Avient Jobs in Minnesota (NOW HIRING)

Are you looking for a stable job with great benefits and pay? Consider becoming part of the Avient team!

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 Hours: 3:00PM- 11:30PM

 Days: Monday through Friday

 What is the job: As a Senior Maintenance Technician with Avient, you are responsible for completing maintenance assignments to build, repair and/or maintain all equipment in good operating condition as quickly and accurately as possible; while keeping associated costs to a minimum to help meet Plant goals. To be successful in this role you should be multi-skilled and able to contribute to plant maintenance activities in a variety of craft disciplines.

 At Avient, we're a global team creating materials that make a real difference in people's lives. From the world's strongest fiber used in personal protective equipment to recycling innovations and eco-friendly transportation solutions, our work spans a vast array of applications that help build a better future, all while giving back to the communities where we live and work.

 What you can expect from us: 

Competitive compensation including a bi-annual bonus plan

Medical benefits that begin day 1 - no waiting period

Paid time off: Two weeks of vacation pro-rated based on start date, in addition to sick time, paid holidays, floating holidays, community service/volunteer days

401K with company match - 100% vested

High regard for safety. Avient is 3x safer than the industry average!

 What we expect from you:

Dependable & reliable

Openness to work overtime as needed

Team player who is eager to share their knowledge with others and learn from other team members

Apply now or continue reading for more details!

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, ApplicationAccommodation@Avient.com.

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Essential Duties & Responsibilities 

• Completes projects independently with a proactive approach to design, installation, and improvement.
• Troubleshoots and repairs mechanical, electrical, and PLC systems, including component-level work.
• Installs, upgrades, and maintains electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Operates shop equipment and tools to modify and repair parts.
• Drives equipment reliability through preventative maintenance.
• Operates utility systems in compliance with EPA regulations.
• Manages parts sourcing, inventory, and work order documentation.
• Maintains accurate maintenance records and follows safety, ISO, and environmental standards.
• Supports departmental operations, including supervisory backup and additional duties as needed.

Physical/Environ. Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; talk and/or hear, and taste or smell.
• Occasionally required to sit.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 55 pounds and occasionally handle up to 250 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities may require close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Requires the use of safety equipment as dictated by the work area such as safety glasses and shoes, dust mask, hard hat, respirator, face shield, hearing protection, chemical suit, gloves, aprons, etc.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate with the exception of high noise areas. Proper safety personnel equipment needs to be used while performing this job and that equipment is dictated by the plant Safety guidelines.
• Occasionally works in heights exceeding 30 feet.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, dust, fumes, airborne particles, chemical dust, risk of electric shock, vibration, non-hazardous chemical agents, and outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts.

Scope

Manufacturing Plant