Maintenance Technician - 3rd Shift

Avient Corporation; Avon Lake (OH); On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Maintenance Technician for the 3rd Shift to ensure the smooth operation of their manufacturing plant. This role involves a variety of tasks, including troubleshooting mechanical and electrical systems, performing general maintenance, and operating various shop machinery. The ideal candidate will demonstrate reliability, flexibility for overtime, and a proactive approach to equipment maintenance. With competitive compensation, immediate medical benefits, and a retention bonus, this position offers a stable career in a safety-focused environment. If you're ready to contribute to a team dedicated to excellence, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Medical benefits from day 1

Paid time off including vacation and holidays

401K with company match

Bi-annual bonus plan

Community service/volunteer days

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in troubleshooting controls systems and mechanical devices.
• Experience in plumbing, refrigeration, carpentry, and welding.
• Ability to work on power systems 480VAC and below.

Responsibilities

• Maintains physical assets of the manufacturing plant.
• Troubleshoots and repairs mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Completes projects with minimal guidance to minimize downtime.

Skills

Troubleshooting mechanical devices

Electrical controls including PLCs

Hydraulic and pneumatic systems

General building maintenance

Use of hand and pneumatic tools

Forklift operation

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associate's degree or Licensed Journeyman

Tools

Lathe

Drill press

Grinders

Band saws

Welding equipment

Computer (MS Office and Windows)

Job description

Are you looking for a stable job with great benefits and pay? Consider becoming part of the Avient team! We know your time is valuable and you have a lot of job ads to review. Let us break down the important details!

Job Summary
The Maintenance Technician - 3rd Shift is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the manufacturing plant and assumes responsibility for maintaining the physical assets of the property. This position will be responsible for a wide variety of general building maintenance, maintaining site services and manufacturing equipment repairs and services.
This position has typical hours of 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m Sunday through Thursday along with the occasional opportunity to work overtime during the week or weekends so flexibility is a must.
This role will also pay the following retention bonus: $1,500.00 after 6-months employed!

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, prorated based on date of hire, 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 can expect from you:

• Dependable and reliable


• Openness to work overtime as needed


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

Essential Functions

• Completes projects with minimal guidance showing a proactive attitude to minimizing equipment down time and lost production capability.


• Troubleshoots mechanical devices in operation. Dismantles and examines devices to gain access to and remove defective parts. Adjusts, repairs or replaces defective parts.


• Sets up and operates shop machinery such as lathe, drill press, grinders, band saws, cutting torch, welder, etc. Uses hand tools and pneumatic tools to modify or repair parts and equipment.


• Installs new or repairs/modifies hydraulic and pneumatic equipment as needed.


• Troubleshoots electrical controls including PLC's, motors and variable speed drives systems. Ability to work on power systems 480VAC and below.


• Improves reliability and uptime of all equipment. Takes a proactive approach to equipment issues with a preventive maintenance mentality.


• Operates forklift and hydraulic working platform as needed.


• Researches supplies, parts and tools needed to complete work orders.


• Assists in identifying and maintaining an accurate inventory of parts.


• Contributes to upkeep and updating of required paperwork such as records, maintenance logs, documents, manuals, drawings, PM logs, etc.


• Supports the vision, mission and guiding principles of the company.


• Follows applicable Safety, Health and Environmental rules and guidelines while performing job duties.


• Maintains departmental housekeeping.


• Other projects / duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent. Associate's degree (A.A.) or Licensed Journeyman in lieu of degree or commensurate experience preferred.


• Proven expertise in troubleshooting controls systems, electric components, pneumatic, instrumentation and mechanical devices. Proven expertise in industrial electrical, including design, sizing, installation and component level troubleshooting.

Qualifications

• Experience in other fields of maintenance such as plumbing, refrigeration, carpentry, welding, forklift repair, etc.


• Competent PC (MS Office and Windows) computer skills desired.

Competencies

• Each position at Avient focuses on eight Core Competencies as a Leader of Self. 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

• While performing the duties of this job, the associate 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. Occasionally required to sit.


• The associate must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.


• Specific vision abilities required by this job include 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.
  Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is frequently exposed to vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock.

Who We Are

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!

Avient Leadership Behaviors

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 nondiscrimination 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, [e-mail].