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Job Summary
Position plans directs and coordinates the activities of employees engaged in chemical production plant support in the functions of central maintenance utilities supply (steam electricity water air nitrogen and others) treatment of incoming water pretreatment of waste waters and engineering stores.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Safety and Environmental Performance:
o Develop programs procedures and practices to encourage safe and environmentally responsible work.
o Communicate expectations conduct audits investigate and document incidents and conduct safety meetings.
o Authorize work sign permits and participate in the plant safety committee.
o Participate in safety health and environmental continuous improvement initiatives.
Production and Maintenance:
o Determine requirements and assign personnel to ensure efficient operation.
o Coordinate with maintenance lab and warehouse personnel to meet production expectations.
o Troubleshoot process issues and determine appropriate actions.
o Provide technical support for maintenance functions and manage the Avient Reliability Program.
o Inspect and troubleshoot equipment including steam boiler internals.
o Oversee the daily operation of utilities systems and manage engineering stores functions.
Quality Assurance:
o Work with the Quality Lab to review finished goods and inprocess test results.
o Determine process changes and solicit input from tech support as needed.
o Participate in onsite customer audits ISO audits customer trials and complaint investigations.
Staffing and Development:
o Participate in plant staffing activities including interviewing and selection.
o Conduct performance reviews and ensure reviews are conducted for all operations personnel.
o Recommend wage increases and promotions identify and prioritize developmental needs and conduct disciplinary discussions.
o Develop and communicate work schedules for production lines.
Financial Management:
o Prepare budgets monitor expenses and manage financial performance from a costtomanufacture standpoint.
Engineering and Compliance:
o Provide advisory support to the plantengineering group.
o Maintain plant engineering standards and compliance.
o Develop systems and use applicable tools to improve understanding of maintenance costs and utility measures.
Cultural and Organizational Development:
o Drive cultural changes necessary for the organization.
o Resolve personnel conflicts and ensure customer satisfaction.
Project Management:
o Plan coordinate and oversee annual plant shutdown activities.
o Manage other projects and duties as assigned.
Essential Functions
Systems and Tools:
o Learn and use all appropriate systems including SAP IQS LRM CCS CAID Charts COUPA and Microsoft Office applications.
Scope:Manufacturing Plant
Reports to: Plant Manager #LICB1
Education and Experience
BachelorsEngineering or Equivalent Experience
Cross Functional Budget Management
Cross Functional Leadership Experience
Manufacturing Mechanical
Manufacturing Pneumatics
Cross Functional Cost Management
Manufacturing Maintenance Management
Manufacturing Utility Management
Cross Functional Managing Direct Reports
Manufacturing PLC Troubleshooting and Repair
Cross Functional Manufacturing Industry
Manufacturing Safety Procedures
Cross Functional Process Improvement
Avient Leadership Behaviors
We believe that all of our global employees are leaders and that the six most important behaviors for driving our strategy and culture are the same no matter if an employee is a leader of self a leader of others or a leader of the business.
By playing to win acting customer centric driving innovation and profitable growth collaborating seamlessly across Avient and motivating and inspiring and developing others and yourself you will accelerate your ability to achieve Avients strategic goals to meet our customer needs and to accomplish your career goals.
At Avient we believe a wide variety of thoughts 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 persons qualifications abilities experience and performance.
Avient is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of nondiscrimination 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 veterans status or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal state and local law. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to complete an online application please contact the Avient HR Team by emailing
Required Experience:
Manager
Full Time