What are the responsibilities and job description for the R&D Technician position at Avient Corporation?
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Our purpose at Avient Corporation is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world.
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Job Summary
The Technician position will work in the business unit or corporate technology group. The Technician will assist in R&D work associated with production and characterization of polymer composites. The role will also be responsible for analyzing the test data for peer discussions.
Essential Functions
- Work with a professional technical staff in projects related to product development, process development or application development depending on the work area of the job.
- Laboratory work involving new experiments and sample preparation.
- Processes material using Single-Screw, Twin-Screw, Injection Molding Machines, Lamination Machines and testing equipment.
- Accurately measures, records and reports of data.
- Follow safety and housekeeping procedures.
- Other duties as assigned.
Competencies
- Personal Skills - Stress Management
- Personal Skills - Manual Dexterity
- Personal Skills - Reading/Comprehension
- Personal Skills - Self Motivated
- Personal Skills - Analytical Skills
- Personal Skills - Time/Priority Management
- Software Skills - Microsoft Outlook
- Software Skills - Microsoft Word
- Software Skills - Microsoft Excel
- Personal Skills - Technical Writing
- Personal Skills - Work on a Team
- Leader of Self - Instills Trust
- Leader of Self - Action Oriented
- Leader of Self - Collaborates
- Leader of Self - Customer Focus
- Leader of Self - Situational Adaptability
- Leader of Self - Being Resilient
- Leader of Self - Demonstrates Self-Awareness
- Leader of Self - Communicates Effectively
Education and Experience
- High School Diploma or GED required
- 3 years experience Mechanical testing
- 3 years experience in Quality management
- 3 years experience in R&D Technology
- 3 years experience in Extrusion
- 3 years experience in utilizing problem-solving techniques and Mathematics
We believe that all of our global employees are leaders and that the six most important behaviors for driving our strategy and culture are the same no matter if an employee is a leader of self, a leader of others, or a leader of the business.
By playing to win, acting customer centric, driving innovation and profitable growth, collaborating seamlessly across Avient, and motivating and inspiring and developing others and yourself you will accelerate your ability to achieve Avient's strategic goals, to meet our customer needs, and to accomplish your career goals.
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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