What are the responsibilities and job description for the Process Specialist position at Avient Corporation?
Job Summary
Process is responsible for ensuring the proper process conditions are issued to manufacturing, alerts the manufacturing team to process deviations, and updates the database with changes in process conditions. The Process Specialist is a participant on the manufacturing team that helps develop manufacturing trials, responsible for troubleshooting and process set-ups.
Essential Functions
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Provides manufacturing operations support and basic technical expertise.
Ensures manufacturing processes are being optimized with regards to quality and throughput rates.
Recommends and helps drive formula improvements along with equipment and engineering revisions.
Works with production employees on trials, first-time runs and start-ups.
Supports the plant process engineers in their daily tasks
Assists in publishing trial run reports in a timely manner upon run completion.
Coordinate publishing and set-up of process condition set-up sheets, updates critical process parameters & maintains accurate data in the database.
Ensures proper support and information is available for all production campaigns including troubleshooting of process problems.
Coordinate and administer process relevant training for production operators.
Confirms process modifications with direct supervisor before taking action.
Adheres to all Avient EHS policies and procedures
May act as a back-up for shift supervisor/lead.
Other duties as assigned.
Competencies
- Manufacturing/Maintenance - Fork Lift Operators License
- Personal Skills - Manual Dexterity
- Personal Skills - Research
- Personal Skills - Quantitative Skills
- Personal Skills - Reading/Comprehension
- Software Skills - Microsoft Office
- Software Skills - Microsoft Word
- Software Skills - Microsoft Excel
- Personal Skills - Ability to Multitask
- Personal Skills - Conflict Resolution Skills
Education and Experience
- High School Diploma, GED or 2-5 years manufacturing exp
- Associates Degree or equivalent exp with process improvements
- Cross Functional - Manufacturing Industry 7-Years
- Manufacturing - Safety Procedures 7- Years
- Manufacturing - Manufacturing Operations 7- Years
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.
PolyOne is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status, or other legally protected classification in the state in which a person is seeking employment. PolyOne will use E-Verify to ensure employment eligibility of newly hired employees where required.
