Site Manufacturing Director

The Site Manufacturing Director will lead the Avient Protective Materials Greenville (NC) and Mesa (AZ) sites ensuring high quality product is available for the marketplace.  Control production operations while maintaining regulatory compliance.  Continually improve work practices to improve asset utilization (OEE).

This position provides direction to the Avient Protective Materials operational departments.  They are accountable for ensuring all programs and systems are in compliance with regulatory requirements. The Site Director is responsible for operations that are part of a global organization with manufacturing facilities in Heerlen (Netherlands), Greenville, Mesa and Laiwu (China).

Market Dynamics: Currently global demand outpaces supply capabilities. The challenge in Manufacturing is to improve and increase quality and output. New product applications are being identified which will only increase demand.

Technology Challenges:  The production processes/technologies are unique, and some are still in the early mature stage. Information sharing is critical to ensure knowledge transfer occurs between our global manufacturing operations and the global innovation group.

Organizational Characteristics and Dynamics: The Avient Protective Materials organization is growing at a high rate. Employment and the number of plants on site have increased significantly in order to meet market demand. New management, information and training systems are being designed and implemented to manage this growth.

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.