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.