Production Associate: Nights

Join the Avient team and take on an entry-level manufacturing role as a Production Associate. This position focuses on performing weigh-up or packaging duties within the production department, ensuring high-quality products at the lowest possible cost while meeting customer specifications and delivery requirements.

Pay

$19.50 per hour

Schedule

7:00 PM to 7:00 AM on a 2-2-3 shift

About Avient

Avient is a global team creating materials that make a real difference in people's lives. Our work spans applications from personal protective equipment to recycling innovations and eco-friendly transportation solutions. We are committed to giving back to the communities where we live and work.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation including a bi-annual bonus plan
• Medical benefits starting on day one (no waiting period)
• Paid time off: two weeks of vacation (pro-rated based on start date), sick time, paid holidays, floating holidays, and community service/volunteer days
• 401K with company match (100% vested)
• Safety-focused environment (3x safer than the industry average)

Responsibilities

• Obtain correct documentation for each batch and ensure correct ingredients are delivered to the work area.
• Weigh out ingredients to meet recipe specifications and set up/start weigh-up or packaging machinery.
• Check all controls for adherence to operating and safety procedures; notify appropriate personnel of any issues.
• Process, batch off, screen, cut up, package, and/or skid material according to customer specifications.
• Support Production Operators with materials/functions to keep equipment operational.
• Perform machine cleaning and maintain required paperwork/documents.
• Follow all safety and work rules, maintaining departmental housekeeping standards.

Department-Specific Duties

FRP

• Understand and acknowledge work orders and customer specifications.
• Retrieve, inspect, prep, and load/unload creel materials.
• Doff and assist other operators; splice yarns.
• Perform line setup, startup, and shutdown procedures; adjust equipment settings.
• Monitor processes, document adjustments, and use the ERP system efficiently.
• Unload finished materials, perform first-line inspections, and provide samples to QA.
• Maintain a clean and safe work area.

Extrusion

• Understand and acknowledge work orders and customer specifications.
• Perform line setup, including tool changes and adjustments.
• Retrieve materials and use proper PPE in Hot Zones.
• Use the ERP system efficiently; perform doffs and assist other operators.
• Collect samples, record data, and provide samples to QA.
• Inspect finished goods before pack out; use a forklift for shipping.
• Inspect, prep, and load materials on payoff/take-up systems.
• Adjust equipment settings, monitor processes, and document adjustments.
• Unload finished materials and perform first-line inspections.

Coating

• Understand and acknowledge work orders and customer specifications.
• Mix resin for line use; perform line setup, startup, and shutdown procedures.
• Perform doffs, assist other operators, and splice yarn.
• Use a forklift to retrieve materials; adjust equipment settings.
• Monitor processes, pack out finished materials, and provide samples to QA.
• Use the ERP system for pack out and label creation.

Winding

• Understand and acknowledge work orders and customer specifications.
• Perform mechanical changes to winder gears; inspect, prep, and load/unload materials.
• Monitor processes, make adjustments, and perform yarn splicing.
• Conduct quality checks using a tensile tester.
• Unload finished materials, perform quality inspections, and pack out.
• Use the ERP system, weigh finished goods, and prepare boxes for shipment.

Respool

• Correct non-conforming reels of FRP (e.g., sanding trash or scraping parts of the reel).
• Load/unload payoffs and take-ups; achieve a leveled traverse.
• Use forklifts and pallet jacks to move materials.
• Inspect and weigh reels before use; perform quality inspections.
• Report scrap and prepare reels for shipment.

Requirements

• High School diploma, GED, or equivalent training/experience.
• Work experience in an industrial operations environment (preferred).
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Mathematical skills to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and work with units like weight, volume, and distance.
• Effective written and verbal communication in English.
• Competency in computer/PC software (email, internet, MS Office).
• Manual dexterity for hand tools; ability to drive a forklift.
• Problem-solving skills and mechanical aptitude.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of industrial/manufacturing experience (preferred extrusion experience).
• Sets up and starts machines, adhering to procedures and safety policies.
• Demonstrates teamwork and troubleshoots equipment/processing issues.
• Examines materials for conformance to standards; operates machinery per procedures.
• Takes samples to the lab for evaluations; documents work (logs, reports, procedures).
• Participates in training and continual improvement processes.
• Supports the company’s vision, mission, and guiding principles.
• Follows HS&E, ISO, and other regulatory requirements.

Skills

• Read/comprehend written and oral instructions in English.
• Mathematical skills for weights, measures, volume, and distance.
• Effective written and verbal communication in English.
• Competency in computer/PC software (email, internet, MS Office).
• Manual dexterity for hand tools; ability to drive a forklift.
• Problem-solving skills and mechanical aptitude.

Physical Demands

• Standing and sitting for extended periods; talking and listening.
• Walking, using hands, bending, stooping, climbing ladders/stairs.
• Occasionally lift, push, or pull up to 50 pounds.
• Frequent communication in a fast-paced, loud manufacturing environment.
• Ability to detect and respond to safety alarms.
• Use of personal protective equipment (safety glasses, shoes, hearing protection, hard hat, respiratory protection).
• Exposure to outside weather conditions, extreme heat/humidity, dust, or fumes.