Manufacturing Laboratory Supervisor (Santoprene)

WHO IS CELANESE?

Celanese Corporation is a global technology leader in the production of differentiated chemistry solutions and specialty materials used in most major industries and consumer applications. We organise our products into four different products segments; Engineered Materials, Cellulose Acetate, Food Ingredients, and Acetyl Chain. These businesses use the full breadth of Celanese's global chemistry, technology and business expertise to create value for our customers and the corporation. As we partner with our customers to solve their most critical business needs, we strive to make a positive impact on our communities and the world through The Celanese Foundation.

WHAT DOES CELANESE DO?

We produce products that make our lives a little easier, by helping customers to bring their inspired ideas and innovations to life. From the global production network of our Acetyl Chain, we provide materials that are critical to the global chemicals and paints and coatings industries. From our broad portfolio of Materials Solutions, we advance automotive and consumer electronic designs and enable life-improving medical, food and beverage products – we offer solutions to our customers to help them succeed.

WHERE IS CELANESE?

While we call Dallas, Texas home for our headquarters, we have approximately 13,500 employees working to serve our customers around the world. From Dallas to Amsterdam to Shanghai, we manage a global network of commercial offices, technical centers, and twenty-seven production facilities and additional strategic affiliate production facilities.
Around 130 employees and contractors work at the Advanced Elastomer Systems (AES) plant in Newport, South Wales. AES has the capacity to produce over 100,000 tonnes of Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) annually which are marketed under the trademark Santoprene. TPEs are products that perform like rubber but can be processed with the speed, efficiency and economy of thermoplastics. In addition to simpler processing, the principal advantages of TPEs include easy recycling, closer control of dimensions and improved product quality vs thermoset rubber.
Around 60% of Santoprene sales are to the automotive industry where it is used on car weather seals, under-bonnet applications and for interior parts. The versatile product is used by the construction industry, and for consumer goods such as flexible toothbrushes and grips for kitchen utensils. Santoprene is also used to make parts of medical devices such as vacutainers to take blood samples.

What Can We Offer

At AES, we offer you the chance to develop and advance your career and to progress independent projects in an area that you feel passionate about and can make a real difference. You will be part of both a small site where you can have a big impact, and also a larger multinational corporation where we benefit from economies of scale. We want to bring in people that are keen to drive change to improve our site and the wider Celanese business! You will work alongside people who are fun, friendly, supportive and experienced in what they do.

Our workplace is conveniently located just off the M4 and close to Newport city centre. We have an onsite gym which is free to use, a subsidised canteen and free onsite parking. What are you waiting for? Apply today!

For more information on Celanese, please visit www.celanese.com

Temporary position to cover Maternity Leave for the period of 18 months.  Start date ASAP to allow for effective handover

This is a position that carries responsibilities for the management of the Newport Laboratory. The role has overall responsibility for the safe and effective management of the laboratory, oversight of the laboratory workforce and ensuring testing is completed to meet manufacturing requirements.  In addition to the daily management of the laboratory this role also has responsibility for continuous improvement and integration of site systems into the global Celanese network.

• The safe and reliable operation of the QA laboratory.
• Compliance to the QA laboratory's quality managing systems IATF and ISO9001
• Reviewing and implementing changes to product site testing schedules
• Daily quality monitoring and follow-up for the laboratory with attendance within the manufacturing operating team (Metrics, SQC charting etc.)
• Ensuring lab generated documents are delivered as scheduled. (C of A, product statistical reports, trials reports etc.)
• Ensures the timely completion of test method assessments (Schedule and steward output)
• Commissioning of new laboratory measuring and testing equipment
• Ensures the ongoing timely maintenance of all measuring and testing equipment in the QA laboratory with the assistance of the lab technicians
• Ensuring laboratory technicians are qualified and proficient. Stewarding round robin and proficiency testing
• Prepares internal administrative documents and reports. Including significant trial work & Customer Concerns
• Carry out SAP transactions to facilitate product release and data corrections
• Monitoring and correction of data input for Sample Manager and NWQA software
• Participate and close gaps on internal and external audits
• Celanese Laboratory network representative for Newport

Supervision received

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  Receives direction from the Technical Manager for plans and objectives

Supervision exercised

• Overall management of the laboratory area
• Direction provided to the Laboratory contractor workforce
• Direction provided to the Laboratory Contractor Supervisor
• Works closely the QA Coordinator and the Operations core team

• Experience of supervision / management of a laboratory environment
• Analytical instrumentation skills including calibration and maintenance and troubleshooting
• Training in statistics g. knowledge of standard deviations, control limits, moving ranges and biases
• Understanding/management of the safety risks inherent in daily laboratory operations
• Knowledge of computer software packages including (MS Office, LIMS and testing software etc)
• Prior working knowledge of LIMS, SAP, Sample Manager
• Experience with standards for quality performance, product certification and releas
• Passion for continuous improvement with a drive to achieve high standards and excellence
• High team work ethic