Manufacturing Engineer

ABOUT AVIENT:

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 as 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. 

General Summary:

This position supports Plant Manufacturing and Technical Operations while maintaining a strong focus on continual Process Improvement and Optimization. Applies fundamental knowledge of basic principles, theories and concepts of industry standards and practices to design, automate, modify, or develop facilities, testing, machines, equipment or processes used in processing or manufacturing products.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

         Develops, designs, and communicates manufacturing processes.

         Monitors and revises processes to help generate cost savings and improve the quality and efficiency of product/process.

         Participates in design reviews to improve the ability to manufacture products.

         Responsible for the activities related to the development of new processes including researching current and emerging technologies, evaluating process cost, quality, and performing process characterization and optimization studies using designed experiments, problem-solving and decision making tools.

         Identifies and solves issues or problems with equipment/process. Troubleshoots possible causes and coordinates the activities of maintenance, production and other available resources to implement cost effective solutions.

         Provides coordination of new process installation and process changes.

         Identifies opportunities for process/product improvement and responsible for working with interdisciplinary teams to execute on improvement opportunities.

         Analyzes data from the manufacturing process to identify improvement opportunities, report key performance indicators or trend plant performance

         Owns the manufacturing process, instructions, scale up procedure and continuous improvement of each

         Works closely with production work force to lead change in the facility

         Other projects/duties as assigned.

Physical/Environ. Demands:

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 65 lbs. Specific vision abilities may require close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, toxic or caustic chemicals, and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment ranges from normal office noise levels to loud.

Scope:

Manufacturing Plant

Competencies:

Leader of Self - Instills Trust

Talented

Leader of Self - Action Oriented

Talented

Leader of Self - Collaborates

Talented

Leader of Self - Customer Focus

Talented

Leader of Self - Situational Adaptability

Talented

Leader of Self - Being Resilient

Talented

Leader of Self - Demonstrates Self-Awareness

Talented

Leader of Self - Communicates Effectively

Talented

Education:

Bachelors-Engineering or equiv exp

Completed

Experience:

Manufacturing - Safety Procedures

3 Years

Cross Functional - Process Improvement

3 Years

Manufacturing - Manufacturing Operations

3 Years

Lean Six Sigma - Preferred

3 Years

Skills and Certifications:

Personal Skills - Stress Management

Intermediate

Personal Skills - Reading/Comprehension

Intermediate

Personal Skills - Self Motivated

Intermediate

Personal Skills - Time/Priority Management

Intermediate

Software Skills - Microsoft Outlook

Intermediate

Software Skills - Microsoft Word

Intermediate

Software Skills - Microsoft Excel

Intermediate

Software Skills - SAP

Intermediate

Personal Skills - Work on a Team

Intermediate

Personal Skills - Organizational Skllls

Intermediate