Production Operator (US)

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Pay: $20/hr

Hours:6AM- 4PM

Days: Monday - Thursday

What is the job: As a Production Operator at Avient, you'll set up and operate equipment to blend, mix, or transport chemicals that make up our customer products, ensuring high quality and cost efficiency. You'll also be responsible for machine maintenance, quality control, data recording, and supporting the company's vision and principles while adhering to safety and regulatory rules.

At Avient, we're a global team creating materials that make a real difference in people's lives. From the world's strongest fiber used in personal protective equipment to recycling innovations and eco-friendly transportation solutions, our work spans a vast array of applications that help build a better future, all while giving back to the communities where we live and work

What you can expect from us:

Competitive compensation including an annual bonus plan

Medical benefits that begin day 1 - no waiting period

Paid time off: Two weeks of vacation in addition to sick time, paid holidays, floating holidays, community service/volunteer days

401K with company match - 100% vested

High regard for safety. Avient is 3x safer than the industry average! What we expect from you:

Dependable - On time/Good attendance

Openness to work overtime as needed

Essential Duties:

Sets up, starts and runs all machinery

Weighs ingredients to meet recipe specification and inserts into machinery, or ensures the correct ingredients are delivered to the work area and

inserts pre-blended materials into machinery

Monitors production and equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation. Troubleshoots equipment and processing issues

Operates machinery to mix, extrude/discharge or handle materials

May take samples of materials to lab for evaluation and instructions on any batch adjustments if needed

Performs all required machine cleaning

Documents work completed as required including logs, data reports, procedures, etc Qualifications

High School diploma, General Education Diploma (GED) or equivalent training & experience

Work experience in an industrial operations environment preferred

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, or procedure manuals

Must have mathematical skills to add, subtract, multiply and divide. Must have the ability to use conversions, work with different units such as weight, volume, density, distance, etc. 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

Our purpose at Avient Corporation is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world.

Innovation goes far beyond materials science; it's powered by the passion, creativity, and diverse expertise of 9,000 professionals worldwide. Whether you're a finance wizard, a tech enthusiast, an operational powerhouse, an HR changemaker, or a trailblazer in materials development, you'll find your place at Avient.

Join our global team and help shape the future with sustainable solutions that transform possibilities into realities. Your unique perspective could be the key to our next breakthrough!

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.