Plant Manager (NEU)

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business or related technical discipline required; Master's degree in operations management, engineering or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in a manufacturing facility
• 4+ years manufacturing leadership experience managing 20+ employees on a single shift operation with budgetary responsibility
• Formal Lean and Six-Sigma training including successful demonstration of implementation in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• OSHA certification or training preferred.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership skills is a must
• Demonstrated ability to establish a new culture within operations and be an effective driver of change
• Energetic people leader that can lead by example and build a high performing team.
• Excellent leadership skills. Promotes a sense of urgency and establishes and enforces individual accountability in the team.
• The ability to motivate others and demonstrate leadership qualities to all plant personnel.
• Demonstrated success of developing employees and encouraging talent
• Thorough knowledge of manufacturing operations; prior experience in extrusion and/or molding operations strongly preferred
• Experience and savvy to properly balance when to be collaborative versus bias for action. Comfortable making quick decisions where there is ambiguity and uncertainty.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Must be able to interact effectively with employees at all levels of the organization as well as customers and suppliers.
• Knowledge of current Safety, Health and Environmental regulations and standards.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule to ensure visibility and leadership across a multi shift operation

Competencies

• Each position at Avient focuses on eight Core Competencies as a Leader of Self.  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.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.  
• The employee is frequently required to walk.  
• The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and talk or hear.  
• The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 55 pounds.  
• Specific vision abilities may require close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.  
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, toxic or caustic chemicals, and fumes or airborne particles.  
• The noise level in the work environment ranges from normal office noise to loud.

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.