Production Associate - 12hr Shifts

Avient • Birmingham, AL

14h

About The Position

This is an entry-level manufacturing position in Avient’s production department. The Production Associate performs weigh-up or packaging duties, helping ensure products meet customer specifications and delivery requirements while maintaining quality and cost standards and following company policies and procedures. The role may include obtaining and weighing ingredients, operating weigh-up or packaging machinery, processing and packaging materials, supporting Production Operators, cleaning equipment, and completing required documentation.

The position involves 12-hour rotating shifts: day shifts from 4:00 AM to 4:30 PM and night shifts from 4:00 PM to 4:30 AM. The posting lists workdays as Monday through Friday. Overtime may be needed.

The work takes place in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with loud noise. Employees may routinely be exposed to outside weather conditions and may encounter extreme heat, humidity, dust, or fumes. Personal protective equipment is generally required.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent training and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Mathematical ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, use conversions, and work with units such as weight, volume, density, and distance.
• Dependable and reliable.
• Willingness to work overtime as needed.
• Ability to work as a team member, share knowledge, and learn from others.
• Ability to stand and sit for extended periods, talk and listen, walk, and use hands.
• Ability to occasionally bend, stoop, and climb ladders and stairs.
• Ability to occasionally lift, push, or pull up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to communicate frequently and understand work instructions in a fast-paced, loud manufacturing environment.
• Ability to detect and discern safety alarms and respond accordingly.
• Ability to use personal protective equipment, generally including safety glasses, safety shoes, hearing protection, a hard hat, and respiratory protection.

Nice To Haves

• Work experience in an industrial operations environment.

Responsibilities

• Obtain the correct batch documentation and ensure the correct ingredients are delivered to the work area.
• Obtain and weigh ingredients for mixing as needed to meet recipe specifications.
• Set up and start weigh-up or packaging machinery, checking controls for compliance with operating and safety procedures.
• Notify appropriate personnel of issues, problems, or concerns in a timely manner.
• Process, batch off, screen, cut, package, and/or skid materials to the correct size and container according to customer specifications.
• Supply and support Production Operators with appropriate materials and functions to help keep equipment operational.
• Perform required machine cleaning.
• Complete and maintain required paperwork and documents.
• Follow safety and work rules and regulations, and maintain departmental housekeeping standards.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation; starting pay is $18.00 per hour.
• Medical benefits begin on the first day, with no waiting period.
• Two weeks of vacation prorated based on start date, plus sick time, paid holidays, floating holidays, and community service/volunteer days.
• 401(k) with company match; 100% vested.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED