This is an on-site position to own and continuously improve safety, health, environmental and quality (SHEQ) performance at the Barnsley site, partnering with site leadership and Group functions to enhance operational standards and processes.
The role will also maintain and strengthen compliance with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards, ensuring system effectiveness and audit readiness at all times. Drive the resolution of material quality issues through structured root cause analysis, ensuring timely closure and accurate financial accountability for both Avient and customers.
ResponsibilitiesEssential Duties & Responsibilities
Accountable for compliance with all applicable regulatory, plant and corporate EHS and related policies and procedures.
Supports management to ensure all site associates understand and comply with all applicable regulatory, plant and corporate EHS and related policies and procedures.
Supports the upkeep of equipment and facilities to ensure they are installed and maintained in compliance with all applicable regulatory, site and corporate requirements.
Ensures that all EHS reporting is completed timely and accurately. This includes Avient-required, government, agency and other reporting.
Assists in developing and maintaining safety systems, policies, and procedures for the site.
Works with the technical team in managing and approving new chemicals in accordance with the new chemical approval process.
Trains employees and management in safe practices and EHS procedures.
Supports the administration of all safety-related permit programs.
Responsible for ensuring that all waste streams are properly classified and handled.
Monitors and supports EHS standards to ensure they are met by all onsite contract services.
Work with counterparts at other sites and Group functions to improve the Barnsley site
Manage the Quality Management system for the Barnsley site
Maintain Quality Manual, prepare updates and communicate within the business appropriately.
Lead and own the site compliance with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards.
Assist in coordinating all aspects of onsite customer audits and facilitate request for supplier audits. Conduct improvements, follow-up summaries for management review.
Material Quality Issue resolution.
Responsible for ensuring timely resolution of all customer quality complaints through research and collaboration with Operations, Product Managers, Technical Services, Suppliers and Sales.
Promote quality knowledge, and process adherence and improvement throughout the site.
Manage the customer complaints and corrective action process. Support the assessment of acceptable level, severity, and close-rate of customer complaints and drive desired results.
Provide input and recommendations to senior leaders on how to improve quality systems and product quality.
Qualifications
Educated to degree level (or equivalent)
Demonstrated experience within a safety related role
Manufacturing experience
ISO experienced preferred
Experienced in the coordination of customer and supplier audits
Strong time management and organisation skills
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to influence
Adept at building relationships
Computer literate
Skills Required
- Degree level education (or equivalent)
- Demonstrated experience in a safety-related role
- Manufacturing experience
- Experience coordinating customer and supplier audits
- Strong time management and organisation skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication with ability to influence
- Adept at building relationships
- Computer literate
- ISO experience
Avient Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Avient Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Avient Corporation.
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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
