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.