HR Generalist

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!

Job Summary

The HR Generalist implements and administers Avient's human resources services, policies, and programs. This position assists in decision-making processes and positively impacts the results of the organization by recruiting, retaining, rewarding, and developing the industry’s best talent in a manner that is cost-efficient and compliant.

Essential Functions

• Administers Avient's HR policies, programs, and procedures for the employees in the assigned group, including salary and wage administration, benefits inquiries, retirement plans, recruitment, HR information systems, payroll / time and attendance recording, organizational development, and training plans.
• Partners with the recruiting team and business units to staff and hire hourly, non-exempt, or lower-level exempt positions.
• Ensures utilization of Avient reward and recognition programs.
• Coordinates onboarding activities for new hires.
• Develops requisitions for business unit positions.
• Assists with employee counseling, conflict resolution, and performance improvement programs, working directly with employees and managers as needed.
• Develops fundamental knowledge of business units, including customers, competitors, products, markets, and key metrics.
• Gains exposure to manufacturing environments through visits to business unit plants.
• Performs special projects as requested.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or equivalent experience.
• Master's degree in Human Resources or equivalent experience.
• Experience in Recruiting and Staffing, HRIS, Interviewing, Performance Management, HR Generalist roles.
• Personal skills include stress management, attention to detail, self-confidence, self-motivation, analytical skills, time and priority management, multitasking, independence, teamwork, organizational skills, conflict resolution.
• Software skills include Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Internet, Ariba, SAP HR.

We believe that all of our global employees are leaders, and that the six most important behaviors for driving our strategy and culture are consistent across roles : playing to win, acting customer-centric, driving innovation and profitable growth, collaborating seamlessly across Avient, and motivating, inspiring, and developing others and yourself. By embodying these behaviors, you will accelerate your ability to achieve Avient’s strategic goals, meet customer needs, and accomplish your career aspirations.

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