What is the salary for the Technician, Quality role at Avient?

The listed annual base salary range is $45K–$45K. This figure is taken from the posting itself.

Where is the Technician, Quality role at Avient based?

This role is based in Birmingham, AL.

What degree is required for the Technician, Quality role at Avient?

This role requires a Not specified.

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Technician, Quality

Avient · Birmingham, AL1mo agoverified 3 h ago

$45k

Test production batches and raw materials, adjust batches to meet specs, maintain COAs

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Worth knowing

Might not be for you. 3rd shift (12AM-8AM) with respirator and chemical suit required; repetitive QC testing, not open-ended R&D

Mostly at the benchHands-on execution BS acceptable

Core polymer rolePerforms standard tests on assigned product line production batches and on some incoming raw materials; may develop adjustments to batches to meet specifications

H-1B filings

Avient filed 3 H-1B labor applications for scientist and engineer roles from Jan to Dec 2025.

Most common titles: Senior R&D (Engineer/Chemist), Senior R&D (Chemist/Engineer). Median filed pay: $98K a year.

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Seniority: Technician
Work: On-site
Type: Full-time
Industry: Chemicals
Role: Quality / Testing
Schedule: Night shift

Role details

Position tests product batches and will make adjustments, as necessary, to ensure compliance with customer specifications and quality standards. Tests incoming raw materials and maintains Certificates of Analysis (COA) from suppliers.

Pay Rate: $21.50+ (experience considered)

Shift: 3rd

Schedule: 12:00AM - 8:00AM; Monday - Friday

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Performs standard tests on assigned product line production batches and on some incoming raw materials as needed, ensuring the meeting of Avient and the customer’s specifications.
Acts as a technical resource to production addressing issues related to production batches.
Recommends to production and may develop adjustments to batches to meet specifications.
Records test results in SAP. Maintains reference files.
Completes and maintains all required paperwork, records, documents, etc.
Ensures all gauges and test equipment are verified.
May participate in investigations of complaints and corrective actions as needed.
Follows and complies with all safety and work rules and regulations. Maintains departmental housekeeping standards.
Completes and sends documentation to customers (i.e. COA).
Other duties as assigned.

Physical/Environ. Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; talk and/or hear. Occasionally required to sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally handle up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities may be required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Requires the use of safety equipment as dictated by the work area such as safety glasses and shoes, dust mask, hard hat, respirator, face shield, hearing protection, chemical suit, gloves, aprons, etc. Work is inside and the typical noise level

fluctuates from moderate to loud. Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is Occasionally exposed to vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock.

Scope

Manufacturing Plant.