of spare parts, consumables, chemicals, and operational supplies. - Optimize inventory levels to support operational reliability while minimizing excess inventory and carrying costs. - Manage cycle counts, physical inventories, inventory reconciliations, and corrective actions. - Identify and eliminate obsolete, duplicate, and non-performing inventory.

5S Leadership & Visual Workplace Excellence

- Serve as the facility owner and champion of warehouse 5S initiatives. - Establish and sustain standards for Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain. - Implement visual management systems including labeling, signage, storage maps, location identifiers, and inventory control boards. - Conduct routine 5S and housekeeping audits while developing action plans to address identified gaps. - Lead continuous efforts to eliminate warehouse clutter and improve material accessibility. - Support site-wide Operational Excellence and facility improvement initiatives. - Develop warehouse layouts that maximize storage density, efficiency, and safe material flow.

SOX Compliance & Audit Readiness

- Maintain compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) inventory control requirements. - Ensure all material movements, inventory adjustments, cycle counts, and transactions are properly documented. - Support internal and external audits while maintaining audit-ready records and documentation. - Investigate inventory discrepancies and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence. - Develop sustainable control measures that strengthen inventory accountability and financial accuracy. - Drive closure of all audit findings and compliance action items.

Safety & Regulatory Compliance

- Promote a strong safety culture and lead by example in all warehouse activities. - Ensure compliance with OSHA requirements, company standards, and environmental regulations. - Conduct routine warehouse inspections, hazard assessments, and safety observations. - Ensure proper storage and segregation of hazardous materials and chemicals. - Maintain clear access to emergency equipment, evacuation routes, and emergency response resources. - Partner with site EHS personnel to continuously improve warehouse safety performance.

Forklift Program Ownership

- Administer and oversee the facility forklift training and certification program. - Ensure operators maintain current qualifications and certifications. - Conduct operator observations, evaluations, and refresher training requirements. - Maintain inspection records and operator qualification documentation. - Investigate material handling incidents and implement corrective actions. - Promote safe forklift operations through coaching, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Operational Learning & Root Cause Analysis

- Lead and participate in Operational Learning events involving warehouse operations and material management. - Participate in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations associated with inventory, logistics, equipment failures, warehouse incidents, and process breakdowns. - Identify systemic issues and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions. - Share lessons learned across departments to drive continuous organizational improvement. - Track and verify completion of action items resulting from RCAs, audits, and Operational Learning events.

• Ensure critical spare parts are available to support asset reliability and plant uptime.

Maintenance & Reliability Support

- Partner with Maintenance and Reliability teams to develop and maintain critical spare parts strategies. - Support turnaround planning, outages, and capital projects through material staging and inventory readiness. - Establish inventory preservation practices that protect long-lead and high-value spares. - Improve maintenance efficiency through organized and accessible material management syst

• Lead, coach, and develop warehouse personnel to achieve operational objectives.

Leadership & Team Development

- Establish high expectations for safety, accountability, professionalism, and teamwork. - Conduct performance evaluations and development planning activities. - Develop cross-training programs to increase workforce flexibility and coverage. - Promote employee engagement and participation in continuous improvement activities. Qualifications:

Experience

- 5+ years of warehouse, inventory management, logistics, maintenance support, or manufacturing experience. - Experience within chemical manufacturing, industrial manufacturing, petrochemical, or heavy industrial environments strongly preferred.

Technical Skills

- SAP inventory management experience preferred. - Strong understanding of inventory controls, warehouse operations, and material management. - Knowledge of SOX compliance and audit processes. - Familiarity with Reliability and Maintenance programs. - Experience implementing and sustaining 5S programs and Operational Excellence initiatives. - Working knowledge of Root Cause Analysis methodologies. - Forklift certification program administration experience preferred.