Avient Corporation · 2 days ago
Senior Corporate Quality Specialist
Avon Lake, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expAvient Corporation is an innovator of materials solutions that help customers succeed while enabling a sustainable world. The Senior Corporate Quality Specialist serves as a strategic partner in advancing global quality systems and certifications, leading initiatives to enhance system integrity and compliance across the enterprise.
ManufacturingPlastics and Rubber Manufacturing
Responsibilities
Lead assessments of Avient’s global quality system effectiveness, including CAPA, internal auditing, document control, process control, raw material management, and lab testing protocols
Serve as a primary liaison for external customer audits, ensuring readiness, documentation integrity, and timely resolution of findings
Drive Avient’s central certification strategy (e.g., ISO 9001, ISO 14001), including internal audit planning, supplier evaluations, and cross-site alignment
Provide expert guidance and hands-on support for site-specific and business unit quality certifications, fostering consistency and compliance
Own the development and deployment of quality training programs, including curriculum design for quality leaders, auditors, and functional stakeholders
Monitor and analyze global quality metrics, deliver executive-level dashboards and risk insights to inform strategic decision-making
Administer and enhance enterprise quality software platforms, including calibration systems and Avient’s global customer complaint system, ensuring optimal configuration and user adoption
Champion continuous improvement initiatives, collaborating across functions to elevate quality standards, reduce risk, and improve audit outcomes
Support EHS&S integration by modeling compliance, reporting incidents, and reinforcing safety as a shared organizational priority
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering, quality management, or a related technical field; advanced degree or professional certification (e.g., ASQ CQE, ISO Lead Auditor) strongly preferred
5+ years of progressive experience in quality systems leadership, preferably within a global manufacturing or operations environment
Deep expertise in ISO standards and certification processes, including audit strategy, supplier quality, and regulatory compliance
Proven ability to design and optimize quality systems, including CAPA, document control, and lab testing protocols
Experience with enterprise quality platforms, calibration systems, and complaint management tools; ability to translate system data into actionable insights
Strong analytical skills with a track record of executive reporting and risk communication
Demonstrated success in training program development, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional collaboration
Detail-oriented, systems-driven, and committed to operational excellence and continuous improvement
Willingness to travel to support audits, certifications, and site-level initiatives
Commitment to Avient's EHS&S standards and proactive incident reporting
Company
Avient Corporation
The world is changing in remarkable ways, creating both challenges and opportunities.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.38B2024-09-05Post Ipo Debt· $650M
2022-07-27Post Ipo Debt· $725M
2000-09-08IPO
Leadership Team
Khandpur Ashish
Chairman, CEO, and President
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