Quality Manager

Color & Additives – US & Canada | Berea, OH

At Avient, our people power our performance. As a Quality Manager , you will work on-site managing the plant quality system and product testing. This role may include supervising Quality Technicians. A Successful Quality Manager will work closely with their team to ensure each product leaving the plant meets the highest standard aligned with Avient's commitment to our clients and community.

• •Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• •5+ years' experience in Manufacturing/ Leadership
• •Experince leading problem-solving sessions or working independently to complete investigations
• •Quality System Management with ISO experience; GMP/FDA (preferred)
• •Lean Six Sigma Continuous Improvement experience (preferred)
• •Software skills: Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, SAP
• •Demonstrated success with critical communications – internal and external customers to gain alignment and progress toward goals
• •Demonstrated ability to collaborate across functions to resolve critical issues

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities may be required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. 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.

• •Visible impact across multiple sites and businesses
• •Strong partnership with business and enterprise leadership
• •Opportunity to lead change
• •Growth-focused culture that values innovation, collaboration, and accountability

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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!

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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.

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