Quality Associate

Avient Corporation; Avon Lake (OH); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bi-annual bonus

Medical benefits from day 1

Paid time off

401(k) with company match

Safety-first culture

Job summary

Avient Corporation in Avon Lake, OH is hiring a Quality Associate responsible for testing product batches and raw materials, making adjustments to meet customer specifications, and maintaining Certificates of Analysis (COA) from suppliers.

You will record results in SAP, assist with investigations of quality issues, follow safety rules, and collaborate with production teams. The position includes overtime, a safety‑driven culture, and competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Quality experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions.
• Mathematical skills to add, subtract, multiply and divide; ability to work with different units.

Responsibilities

• Performs standard tests on assigned product line production batches and some incoming raw materials to meet specifications.
• Acts as a technical resource to production addressing issues related to production batches.
• Recommends adjustments to batches to meet specifications.
• Records test results in SAP and maintains reference files.
• Completes and maintains paperwork, records, documents, etc.
• Ensures gauges and test equipment are verified.
• May participate in investigations of complaints and corrective actions.
• Follows safety rules and maintains housekeeping standards.
• Completes and sends COA documentation to customers.

Skills

Quality testing

Process adjustments

SAP data entry

Education

High School diploma

GED

Job description

Pay: $19.00

Hours: 9:30PM - 5:30AM

Days: Sunday - Thursday

What is the job

As a Quality Associate with Avient, you are responsible for testing product batches and will make adjustments, as necessary, to ensure compliance with customer specifications and quality standards. You will also test incoming raw materials and maintain Certificates of Analysis (COA) from suppliers.

At Avient, we're a global team creating materials that make a real difference in people's lives. From the world's strongest fiber used in personal protective equipment to recycling innovations and eco-friendly transportation solutions, our work spans a vast array of applications that help build a better future, all while giving back to the communities where we live and work.

What 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 pro-rated based on start date, 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 expect from you

• Dependable & 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

• Performs standard tests on assigned product line production batches and on some incoming raw materials as needed, ensuring the meeting of Avient and the customer's specifications.
• Acts as a technical resource to production addressing issues related to production batches.
• Recommends to production and may develop adjustments to batches to meet specifications.
• Records test results in SAP. Maintains reference files.
• Completes and maintain all required paperwork, records, documents, etc.
• Ensures all gauges and test equipment are verified.
• May participate in investigations of complaints and corrective actions as needed.
• Follows and complies with all safety and work rules and regulations. Maintains departmental housekeeping standards.
• Completes and sends documentation to customers (i.e. COA).
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School diploma, General Education Diploma (GED)
• Quality experience in a manufacturing environment preferred
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, or procedure manuals
• Must have mathematical skills to add, subtract, multiply and divide. Must have the ability to use conversions, work with different units such as weight, volume, density, distance, etc.

Physical Demands

• Requires standing and sitting for extended periods of time, talking and listening
• Must be able to walk and use hands. Occasionally requires bending, stooping, climbing ladders and stairs
• May occasionally be required to lift, push or pull up to 50 pounds
• Ability to frequently communicate and understand work instructions and information in a fast-paced manufacturing environment where noise level is loud
• Must be able to detect and discern safety alarms and respond accordingly
• Generally requires the use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses, safety shoes, hearing protection, hard hat, respiratory protection
• Exposure to outside weather conditions is routine
• May be exposed to working in extreme heat and humidity
• May also be exposed on occasion to dust or fumes

Final compensation within this range may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as geographic location of the position. The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• life insurance
• long-term disability insurance
• short-term disability insurance
• paid time off
• paid vacation time
• paid parental leave
• paid holidays annually

The wage range, other compensation, and benefits information listed is accurate as of the date of this posting. Avient reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

#CA-RE

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.