Technology Specialist

General Summary:

The Technology Specialist will report to the Technology Director and will provide support for various Analytical labs, with primary responsibilities within the weathering labs. The daily responsibilities will be running and reporting results for standard weathering tests that characterize materials submitted by internal customers. Communication and coordination with customers is critical with the ability to adapt test methods or design new methods that meet their needs. This position is critical to support the increase in weathering work from Avient Protective Materials, Advanced Composites, and other platform programs, and is also critical to the continued growth and success of the Avon Lake Weathering Center of Excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Performs the routine and experimental materials testing methods and protocols in an accurate and reproducible manner following quality procedures with data integrity as a focus.
• Prepares test reports for customers.
• Learns from other members of the group.
• Uses scientific method, problem solving skills, and collaboration to resolve problems.
• Participates in multiple projects simultaneously to help bring them to completion in a timely fashion.
• Supports one or more laboratories to generate material data as workloads change.

Technical Competence:

• Capable of adapting existing test methods and creating new test methods.
• Technical writing; reports results and conclusions and creates standard operating procedures.

Understands and embraces LEAN and Six Sigma processes and methodology.

• Performs work with speed and accuracy.
• Adheres to EHS policy and rules. Can interpret MSDS's and provide proper instructions.
• Familiarity with reading and interpreting customer or association specifications and standards.

Leadership Skills:

• Able to explain requirements, test methodology, and results to customers.
• Participates and is solicited as a team member.
• Understands project purpose and commitment required.
• May have responsibility for functional tasks like safety leader, ISO coordinator, etc.

External Awareness:

• Able to act professionally in front of customers and vendors.
• Understands any special relationships with customers and vendors like secrecy and non-disclosure.

Communication:

• Able to present ideas and results in a logical manner.
• Can effectively communicate technical info with other functions that are non-technical.
• Receptive to other ideas and feedback.
• Works well with others without difficulty.
• Makes customer relationships easily and has strong customer focus.

Result-oriented:

• Performs experimentation and reports results on time and within budget.
• Required reporting and documentation are completed without needing direction.

Business Acumen:

• Understands basic business strategies and how his/her work is linked.
• Ability to understand competing business needs and prioritize.
• Aware of BU's we have at Avient.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry. materials science and engineering, or other related field is desired but not required

• Three years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Requires a working knowledge of the polymer or related industry.

Competencies

• Each position at Avient focuses on eight Core Competencies as a Leader of Self. Additionally, management positions focus on Leadership Competencies as a Leader of Others and/or a Leader of the Business. These competencies are designed to drive behavior that will ultimately help our associates excel at their current roles, while supporting individual and career development.

Physical Demands

Avient Corporation provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include:

• Dyneema®, the world's strongest fiber™, enables unmatched levels of performance and protection for end-use applications, including ballistic personal protection, marine and sustainable infrastructure and outdoor sports

• Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy

• Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint

• Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility

Avient employs approximately 10,000 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

Avient Corporation is a world-class sustainable organization built on innovation, collaboration, and employee development. We are committed to providing a supportive and dynamic work environment where our diverse associates can grow and succeed, as well positively impacting our planet and the communities we serve. Our Great Place to Work culture, values, and benefits make Avient an employer of choice for top talent.

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 on hiring, promotion, development, compensation or advancement are based solely on a person's qualifications, abilities, experience and performance.

Avient Corporation is a drug free workplace. 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.