Production Associate

The Production Associate position is an entry-level position within the manufacturing area, primarily responsible for performing weigh-up or packaging duties within the production department. Ensures the highest quality product at the lowest possible cost and meets customer specifications and delivery requirements in accordance with Avient policies and procedures.

**Essential Functions**
- Obtains the correct documentation for the batch. Ensures the correct ingredients are delivered to the work area. May be required to obtain the correct ingredients for mixing and weigh out the ingredients to meet the recipe specifications.
- Sets up and starts any weigh-up or packaging machinery, checking all controls for adherence to operating/safety procedures.
- Notifies appropriate personnel of any issues, problems or concerns in a timely manner.
- Safely and neatly processes, batch off, screen, cut up, package and/or skid material to correct size/container according to customer specifications.
- Accurately supplies/supports Production Operators with appropriate materials/functions to efficiently keep all equipment operational.
- Performs all required machine cleaning.
- Completes and maintains required paperwork and/or documents.
- Follows and complies with all safety and work rules and regulations. Maintains departmental housekeeping standards.
- Other duties as assigned.

**Competencies**
- Manufacturing/Maintenance - Fork Lift Operators License
- Personal Skills - Manual Dexterity, Quantitative Skills, Reading/Comprehension, Conflict Resolution Skills

**Education and Experience**
- High School Diploma or GED
- Cross Functional - Problem Solving Techniques
- Manufacturing - Industrial Operations

**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.

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

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.