UD Rover

We are currently accepting applications from current UD Technicians until 4/10/2025. Applications submitted after this date will only be considered based on the needs of the hiring process at that time.

Are you looking for a stable job with great benefits and pay? Consider becoming part of the Avient team! We know your time is valuable and you have a lot of job ads to review. Let us break down the important details!

Position Summary: 
The Shift Rover is responsible for producing high quality Dyneema products in the most cost-effective manner and according to the production plan, while maintaining excellent safety, human relations, and environmental standards. They also execute the plans and directives from Supervision and Management. This position requires interaction with technicians, shift coordinators, and supervision within the PP production organization as well the plant services’ process engineers, logistics, quality, and maintenance personnel. The Shift Rover monitors and controls the equipment processes for Personal Protection production via hands on interaction as well as MES and other operations system. This position serves as the first line escalation point for complex technical process issues throughout all facets of the Personal Protection manufacturing area. They will ensure equipment functionality as well as product quality. This person is expected to be a Personal Protection process subject matter expert. This position involves work with (supervision of) and/or handling hazardous materials and waste at the Avient Protective Materials (Greenville, NC) work site.  Worker has the appropriate qualifications to read, understand, apply and communicate written and verbal information regarding handling and managing hazardous wastes.  Training is required within six months of worker assuming duty, and once a year thereafter.  Worker is responsible for proper handling, documentation, inspection and transporting around the facility of hazardous wastes.  Worker may also be responsible for responding to emergencies involving hazardous waste.

What you can expect from us: 

• Competitive compensation
• Medical benefits that begin day 1 - no waiting period
• Paid time off: Two weeks of vacation, prorated based on date of hire, in addition to sick time, paid holidays, floating holidays, community service/volunteer days
• 401K with company match – 100% vested
• High regard for safety. Avient is 3x safer than the industry average!

What we can expect from you:

• Dependable and reliable
• Openness to work overtime as needed
• Team player who is eager to share their knowledge with others and learn from other team members

Essential Functions:

• All employees have the responsibility to:
  • Show behavior in line with the SHE and Security risks and agreed controls, including being compliant to Avient Protective Materials requirements, rules and procedures
  • Address any person behaving in a SHE and Security irresponsible way
  • Report any SHE and Security incidents (including observed risks) to management
• Avient Protective Materials Values - Must strive to behave in line with Avient Protective Materials Values, supporting and encouraging colleagues in their alignment with our Values. Aspires to demonstrate exemplary behavior with respect to the Avient Protective Materials values inside and outside APM.
• Manufacturing Excellence – Avient Protective Materials wants to be 'best in class' in every respect, including manufacturing. To excel in manufacturing, we need to optimize how we do things. Everyone within the organization has at least one role within Manufacturing Excellence. Roles and responsibilities are defined and assigned to those involved in the different Manufacturing Excellence Work Processes.
• Ensures that all work is conducted in a safe and effective manner and all applicable procedures and policies are followed by monitoring and providing the expected number of safety observations per month. Monitors safety and quality reports and take immediate action, as a daily first priority, to correct any safety and quality situations to ensure compliance with established parameters. Plans the detailed lockout and tag-out program for each major maintenance STOP and ensures that this is done properly.
• Abides by Avient Protective Materials procedures/policies regarding security, inclusive of:  employee security agreements; use of non-disclosure agreements with outside parties; control of Avient Protective Materials intellectual property limited to a “need to know” only basis; no unauthorized use of cell phones, cameras, computers or APM property; reporting security threats and incidents; proper control of APM property and keys.
• Responsible for compliance with relevant laws, regulatory requirements, recipes, SOP’s, and other related documentation and activities.  Ensures company guidelines related to company policies relating to quality, safety, housekeeping, and cost effectiveness are met.  Helps maintain consistency across shifts.
• Facilitate teamwork within the shift and in conjunction within the entire PP production group.  Aid in gaining resources for the team to fulfill objectives.  Encourage team members to understand corporate and departmental goals/objectives and needs.  Provide communication and/or direction to the production employees.  Disseminate needed divisional, unit and corporate information to employees on a timely basis such as Safety and Key Performance Indicator information.  Establish and maintain an open line of communication with all employees.
• Handles urgent and emergency situations and makes immediate adjustments to minimize downtime and prevent deviations. Utilizes good judgment in making critical decisions on product quality, equipment functionality, safety, and other related activities.
• Provides daily feedback to Coordinator, Supervisor, and support staff related to key process parament performance. Works directly with the Coordinator and will assist Technicians where needed.
• Ensures that the required raw and intermediate materials are available for each production line and meet incoming optimum quality specifications.
• Monitors and operates UD production lines.
• Proficient in the operation of all production and monitoring equipment and systems and able fill-in and provide training support where needed. Helps to determine best practices, support troubleshooting activities while understanding why they are done.
• Monitors utilities, security, environmental equipment, safety, and other items pertinent to UD Production manufacturing systems and other monitoring systems.
• Verifies production system information accuracy and completeness. Ensure daily audit paperwork and regulatory documentation is complete and filed and any outages communicated and resolved. 
• Monitors performance of all production lines as well as utilities and ensure the monthly production targets achieved. Take immediate action, in conjunction with other departments such as Engineering, Maintenance and other production personnel, to correct any deficiencies and bring the process back in line with established parameters. This includes, but is not limited to, equipment repairs, and recommendations for: recipe changes, procedural updates, and temporary change controls.
• Maintains accurate account and whereabouts of visitors, location(s) of maintenance work, and production/support technicians. 
• Leads the Shift when Shift Coordinator or a Production Operations Supervisor is not available.
• Maintain compliance with environmental programs. Promote waste reduction and recovery projects and incorporate associated operations in applicable manufacturing processes. 
• Ensure proper storage and disposal of liquid and solid hazardous wastes in Fiber production area.
• It is the responsibility of each employee to work in a safe and responsible manner in order to create an injury-free and incident-free workplace.
• Perform routine inspections of hazardous waste storage facilities, logging required data. Safely handle liquid and solid hazardous waste.
• Maintain annual training requirements on hazardous waste by reviewing site procedures and general awareness presentation. Specific job holders will complete more detailed training as well.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Authorized to approve work permits per details included in site work permitting procedures. If so authorized, employee must maintain necessary refresher training to participate in these activities
• Operational Excellence Roles
• SAP Roles (as required)