Production Operator (1st, 2nd, 3rd Shift)

Avient Corporation

Location: Albion, MI 49224, US
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Industry: Advertising and Public Relations
Occupational Category: 13-0000.00 – Business and Financial Operations
Posted: Friday, 02 October 2026
Valid Through: Sunday, 01 November 2026

Job Description

Avient Corporation is hiring a Production Operator (1st, 2nd, 3rd Shift) in Albion, MI. This is a full-time position.

Responsibilities

Pay: Starting @ $19.00 per hour + Shift Differential

Schedule:

1st Shift; 70: 00AM - 3: 30PM - Monday - Friday

2nd Shift; 3: 00PM - 11: 30PM - Monday - Friday

3rd Shift; 11: 00PM - 7: 30AM - Sunday - Thursday

What is the job: As a Production Operator at Avient, you'll set up and operate equipment to blend, mix, or transport chemicals that make up our customer products, ensuring high quality and cost efficiency. You'll also be responsible for machine maintenance, quality control, data recording, and supporting the company's vision and principles while adhering to safety and regulatory rules.Qualifications

• High School diploma, General Education Diploma (GED) or equivalent training & experience

• Work experience in an industrial operations environment preferred

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, or procedure manuals

• Must have mathematical skills to add, subtract, multiply and divide. Must have the ability to use conversions, work with different units such as weight, volume, density, distance, etc.

Physical 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

• Ability to frequently communicate and understand work instructions and information in a fast-paced manufacturing environment where noise level is loud.

• Must be able to detect and discern safety alarms and respond accordingly.

• 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

Ready to apply?

If you're a safety-focused operator who takes pride in high-quality production and helping a team success, we'd like to hear from you.

#CA-REAbout 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, ApplicationAccommodation@Avient.com .

Education Requirements

high school

Skills

Please see the job description for required or recommended skills.

Benefits

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