Process Engineer

About Avery Dennison

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 35,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2023 were $8.4 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

• Demonstrate applied knowledge of a given discipline through a thesis or body of documented work, research or commercial product.
• Present information and effectively communicate with divisions and cross-functionally.  Orally present findings to team and management. 
• Manage knowledge/technology transfer and new product development.  Generate new ideas for products.
• Write project plans.  Determine timeline and resources for projects.  Work with outside parties (i.e.: universities, development partners, and other companies) to aid in successful project completion.  
• Drive growth, cost reduction, yield, and product quality improvements, capacity increases, and EHS improvements.
• Maintain awareness of the field's advances in technology and competitive intellectual property (patents).
• Write technical reports and document research.  Summarize critical results and observations. Verify the reliability data.
• Propose, design, prioritize, conduct, and oversee multiple projects and lab experiments.  Develop new test methods.  Design statistical sets of experiments.
• Lead and conduct problem-solving efforts and propose resolutions.  Act as R&D representative on strategic business teams.
• Provide recommendations for capital purchases- equipment.
• Leverage internal and external experts in network to accomplish goals.
• May assist in conducting patent analyses, search and mapping. 
• Safe and timely execution of experiments.  Follow all lab safety procedures.
• Instruct lab and production personnel.
• Conduct library and topical research pertinent to projects, conduct experiments and studies and assess outcome, adapt continued studies based on theorization of findings, write and prepare final papers to support findings and submit evidence for publication. 

• 4+ Years engineering, research, scientific or related experience with Bachelor’s Degree. 
• 3+ years with Masters Degree.

• Working knowledge of modern manufacturing, material flow and improvement strategies (e.g. ELS, continuous flow, cellular etc.) and the ability to integrate those into the operation.
• Demonstrated understanding of financial systems and the key drivers within the manufacturing environment.
• Strong organizational skills in strategy, communication at all levels and execution.
• Strong leadership skills.  Ability to lead, contribute, and influence others in a team-based organization
• Excellent organizational and people skills, project management skills, with an ability to openly convey information to team members in a timely, concise manner.