What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Specialist, Stewardship Leader and Learning Facilitator position at Celanese?
Overview:
The EHS Stewardship Leader and Learning Facilitator is a core member of the Flake Leadership Team, responsible for driving safety, compliance, and continuous improvement within the Flake Unit at the Celanese Narrows, VA site. This role promotes a strong safety culture, ensures safe and efficient operations, and supports daily execution aligned with company standards.
Responsibilities:
Stewardship & Safety Leadership
- Lead stewardship performance and culture within the unit
- Ensure adherence to Life Critical policies and regulatory compliance
- Identify risks, lead Root Cause Analyses (RCA) and drive issue resolution
- Conduct field assessments and audits (e.g., LOTO, SOPs, PSI)
- Monitor safety/environmental KPIs and implement risk-reduction plans
- Facilitate stewardship training and mentor core team members
- Support Conduct of Operations (ConOps), Management of Change (MOC), Process Hazard Analyses (PHA), Management System Reviews (MSR), and behavior-based safety reviews
Quality Alignment
- Integrate product quality into stewardship practices
- Identify quality risks during field activities and reviews
- Support CAPA execution and SOP compliance
- Promote operating discipline to maintain product integrity
Production & Reliability Support
- Embed stewardship into 24/7 operations and maintenance
- Collaborate with Maintenance, Engineering, and Operations to ensure safe, efficient job execution
- Foster proactive issue identification and equipment reliability
Team Engagement & Leadership
- Model visible leadership and positive team culture
- Mentor and develop team members on stewardship and leadership behaviors
- Lead the 24/7 Stewardship Facilitator group for consistency and alignment
- Promote open communication, recognition, and continuous feedback
Learning Facilitator
- Ensure 24/7 Teams are effectively using unit procedures, best practices are implemented, and incident learnings are applied to prevent drift.
- Knowledge of process, product and equipment to effectively develop and execute training programs.
- Train personnel to have skill and knowledge to perform their role with maximum effectiveness.
- Field evaluation of procedure usage as defined by SQRE plan
- Continuously monitor and test the application of technical knowledge in field and process activities.
- Identify potential training gaps and develop action plans to correct deviations.
- Execute operational training alongside core trainers.
- Responsible for implementation and development technical training for knowledge transfer and personnel development.
- Responsible for keeping the SOP, EOP, and CONOPS material updated.
- Maintain training record documentation in accordance with retention policies.
- 5 years of experience in manufacturing or comparable industry settings
- Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- High resilience, sound judgment, and ability to perform under pressure
- Strategic thinker with a passion for safety and operational excellence
- Technically adept with a hands-on, solutions-oriented mindset
- Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Health & Safety, Industrial Operations, Engineering, or a related technical field preferred
- Relevant certifications (e.g., CSP, CIH, CMRP) are a strong plus