Creel Stocker Job at Avient
Avient Corporation has a Life Protection Creel Stocker Technician position at our Greenville, North Carolina facility. This position supports our Protective Materials Business unit which was recently acquired from DSM Corporation.
ABOUT AVIENT:
Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), with 2021 revenues of $4.8 billion, provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include:
- 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 8,700 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.
General Summary:
This position will be utilized in Life Protection production facilities.
The operation of Life Production equipment is expected to be done in accordance with standard operating procedures and recipe work instructions. The technician is also responsible for:
- Moving, maintaining inventory and storing required materials for equipment as needed
- Maintaining required records of raw materials,
- Assisting in training, guidance and support of other team members.
Essential duties and Responsibilities:
- 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.
- Set up, operate, and adjust creels required for production accordance to work instructions and standard operating procedures.
- Responsible for periodic tear down, cleaning, and reassembling of production lines to maintain cleanliness in the production area.
- Operates equipment in a safe and efficient manner while maintaining goals of the business.
- Supply and maintain inventory of components/supplies as needed.
- Correct process conditions with given limits, to maintain desired results. Issue maintenance tickets for maintenance for major repair work. Performs intermediate mechanical repair work on creels when needed. Performs preventative maintenance activities as needed.
- Demonstrates a commitment to quality by ensuring all test and product information/documentation is accurate and complete.
- Maintain records of the used raw materials in the appropriate computer system. Enters data about components in the appropriate tracking system. Maintains accurate records.
- Receives stores, handles and delivers raw materials as required or directed. Utilize standard material handling equipment. Operate rider and/or walk fork truck and overhead crane.
- Utilize good judgment in making critical decisions on product quality, equipment functionality, safety and other related activities.
- Identifies problems related to production equipment and recommends ways to solve. Makes suggestions regarding product quality, safety precautions, and work improvements. Informs leadership of any problems that may impair the quality of the product, packaging components, work efficiency and/or safety.
- Maintain annual training requirements on hazardous waste and general awareness documentation. Specific job holders will complete more detailed training as well.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Competencies
Manufacturing/Maintenance - Fork Lift Operators License
Personal Skills - Manual Dexterity
Personal Skills - Quantitative Skills
Personal Skills - Reading/Comprehension
Personal Skills - Conflict Resolution Skills
Education and experience
- High school diploma
- At least 1 years of experience in a manufacturing setting, preferably in a Textile production environment and/or equivalent military technical experience or training.
- Comfortable working in a manufacturing environment and understanding of machine controls and instrumentation.
- Ability to follow appropriate SHE procedures.
- Ability to follow standard operating procedures and applicable work instructions.
- Taking responsibility and being accountable for personal behaviors and performance (self, equipment and product).
- Analytical skills to be able to spot issues/deficiencies of varying complexity within the manufacturing process quickly and take appropriate and timely action to rectify.
- Mechanical competency and knowledge including equipment assembly.
- Ability to make informed and data driven decisions quickly, at times under pressure.
- Ability to maintain accurate records and documentation via hand-written forms and electronic database systems.
- Effective communication skills to receive information related to site and area goals, expectations and other pertinent information and translate to action in daily activities.
- Ability to organize, schedule and follow-up on activities based on area expectations and needs.
- Ability to contribute to, support and drive change management in the area.
- Capability to have interpersonal and communication (oral and written) skills to effectively communicate with teammates and other area support groups.
- Basic computer skills.
- Ability to operate forklift and overhead cranes.
Physical/Environ. Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; talk and/or hear. Occasionally required to sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally handle up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities may be required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Requires the use of safety equipment as dictated by the work area such as safety glasses and shoes, dust mask, hard hat, respirator, face shield, hearing protection, chemical suit, gloves, aprons, etc. Work is inside and the typical noise level
fluctuates from moderate to loud. Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock.
WHY AVIENT:
At Avient, we strive for a culture of trust and engagement. Our associates are leading company initiatives such as Lead by Women, HYPE (Harnessing Young Professionals), Pride at Avient and Embrace to advance diversity in professional and personal development. We also provide our associates with robust development programs such as Avient Academy, Lean Six Sigma, and various leadership workshops to allow for career growth in a variety of ways. With workplace flexibility, health and wellness programs, casual dress days, and paid time off for community service, we are committed to building upon our positive momentum.
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 in hiring, promotion, development, compensation and advancement are based upon non-discriminatory factors such as, for example, qualifications, abilities, experience, and performance.
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.
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