Fiber Process Specialist

The Process Specialist is responsible for safely diagnosing and remedying safety, quality, production, and equipment problems as expeditiously as possible without compromising safety or quality. Must interact with other Greenville Avient Protective Materials associate's in production, maintenance, technical services and safety areas.

• Ensures that all work is conducted in a safe and effective manner and all applicable procedures and policies are followed by monitoring and providing at four (4) safety observations per month. Monitors safety and quality reports and take immediate action, as a daily first priority, to correct any safety and quality situations to ensure compliance with established parameters. Plans the detailed lockout and tag-out program for each major maintenance STOP and ensures that this is done properly.
• Abides by Avient Protective Materials procedures/policies regarding security, inclusive of: employee security agreements; 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.
• Troubleshoots using various tools and PC based programs. Must use the Microsoft Excel program to provide information regarding such. Write reports on findings. Uses this information to drive the process back to stability and to make improvements. Predict potential problems as a result of using these tools. Participates and/or leads RCAs as needed. Analyzes data from all production ovens (i.e. yarn break)
• Monitors optimal performance of production lines as well as utilities, and other items pertinent to ensuring a safe, stable, quality process that meets our monthly production targets. Take immediate action, as a daily first priority, to correct the situation and bring the process back in line with established parameters. This is done in conjunction with other departments such as Engineering, Maintenance and Production personnel to make repairs, recipe changes, procedural updates, and by issuing temporary change controls.
• Review quality and performance data daily to determine where immediate efforts are needed. Understands, at an advanced level, the cause-and-effect relationship between process parameters and raw materials. Uses this to help Plant Services refine recipes.
• Proficient in the operation of all production and monitoring equipment and systems.
• Coordinates and helps determine best practices across all shifts, ensures documents are updated and appropriate training executed. Appraise supervision and Line
• Specialist of new developments, results from troubleshooting efforts, best practices, and repairs.
• Interacts and work closely with Process Engineer and supervision to determine best practices, updates procedures, and conducts training for Technicians and ensure effective communication of production and compliance related changes in procedures are consistent across shifts.
• Identifies potential production problems, investigate; recommend solutions to correct them and report variances as required.
• Maintains rapport with other departments such as Engineering, Maintenance and Production personnel to make repairs, recipe changes, and procedural updates, issuing temporary change controls and participating in RCA’s.
• Facilitates teamwork and resources for the team to fulfill production demands as well as encourage team members to understand corporate and departmental goals/objectives and needs by disseminating needed divisional, unit and corporate information to employees on a timely basis.
• May be required to plans the use of raw and…