Avient Corporation
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Pay: Starting @ $19.00 per hour + $1 Shift Differential (Additional Starting Pay for Experience!)
Hours: Starting @ 7:00 PM – 5:30 AM, Days: Monday through 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 a bi‑annual bonus plan
Medical benefits that begin day 1 – no waiting period
Paid time off: Two weeks of vacation prorated based on start date, in addition to sick time, paid holidays, floating holidays, community service/volunteer days
401(k) with company match – 100% vested
High regard for safety. Avient is 3x safer than the industry average!
What we expect from you:
Dependable & reliable
Openness to work overtime as needed
Team player who is eager to share their knowledge with others and learn from other team members
Essential Duties
Sets up, starts and runs all machinery
Weighs ingredients to meet recipe specification and inserts them 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, troubleshooting 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
Ability to frequently communicate and understand work instructions and information in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment where noise level is loud
Must be able to detect and discern safety alarms and respond accordingly
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
Final compensation within this range may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as geographic location of the position. The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long‑term disability insurance, short‑term disability insurance, paid time off, paid vacation time, paid parental leave, paid holidays annually. Learn more about our benefits at: Career Opportunities | Avient.
The wage range, other compensation, and benefits information listed is accurate as of the date of this posting. Avient reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.
Equal Opportunity Statement 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. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to complete an online application, please contact the Avient HR Team by emailing ApplicationAccommodation@Avient.com.
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Pay: Starting @ $19.00 per hour + $1 Shift Differential (Additional Starting Pay for Experience!)
Hours: Starting @ 7:00 PM – 5:30 AM, Days: Monday through 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 a bi‑annual bonus plan
Medical benefits that begin day 1 – no waiting period
Paid time off: Two weeks of vacation prorated based on start date, in addition to sick time, paid holidays, floating holidays, community service/volunteer days
401(k) with company match – 100% vested
High regard for safety. Avient is 3x safer than the industry average!
What we expect from you:
Dependable & reliable
Openness to work overtime as needed
Team player who is eager to share their knowledge with others and learn from other team members
Essential Duties
Sets up, starts and runs all machinery
Weighs ingredients to meet recipe specification and inserts them 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, troubleshooting 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
Ability to frequently communicate and understand work instructions and information in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment where noise level is loud
Must be able to detect and discern safety alarms and respond accordingly
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
Final compensation within this range may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as geographic location of the position. The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long‑term disability insurance, short‑term disability insurance, paid time off, paid vacation time, paid parental leave, paid holidays annually. Learn more about our benefits at: Career Opportunities | Avient.
The wage range, other compensation, and benefits information listed is accurate as of the date of this posting. Avient reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.
Equal Opportunity Statement 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. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to complete an online application, please contact the Avient HR Team by emailing ApplicationAccommodation@Avient.com.
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