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The Production Systems Engineer will serve as a liaison for all plant application computing requirements for Avient Protective Materials. Support the workstation hardware, software, and networking requirements of the company as required for these applications. Install, maintain, support, and troubleshoot hardware and software components of microcomputers, printers, modems, and other related peripherals. Assist with resolution of problems with business applications (SAP and SiemensOpCenter), and systems. Provide training and oversight for these systems.

The Production Systems Engineer will operate within the organizational structure to provide support to Avient Protective Materials for all Production Systems. The person in this role will interact with all staff. Maintain the key user expertise for all Production Systems. Perform system update, queries, and will perform troubleshooting. Interact with APM Dyneema Heerlen and APM Corporate colleagues to coordinate efforts and keep Avient Protective Materials informed and updated.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

1. Owns and acts as a Key-User of SAP and SiemensOpCenterproduction systems. Diagnoses and resolves problems at an advanced level with business applications.

2. Abides by Avient Protective Materials procedures/policies regarding security, inclusive of employee security agreement: use of non-disclosure agreements with outside parties; control of Avient Protective Materials intellectual property limited to a "need to know" only basis; no unauthorized use of cell phones, cameras, computers or APM property; reporting security threats and incidents; proper control of APM property and keys.

3. Acts as SAP Production liaison for Dyneema. Responsible for implementing, throuble shooting, upgrades, and training users.

4. Owns system application for Dyneema. Diagnoses and resolves advanced level problems with SAP, MES, Aspentech, EDM, and other APM software systems. Monitors and addresses associated work tickets via ServiceNow. Enters 'Master Data' into various systems as required. Manages access to DBM systems such as MAPdb and Aspentech.

5. Supports improvement projects as related to system applications.

6. Supports improvement projects as related to system applications.

7. Tutors customers on features of the software.

8. Installs and upgrades personal computer software/hardware.

9. Communicates with group members and other support groups to provide efficient resolution to customers' problems.

10. Keeps abreast of new software and/or hardware technologies on the market.

11. Ensures that all work complies with regulatory requirements, safety practices, and applicable standard operating procedures. It is the responsibility of each employee to work in a safe and responsible manner in order to create an injury-free and incident-free workplace and comply with all job-related safety, environmental, and other training requirements.

12. Maintain annual training requirements on hazardous waste by reviewing DYNPRO SHE DYN 653 and general awareness presentation.

Physical/Environ. 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.

Scope

Manufacturing Plant.

Knowledge and Educational level

BS/BA degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline plus 3 years relevant experience; OR AA/AS degree in Computer Science, Electronics, or related field plus 4 years relevant experience; OR 5 years relevant experience.

Required level of experiences

Experience utilizing or supporting computer technologies - SAP support experience - Documentum support experience - B-wise support experience.

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 .