Avient
Production Operator, 3rd Shift
Avient, Avon Lake, Ohio, United States, 44012
Production OperatorAre you looking for a stable job with great benefits and pay? Consider becoming part of the Avient team!We know your time is valuable and you have a lot of job ads to review. Let us break down the important details!Pay : Starting pay at $21.00hr +$2.00 shift premiumHours : 10:00 P.M - 6:00 A.M.Days : Sunday - Friday - Over time opportunities available
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.Who we are: 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•Team player who is eager to share their knowledge with others and learn from other team members.
Apply now or continue reading for more details!
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.
Who We Are - do we need all of this since we have a who we are section at the top now?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 accessibilityAvient 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 AvientAvient 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.
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.Who we are: 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•Team player who is eager to share their knowledge with others and learn from other team members.
Apply now or continue reading for more details!
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.
Who We Are - do we need all of this since we have a who we are section at the top now?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 accessibilityAvient 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 AvientAvient 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.