Production Operator

Job Summary

Position is responsible for the set up and operation of equipment which blends/mixes/packages/transports liquid or dry chemicals that comprise our customer products. Position ensures the highest quality product at the lowest possible costs while meeting customer specifications and delivery requirements in accordance with Avient Corporation policies and procedures.

Please feel free to attend our walk-in interview hours every Thursday from 2pm-4pm. You will have the opportunity to meet directly with a manager to interview.

Work Hours: 7pm-7:30am

Essential Functions

• Sets up, starts and runs all machinery, checking all controls for adherence to operating/safety procedures and ISO standards.

• Weighs ingredients to meet recipe specification and inserts into machinery, or ensures the correct ingredients are delivered to the work area and inserts pre-blended materials into machinery.

• Monitors production and equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation. Troubleshoots equipment and processing issues.

• Operates machinery to mix, extrude/discharge or handle materials according to operating procedures.

• Examines materials visually or physically to ensure conformance with established standards.

• May take samples of materials to lab for evaluation and instructions on any batch adjustments if needed.

• Refers issues/problems to Production Lead or Production/Shift Supervisor for disposition.

• Performs all required machine cleaning.

• Completes and maintains all required system inputs/transactions. Responsible for data integrity.

• Documents work completed as required including logs, data reports, procedures, etc.

• Participates in training, retraining and continual improvement processes and methods.

• Follows and complies with all safety and work rules and regulations. Maintains departmental housekeeping standards.

• Other duties as assigned.

Competencies

• Personal Skills

• Manual Dexterity

• Personal Skills

• Quantitative Skills

• Personal Skills

• Reading/Comprehension

• Software Skills

• Microsoft Office

• Software Skills

• Microsoft Word

• Software Skills

• Internet

• Software Skills

• Microsoft Excel

• Personal Skills

• Conflict Resolution Skills

• Cross Functional

• Plastics Industry

• Manufacturing

• Colorant

• Manufacturing

• Mixing

• Manufacturing

• Extrusion

• Manufacturing

• Blending

• Manufacturing

• Industrial Operations

• Manufacturing

• Mechanical

• Cross Functional

• Problem Solving Techniques

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or GED
• Cross Functional

• Problem Solving Techniques

• Manufacturing

• Industrial Operations

Physical Demands

• Requires standing and sitting for extended periods of time, talking and listening.

• Must be able to walk and use hands. Occasionally requires bending, stooping, climbing ladders and stairs.

• May occasionally be required to lift, push or pull up to 50 pounds.

• Typically work is in a manufacturing environment where noise level is loud.

• Generally requires the use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses, safety shoes, hearing protection, hard hat, respiratory protection.

• Exposure to outside weather conditions is routine.

• May be exposed to working in extreme heat and humidity.

• May also be exposed on occasion to dust or fumes.

Environmental, Health, Safety, & Security (EHS&S) Requirements

• Avient integrates EHS&S into all aspects of our operations. Each position at Avient is responsible for complying with all applicable EHS&S requirements. Additionally, employees and management are responsible for reporting all EHS&S incidents immediately to ensure we keep EHS&S a priority within the organization.

• Security includes physical security and cyber security.

Who We Are

Avient Corporation provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include:

• Dyneema, the world's strongest fiber, enables unmatched levels of performance and protection for end-use applications, including ballistic personal protection, marine and sustainable infrastructure and outdoor sports

• Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy

• Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint

• Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility

Avient employs approximately 10,000 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work. For more information, visit www.avient.com.

Why Avient

Avient Corporation is a world-class sustainable organization built on innovation, collaboration, and employee development. We are committed to providing a supportive and dynamic work environment where our diverse associates can grow and succeed, as well positively impacting our planet and the communities we serve. Our Great Place to Work culture, values, and benefits make Avient an employer of choice for top talent.

At Avient, we believe diversity of ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions on hiring, promotion, development, compensation or advancement are based solely on a person's qualifications, abilities, experience and performance.

Avient Corporation is a drug free workplace. Avient is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of non-discrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran's status, or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law.