Quality and Engineering Manager

Company Description

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company. We are Making Possible™ products and solutions that help advance the industries we serve, providing branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. We design and develop labeling and functional materials, radio frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital, and offerings that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving 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 2024 were $8.8 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

Job Description

The Technical & Quality Manager will be responsible for planning and directing the process engineering and quality activities of the facility. This role involves developing, maintaining, and ensuring compliance with quality assurance programs, policies, processes, and procedures. The manager will provide expertise and guidance in interpreting quality policies, regulatory and/or governmental regulations, and agency guidelines to assure compliance and work directly with operating entities to ensure that inspections, process control analyses, or audits are conducted on a continuing basis to enforce requirements and meet specifications. Additionally, this role will lead efforts related to process improvement with the goal of enhancing product robustness and process productivity. This may include the scoping and leading of process improvement projects.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Employee Development & Management

• Train and provide development opportunities for staff. Ensure annual goals are complete and communicated. Ensure GPS is up to date and regular feedback is provided to staff members.

• Monitor 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.

• 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 manage a regional strategy and team operating plan.

• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, support and develop a diverse team of talent.

General

• Manage the process engineering and quality functions.

• Safety: Promote safety as the most important value in the organization by contributing through training, project management, and other EHS responsibilities.

• Apply rigorous observation and analytical tools to identify and execute expense and capital projects focused on safety, quality, operating cost, productivity, and fulfillment of customer expectations.

• Facilitate/collaborate with other functions to ensure project objectives are aligned with division and plant objectives.

• Lead project planning, communication, and execution to achieve time, cost, and results targets.

• Manage/control cost center and capital project portfolio to achieve targeted results.

• Provide training, coaching, performance planning, daily prioritization of work, and feedback to develop direct reports and others.

Operations/Quality

• Lead efforts related to customer quality, including management of quality testing and lab facilities, claim management, and root cause and corrective action analysis.

• Collaborate with operations teams to ensure processes and procedures are robust to provide a high-quality, defect-free product.

• Provide project management and technical leadership.

• Lead the formulation and development of projects. Apply specific technologies to projects. Provide direction and guidance to the project leader. Monitor progress on schedule, budget, and technical output.

• Accountable for departmental budget and project deliverables. Secure and allocate appropriate resources and manage projects to meet departmental goals and achiev