Textile Process Specialist

Celanese is a global leader in chemistry, producing specialty material solutions used across most major industries and consumer applications. Our businesses use our chemistry, technology and commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees and shareholders. We are committed to sustainability by responsibly managing the materials we create for their entire lifecycle and are growing our portfolio of sustainable products to meet increasing customer and societal demand. We strive to make a positive impact in our communities and to foster inclusivity across our teams. Celanese is a Fortune 500 company that employs approximately 12,400 employees worldwide with 2023 net sales of $10.9 billion.

NEOLAST™ is an innovative new fiber for use in performance stretch fabrics recently launched by Celanese. This material offers the apparel industry a high-performance alternative to spandex that unlocks the potential for end users to recycle performance stretch fabrics. We are seeing tremendous interest in NEOLAST™ and are looking to strengthen our team to provide better material solutions to consumers and the planet. Join us!

YOU will be involved in the following tasks:

• Collaborate across the value chain with spinning partners, knitting mills and garment designers
• Provide technical support throughout the qualification
• oversee product testing and assist spinners to improve and maintain high quality including diligent documentation
• develop training materials and conduct training sessions for customers, partners and colleagues
• identify opportunities to reduce environmental impact and improve sustainability
• take directions from GTM and Hytrel® Yarn Business Manager
• Location: Celanese Technical Center in Meyrin Switzerland or USA

What YOU will bring to the team:

• 10+ years of technical hands-on experience in textile industry, especially with melt fiber and/or elastic fiber spinning; including critical thinking and knowledge of fiber process/structure/properties relationships.
• knowledge and experience of knitting mechanics, fabric design, dyeing and finishing, preferably with elastic yarns.
• technical knowledge of production processes, equipment and materials for textile
• excellent interpersonal skills to connect with customers and partners
• comfortable in international cross-functional teams, ability to communicate effectively and collaborate with a global team.
• problem-solver and attention to detail
• can-do attitude
• fluent in English
• Ready to travel up to 50%