Manufacturing Learning and Training Manager

Avient•Greenville, NC

22h

About The Position

Supports compliance with corporate & local Training and Development (T&D) policies and procedures; offers support and guidance to other departments and interface with external professional experts. Sets the strategy for the training and development function and drives implementation of an effective strategy for the Greenville Site. Manages process and structures to support local delivery of the strategy and policy. Identifies, plans, implements and evaluates training and development activities to ensure the short-term and long-term availability of a competent and performing workforce to meet the current and future requirements of the organization. Coaches direct and indirect employees in T&D programs and supports decision making. Provides support and advice to line managers to enable them to develop and retain a competent and committed workforce, offering pragmatic guidance and solutions and willing to make difficult decisions. Supports the delivery of organizational development/change and performance improvement activity. Supports the Site Safety Steering Team through facilitating the site’s behavior-based safety process and organization of quarterly safety topics To ensure adherence to the specific guidelines and regulations with regard to quantity, quality, environment and safety. 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, [email protected].

Responsibilities

Supports compliance with corporate & local Training and Development (T&D) policies and procedures
Offers support and guidance to other departments and interface with external professional experts.
Sets the strategy for the training and development function and drives implementation of an effective strategy for the Greenville Site.
Manages process and structures to support local delivery of the strategy and policy.
Identifies, plans, implements and evaluates training and development activities to ensure the short-term and long-term availability of a competent and performing workforce to meet the current and future requirements of the organization.
Coaches direct and indirect employees in T&D programs and supports decision making.
Provides support and advice to line managers to enable them to develop and retain a competent and committed workforce, offering pragmatic guidance and solutions and willing to make difficult decisions.
Supports the delivery of organizational development/change and performance improvement activity.
Supports the Site Safety Steering Team through facilitating the site’s behavior-based safety process and organization of quarterly safety topics
Ensures adherence to the specific guidelines and regulations with regard to quantity, quality, environment and safety.