We are seeking a technically proficient Polymer Process Engineer to join our team. You will be responsible for optimizing compounding processes, ensuring high-quality output for our customized color masterbatches (MB), additive masterbatches, and functional polymer compounds. You will play a critical role in bridging the gap between formulations and large-scale production, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and safety.
ResponsibilitiesKey Responsibilities
Process Optimization: Lead the setup, troubleshooting, and optimization of twin-screw extrusion lines for diverse polymer matrices.
Production Scaling-up: Manage the transition of new formulations from lab-scale pilots to full-scale commercial production.
Processing Guideline Creating: Oversee critical processing parameters and generate processing guidelines for the extrusion process in the plant.
Technical Troubleshooting: Identify and resolve extrusion defects, such as surging, surface irregularities, and color inconsistency.
Equipment Maintenance: Collaborate with the maintenance team to ensure equipment uptime, including feeder calibration, screw configuration changes, and die maintenance.
Documentation: Maintain precise records of processing parameters (temperature profiles, screw speeds, torque, and pressure) to build a robust knowledge base for repeat batches.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Education: Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Polymer Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
Experience: 3+ years of hands-on experience in polymer compounding, specifically with twin-screw extrusion technology.
Technical Expertise: Strong understanding of polymer rheology, additive incorporation, and pigment dispersion.
Analytical Skills: Proficient in interpreting physical and chemical testing data to drive process improvements.
Soft Skills: Proven ability to work in a cross-functional team environment and communicate technical findings to non-technical stakeholders.
Skills Required
- Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Polymer Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or related field
- 3+ years hands-on experience in polymer compounding with twin-screw extrusion technology
- Strong understanding of polymer rheology, additive incorporation, and pigment dispersion
- Proficiency interpreting physical and chemical testing data to drive process improvements
- Ability to work in cross-functional teams and communicate technical findings to non-technical stakeholders
Avient Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with immediate vesting and a company match is part of the package, and company filings confirm employer-supported retirement plans. This foundation positions retirement benefits as a meaningful element of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off includes vacation and dedicated hours for community service, with many roles offering eligibility from Day One. The offering spans vacation, sick time, holidays, and volunteer time, providing breadth beyond basic leave.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Performance-based bonuses and formal recognition programs complement base pay, and some manufacturing postings describe guaranteed bi-annual bonuses. Overtime pay availability in hourly roles can materially lift take-home earnings.
Avient Corporation Insights
What We Do
Welcome to a new kind of materials company. This is a time where the world craves a more sustainable planet, unprecedented innovation and economic growth. This is a time where people seek strong relationships, diverse perspectives and an opportunity to accept the most pressing challenges of today. It’s in this spirit, that these two complementary businesses have been joined into one. Avient promises to honor the legacies of its past organizations as it seeks to build a world-class sustainable organization – together – that creates value for all stakeholders. Together, Avient will help customers to build a better world with an expanded portfolio of polymer colorant and additive solutions. In addition, all customers will benefit from: • expanded resources, services, development, and technical support • faster and more comprehensive innovation • a combined base of highly skilled R&D teams • a broader, best-in-class solution portfolio • improved geographic reach • enhanced supply security
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