Process Engineer

Avery Dennison is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company with locations in over 50 countries and approximately 35,000 employees worldwide. We believe diverse teams are stronger and foster a culture of curiosity and courage, where you can grow your career with a company that has innovation in its DNA. Founded on creating real-world impact, we strive to provide an open, collaborative culture where diversity of thought is encouraged and respected.

About the role

This is a full-time on-site position located in Oak Harbor, OH. As a Process Engineer, you will implement projects of significant importance, scope, and complexity and resolve common and special cause issues that impact plant quality, reliability, and performance.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day operations in the production environment and work with other staff to identify, select, prioritize, and implement process improvement projects.
• Provide general support, engineering, maintenance, equipment, and daily process assistance to our Coating and Slitting operations.
• Continuously improve and optimize current products through variation reduction.
• Investigate manufacturing problems, collaborate with production teams, analyze data, recommend improvements, and follow through to evaluate their efficiency.
• Use Lean Six Sigma to eliminate waste, improve material flow, and standardize processes.
• Assist in improving controls, equipment, and maintenance practices used to run operations.
• Lead capital projects related to equipment installations, modifications, or upgrades.
• Support new product development and product design within technical teams.
• Perform other tasks as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering discipline (mechanical, chemical, biomedical, or electrical).
• Minimum 2-4 years of experience in an industrial, manufacturing environment.
• Experience with variation reduction using statistical analysis, Statistical Process Controls (SPC), Design of Experiments (DOE), Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Mean Squared Error (MSE).
• Ability to resolve common and special cause issues via methodology to develop, implement, monitor, measure, and control functional improvement plans.
• Strong project management skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of SolidWorks, AutoCAD, controls, instrumentation, and PLC is preferred.
• ISO 9001-2000 and Six Sigma exposure/experience; Green Belt certification is a plus.

Benefits

• Retirement: Company contributions to the 401(k) Plan, including an automatic 3% of eligible pay (even if you contribute $0) plus a 50% match on the first 7% of eligible pay you contribute.
• Medical Insurance: Choice PPO Plan (Preferred Provider Organization).
• Paid Time Off: Accrual increases with tenure, including vacation time, sick time, paid holidays, personal holidays, and a paid volunteer day.
• Inclusive Care: Primary and specialty care from providers with LGBTQ+ experience.