Manufacturing Lead

Job Title – Operations Coordinator- Adipic

POSITION OVERVIEW

Ascend Performance Materials is seeking a highly motivated Operations Coordinator with accountability for the assigned area.  This position will validate and follow all maintenance work requests (Notifications) while coordinating maintenance work between the Work Requester, the Maintenance Planner and the Maintenance Scheduler.  This position will also have responsibilities for preventative maintenance and to ensure issues are resolved quickly.

 TARGETED OUTCOMES

• Drive unit performance through maintaining safe, reliable, and productive equipment utilizing the maintenance and reliability work processes.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review maintenance work requests (Notifications) from SAP, web-based entry, and IntelaTrac with the Work Requester and Supervision (Operations and Maintenance) of the affected area to validate the request, determine priority, ensure completeness of data entry, and get approval for maintenance cost to begin.
• Responsible for reducing "No Problem Found" work orders by closely examining requests.
• Ensure that "Quick Fix" requests are processed and documented without progressing to work order creation.
• Determine when Preventive Maintenance or Project Ideas are needed and submit the appropriate request.
• Put validated Notifications “In Process” within SAP and assign the proper priority.
• Ensure that any Outstanding and Postponed notifications are reviewed and either closed (no problem found or will not do work with feedback to requester) or advanced to “In Process” for valid work requests.
• If work is Urgent (Emergency, Begin Now – P1 or Urgent – Within 72 Hrs. – P2), advance to the Gatekeeper to break the weekly / daily schedule.
• Assist the Maintenance Planner and/or Scheduler in performing detailed field inspections for job scope clarification, as needed.
• Follow the maintenance activity through completion of the job.
• Provide feedback to the work Requester regarding approval/rejection of the request, status of the Notification, when the work is scheduled, and job completion.
• Participate in Daily and Weekly Scheduling meetings to ensure that notifications are defined and understood.
• Build maintenance schedule for the area.
• Approval of invoices for outside services.
• Assist with coordinating minor maintenance activities and ensuring proper parts are available.
• Assist with coordination of area productivity improvement opportunities such as A2E efforts and Lean Manufacturing opportunities.
• Work with RBM and Engineering groups to improve equipment reliability and performance. Assist in optimization of PM schedules.
• Follow outages and work with Outage Coordinator to ensure safe, effective, and cost-efficient turnarounds.
• Develop area documentation including procedures, ECP’s and training material for operations.
• Coordinate outages necessary for compliance and regulatory requirements (interlocks, PSVs, vessel inspections, etc.)

REPORTS TO

• Operations/Production Manager

TEAM

• Area Front Line Leaders, Engineers, Productions Specialists and Area Processors

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Experience working in assigned area operations as a grade H4 or higher.
• Must have a strong mechanical aptitude and ability to lead mechanical troubleshooting efforts.
• Knowledge of Maintenance/Production integration. Coordinator must communicate from Production to Maintenance when Maintenance work is to be done. Production is responsible for initiating a change in the maintenance schedule. Coordinator must communicate these.

DESIRED CERTIFICATION

• N/A

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Communication skills required include facilitating meetings, coordinating among multiple areas to optimize resource effectiveness, documenting actions, and follow up, and coordinating MOC completion.
• Ability to perform SAP functions: Create Notification, Display, Change, Delete functions; Work Order, Display, and Schedule
• Display function within the Plant Maintenance module and initiate purchase requisitions.
• Must be able to use Microsoft Excel for maintenance work process functions (schedules, backlog reviews, continuous maintenance process improvement, etc.)

At Ascend Performance Materials, we value transparency and fairness in our hiring process. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party 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.

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 privately-held 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 ways—all within a stable and growing business.

Why work at Ascend?

Our vision is to be the recognized leader in the nylon 6,6 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 on-site medical clinics at our U.S. facilities, a global wellness rewards program and Performance Matters, an employee-driven 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.

Customer-focused. 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 doesn’t 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. You’ll 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 doesn’t 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 don’t accept silos. We look for ways to share across departments, sites and geography. This means you won’t 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.