Manufacturing Maintenance Technician (3rd shift)

Avient Corporation; Avon Lake (OH); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Avient Corporation in Avon Lake, Ohio is seeking a Maintenance Technician to perform maintenance across plant equipment, improving reliability and reducing downtime. This role requires multi-skill capabilities and hands-on problem solving in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Starting wage is $23 per hour, with experience considered. The position involves a 3rd shift schedule, safety compliance, and operation of shop tools and equipment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Technical School Degree or equiv exp
• Manufacturing maintenance experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Completes maintenance projects with minimal guidance to minimize downtime.
• Troubleshoots mechanical devices in operation; replaces defective parts.
• Operates shop machinery (lathe, drill press, grinders, saws, torch, welder) and uses hand/pneumatic tools.
• Installs/modifies hydraulic and pneumatic equipment as needed.
• Improves reliability and uptime; adopts preventive maintenance mindset.
• Operates forklift and hydraulic platform as needed.
• Researches parts/supplies for work orders and maintains inventory.
• Maintains maintenance records, logs, drawings, and manuals.

Skills

Electrical

Maintenance

PLC Troubleshooting

Industrial Operations

Process Improvement

Problem Solving

Manual Dexterity

Microsoft Office

Multitask

SAP

Organizational Skills

Time/Priority Mgmt

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Technical School Degree

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Schedule:

3rd Shift; 9:30PM-5:30AM; Sunday - Thursday

Starting Rate: 23.00+ (experience considered)

The Maintenance Technician is 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. The Maintenance Technician is expected to be multi-skilled and able to contribute to plant maintenance activities in a variety of craft disciplines.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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 duties as assigned.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; sit; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and use foot/feet to operate machine. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 55 pounds and frequently move more than 250 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance 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. Work is inside and the typical noise level is loud. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, extreme heat, and risk of electrical shock. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; outside weather conditions; and explosives. 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.

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED Complete
• Technical School Degree or equiv exp Complete

Experience:

• Manufacturing - Electrical 5 Years
• Manufacturing - Maintenance 5 Years
• Manufacturing - PLC Troubleshooting and Repair 5 Years
• Manufacturing - Industrial Operations 5 Years
• Cross Functional - Process Improvement 5 Years
• Manufacturing - Mechanical 5 Years
• Cross Functional - Problem Solving Techniques 5 Years
• Personal Skills - Manual Dexterity Intermediate
• Personal Skills - Statistical Skills Intermediate
• Personal Skills - Research Intermediate
• Personal Skills - Quantitative Skills Intermediate
• Personal Skills - Reading/Comprehension Intermediate
• Personal Skills - Self Motivated Intermediate
• Software Skills - Microsoft Office Intermediate
• Personal Skills - Time/Priority Management Intermediate
• Software Skills - Internet Intermediate
• Personal Skills - Ability to Multitask Intermediate
• Software Skills - SAP Intermediate
• Personal Skills - Organizational Skills Intermediate
• Personal Skills - Conflict Resolution Skills Intermediate

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.

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