Production Associate

Company: AVIENT
Location: Englewood
Posted on: November 22, 2021

Job Description:

DESCRIPTION: Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), with expected 2021 revenues of $4.6 to $4.7 billion, provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include: * Barrier technologies that preserve the shelf-life and quality of food, beverages, medicine and other perishable goods through high-performance materials * Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation * Breakthrough technologies that minimize wastewater and improve the recyclability of materials and packaging across a spectrum of end uses Avient employs approximately 8,400 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: At Avient, we strive for a culture of trust and engagement. Our associates are leading company initiatives such as Lead by Women, HYPE (Harnessing Young Professionals), Pride at Avient and Embrace to advance diversity in professional and personal development. We also provide our associates with robust development programs such as Avient Academy, Lean Six Sigma, and various leadership workshops to allow for career growth in a variety of ways. With workplace flexibility, health and wellness programs, casual dress days, and paid time off for community service, we are committed to building upon our positive momentum. 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 in hiring, promotion, development, compensation and advancement are based upon non-discriminatory factors such as, for example, qualifications, abilities, experience, and performance. Job Summary This position is a Production Associate for our facility in Englewood, Colorado. Essential Functions * Follows and complies with all safety, work rules and regulations. * Maintains departmental housekeeping standards. * Sets up and starts all secondary operations within the manufacturing area. * Checks all controls for adherence to operating/safety procedures. * Refers issues/problems to Lead/Supervisor for disposition. * Accurately supplies/supports Production Operators with appropriate materials/functions to efficiently keep all equipment operational. * Performs all required machine cleaning. * Examines materials visually or physically to ensure conformance with established standards. * Completes and maintains required paperwork and/or documents. * Other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS: Education and Experience * High School diploma or GED equivalency. * Six (6) months to one (1) year of industrial/manufacturing experience. Additional Qualifications * Must be able to read/comprehend written and oral instructions in English; read and comprehend safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals and product recipes/material identifications. * Must have mathematical skill to add, subtract, multiply and divide and the ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement, volume, and distance. * Must be able to effectively communicate one-on-one and in small group situations. * Must have manual dexterity sufficient to operate a wide variety of small hand tools, scales, hand trucks, fork lift, utility knife, and mixer/secondary machinery and computer equipment. * Demonstrate ability to rapidly learn the operation and set up of industrial machinery per operating procedures while following all training and plant procedures. * Computer literacy 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. Physical Demands The characteristics listed below are representative of the physical demands required by an individual to successfully perform the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. * While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to stand; walk; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; talk and/or hear. * Occasionally required to sit. * The associate must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. * Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. 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.

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