Sr Manufacturing Specialist

POSITION OVERVIEW

Ascend Performance Materials is a global leader in highperformance chemicals fibers and plastics committed to enhancing quality of life through innovation. With fully integrated manufacturing facilities across North America Europe and Asia we develop essential solutions that drive safer vehicles cleaner energy advanced medical devices and durable consumer goods. Guided by a strong focus on safety sustainability and customer success we operate responsibly while delivering value through cuttingedge technologies and industry expertise. Join our team and be part of a collaborative environment where your work drives meaningful global impact.

The Operations Manufacturing Specialist is responsible for optimization of production and product quality. The role is the operational expert and provides support to all technical ESH and maintenance activities to the assigned area.

TARGETED OUTCOMES

• Coordinate unit operations activities to achieve the units OEE quality and maintenance budget targets.
• Work closely with Turnaround group and Maintenance and Operations personnel to ensure shutdown is executed safely completely and within budget.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure all production activities are conducted in a safe responsible and environmentally sound manner in compliance with all regulatory requirements. Comply with federal state and local regulations and operating permits.
• Identify and take necessary action to address and communicate all ESSH issues to appropriate parties.
• Comply with all procedures; participate in development and revision of unit procedures.
• Generate review implement and close changes via the MOC process.
• Take a leadership role in shutdown activities including participation in scope and schedule development and reviewing shutdown job plans.
• Prioritize maintenance work and communicate to Operations/Maintenance Coordinator.
• Develop and maintain production requirements and lockout/blindout lists for maintenance jobs.
• Analyze handheld data for successive exceptions and resolve.
• Communicate production activities with maintenance plans to ensure equipment is available and ready for maintenance when scheduled.
• Coordinate and communicate activities with other units as necessary.
• Implement assigned action items.
• Lead and/or participate in Job Safety Analyses for unusual operations or maintenance activities
• Lead or participate in audits and inspections.
• Participate in PHAs.
• Lead participate in and/or review incident investigations; identify and implement corrective actions.
• Provide technical input and support to projects and plant tests.
• Review daily sample analyses and trends in the Daily Unit Morning Meeting and direct process changes accordingly.
• Support training and participate in qualification of Processors and PSM qualification where necessary within unit.
• Maintain inventory count of formalin catalyst including placing new orders with procurement and shipping spent catalyst for refining.
• Develop expert knowledge within area of responsibility of:
  • Unit operations
  • Process hazards and safeguards including all interlock actions purposes and classifications
  • Equipment
  • Procedures unit and plant
  • Corporate Guidelines i.e. HHM Guidelines
• Develop working knowledge of:
  • Instrumentation and controls including Delta V SIS Allen Bradley etc.
  • Engineering Standards
  • Piping specs
  • P&IDs

• Provide technical resource for offhours as needed.
• Provide timely and effective communication i.e. Night Letter emails facetoface etc.
• Work effectively with and seek support from plant resources.
• Attend and participate in daily unit MOS and other meetings.
• Support hurricane and emergency preparedness and response per ICP.

TEAM

• Reports to: Operations Unit Manager
• Team Members: Unit Staff

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Fully qualified Processor or Technician with a minimum of three 3 years unit operations experience
• Knowledge of formalin and diphenol oxide process

REQUIRED SKILLS

Technical Skills:

• Working experience and knowledge of unit operations.
• Working knowledge of ESSH guidelines and regulatory/compliance issues.
• Working experience with unit control systems
• Working knowledge of MOC process
• Past participation in walkthroughs

Troubleshooting Skills:

• Good process troubleshooting/problem solving skills
• Informal troubleshooting training/experiences

Computer Skills:

• Windowbased programs: Email MS Word MS Excel LIMS J5 SAP Visio

Communication/Facilitation Skills:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Welldeveloped facilitation skills
• Strong leadership and teamwork skills
• Selfinitiated learning
• Time management processes and skills
• Selfinitiated corrective actions/followthrough

Core Competencies and Behaviors

• Gets Results: Consistently meets commitments to the business and to others. Quickly translate business requirements into actions by defining who does what by when to ensure plans are executed
• Teamwork and Leadership: Effective collaboration. A confident mature person with the ability to connect inspire and influence others without direct reporting relationships. Persistent confident and persuasive
• Communication: Effective communicator to all levels in the organization.

Personal Attributes

• Results oriented and customer focused
• Decision Making: Willing to seek input for key decisions along with the ability to prioritize and make decisions.
• Detailed Orientation: Has exceptional attention to detail along with the ability to develop procedures and standard methods
• Leadership: Strong influential leader who is assertive persistent and selfconfident and is willing and able to insert themselves into conversations without being invited formally
• Multitasking Ability: Adaptable flexible and effective in handling multiple priorities simultaneously

At Ascend Performance Materials we value transparency and fairness in our hiring process. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from thirdparty recruiters search firms or staffing agencies. Any resumes received from such entities will be considered the property of Ascend Performance Materials and we will not be obligated to pay any fees for such submissions. Our Talent Acquisition Team actively engages with preferred recruitment partners who have established agreements with us. We encourage all interested candidates to apply directly through our official channels to be considered for any open positions.

Skills Summary:

About Us:

Ascend Performance Materials is the premium provider of high quality chemicals fibers and plastics. With world scale integrated manufacturing facilities we are able to develop new products from our core technologies and provide flexibility to respond to the expanding needs of customers. Ascend has global sales and distribution facilities across the globe and six manufacturing facilities globally. As a privatelyheld company our people do big things and make big decisions often much earlier in their careers than at larger companies. Ascend Performance Materials offers team members the opportunity to contribute in big meaningful waysall within a stable and growing business.

Why work at Ascend

Our vision is to be the recognized leader in the nylon 66 value chain creating new possibilities with PA66 for everyone everywhere every day. We achieve that through living our Ascend values.

We care. We operate safely with high integrity for our employees our customers and our communities. Our people are our greatest assets and our Total Rewards Program extends beyond traditional benefits to include access to onsite medical clinics at our U.S. facilities a global wellness rewards program and Performance Matters an employeedriven recognition plan. Our Commitment to Zero demonstrates our belief that is it possible to operate with zero personal injuries zero process safety incidents and zero environmental releases. And the Ascend Cares Foundation led by Ascend employees supports Ascend families in times of need provides inspiring opportunities for community engagement and facilitates community leadership.

Customerfocused. We exist for our customers; they drive our actions. Their success is our success. Our plastics and chemicals are building blocks that help make everyday essentials safer and more sustainable and we constantly strive to develop new and innovative products to meet the future needs of our customers. And that customer focus doesnt only apply to the marketplace it also applies to how we treat our colleagues and our fellow community members.

Better every day. We invest in our people and our processes to improve every day. A2E our continuous improvement program guides the way we do business. And this way of problem solving applies not only to our manufacturing practices but also to our commitment to developing our people. Youll see it during your career at Ascend in our leadership development skills training and mentoring programs

Agile. We think broadly and lead proactively in a constantly evolving organization and industry. Agility doesnt mean simply working quickly it means critical thinking creative problem solving and novel approaches to everyday challenges.

One Ascend. All together with a common set of goals and an eye toward the future. We dont accept silos. We look for ways to share across departments sites and geography. This means you wont be boxed into a single role at Ascend you could get the chance to work with teams across the globe to improve the way we serve our people our customers and our communities.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color sex national origin age religion disability sexual orientation gender identity protected veteran status citizenship genetic information or other protected status under federal state or local laws.