Specialist, EH&S

Avient Corporation; Glendale (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Avient Corporation is seeking a on-site EH&S leader to coordinate the Quality Management System and ensure ongoing compliance with all quality certifications across Phoenix and Glendale sites.

The role provides technical support for OSHA, environmental, and DOT regulations, manages permits and reports, and leads safety audits and training programs across shifts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Minimum 3+ years EH&S regulatory compliance experience.
• 3+ years in manufacturing operations, quality and safety.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel/Outlook/Word; SAP experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support on OSHA, environmental, and DOT regulations.
• Obtain and maintain applicable regulatory permits and prepare reports.
• Lead industrial hygiene monitoring and EH&S audits; maintain documentation.
• Develop and conduct safety training and incident investigations.
• Lead safety councils and cross-plant teams as needed.

Skills

Independent work

Teamwork

Organizational skills

Analytical/problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

3+ years in EH&S including legal/regulatory compliance

3+ years in manufacturing operations, quality and safety

Tools

Microsoft Office

SAP

Inventory/Purchasing Systems

Job description

Job Description

This is an on-site position to lead & coordinate with the following: the Quality Management System, ensuring the plant’s ongoing compliance with all quality certifications, and in providing technical support for Environmental, Health & Safety requirements. Two sites - Phoenix and Glendale.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides technical support to plant personnel regarding OSHA regulations, state environmental regulations, and federal DOT regulations.
• Obtains and maintains applicable regulatory permits.
• Reviews/prepares all applicable regulatory reports and maintains supporting documentation.
• Responsible for Industrial Hygiene Monitoring Program for plant.
• Participates in the development of and conducts in-house EH&S audits. Maintains documentation.
• Maintains and participates in the new raw material review boards.
• Keeps current on regulatory issues.
• Maintain facility safety files and records.
• Develop programs to improve plant safety performance in order to meet plant goals.
• Conduct and document new employee safety training and existing employee refresher training.
• Provide safety support for all shifts.
• Lead and actively participate in Safety Council and cross-plant teams as needed.
• Lead BOR’s for safety incidents and/or injuries in conjunction with line and staff personnel.
• Coordinate evaluation, purchase and distribution of safety equipment and supplies.
• Coordinate all workers’ compensation programs and guidelines.
• Perform Job Safety Analyses for new and existing processes where appropriate and develop hazard control practices and programs.
• Coordinate installation, maintenance and auditing of all security, fire protection equipment and alarms.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical/Environ. 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. Typically work is in a manufacturing environment where noise level is loud.

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.

Scope

Manufacturing Plant – may be multiple locations.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• 3+ years in EH&S, including legal and regulatory compliance
• 3+ years in manufacturing operations, quality and safety
• Intermediate computer skills including Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Organizational skills, prioritization/time management, and stress management
• Strong reading, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Software Skills including Microsoft Office, SAP, Inventory/Purchasing Systems

About Us

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.

Avient is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of non-discrimination 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].