What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plastics Application Development & Technical Service Co-Op - 2025 position at Avient Corporation?
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Job Summary
- The Application Development & Technical Service (ADTS) Co-op will collaborate with local ADTS teams within SEM to participate in engineering activities. The Co-op will be located at a different location during each of their three rotations to get broad exposure to Avient's technologies and businesses.
- Activities will include both in-house application development testing and internal mold trials, as well as collaborating with External ADTS engineers to travel to customer facilities for product validation.
- The Application Development & Technical Service (ADTS) Engineer will be responsible for recommending appropriate Engineered Thermoplastics (ETP's) for customer applications and optimizing customer processes, while also providing education/training on how to design applications and tooling. The candidate will also participate in the resolution of customer complaints, as needed. ADTS Engineer may also be responsible for developing testing plans and procedures, data analysis, and communication of results for new applications and product launches.
Essential Functions
- Support application evaluation and material selection
- Attend process trials of new and existing products
- Troubleshoot processing problems at existing customers
- Engage customers on quality issues as well as process and technology questions
- Create product part or mold design and processing/troubleshooting literature for each product line
- Construct presentations and provide processing and design training to the customer
- Interpret and analyze customer part drawings, mold filling simulation, elemental analysis, etc.
- Additional support as needed to internal customers - Sales, Product Management, Technology, Manufacturing.
- Familiarization of current and legacy product portfolio.
- Other duties as assigned.
At Avient, we believe a wide variety of thoughts, 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 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. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to complete an online application, please contact the Avient HR Team by emailing, ApplicationAccommodation@Avient.com.
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