Production Associate - Military Veterans

Department specific job duties:

FRP

Responsible for understanding and acknowledging work orders and customer specs
Responsible for retrieving all needed materials
Responsible for inspecting, prep, and loading/ unloading creel materials
Responsible for doffing and helping other operators doff
Responsible for splicing yarns
Perform line set up and start up procedures
Responsible for shutting down lines and clean up
Make adjustments to equipment settings according to spec for each job
Monitor processes, documenting and making adjustments as necessary
Understand our ERP system and use it efficiently
Unload finished materials and perform first line inspections and provide samples to QA
Responsible for keeping area clean and clear of safety hazards

Extrusion

• Responsible for understanding and acknowledging work orders and customer specs



• Responsible for line set up including tool changes, and line adjustments



• Responsible for retrieving all needed materials



• Responsible for using proper PPE when working inside the Hot Zones



• Understand our ERP system and use it efficiently



• Responsible for doffs and helping other operators doff



• Collect samples, record sample data and provide samples to QA



• Responsible for inspecting finished goods before pack out



• Using a forklift to pack out finished goods for shipping



• Inspect, prep and load material on payoff/ take-up systems



• Make adjustments to equipment settings according to spec for each job



• Monitor processes, documenting and making adjustments as necessary



• Unload finished materials and perform first line inspections and provide samples to QA

Coating

Responsible for understanding and acknowledging work orders and customer specs

• Responsible for mixing resin to be used on line



• Perform process line set up and start up procedures, and shut down procedures



• Responsible for doffs and helping other operators doff



• Responsible for splicing yarn



• Using a forklift to retrieve materials needed



• Make adjustments to equipment settings according to spec for each job



• Monitor processes and making adjustments as necessary



• Unload finished materials and perform pack out process for shipment



• Responsible for providing samples to QA



• Responsible for using our ERP system to pack out and make labels

Winding

• Responsible for understanding and acknowledging work orders and customer specs



• Responsible for performing mechanical changes to winder gears



• Responsible for inspecting, prepping, and loading/ unloading materials



• Monitor process and make adjustments accordingly



• Perform yarn splicing



• Perform quality checks using a tensile tester



• Unload finished materials and perform quality inspection before packing out



• Responsible for pack out process including using our ERP system, weighing finished goods, and preparing boxes for shipment

Respool

• Responsible for correcting non-conforming reels of FRP, including sanding trash or scraping off parts of the reel



• Responsible for loading/ unloading pay offs and take-ups



• Responsible for achieving a leveled traverse



• Using forklifts and pallet jacks to move materials



• Responsible for inspecting and weighing reels before use



• Perform quality inspections and provide samples for QA



• Responsible for reporting scrap



• Responsible for preparing reels for shipment



• Understanding and using our ERP system efficiently

Required Skill:

• 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/materials.



• Must have mathematical skill to add, subtract, multiply and divide and to apply these skills to weights, measures of volume and distance.



• Must effectively communicate in writing and verbally in English.



• Competency in computer and PC software including email, internet, and MS office.



• Must have manual dexterity for hand tools of various types.



• Must be able to drive fork lift.



• Must have problem solving skills and some mechanical aptitude.

Required Education & Experience:

US High School diploma or GED equivalency or equivalent experience
1-3 years of industrial/manufacturing experience (preferred extrusion experience)

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 employee is required to:

• Stand up to12hrs per shift



• Use hands to finger 8 to 12hrs per shift



• Handle and/or feel and reach with hands and arms up to 12hrs per shift



• Required to walk up to 12hrs per shift



• Required to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and talk or hear 8 to 12hrs per shift



• Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 55 lbs.



• Specific vision abilities required include:



• Close vision



• Depth perception



• Ability to adjust focus

Work Environment

The characteristics listed below are representative of the work environment typically encountered by an individual while performing the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. Depending on the location of work, the employee may be exposed to a magnetic field from a rare earth magnet.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to:

• Moving mechanical parts



• Fumes or airborne particles



• Noise level in the work environment ranges from normal office noise levels to loud noise



• Employees are required to wear mandatory PPE(8 to 12hrs per shift)which include:



• Hearing protection when on production floor



• Steel toe shoes/boots when on production floor



• Uniforms



• Specific gloves when performing specific tasks

WHY AVIENT:

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.

Environmental, Health, Safety, & Security (EHS&S) Requirements

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.