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!
Job Summary
The Sr HR Generalist implements and administers Avient's human resources services, policies, and programs. This position partners with business teams to guide 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.
The position is located in Riyadh and responsible for HR support in three plants: Riyadh, Jeddah and Yanbu. In total 180 employees. In the team there is one HR Generalist located in Jeddah reporting to the Sr HR Generalist.
Essential Functions
- Manages specific programs or processes for client groups which include but are not limited to leadership development programs, international assignments, etc.
Administers Avient's HR policies, programs and procedures for the employees in assigned client groups. 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 non-exempt, exempt, and executive level business unit positions.
- Ensures that Avient reward and recognition programs are utilized.
- Coordinates on-boarding activities for business unit hires.
- Develops hiring requisitions for client group positions.
- Manages employee counseling plans, handles conflict resolution issues and individual performance improvement programs.
- Partners directly with managers and senior leaders to address employee issues, guide performance management initiatives, and develop high potential employees.
- 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.
Education and Experience
- Masters or Bachelors - Human Resources or Equivalent Experience
- 5-7 years of experience in HR in an industrial environment and preferable with management experience
- Human Resources - Human Resources, HRIS, Interviewing, Performance Management, HR Generalist
- Cross Functional - Manufacturing Industry
- Personal Skills - Stress Management, Attention to Detail, Self Motivated, Analytical Skills, Time/Priority Management, Ability to Multitask, Work Independently, Work on a Team, Organizational Skills, Conflict Resolution Skills
- Software Skills - SAP HR, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint
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 ability to achieve Avient’s strategic goals, to meet our customer needs, and to accomplish your career goals.
