IT Associate - 2025 Information Technology Leadership Development Program
Job Summary
The IT Leadership Development Program accelerates professional development by placing IT Associates on multiple Avient IT Teams during a two-year rotational program. The IT Associate gets hands-on experience by going through three or more rotations gaining key technical, project management, and leadership competencies. These teams develop and support a wide range of applications and information systems that enable the critical processes of Avient businesses.
Avient IT Teams/Support:
- Enterprise Infrastructure
- Business Intelligence
- Enterprise Security
- Manufacturing Systems
- Financial Systems
- Global Procurement Systems
Essential Functions
- Assisting with building and maintaining the IT infrastructure
- Recommending and implementing technical solutions in line with business requirements
- Daily support of global business operations
- Creating and enhancing technical documentation and reports
- Programming enhancements and automation
- Troubleshooting to optimize system performance
- Partnering globally with business associates
- During each phase of assignment, IT Associates will establish relationships with peers, leaders, learn fundamentals, and receive feedback from the program manager.
- Upon completion of the program, individuals will be placed in a full-time role within Avient that best suits their personal and professional goals and matches business needs.
- Associates within the IT Leadership Development Program will develop a keen sense for how to deliver value, expand their business acumen, and cultivate in-demand skills that cover the breadth of the IT landscape.
Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s Degree at an accredited four-year institution, graduating in Fall 2023 or Spring 2024, with a demonstrated interest and aptitude for information technology
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
- Problem solving / decision-making / sound judgment
- Ability to multitask, manage time and prioritize tasks based on customer needs
- Attention to detail and the ability to follow processes and procedures
Competencies
- At Avient, everyone is a Leader of Self and embodies our eight core competencies: Collaborates, Communicates Effectively, Action Oriented, Instills Trust, Being Resilient, Situational Adaptability, Demonstrates Self-Awareness and Customer Focus.
- 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.
Environmental, Health, Safety, & Security (EHS&S) Requirements
- Avient integrates EHS&S into all aspects of our operations. Each position at Avient is responsible for complying with all applicable EHS&S requirements. Additionally, employees and management are responsible for reporting all EHS&S incidents immediately to ensure we keep EHS&S a priority within the organization.
- Security includes physical security and cyber security.
Who We Are
Avient Corporation provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include:
- Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™, enables unmatched levels of performance and protection for end-use applications, including ballistic personal protection, marine and sustainable infrastructure and outdoor sports
- Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy
- Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint
- Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility
Avient employs approximately 10,000 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
Avient Corporation is a world-class sustainable organization built on innovation, collaboration, and employee development. We are committed to providing a supportive and dynamic work environment where our diverse associates can grow and succeed, as well positively impacting our planet and the communities we serve. Our Great Place to Work culture, values, and benefits make Avient an employer of choice for top talent.
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.
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.