What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Clerk position at Avient Corporation?
Job Description
The Production Clerk position is responsible for warehouse and production administrative functions covering a combination of some or all of the following:
QUALIFICATIONS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be sitting but may be required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee may frequently be required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and talk or hear. The employee will occasionally be required to lift and/or move up to 65 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, toxic or caustic chemicals, and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment ranges from normal office noise levels to loud.
About 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 .
The Production Clerk position is responsible for warehouse and production administrative functions covering a combination of some or all of the following:
- Maintain accurate production records & complete production confirmations/consumptions in SAP daily, including closing production orders
- Assist with the cycle count process, complete cycle counts and investigate inventory discrepancies
- Recording plant metrics and or key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Monitor and maintain min/max levels, reorder points, & safety stock levels for maintenance, safety & operating supplies.
- Purchasing production and maintenance consumables in purchasing software
- Complete daily production confirmations (TECOs) in SAP for process orders. Investigate and or resolve consumption errors.
- Prior to SAP job closure, review operator data entry to ensure accuracy of raw materials consumption and production cycle time (line events). Enter data in to SAP.
- Troubleshoot operator SAP data entry errors, investigate barriers to job closure, etc.
- Assist with the creation and entering of cycle count documentation in SAP.
- Perform cycle counts on the plant floor, including weighing material, and documenting weights.
- Monitor and maintain inventory levels for operating, safety and maintenance supplies.
- Effectively utilize purchasing software (Coupa) to purchase non-BOM materials, maintain vendors and maintain accurate pricing.
- Own, manage, and improve upon production CANBAN systems for inventory management.
- May assist with updating and maintaining production training records.
- Manage time and communication via Microsoft Outlook.
- Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Computer proficiency.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
- Experience with an ERP (SAP preferred) system.
- Experience with an MRO Purchasing system (Coupa preferred).
- Strong math, measurement, and reading skills.
- Ability to interact effectively and professionally with others in a team environment.
- Abilities in prioritization, multi-tasking and problem solving while maintaining strong attention to detail.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be sitting but may be required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee may frequently be required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and talk or hear. The employee will occasionally be required to lift and/or move up to 65 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, toxic or caustic chemicals, and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment ranges from normal office noise levels to loud.
About 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 .