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Maintenance Associate - 3rd Shift

Avient Corporation

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Location
Bethlehem, PA
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Job overview

The Maintenance Associate completes work orders to build and repair equipment and performs preventive maintenance to keep equipment in good operating condition. The role includes electrical and mechanical troubleshooting, equipment installation and repair, shop machinery operation, parts research and ordering, inventory support, and maintenance documentation. It reports to the Maintenance Manager and works in a manufacturing plant environment.

Skills & qualifications

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Skills

Electrical TroubleshootingElectrical SchematicsMechanical TroubleshootingShop Machinery OperationHydraulic and Pneumatic Equipment

Full job description

Position is responsible for complete work order requests to build and repair equipment as quickly and accurately as possible while keeping associated costs to a minimum; and preventive maintenance assignments maintaining all equipment in good operating condition to meet the plant's goals. Essential Duties & Responsibilities 1. Completes electrical projects; design and installs. 2. Troubleshoot electrical problems and correct as required. Must be capable of reading electrical schematics. 3. Troubleshoots mechanical devices in operation. Dismantles and examines devices to gain access to and remove defective parts. Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments, repairs or replaces defective parts. 4. Sets up and operates shop machinery such as drill press, grinders, band saws, cutting torch, welder. etc. Uses hand tools and pneumatic tools to modify or repair parts and equipment. 5. Installs new or repairs/modify hydraulic and pneumatic equipment as needed. 6. Operates the cooling water system. 7. Researches supplies, parts and machines needed to complete work orders. 8. Orders part on the company computer system. 9. Assists in organizing and maintaining an accurate inventory of parts. 10. Performs and documents work orders and preventative maintenance tasks as assigned. 11. Maintains and keeps track of workload and assignments. Completes and maintains all required paperwork, records, maintenance logs, documents, manuals, drawings etc. 12. Supports the vision, mission and guiding principles of the company. 13. Follows applicable Safety, Health and Environmental rules and guidelines while performing any procedure. 14. Maintains departmental housekeeping standards. 15. Other duties as assigned. Physical/Environ. Demands 1. Requires standing, sitting, walking, crouching, kneeling, stooping, and climbing of steps and ladders. 2. Must be able use hands to handle and feel objects, or manipulate controls. Talk, see and hear. 3. Typically work is in a plant environment where the noise level is high. 4. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 55 pounds and occasionally handle up to 250 pounds. 5. The environment is typically dusty and includes many toxic or caustic chemicals. 6. Work environment includes many pieces of hazardous moving equipment 7. Requires the use of safety equipment as dictated by the work area (i.e. safety glasses and shoes, ear plugs, respirator, face shield, chemical suit, etc.). 8. Work could be inside or outside and the typical noise level is loud. 9. Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. Frequently exposed to vibration. Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock. Scope Manufacturing Plant. Other Reports to: Maintenance Manager 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 a ility 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, [email protected]. 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.

How this job compares

Set against the 6,859 open Maintenance Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$58–79K/yr299 salary ranges
  • Pennsylvania median$25–31/hr99 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 294 open Maintenance Technician jobs in Pennsylvania and 6,859 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Pennsylvania
Experience
Maintenance Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 4 years (3,753 postings).
Education
29 of the 6,859 open Maintenance Technician jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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