Avient
Information Technology Intern - Summer 2025
Avient, Avon Lake, Ohio, United States, 44012
Information Technology Internship
Unique opportunity to learn and gain IT experience with a global organization that is Great Place to Work certified!
Job Summary:
Avient is seeking a part-time student IT associate in Cleveland, Ohio to join the Corporate IT organization, which provides global solutions and services to enable Avient and its customers to reach world-class performance. This position focuses on projects involving the expanding portfolio of systems that Avient IT manages and leveraging new technology to support our mission of providing a highly reliable and cost effective infrastructure for a growing global company. In this position, you will establish relationships with peers and leaders, learn fundamentals and be provided feedback from the program manager.
This position is full-time and fixed-term and will work a 40 hour/week schedule with an expected end date of August 8, 2025.
Avient IT Teams/Support:
Enterprise Infrastructure
Business Intelligence
Enterprise Security
Manufacturing Systems
Financial Systems
Global Procurement Systems
Types of activities may include:
•Assisting with building and maintaining the IT infrastructure
•Recommending and implementing technical solutions in line with business requirements
•Daily support of global business operations
•Creating and enhancing technical documentation and reports
•Programming enhancements and automation
•troubleshooting to optimize system performance
•Partnering globally with business associates
Essential Qualifications:
•Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's Degree at an accredited four-year institution, graduating in Fall 2025 or Spring 2026, with a demonstrated interest and aptitude for information technology
•Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above
Preferred Qualifications
•Excellent oral and written communication skills
•Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
•Problem solving / decision-making / sound judgment
•Ability to multitask, manage time and prioritize tasks based on customer needs
•Attention to detail and the ability to follow processes and procedures
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.
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. #LI-KF1
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 sportsUnique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economyLight-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 footprintSustainable 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.
Unique opportunity to learn and gain IT experience with a global organization that is Great Place to Work certified!
Job Summary:
Avient is seeking a part-time student IT associate in Cleveland, Ohio to join the Corporate IT organization, which provides global solutions and services to enable Avient and its customers to reach world-class performance. This position focuses on projects involving the expanding portfolio of systems that Avient IT manages and leveraging new technology to support our mission of providing a highly reliable and cost effective infrastructure for a growing global company. In this position, you will establish relationships with peers and leaders, learn fundamentals and be provided feedback from the program manager.
This position is full-time and fixed-term and will work a 40 hour/week schedule with an expected end date of August 8, 2025.
Avient IT Teams/Support:
Enterprise Infrastructure
Business Intelligence
Enterprise Security
Manufacturing Systems
Financial Systems
Global Procurement Systems
Types of activities may include:
•Assisting with building and maintaining the IT infrastructure
•Recommending and implementing technical solutions in line with business requirements
•Daily support of global business operations
•Creating and enhancing technical documentation and reports
•Programming enhancements and automation
•troubleshooting to optimize system performance
•Partnering globally with business associates
Essential Qualifications:
•Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's Degree at an accredited four-year institution, graduating in Fall 2025 or Spring 2026, with a demonstrated interest and aptitude for information technology
•Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above
Preferred Qualifications
•Excellent oral and written communication skills
•Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
•Problem solving / decision-making / sound judgment
•Ability to multitask, manage time and prioritize tasks based on customer needs
•Attention to detail and the ability to follow processes and procedures
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.
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. #LI-KF1
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 sportsUnique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economyLight-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 footprintSustainable 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.