ABOUT AVIENT:

Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), with 2021 revenues of $4.8 billion, provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include:

• 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 fibre optic / 5G network accessibility
• Avient employs approximately 8,700 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.

Purpose of the job

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for maintaining production equipment, utilities, and facilities for producing high quality Dyneema products in the most cost-effective manner, according to the site maintenance strategy, while maintaining excellent safety, human relations, and environmental standards.

Job Context

The Maintenance Supervisor will support the Fiber/Life Protection/Medical manufacturing departments and the Process/Project engineering departments. Direct the daily maintenance activities within their assigned production area(s) as well as to ensure production and quality goals are achieved. Drive to achieve and maintain “World Class Maintenance Philosophy” and ensure that their assigned maintenance group(s) follows APM Manufacturing Excellence guidelines.

Job Content

Key Areas of Accountability / Responsibility

1. All employees have the responsibility to:

a) Show behavior in line with the SHE and Security risks and agreed controls, including being compliant to Avient Protective Materials requirements, rules and procedures

b) Address any person behaving in a SHE and Security irresponsible way

c) Report any SHE and Security incidents (including observed risks) to management

2. Avient Protective Materials Values - Is expected to be a leading example of Values behavior. Must be able to develop and lead a high performing team in a high support and challenging manner, demonstrating trust, support, and respect. Sets the scene for Avient Protective Materials Values and actively encourages and appreciates Values behaviors and thinking and discourages behaviors that do not align with Avient Protective Materials Values. Gives feedback, inside and outside of the team, both positively and for areas of improvement. Creates an environment to enable the team to take the freedom to do what it takes and ensure recognition that with freedom responsibility comes along.

3. Manufacturing Excellence – Avient Protective Materials wants to be 'best in class' in every respect, including manufacturing. To excel in manufacturing, we need to optimize how we do things. Everyone within the organization has at least one role within Manufacturing Excellence. Roles and responsibilities are defined and assigned to those involved in the different Manufacturing Excellence Work Processes.

4. Ensure that the SHE objectives, plans and requirements are communicated and understood in the organization. Support and/or organize employee involvement with setup and review of SHE plans, requirements, procedures, and instructions. Provide necessary training and ensure that employee competencies are sufficient to allow them to perform their task in a SHE responsible way. Supervise and mentor employees to ensure they have the knowledge and training to perform the duties of their position and all other associated roles in a (SHE) responsible way. Support and enforce the policy of reporting incidents to include possible SHE incidents and investigations. Encourage suggestions for possible improvements and ensure the risks of the work are assessed regularly/routinely. Perform routine observations and audits of employees to ensure that all procedures and instructions are adhered to and effective. Follow proper procedures and instructions. Demonstrate SHE leadership by setting standards, organizing involvement, and encouraging employees to act (SHE) responsible for their well-being. Encourage colleagues and management to improve SHE results and prevent incidents. Encourage and ensure that the organization is in compliance with legislative and company requirements.

5. Abides by Avient Protective Materials procedures/policies regarding security, inclusive of employee security agreements; use of non-disclosure agreements with outside parties; control of Avient Protective Materials intellectual property limited to a “need to know” only basis; no unauthorized use of cell phones, cameras, computers, or Avient Protective Materials property; reporting security threats and incidents; proper control of Avient Protective Materials property and keys.

6. Lead a team of maintenance personnel to provide optimal operation and maintenance of the Fiber/Life Protection/Medical business groups. Directly manage performance of Maintenance Group Lead(s), E/I Mechanics, Mechanical Mechanics, Maintenance Planner(s), and/or Utility Technicians.

7. Improve and lead the maintenance organization by performing predictive, preventative, and proactive maintenance analysis as well as designing and implementing long-term continuous improvement applications and systems to enhance maintenance reliability.

8. Assist Maintenance Manager with developing and managing the maintenance budget(s). Work with management to review monthly maintenance and site expense reports for budgetary compliance. Investigate and resolve significant variances/problems. Create and manage production and Site budgets involving maintenance, utilities, buildings, and facilities. Facilitate an environment of teamwork within the Fiber/Life Protection/Medical operating areas between production and all other support groups. Provide necessary resources for all teams to fulfill their objectives. Encourage maintenance and all other team members to understand corporate and departmental goals/objectives and needs. Provide supervisory communication and/or direction to the maintenance and production staff members. Disseminate needed divisional, unit and corporate information to employees on a timely basis. Establish and maintain an open line of communication with all employees.

9. Provide continuous improvement input to the Production Manager(s) and the Maintenance Manager during development of maintenance and operational goals to support divisional, unit, and corporate objectives. Initiate and implement plans to reduce COGS by continuously improving efficiencies, processing times, reducing labor and material costs, reducing maintenance costs, and controlling expense budgets.

10. Maintains and operators manufacturing and support equipment/facilities (HVAC, Air compressors, Hot Oil Systems, Boilers, Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers (RTO), Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (CEMS), Buildings, Grounds, and the Solvent Recovery column (SRA)) to produce the highest quality product in a cost-effective manner.

11. Evaluate performance of staff members, conduct performance evaluations, and administer performance management.

12. A technical resource with Process and Project Engineering to assess manufacturing capacity and the need to upgrade facilities to meet regulatory requirements and process improvements.

13. Manage indirectly Maintenance Planners, Utility Technicians, and/or provide coaching to salary staff.

14. Executes and Implements Improved Plant (IP), Management of Change (MOC) and Small Project activities.

15. Create, review, and approve Fiber/Life Protection/Medical maintenance work instructions and /or Standard Operating Procedures.

16. Identify, troubleshoot, and correct environmental issues that are non-compliant. Promote waste reduction and recovery projects and incorporate associated operations in applicable manufacturing processes. Ensure staff is trained on current waste disposal procedures and prevention procedures. Identify opportunities to minimize waste and to recycle.

17. Ensure all work is conducted in a safe and effective manner and all applicable procedures and policies are followed. Take action to correct unsafe acts, systems, and procedures.

18. It is the responsibility of each employee to work in a safe and responsible manner to create an injury-free and incident-free workplace.

19. Comply with all job-related safety and other training requirements.

20. Maintain annual training requirements on hazardous waste by reviewing DYNPRO SHE DYN 653 and general awareness presentation. Specific job holders will complete more detailed training as well.

21. Perform other duties as assigned.

Authorities or Projects or Special Assignments:

• Hiring and managing of staff.
• Negotiation of vendor/contractor pricing and support contracts
• Authorized to approve work permits per details included in DYNPRO SHE DYN 026. If so authorized, employee must maintain necessary refresher training to participate in these activities (Up to Level 3B)
• Operational Excellence roles
• SAP Roles (as required)
• Manage Management of Change and/or Small Projects