Process Engineer

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company that provides a wide range of branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. Our products and solutions include labeling and functional materials, radio frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital, and a variety of products and solutions that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving an array of industries worldwide — including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive — we employ approximately 34,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2023 were $8.4 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

At Avery Dennison, some of the great benefits we provide are:

• Health & Wellness benefits starting on day 1 of employment
• Paid parental leave
• 401K eligibility
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program eligibility / Health Advocate
• Paid vacation and Paid holidays

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

Avery Dennison is seeking a Process Engineer to join the Process & Quality group in Mentor, Ohio. As a Process Engineer for our facility, you will execute projects of significant importance, scope and complexity and will resolve common and special cause issues that impact plant quality, reliability and performance. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

In your role as Process Engineer, delivering on these responsibilities is critical to success:

• Support day to day operations in the production environment and work with other staff to identify, select, prioritize and execute process improvement projects.

• Provide general troubleshooting, engineering, maintenance, equipment and daily process assistance to our manufacturing line. 

• Continually improve & optimize current products through variation reduction.

• Investigating manufacturing problems and consulting with production teams, analyzing the supporting data, recommending corrective actions, and following through on recommendations to evaluate their effectiveness.

• Creating, refining, educating and implementing standard work.

• Use lean six sigma to eliminate waste, improve material flow, and streamline processes.

• Assisting and improving the controls, equipment, and maintenance practices used to run the operations.

• Lead capital projects related to equipment installations, modifications, or upgrades.

• Support new product development and product design within technical teams.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BRING TO THE TEAM: 

Avery Dennison has a long history of being a market leader. Your history is important to us. It should include the following: 

EDUCATION:

• BS Degree in Mechanical or Chemical engineering required or related engineering discipline  

EXPERIENCE:

• 1 to 3 Years process expertise in a manufacturing environment with Bachelor’s Degree; alternately  6 months of process engineering experience in a job offered with a Master’s Degree in related fields would also be considered.

OTHER:

• Experience with variation reduction using statistical analysis, statistical process controls, SPC (Statistical Process Controls), DOE (Design of Experiments), FMEA (Failure Modes & Effects Analysis), and MSE (Mean Squared Error).

• Ability to resolve common and special cause issues via methodology to develop, implement, monitor, measure, and control functional improvement plans.

• Strong multi-tasking, problem solving, decision analysis, situation appraisal skills.

• Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities.  Project Engineering and AutoCAD experience is a plus.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as ability to connect and influence at all levels of the plant.

• ISO 9001-2000 and Six Sigma exposure/experience. Green Belt / Black Belt certification a plus.

• Mechanical competency with controls, instrumentation, PLC (Programmable Logic Controls) knowledge

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected status. EEOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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