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Job Summary
Under the direction of the Technology Manager, the Color Matcher creates color formulations to meet customer requirements, and is involved in training, troubleshooting and problem solving. Provides guidance to the Color Matching staff.
Essential Functions
- Creates formulations that meet the customer's requirements in a timely and cost effective manner.
- Completes color design using the appropriate combination of different additives, pigments, dyes, and polymers.
- Injection Molder operation.
- Analytical scale operation.
- Ensures formulations comply to customer's specifications, such as medical, FDA, weather, and other requirements.
- Corresponds with the customer as required.
- Trains and mentors lower level Color designers.
- Problem solves and troubleshoots.
- Prepares reports including those to support sales and business projects.
- Enters data into the SAP system to maintain complete and timely records.
- Builds the file match capability by entering match data into the color computer system.
- Uses spectrophotometer to store match data into the color computer system.
- Observes applicable safety, health, and environmental rules and guidelines. Uses appropriate protective equipment.
- Ensures required paperwork is completed properly and accurately
- Performs other tasks as requested.
Education and Experience
- Bachelors in Color Design, Plastics Engineering, polymer science, chemistry or related Engineering field required.
- Advanced degree or experience a plus
- In lieu of degree, 5+ year's related experience in Color Design/Matching
- Injection molding, extrusion, blow molding, thermoforming experience a plus
Competencies
- Leader of Self - Instills Trust
- Leader of Self - Action Oriented
- Leader of Self - Collaborates
- Leader of Self - Customer Focus
- Leader of Self - Situational Adaptability
- Leader of Self - Being Resilient
- Leader of Self - Demonstrates Self-Awareness
- Leader of Self - Communicates Effectively
Technical Competencies
- Strong Color Design/Matching skills
- Strong injection molding and/or extrusion processing skills. Knowledge of other processing methods a plus
- Strong mold and part design skills
- Capability to think outside the box and work on cutting edge concepts
- Proficiency with color software and SAP
- Understanding of plastics materials and compounding processes
- Performs work with speed and accuracy.
- Adheres to internal Avient policies and rules. Interprets Technical Data sheets (TDS) / Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and provide proper instruction
Education and Experience
- High School Diploma or GED
- Associates Degree or equiv exp
- Cross Functional - Chemical Industry
- Cross Functional - Mathematics
- R&D & Technology - Color Matching
- R&D & Technology - Technology/R&D
- Cross Functional - Problem Solving Techniques
Qualifications
- Personal Skills - Stress Management
- Personal Skills - Manual Dexterity
- Personal Skills - Reading/Comprehension
- Personal Skills - Self Motivated
- Personal Skills - Time/Priority Management
- Software Skills - Microsoft Outlook
- Software Skills - Microsoft Word
- Software Skills - Microsoft Excel
- Personal Skills - Work on a Team
Environmental, Health, Safety, & Security (EHS&S) Requirements
- Avient integrates EHS&S into all aspects of our operations. Each position at Avient is responsible for complying with all applicable EHS&S requirements. Additionally, employees and management are responsible for reporting all EHS&S incidents immediately to ensure we keep EHS&S a priority within the organization.
- Security includes physical security and cyber security.
Who We Are
Avient Corporation provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include:
- Dyneema, the world's strongest fiber, enables unmatched levels of performance and protection for end-use applications, including ballistic personal protection, marine and sustainable infrastructure and outdoor sports
- 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 fiber optic / 5G network accessibility
Avient employs approximately 10,000 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.
Why Avient
Avient Corporation is a world-class sustainable organization built on innovation, collaboration, and employee development. We are committed to providing a supportive and dynamic work environment where our diverse associates can grow and succeed, as well positively impacting our planet and the communities we serve. Our Great Place to Work culture, values, and benefits make Avient an employer of choice for top talent.
At Avient, we believe diversity of 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 Corporation is a drug free workplace. 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.
PolyOne is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status, or other legally protected classification in the state in which a person is seeking employment. PolyOne will use E-Verify to ensure employment eligibility of newly hired employees where required.