Warehouse Associate

at Avient Corporation in McHenry, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Job Summary
The Warehouse Associate is responsible for a variety of warehouse duties including packing, pulling/checking customer orders, replenishment, shipping and receiving materials, and material handling and completing all required paperwork in accordance to company policies and procedures.
Essential Functions
Unloads goods and material received, enters appropriate information into system, labels and locates material.
Separates customer orders. Pulls and stages orders. Repacks material if required to meet customer specifications. As required, makes boxes, packs, labels and locates materials.
Ensures all products are properly labeled.
May perform functions/transactions in designated system to receive or ship material.
Participates in cycle counting. Enters and verifies information. Researches and makes adjustments as necessary.
Reviews preventative maintenance check sheets for forklifts. Ensures good working order of machines.
Follows and complies with all safety and work rules and regulations. Maintains departmental housekeeping standards.
May be required to handle the accumulation, disposal and transportation of hazardous waste. If required to do so, must participate in prerequisite training in order to meet RCRA waste management requirements.
Drives fork lifts, locomotives, track mobiles or other heavy duty material movers.
Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience
High School Diploma or GED required
Minimum 1 year Warehouse Experience
Reading/Comprehension skills required.
SAP experience preferred

Qualifications
Cross Functional: Ability to problem solve required
Certifications: Fork Lift Operating experience required

Physical Demands
Requires standing and sitting for extended periods of time, talking and listening.
Must be able to walk and use hands. Occasionally requires bending, stooping, climbing ladders and stairs.
May occasionally be required to lift, push or pull up to 50 pounds.
Typically work is in a manufacturing environment where noise level is loud.
Generally requires the use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses, safety shoes, hearing protection, hard hat, respiratory protection.
Exposure to outside weather conditions is routine.
May be exposed to working in extreme heat and humidity.
May also be exposed on occasion to dust or fumes.

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.
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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.