Generalist, HR Maternity Cover

**ABOUT AVIENT**:
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:

- 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

**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 as 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.

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.

**General Summary**:
The HR Generalist implements and administers Avient's human resources services, policies, and programs. This position assists in decision making processes and positively impacts the results of the organization by recruiting, retaining, rewarding, and developing the industry’s best talent in a manner that is cost-efficient and compliant.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Administers Avient's HR policies, programs and procedures for the employees in assigned group. These include salary and wage administration, health and welfare benefits inquiries, retirement plan inquiries, recruitment, HR information systems, payroll/time and attendance recording, organizational development and training plans.
- Partners with the recruiting team and the business unit to staff and hire hourly, non-exempt or lower level exempt business unit positions.
- Ensures that Avient reward and recognition programs are utilized.
- Coordinates on-boarding activities for business unit hires.
- Development of requisitions for business unit positions.
- Assists as needed with employee counseling, conflict resolution issues and individual performance improvement programs. This can include working directly with employees and/or with managers and supervisors.
- Develops fundamental knowledge of business units, including customers, competitors, products, markets and key business metrics.
- Gains exposure to manufacturing environments through regular visits to business unit plants.
- Special projects as requested.

**Scope**:
This position scope is specific to a client group/groups.

**Competencies**:
Personal Skills - Stress Management
Personal Skills - Attention to Detail
Software Skills - SAP HR
Personal Skills - Self Confidence
Personal Skills - Self Motivated
Personal Skills - Analytical Skills
Personal Skills - Time/Priority Management
Software Skills - Microsoft Outlook
Software Skills - Microsoft Word
Software Skills - Internet
Software Skills - Microsoft Excel
Personal Skills - Ability to Multitask
Software Skills - Ariba
Personal Skills - Work Independently
Personal Skills - Work on a Team
Personal Skills - Organizational Skills
Software Skills - Microsoft PowerPoint
Personal Skills - Conflict Resolution Skills
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
Masters-Human Resources or Equivalent Experience

**Education and Experience**:
Bachelors-Human Resources or Equivalent Experience

Human Resources - Recruiting and Staffing
Human Resources - Human Resources
Human Resources - HRIS
Human Resources - Interviewing
Human Resources - Performance Management
Human Resources - HR Generalist

**Environmental, Health, Safety, & Security (EH&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.