Senior Human Resources Generalist

Avient is seeking a strategic, business-minded Senior HR Generalist to support our Advanced Composites business, with direct responsibility for the Englewood, CO and Montrose, CO locations, while also supporting business-wide HR projects and initiatives. This role offers a unique opportunity to partner directly with site leaders and help drive HR strategy that supports business objectives and organizational growth.

Reporting to the Senior Human Resources Manager, this position will serve as a trusted advisor to leaders and employees, driving talent strategies, organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, and workforce planning. The Senior HR Generalist will influence business decisions, coach leaders through complex people-related challenges, and contribute to a high-performing culture that supports business success.

The Senior HR Generalist implements and administers Avient's human resources services, policies, and programs. In partnership with business leaders, this role positively impacts organizational results by attracting, retaining, developing, and rewarding top talent while ensuring compliance, operational excellence, and alignment with business goals.

Please note that candidates should be located near Englewood, CO, as this is the primary work location and the larger of the two sites supported by the role. The position requires regular onsite presence.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Implement corporate, business group, and business unit HR policies, programs, and systems related to talent acquisition, employee development, training, compensation, benefits, performance management, and organizational development.
• Partner with business leaders to develop workforce strategies that support business objectives and organizational growth.
• Provide effective staffing support by developing hiring requisitions and partnering with recruiters and hiring managers to fill exempt and non-exempt positions.
• Coordinate and facilitate new hire onboarding and serve as the primary HR point of contact for newly hired employees.
• Advise and support employees and managers on HR policies, employment practices, performance management, and employee relations matters.
• Manage employee relations issues, including investigations, counseling, conflict resolution, disciplinary actions, performance improvement plans, and policy interpretation.
• Support employee development initiatives, career growth opportunities, and succession planning efforts.
• Assist employees returning from short-term and long-term leaves of absence while ensuring compliance with company policies and applicable laws.
• Partner with leaders to identify, develop, and retain high-potential talent and build organizational capability.
• Support and promote employee engagement initiatives that foster a positive, inclusive, and high-performing culture.
• Lead and support organizational and cultural change initiatives aligned with business goals.
• Analyze employee feedback, workforce trends, and HR metrics to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Develop and maintain a strong understanding of business operations, customers, markets, and key performance indicators to effectively support leaders.
• Maintain visibility and strong relationships across supported sites through regular engagement with employees and leaders.
• Support talent management processes, including performance reviews, talent assessments, succession planning, and leadership development initiatives.
• Prepare and analyze HR metrics, reports, presentations, and workforce data to support decision-making.
• Maintain the highest level of professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality in all HR matters.
• Travel up to 20% as necessary to support site and business needs.
• Lead or participate in special projects and other HR responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field required.
• Minimum of 3 years of Human Resources Generalist experience, preferably within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting employee relations, performance management, talent acquisition, and organizational development initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of employment laws and HR best practices.
• Proven ability to influence and build effective partnerships across all levels of the organization.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Results-oriented with a demonstrated ability to succeed in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and HRIS systems.
• SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification preferred.

Physical 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.
• May occasionally be required to lift, push or pull up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities may require 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.
• The noise level in the work environment ranges from normal office noise levels to loud.
• Proper personal safety equipment needs to be used while performing this job and that equipment is dictated by the plant safety guidelines.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, dust, fumes, airborne particles, chemical dust, and risk of electric shock, vibration, non-hazardous chemical agents and outside weather conditions.
• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock.

Final compensation within this range may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as geographic location of the position. The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid time off, paid vacation time, paid parental leave, paid holidays annually. Learn more about our benefits at: Career Opportunities | Avient.

The wage range, other compensation, and benefits information listed is accurate as of the date of this posting. Avient reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

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