Engineering Co-op

Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), with expected 2021 revenues of $4.6 to $4.7 billion, provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include:

• Barrier technologies that preserve the shelf-life and quality of food, beverages, medicine and other perishable goods through high-performance materials
• Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation
• Breakthrough technologies that minimize wastewater and improve the recyclability of materials and packaging across a spectrum of end uses

Avient employs approximately 8,400 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:

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.

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