Leadership Development Program Associate - Human Resources
Job Title: Leadership Development Program Associate (Human Resources)
Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) 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 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/. To access Avient's news library online, please visit www.avient.com/news.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Are you a recent Human Resources graduate looking to embark on an exciting and fulfilling role in HR? Are you passionate about innovation and sustainability? If yes then Avient’s Leadership Development Program could be the perfect start to your career. The program accelerates professional development by placing graduates in multiple Avient HR Teams during a 19 month rotational program. The HR Associate gets hands-on experience by going through three rotations gaining key technical, project management, and leadership competencies.
As part of our European 19 month program, you will have the opportunity to manage key HR projects and gain a wide breadth of exposure and experience networking with many functions across the business. You will continue to grow and develop your career through on-the-job and professional skills training such as communication and presentation skills as well as having the support and coaching from an executive mentor.
Upon completion of the program, individuals will be placed in a full time role within the EMEA HR team, that best suits their personal and professional goals and matches business needs.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
We want to consider you if you have the following:
· Master’s degree in Human Resources Management.
· Fresh graduate or up to 2 years of experience including internship or student assignments.
· Desire to learn and make a difference within the Polymer/Chemical Industry.
· Excellent project management skills, preferably with experience working on a project in industry.
· Good spoken and written communication skills.
· Good active listening skills.
· Ability to work independently and within a team environment.
· MS Office
· Languages: English fluent, additional European languages an asset.
· EU Category B Driving License.
Selection Process
· Please attach an up to date CV with your application
· Video interviews will take place during February and March 2024
· Virtual Recruitment events will take place between April and June 2024
WHY AVIENT:
At Avient, we strive for a culture of trust and engagement. Our associates are leading company initiatives such as Lead by Women, HYPE (Harnessing Young Professionals), Pride at Avient and Embrace to advance diversity in professional and personal development. We also provide our associates with robust development programs such as Avient Academy, Lean Six Sigma, and various leadership workshops to allow for career growth in a variety of ways. With workplace flexibility, health and wellness programs, and paid time off for community service, we are committed to building upon our positive momentum.
At Avient, 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 in hiring, promotion, development, compensation and advancement are based upon non-discriminatory factors such as, for example, qualifications, abilities, experience, and performance
Avient Corporation is a drug free workplace. 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.