Advanced Engineer, Production

Celanese International Corporation•Wilmington, NC

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Advanced Engineer - Production provides technical and operational leadership to support safe, reliable, and efficient operation of assigned manufacturing assets. The role is the primary technical resource for production operations, with a focus on process optimization, loss elimination, equipment reliability, workforce capability development, and continuous improvement. The Manufacturing Expert partners with the 24/7 operations team, maintenance, engineering, quality, and stewardship resources to achieve Safety, Quality, Reliability, and Efficiency (SQRE) objectives and production entitlement targets. This is an on-site role in Wilmington, North Carolina. The position owns the technical performance of the Line 2 production area and its associated process equipment and operating systems. It monitors process, product quality, and equipment performance; troubleshoots operating issues using field observations and operating data; maintains operating parameters and preventive maintenance strategies; and leads reliability and continuous-improvement work, including Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and corrective-action follow-through. The role champions safety, compliance, and operating discipline; supports Management of Change activities and operational documentation; develops technical training and workforce capability; supports quality investigations and stewardship initiatives; and represents Operations on technical and capital project teams. It may recommend shutdowns, delayed startups, or operating restrictions when safe operation cannot be assured, and must stop unsafe acts or conditions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent manufacturing experience.
More than 5 years of experience in a manufacturing, chemical, refining, petrochemical, or industrial environment.
Demonstrated experience supporting continuous manufacturing or chemical processing operations.
Strong understanding of production processes, equipment systems, and operational troubleshooting.
Experience leading Root Cause Analysis and corrective-action implementation.
Working knowledge of Process Safety Management (PSM), Management of Change (MOC), and Conduct of Operations principles.
Proficiency with PI systems, data analysis tools, and manufacturing information systems.

Responsibilities

Monitor process, product quality, and equipment performance to identify and proactively address emerging issues.
Lead efforts to reduce Operational and Scheduling Reliability (OSR) losses using data analysis, field observations, and structured problem-solving.
Establish, communicate, and maintain operating parameters that support safe and efficient operation and production entitlement targets.
Identify and remove daily execution barriers with the 24/7 operations team, and communicate issues that may affect schedules, reliability, or product quality.
Serve as the primary process and equipment expert for assigned production areas, using field observations, PI data, operating data, and technical expertise to troubleshoot issues.
Participate in alarm management reviews and drive improvements in operating discipline.
Support product changes, run-plan reviews, startups, shutdowns, outages, and operational transitions; develop strategies for safe and efficient execution.
Maintain technical ownership of the Line 2 production area and its associated process equipment and operating systems.
Maintain and improve the Preventive Maintenance (PM) program, including optimizing tasks, reviewing frequencies, and adding or deleting PM activities; audit compliance with PM requirements.
Work with Maintenance Gatekeepers, Production Engineers, and Reliability resources to prioritize equipment repairs and reliability improvements.
Lead and facilitate Root Cause Analysis investigations, develop action plans, and ensure corrective actions and RCA action items are implemented and closed.
Lead initiatives to improve unit reliability, operating discipline, and production performance.
Champion safety and compliance through visible field leadership and routine walkthroughs; evaluate Conduct of Operations, Energy Isolation (LOTO), safe work permitting, equipment opening and line breaking, and alarm management.
Stop unsafe acts or conditions and recommend shutdowns, delayed startups, or operating restrictions when safe operation cannot be assured.
Initiate and manage Management of Change (MOC) activities and conduct field walkdowns to verify implementation.
Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures, operating documentation, check sheets, operating limits, and process instructions; document technical rationales for operational changes.
Develop and implement technical training programs and strategies for operations personnel and core team members; coach, mentor, and transfer knowledge.
Partner with Learning Facilitators to improve operational competence and technical expertise, and serve as a technical mentor and subject matter expert.
Support quality investigations involving off-specification product, stewardship and environmental compliance initiatives, and operating practices that meet product quality and regulatory requirements.
Contribute to Tier 3 performance reviews and operational reporting.
Represent Operations on technical and capital project teams and collaborate with operations, engineering, stewardship, learning, utilities, maintenance, and reliability groups.
Escalate issues affecting SQRE performance, enforce operational discipline related to alarms, manual operations, flooding events, and abnormal operations, and prioritize work needed to achieve SQRE objectives.