Blending Associate: 3rd shift
Required Skill:
· Must be able to read/comprehend written and oral instructions in English; read and comprehend safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals and product recipes/materials.
· Must have mathematical skill to add, subtract, multiply and divide and to apply these skills to weights, measures of volume and distance.
· Must effectively communicate in writing and verbally in English.
· Competency in computer and PC software including email, internet, and MS office.
· Must have manual dexterity for hand tools of various types.
· Must be able to drive forklift.
· Must have problem solving skills and some mechanical aptitude.
Required Education & Experience:
· US High School diploma or GED equivalency or equivalent experience
· 1-3 years of industrial/manufacturing experience (in manufacturing environment- not assembly line manufacturing)
Additional Qualifications
CORE COMPETENCIES
· Teamwork
- Achieving Results with Urgency
- Communication Skills
- Continuous Improvement
- Customer Centric
- Principled
· Interpersonal Skills
· Adaptable
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The characteristics listed below are representative of the physical demands required by an individual to successfully perform the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
· While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:
· surveillance testing conducted annually
o required to wear a half mask respirator
o test for Lead, Candium & Chrominium(Heavy Metals)
· stand up to12hrs per shift
· use hands to finger 8 to 12hrs per shift
· ability to work in a hot environment (no climate control)
· handle and/or feel and reach with hands and arms up to 12hrs per shift
· required to walk up to 12hrs per shift
· required to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and talk or hear 8 to 12hrs per shift
· occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 55 lbs
· specific vision abilities required include:
o close vision
o color vision
o depth perception
o ability to adjust focus
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Depending on the location of work, the employee may be exposed to a magnetic field from a rare earth magnet.
· While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to:
o moving mechanical parts
o fumes or airborne particles
o noise level in the work environment ranges from normal office noise levels to loud noise
· Employees are required to wear mandatory PPE(8 to 12hrs per shift)which include:
o hearing protection when on production floor
o respirators required up to 8hrs per shift
o steel toe shoes/boots when on production floor
o specific gloves when performing specific tasks
o hard hat when on production floor
Environmental, Health, Safety, & Security (EHS&S) Requirements
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.