Senior Manager, Production

Celanese; Bishop (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Celanese is seeking a Unit Leader to oversee the Chemicals and Utilities area, delivering safe, reliable, and cost-efficient production. You will lead Operations and Technical teams, manage budgets, drive continuous improvement, and nurture talent to sustain long-term asset health.

The role emphasizes safety, environmental compliance, and cross-functional collaboration across maintenance, quality, and engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering.
• 10 years of manufacturing experience in chemical, petrochemical, refining, plastics, or similar process industry environment.
• Proven leadership experience managing technical and operating teams.
• Strong understanding of process operations, process safety, reliability, and manufacturing systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage teams, personnel, and resources to deliver safe, reliable, and efficient production.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Own unit performance through key operational and business metrics.
• Develop, manage, and control annual operating and capital budgets.
• Lead implementation of continuous improvement initiatives and HOP principles.
• Optimize manufacturing technology to meet current needs and identify future opportunities.
• Support turnarounds, capital projects, and productivity programs within Operations.
• Coordinate resources across Operations, Projects, Maintenance, Quality, and Technical teams.
• Coach and develop employees to build leadership pipeline.
• Conduct routine field engagement and unit walk-throughs to identify issues and remove barriers.

Skills

Leadership

Process operations

Safety & compliance

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SAP

Job description

Overview:

The Unit Leader is responsible for the safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of the Chemicals and Utilities area. This role provides leadership for Operations and Technical teams to achieve production, quality, safety, environmental, and business objectives. The Unit Leader develops talent, manages budgets, drives continuous improvement, and ensures the long-term health of unit assets and processes.

Responsibilities:

• Manage teams, personnel, and resources to deliver safe, reliable, and efficient production.
• Ensure compliance with all safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Own unit performance through key operational and business metrics.
• Develop, manage, and control annual operating and capital budgets.
• Demonstrate, lead, and implement Moving to the Core and Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) principles.
• Ensure manufacturing technology is optimized to meet current business needs while identifying future improvement opportunities.
• Support and lead turnarounds, capital projects, productivity initiatives, and continuous improvement programs within the Operations organization.
• Establish priorities and coordinate support resources across Operations, Projects, Maintenance, Quality, and Technical organizations.
• Develop, coach, and evaluate employees while building a strong leadership pipeline.
• Conduct routine field engagement and unit walk-throughs to identify issues, remove barriers, and reinforce expectations.
• Ensure unit assets are maintained and managed to deliver long-term reliability, production capability, and cost performance.
• Build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering.
• 10 years of manufacturing experience in a chemical, petrochemical, refining, plastics, or similar process industry environment.
• Proven leadership experience managing technical and operating teams.
• Strong understanding of process operations, process safety, reliability, and manufacturing systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading projects, turnarounds, or organizational improvements.
• Experience with process control, reliability engineering, asset management, and production technology organizations.
• Knowledge of ISO quality systems and audit processes.
• SAP or equivalent enterprise systems experience.