Finishing Business Unit Manager (Operations Manager)

Company Description

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company that provides branding and information labeling solutions, including pressure-sensitive materials, radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, and a variety of converted products and solutions. The company designs and manufactures a wide range of labeling and functional materials that enhance branded packaging, carry or display information that connects the physical and the digital, and improve customers’ product performance. The company serves an array of industries worldwide, including home and personal care, apparel, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive. The company employs approximately 36,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Reported sales in 2022 were $9.0 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
• Flexible work arrangements
• Employee Assistance Program eligibility / Health Advocate
• Paid vacation and Paid holidays

Avery Dennison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

Job Description

The Finishing Business Unit Manager is responsible for the leadership and the execution of key business strategies for the Finishing Department. This role will report into the Plant Manager and will have exempt and non-exempt direct reports with performance review and disciplinary authority. The Finishing Business Unit Manager will lead our finishing and distribution teams and focus on improving performance for all Safety, Quality, Service, Productivity, Cost and People Leadership Objectives of the department while meeting internal and external customer needs. Ability to work cross-functional, influence others and knowledge of Materials Group businesses are key to the role.

In your role delivering on these responsibilities is critical to success:

Employee Development & Management

• Train and provide development opportunities for staff. Ensure annual goals are complete and communicated. Ensure Global Performance Management System is up to date and regular feedback is provided to staff members.
• Supervise and evaluate team members, and adjust training where needed.
• Attract, retain and develop high potential talent.
• Model and promote the Corporation’s Code of Business Ethics and Values.
• Perform general management duties, exercising usual authority concerning staff, performance appraisals, promotions and terminations. Responsible for training and development of subordinate staff, estimating personnel needs, assigning work, meeting completion dates, interpreting and ensuring consistent application of organizational policies.
• Act as a team role model and change-agent.
• Positively lead and influence team members to partner together to achieve individual and business goals.
• Coordinate team efforts, create and lead a regional strategy and team operating plan.

Operations Management

• Responsible for operational results. Drive execution of site improvement plans, help set operations improvement goals, ensure priorities and accountabilities are clear, provide resources and remove obstacles to ensure success.
• Analyze and draw information for long-term strategic change and improvement for multiple teams/shifts.
• Lead significant projects and improvement initiatives, scheduling and planning, budgeting and control.
• Focus on improving more sophisticated performance through ELS efforts.
• Design and implement operational improvement strategies for safety, cost, quality, training, inventory and services.
• Drive execution of site improvement plans, help set operations improvement goals, ensure priorities and accountabilities are always clear within operations, provide resources and remove obstacles to ensure success.
• Analyze and draw information for long-term strategic change and improvement.
• Be responsible for the practice of all health and safety procedures, ensuring that safety is employees’ top priority.
• Lead a safe operation of the business unit and align with legal, legislative and corporate safety requirements.
• Ensure that manufacturing team members meet site goals and objectives.
• Participate in the establishment of sites’ annual operating plans.
• Plans, advises and coordinates the ordering and distribution of products, parts, and accessories. Ensures adequate and timely distribution of these elements to attain maximum sales potential consistent with good inventory control.
• Understand and implement ISO 9001:2015 stan