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Avient Corporation · 1 day ago

Site Engineer (Senior)

Greenville, NC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Avient Corporation is an innovator of materials solutions that help customers succeed while enabling a sustainable world. The Senior Site Engineer provides technical services to produce high quality Dyneema® fiber and Dyneema® LP products, ensuring safety and efficiency while leading process improvements and mentoring junior engineers.

ManufacturingPlastics and Rubber Manufacturing

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Show behavior in line with the SHE and Security risks and agreed controls, including being compliant to Avient Protective Materials requirements, rules and procedures

Address any person behaving in a SHE and Security irresponsible way

Report any SHE and Security incidents (including observed risks) to management

Must strive to behave in line with Avient Protective Materials Values, supporting and encouraging colleagues in their alignment with our Values

Aspires to demonstrate exemplary behavior with respect to the Avient Protective Materials values inside and outside Avient Protective Materials

To excel in manufacturing, we need to optimize how we do things

Ensure all work is conducted in a safe and effective manner and all applicable procedures and policies are followed

Take action to correct unsafe acts, systems and procedures

Abides by Avient Protective Materials procedures/policies regarding security

Lead project or other teams for Avient Protective Materials expansions or improvements

Accountable for process oversight for multiple Avient Protective Materials production lines or areas

Suggest and lead facilities, procedural, and process improvements to maintain and improve production quality, safety, cost, and efficiency

Monitor and analyze daily production independently for at least one Avient Protective Materials production area

Analyze data generated by the ballistics and fiber laboratories and identify trends

Recognize potential production problems, investigate and recommend solutions to correct them

Report variances as required

Manage quality investigations as directed by Manager

Forms a team with representatives from Engineering, Quality and Production

Lead RCAs and track progress of investigation and ensure appropriate actions are taken to correct deficiencies

Mentor junior Process Engineers and serve as technology expert

Develop, and approve production records including operating procedures, recipes, JSA’s, and change requests as required

Interact with Technicians on a regular basis to ensure effective communication of production and compliance related changes in procedures

Conduct formalized training for operative personnel as necessary

Investigate and prepare reports related to production problems, customer complaints/inquiries, material reconciliation, process deviations, efficiency, and schedule variances

Develop operating goals in support of divisional, unit, and corporate objectives

Develop plans to reduce COGS by continuously improving efficiencies, processing times, reducing labor and material costs, reducing maintenance costs, and controlling expense budgets

Conduct experiments/trials as required to test hypotheses to ensure continuous improvement of the manufacturing process and to develop or validate new products at the Greenville site

Elaborate solutions and prepare business cases for improved plant opportunities

Comply with all job-related safety and other training requirements

Maintain annual training requirements on hazardous waste by reviewing DYNPRO SHE DYN 653 and general awareness presentation

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

Technical process supportEquipment design knowledgeProblem solving skillsDyneema processes knowledgeData analysisMicrosoft WindowsMentoring

Required

Minimum requirements for this position are an MS in a related technical field plus 5 years technical experience in a plant or research capacity

OR BS/BA in a related technical field plus 7 years technical experience in a plant or research capacity

OR AA/AS in a related technical field plus 9 years of technical experience in a plant or research capacity

Demonstrated technical process support and development ability

Advanced problem solving and troubleshooting skills including mass balance, heat transfer, and force/tension calculations

Strong foundation in equipment design for capacity planning and deep understanding of standard process equipment working principles

Must be willing to respond to all types of emergencies and spend overtime hours in monitoring scheduled work when required

Knowledge of Microsoft Windows® applications