Job description

Warehouse Associate needed for 1st shift 9-5:30pm

Starting pay is $20/hr

** Day 1 benefits (medical, dental, vision) 401k (company matching) Paid vacation, Paid sick time and holiday pay.

The Warehouse Operator participates with other team members and is responsible for the preparation, packaging, shipping of products, samples, and miscellaneous materials as well as maintaining proper certifications, managing inventories, receiving all forms of raw materials, and the preparation and filing of all required paperwork.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ability to unload bulk trucks, requiring wearing a safety shoes, a bump cap, hearing protection, and other PPE as required.
• Liaison to the Warehouse Supervisor, Shift Leaders, temporary employees, and other support groups as needed.
• Support procedure development and train other employees, temporary employees, contractors and truck drivers.
• Responsible for maintaining, communicating and addressing issues with the high expectations of safety, environmental, quality assurance, and performance/productivity programs.
• Maximize individual employee skill flexibility by identifying the current skill base, skill gaps and developing a timeline and requirements to close skill gaps.
• Effectively communicates with on-coming and off-going shifts; among employees on their shift of immediate responsibility; with the production manager; technical support personnel; logistics and planning; etc.
• Ensuring Process Orders (POs) are maintained in an accurate manner including issues, receipts, scrap and rework generation, productivity, accounting for 100% of work force hours, and modification as needed. Provide explanation of any variance at conclusion of each shift.
• Supports continuous improvement initiatives and activities to support personnel and ensure KPI’s are met – including (but not limited to) ESHA, Quality, Productivity and all project activities.
• Ability to routinely rotate through all of the team jobs and train others, as needed.
• Participate in Performance Dialogs including (but not limited to): completing the daily 5S checklist, identifying and resolving action items, providing data for performance indicators, and maintaining work area effectiveness.
• Work as a source of information and guidance for other team members, management, customer service, sales, purchasing, and sales.
• Willingness and ability to work flexible and/or extended hours to meet the production/shipping demands on an as-needed basis.
• Maintains certification in forklift operation and completes all assigned OSHA and Clariant required training courses.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Excellent mechanical and spatial aptitude.
• High School Diploma or GED; some college preferred.
• Skilled in SAP, Microsoft Word, and Excel or ability to become proficient using and train others as needed.
• Excellent attendance, performance and safety record with a demonstrated ability to approach safety issues proactively.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to calculate averages.
• Proficient personal computer skills, including electronic mail, word processing, spreadsheet, etc.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Must have valid driver’s license; carry insurance and means of transportation.

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES:

• Initiative (Proactive; self starter; performs work needed without direct supervision.)
• Communications (Expresses ideas effectively in individual and group situations; excellent written and verbal skills.)
• Safety Awareness (Recognizes and takes actions to improve conditions that affect employee safety).
• Teamwork and Collaboration (Works effectively with team members, managers and associates to accomplish company goals; takes actions that respect the needs and contributions of others).
• Adaptability (Willing to meet changing job requirements, work flexible hours and cover for absent employees).

PHYSICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, reach overhead, climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 55 pounds. The physical demands are moderate, somewhat strenuous.

WORKING CONDITIONS & ENVIRONMENT:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an industrial manufacturing setting with little or no heating or air conditioning. The employee is also exposed to changing weather conditions (for instance, snow, rain, sun, wind, etc.) The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and extreme heat. The employee may be required to work in wet or humid conditions, near moving mechanical parts, with fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment may be loud.

The physical demands and working conditions & environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Avient Corporation provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include:

· Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™, enables unmatched levels of performance and protection for end-use applications, including ballistic personal protection, marine and sustainable infrastructure and outdoor sports

· Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy

· Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint

· Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility

Avient employs approximately 10,000 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®. For more information, visit www.avient.com.

WHY AVIENT:

Avient Corporationis a world-class sustainable organization built on innovation, collaboration, and employee development. We are committed to providing a supportive and dynamic work environment where our diverse associates can grow and succeed, as well positively impacting our planet and the communities we serve. Our Great Place to Work culture, values, and benefits make Avient an employer of choice for top talent.

At Avient, we believe diversity of 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 Corporation is a drug free workplace. 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.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• West Chicago, IL 60185: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Warehouse experience: 1 year (Required)
• Forklift: 1 year (Preferred)
• Shipping & receiving: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• English (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Work Location: In person

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