Engineer, Quality

Job Description
This position supports plant manufacturing by utilizing quality control standards, procedures, and statistical techniques in order to develop and maintain quality standards. Position applies fundamental knowledge of basic principles, theories and concepts of industry standards and practices to support the planning, coordination and direction of quality systems for continuous improvement within the plant.

Responsibilities
Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Assists in the development and implementation of a formalized quality system.
• Actively participates on plant teams to promote continuous improvement of processes, procedures and work instructions. Studies, analyzes and recommends methods of improvement.
• Supports manufacturing operations and plant support groups by providing quality data analysis.
• Coordinates problem solving activities within manufacturing regarding customer complaints.
• Drives accountability for corrective actions until completion. This involves education and coordination of problem resolution activities.
• Assists engineers to define and analyze process conditions, conduct capability studies and improve line capabilities.
• Monitors and revises processes to help generate cost savings and improve the quality and efficiency of product/process.
• Other projects/duties as assigned.

Physical/Environ. Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, toxic or caustic chemicals and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment ranges from normal office noise levels to loud.

Scope
Manufacturing Plant.

Qualifications
Education and Experience

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience.
• Cross Functional - Manufacturing Industry, Process Improvement, Problem Solving Techniques.
• Manufacturing - Safety Procedures, Manufacturing Operations.

Additional Qualifications

• Software Skills - Microsoft Word, Excel, Power point, Outlook.
• Personal Skills - Stress Management, Reading/ Comprehension, Self Motivated, Analytical Skills, Time/ Priority Management, Work on a Team, Conflict Resolution Skills, Organizational Skills.

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; it's powered by the passion, creativity, and diverse expertise of 9,000 professionals worldwide. Whether you're a finance wizard, a tech enthusiast, an operational powerhouse, an HR changemaker, or a trailblazer in materials development, you'll 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

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 Avient's 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 person's qualifications, abilities, experience and performance.