Maintenance Associate
Maintenance Associate
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Maintenance Technician
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!
Pay: $30-$36/hour
Hours: 2nd or 3rd shift
Days: M-F
What is the job: As a Maintenance Technician with Avient you are responsible for completing maintenance assignments to build repair and/or maintain all equipment in good operating condition as quickly and accurately as possible; while keeping associated costs to a minimum to help meet Plant goals. To be successful in this role you should be multi-skilled and able to contribute to plant maintenance activities in a variety of craft disciplines.
At Avient were a global team creating materials that make a real difference in peoples lives. From the worlds strongest fiber used in personal protective equipment to recycling innovations and eco-friendly transportation solutions our work spans a vast array of applications that help build a better future all while giving back to the communities where we live and work.
What you can expect from us:
- Competitive compensation including an annual bonus plan
- Medical benefits that begin day 1 - no waiting period
- Paid time off: Two weeks of vacation 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 expect from you:
- Dependable - On time/Good attendance
- Openness to work overtime as needed
- Team player who is eager to share their knowledge with others and learn from other team members
Apply now or continue reading for more details!
Essential Functions
- Troubleshoots mechanical devices in operation. Dismantles and examines devices to gain access to and remove defective parts. Adjusts repairs or replaces defective parts.
- Sets up and operates shop machinery such as lathe drill press grinders band saws cutting torch welder. etc. Uses hand tools and pneumatic tools to modify or repair parts and equipment.
- Installs new or repairs/modifies hydraulic and pneumatic equipment as needed.
- Completes projects with minimal guidance showing a proactive attitude to minimizing equipment down time and lost production capability.
- Improves reliability and uptime of all equipment. Takes a proactive approach to equipment issues with a preventive maintenance mentality.
- Operates forklift and hydraulic working platform as needed.
- Researches supplies parts and tools needed to complete work orders.
- Assists in identifying and maintaining an accurate inventory of parts.
- Contributes to upkeep and updating of required paperwork such as records maintenance logs documents manuals drawings PM logs etc.
Qualifications
- High School diploma General Education Diploma (GED)
- Technical School degree or equivalent experience
- Work experience in an industrial operations environment preferred
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules operating and maintenance instructions or procedure manuals
- Must have mathematical skills to add subtract multiply and divide. Must have the ability to use conversions work with different units such as weight volume density distance etc.
Physical Demands
- Requires standing and sitting for extended periods of time talking and listening
- Must be able to walk and use hands. Occasionally requires bending stooping climbing ladders and stairs
- May occasionally be required to lift push or pull up to 50 pounds
- Typically work is in a manufacturing environment where noise level is loud
- Generally requires the use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses safety shoes hearing protection hard hat respiratory protection
- Exposure to outside weather conditions is routine
- May be exposed to working in extreme heat and humidity
- May also be exposed on occasion to dust or fumes
About Us
Our purpose at Avient Corporation is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed while enabling a sustainable world.
Innovation goes far beyond materials science; its powered by the passion creativity and diverse expertise of 9000 professionals worldwide. Whether youre a finance wizard a tech enthusiast an operational powerhouse an HR changemaker or a trailblazer in materials development youll find your place at Avient.
Join our global team and help shape the future with sustainable solutions that transform possibilities into realities. Your unique perspective could be the key to our next breakthrough!
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.
EOE Statement
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 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 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:
IC
Employment Type
Hourly
