What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Process Specialist position at Avient?

Job Summary

The Plant Process Specialist 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

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

Education and Experience

High School Diploma or GED required

Minimum 7 years of Manufacturing experience

Competencies

Each position at Avient focuses on eight Core Competencies as a Leader of Self. Additionally, management positions focus on Leadership Competencies as a Leader of Others and / or a Leader of the Business. These competencies are designed to drive behavior that will ultimately help our associates excel at their current roles, while supporting individual and career development.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk and sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to talk and / or hear. The employee is occasionally required to lift and / or move up to 10 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to lift and / or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

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.

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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