Team Manager

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.

Avery Dennison is seeking a Coating Team Manager to join the Fairport Harbor Operations Team in Painesville, Ohio. The successful candidate will be an energetic leader with the ability to continuously train, develop, motivate, and coach team members. The Team Manager will provide front-line leadership and direction for a 24/7 operation for all Safety, Quality, Service, Productivity, Cost Reduction, and People objectives and goals within an assigned area of the facility while meeting internal and external customer needs. As part of our team, this individual will operate under general guidance from Plant Leadership to ensure execution of daily operational efficiencies, implementation of key business objectives, and leadership of key people initiatives.  The Team Manager will report into the Coating/Casting Business Unit Manager.

In your role as Coating Team Manager, delivering on these responsibilities is critical to success:

• Core hours are on day shift with flexibility to support teams on nights and weekends.

• Perform general management duties, exercising usual authority concerning staff, performance appraisals, promotions and terminations.

• Responsible for training and development of staff, estimating resource/labor needs, assigning work, meeting completion dates, interpreting and ensuring consistent application of organizational policies.

• Maintain all timekeeping, overtime and vacation records and schedules.

• Act as a team role model and change-agent.

• Positively lead and influence team members to partner together to achieve individual and business goals.

• Model and promote the Corporation’s Code of Business Ethics and Values

• Regard safety as a core value: Lead the efforts to create a safety conscious environment; be actively involved and take a leadership role in safety initiatives.

• Lead 5S activities, housekeeping, and recycling programs.

• Responsible for key operational measures within the business unit (service, quality, productivity, cost, safety); able to measure team performance against performance targets and provide feedback for continuous improvement.

• Collaborate with other functional areas to resolve problems and develop improved manufacturing processes.

• Lead initiatives to identify and reduce manufacturing waste and process complexity.

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:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, or Industrial engineering strongly preferred.

• 2+ years management/leadership and/ or engineering experience in a manufacturing setting with demonstrated ability to lead, coach and develop a diverse team of individuals performing a variety of tasks required.

• Demonstrated ability to lead projects or initiatives to improve manufacturing processes.

• Must be able to flex work schedule to interface operational and business needs.

• Strong customer focus, communication, planning and coordination skills.

• Ability to think ahead, anticipate problems, make decisions and take appropriate action.

• Skilled in designing and implementing operational improvement strategies for safety, cost, quality, training, inventory and services.

• Skilled in analyzing and drawing information for daily operational needs and improvement for the team.

• Familiarity with ELS Operating Principles strongly preferred.

• Strong project management skills with a proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic manufacturing environment

• Ability to work with others in a team environment. Actively promote collaboration & teamwork and resolve conflicts.

• Strong presentation and facilitation skills. 

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written).

The salary range for this position is $77,475 - $103,300/ year.
The hiring base salary range above represents what Avery Dennison reasonably expects to pay for this position as of the date of this posting. Actual salaries will vary within the range, and in some circumstances may be above or below the range, based on various factors including but not limited to a candidate’s relevant skills, experience, education and training, and location, as well as the job scope and complexity, responsibilities, and regular and/or necessary travel required for the position, which may change depending on the candidate pool. Avery Dennison reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law. 

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