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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.

Job Summary

The Co-Op Student is an entry level production / process engineering position which allows an engineering student, following their second year of formal studies, to gain hands-on experience in the manufacturing setting.  A successful Co-Op Student candidate will work three full rotations (fourth optional), each at a different Avient operation associated with a different one of the Avient business segments.  In some cases, for later rotations Co-op students may be provided (based on their interest and Avient need) with opportunities to complete one rotation in corporate functions (for example EHS or R&D).  The specific assignments are geared to the needs of the plant during that time, as well as the interests of the Co-Op Student – but are developed with a view to developing leadership competencies and process engineering capabilities.  Students will be provided with specific mentors on project activity and will receive coaching from senior manufacturing personnel.  Orientation training is provided at the start of the 1^st and 2^nd work semesters and students will report out on their activity each semester to representatives of PolyOne’s senior manufacturing management including EVP, Manufacturing and HR director(s).  Networking opportunities within the Avient organization are a critical program component.

Essential Functions

• To support the vision, mission and guiding principles of the company.
• Observe all applicable Safety, Health, and Environmental rules and guidelines.  The use of appropriate personal protective equipment is required.
• Adhere to appropriate company operating procedures, benefit rules, employment policies, and safety policies.
• Carry out process engineering related project activity – specific projects will be dependent on operation needs and student desired focus areas.  Students will both work projects independently (with mentorship) and as part of functional teams at the operation.  Examples of historical project activity include:

• Operation productivity enhancement:
  • Rate improvement
  • Changeover reduction
  • Yield improvement – 1^st pass quality improvement
  • Waste (lean) elimination
  • Equipment reliability related activity (downtime reduction)
• Small capital project work (specification of requirements, capital request submission including ROI justification, oversight of install and commissioning)
• Resolving EHS related issues
• Resolving quality or customer complaint issues
• Other duties as assigned