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Lead Production Process Technician Job in Avon Lake, Ohio US

Lead Production Process Technician

Avient Corporation - Avon Lake, OH

Posted: 5/2/2025 - Expires: 7/31/2025

Job ID: 288613047

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Job Description

Are 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!

Job Summary

The Lead Process Technician ensures that proper process conditions are established by manufacturing. They collaborate with Plant Process Engineers and the manufacturing team to address process deviations and inform the engineers about changes in process conditions. As a key member of the manufacturing team, the Lead Process Technician assists in manufacturing trials, is responsible for initial troubleshooting, and helps with process set-ups. Additionally, this position coordinates area activities in the absence of the Supervisor or Shift Leads.

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 date of hire, 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 can expect from you:


Dependable and 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 Functions


Works in conjunction with the Shift/Production Supervisor and Shift leads to efficiently prioritize team efforts and to assure that quality and shipments are met and data integrity requirements are accomplished.
Provides manufacturing operations support and basic technical expertise.
Assist in ensuring employees are versed in proper procedures regarding consumption or raw materials.
Help print packets and train employees when necessary.
Establishes and documents processing parameters and/or product characteristics to obtain optimum productivity, consistent quality of product and to meet the customer's specifications.
Works with production employees on trials, first-time runs and start-ups.
Supports the plant process engineers in their daily tasks
Helps the shift leadership team in all matters of safe work practices, housekeeping and environmental compliance; reporting exceptions when necessary.
Lead equipment changeovers with production
Participates in training new employees and re-training associates in processes and methods as required.
Supports the vision, mission and guiding principles of the company.
Follows applicable Environmental, Health, and Safety rules and guidelines while performing any procedure.
As needed, covers for Shift/Production Supervisor/lead when not present.
Other duties as assigned.

Physical/Environ. Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee 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 employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 55 pounds and occasionally handle up to 250 pounds. Specific vision abilities may be required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Requires the use of safety equipment as dictated by the work area such as safety glasses and shoes, dust mask, hard hat, respirator, face shield, hearing protection, chemical suit, gloves, aprons, etc. The noise level in the word
environment is usually moderate with the exception of high noise areas. Proper personal safety equipment needs to be used while performing this job and that equipment is dictated by the plant safety guidelines. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, dust, fumes, airborne particles, chemical dust, and risk of electric shock, vibration, non-hazardous chemical agents and outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts.

Competencies


Manufacturing/Maintenance - Fork Lift Operators License
Personal Skills - Manual Dexterity
Personal Skills - Research
Personal Skills - Quantitative Skills
Personal Skills - Reading/Comprehension
Software Skills - Microsoft Office
Software Skills - Microsoft Word
Software Skills - Microsoft Excel
Personal Skills - Ability to Multitask
Personal Skills - Conflict Resolution Skills

Education and Experience


High School Diploma or GED
Cross Functional - Plastics Industry
Manufacturing - Colorant
Cross Functional - Chemical Industry
Cross Functional - Leadership Experience
Manufacturing - Mixing
Cross Functional - Problem Solving Techniques
Manufacturing - Extrusion
Manufacturing - Blending
Cross Functional - Managing Direct Reports
Cross Functional - Manufacturing Industry

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.

About Us

Our purpose at Avient Corporation is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world.

Innovation goes far beyond materials science; it's powered by the passion, creativity, and diverse expertise of 9,000 professionals worldwide. Whether you're a finance wizard, a tech enthusiast, an operational powerhouse, an HR changemaker, or a trailblazer in materials development, you'll find your place at Avient.

Join our global team and help shape the future with sustainable solutions that transform possibilities into realities. Your unique perspective could be the key to our next breakthrough!

Avient Leadership Behaviors:

We believe that all of our global employees are leaders and that the six most important behaviors for driving our strategy and culture are the same no matter if an employee is a leader of self, a leader of others, or a leader of the business.

By playing to win, acting customer centric, driving innovation and profitable growth, collaborating seamlessly across Avient, and motivating and inspiring and developing others and yourself you will accelerate your ability to achieve Avient's strategic goals, to meet our customer needs, and to accomplish your career goals.

At Avient, we believe a wide variety of thoughts, 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 is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of nondiscrimination 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

PolyOne is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status, or other legally protected classification in the state in which a person is seeking employment. PolyOne will use E-Verify to ensure employment eligibility of newly hired employees where required.

Job Summary

Employment Type:
Full Time Employee
Job type:
Federal Contractor
Skill Based Partner:
No
Education Level:
High school graduate
Work Days:
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Job Reference Code
82499217_1
Salary
N/A
Licenses / Certifications:
N/A
Display Recommended WorkKeys®Recommended WorkKeys®:
Applied Math: 4
Graphic Literacy: 4

Workplace Documentation: 5