Human Resources Generalist

Avient is seeking a forward thinking, business-minded HR Generalist to support our Color & Additives Business. Based in Arizona, this role supports two primary manufacturing sites and requires regular on-site presence to build strong relationships with leaders and employees. The role also partners across the broader region and requires flexibility to travel in support of additional sites, business initiatives, and HR projects. 

Job Summary 

The HR Generalist serves as a key partner to the business, supporting the execution of HR strategies that drive organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, and talent outcomes. This role balances day-to-day HR support with opportunities to contribute to broader initiatives, while ensuring a consistent, compliant, and high-quality employee experience. This role requires fluency in both Spanish and English to effectively support and engage with the workforce.

What You’ll Do 

• Partner with site leaders and the HR Manager to deliver HR support aligned with business needs

• Support HR execution across assigned manufacturing locations, including regular on-site engagement

• Contribute to talent activities such as recruitment, onboarding, workforce planning, and employee development

• Build effective working relationships with site leaders and provide guidance on employee and organizational matters, escalating complex issues as needed

• Support employee relations, performance management, and development processes at assigned sites

• Administer and ensure compliance with HR policies, labor laws, and company standards

• Use HR data and insights (e.g., turnover, attendance, engagement) to support decision-making and action planning

• Help implement HR initiatives and continuous improvement efforts in partnership with the broader HR team

• Champion a safe, inclusive, and high‑accountability work environment

• Lead and support change initiatives that strengthen organizational effectiveness

• Ability to travel approximately 15% beyond routine site visits to support broader business initiatives, projects, or meetings. 

   

• Other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Bring 

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or related field, or equivalent experience

   

• 1–3+ years of HR experience, preferably in a manufacturing or multi-site environment

   

• Foundational knowledge of HR practices, employee relations, and employment laws

   

• Tech savvy with an interest in using systems to drive operational excellence

   

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

   

• Strong interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills

   

• Fluency in Spanish and English required

   

• Willingness to travel and maintain regular on-site presence to support assigned locations

   

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.

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. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to complete an online application, please contact the Avient HR Team by emailing, [email protected].