Avient Kennesaw , GA 30152
Posted 5 days ago
Job Summary
The Technology Associate will work in the business unit or corporate technology group. The Technology Associate will complete specific assigned projects. The successful candidate will be able to perform, coordinate, and manage experimental methods and protocols in an accurate and reproducible manner, analyze data and instrumental outputs, and write clear concise reports and assist in presentation of data to both internal and external customers with. The Technology Associate is responsible for performing the function little to no training, direction or supervision required; and solving complex problems with minimal assistance that others may struggle to solve.
Essential Functions
Product development and testing
Technical support and service
Technical service support to external customers
Provide ongoing technical service to internal customers - sales, environmental health and safety, quality, purchasing, and manufacturing.
Support raw material evaluation and selection
Identification of customer needs and new product innovation
Most work will be in the United States, but must be able to travel as needed outside the U.S.
This description is not intended to be all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned to meet business needs. #LI-CB1
Education and Experience
Competencies
Physical Demands
Must be able to work in laboratory, plant and processing environments.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; stoop; kneel; crouch or crawl; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; talk and/or hear.
Occasionally required to sit.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus, and ability to differentiate color.
Requires the use of safety equipment as dictated by the work area such as safety glasses and shoes, dust mask, hard hat, respirator, face shield, hearing protection, chemical suit, gloves, aprons, etc.
Work is inside and the individual is exposed to a normal lab environment.
Occasionally work in a manufacturing environment where the noise level is loud.
The individual will be required to work extensively at a computer screen and will, at times, sit at a desk for extended periods.
Must be able to travel by car or airplane.
Environmental, Health, Safety, & Security (EHS&S) Requirements
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.
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