Continuous Improvement Director

Responsibilities 1. The site leader is responsible for himself/herself and for all site employees to: a) Show behavior in line with SHE and Security risks and agreed controls, including being compliant to Avient and specific Avient Protective Materials requirements, rules and procedures. b) Act as a role model and embrace the Avient Leadership Behaviors: Plays to win Acts Customer Centric Drives Innovation and Profitable Growth Collaborates seamlessly across Avient Motivates and Inspires Develops others and self 2. The site leader shall have experience in Process Safety and Process Hazards Analysis. Champion a safety culture and continuously improve processes and engagement. 3. Be a site leader of 450+ employees, responsible for all functions on site, and work collaboratively with the broader Avient organization. 4. Enhance team and site performance to new levels of excellence building a strong Avient culture. 5. Develop a succession plan through development of key talents within the organization. 6. Manage and achieve operating budgets, drive process improvements according to manufacturing excellence standards leading to yield and quality improvements and cost reductions. 7. Drive daily operations to a high level of performance exceeding customers' expectations in on time delivery and quality. 8. Ensure compliance to all regulations and Avient security, safety and health standards. Maintain annual training requirements on hazardous waste. Comply with all job‑related, safety, and other training requirements in a timely manner. 9. Represent site and engage cross‑functionally across Avient. 10. Ensure capital expansion projects and scaleup of new products, processes and technologies are completed effectively on time and within budget. Authorities 1. Responsible for signing all legally binding contracts as President of Avient Protective Materials (APM). 2. Responsible for releasing payment batches for APM. 3. Responsible for compliance with export/import requirements for APM. 4. Point of contact for US Governmental authorities at the Greenville Avient Protective Materials facility (i.e. Defense Contact Management Agency; Department of Defense; US Customs; etc.). 5. Responsible for Avient Protective Materials local public relations and community involvement. 6. Authorized to approve work permits per detail included in DYNPRO SHE DYN 026. If so authorized, employees must maintain necessary refresher training to participate in these activities. Projects or Special Assignments Operational Excellence Roles SAP Roles (as required) Manufacturing E&S: Manufacturing Owner Qualifications BS or MS in Engineering and 10+ years manufacturing experience. Plant management leadership experience including budget management. Production supervisor experience. Demonstrated change management and process improvement. Experienced in employee engagement and building/leading high-performance teams. Results oriented. Equal Opportunity Employer Statement 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 View email address on click.appcast.io. #J-18808-Ljbffr