Company Description

Avery Dennison (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and manufacturing company specializing in the design and manufacture of a wide variety of labeling and functional materials. The company’s products, which are used in nearly every major industry, include pressure-sensitive materials for labels and graphic applications; tapes and other bonding solutions for industrial, medical and retail applications; tags, labels and embellishments for apparel; and radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions serving retail apparel and other markets. Headquartered in Glendale, California, the company employs approximately 30,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Reported sales in 2017 were $6.6 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.
Avery Dennison is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Description

This position is responsible for ensuring that the products produced, and the manufacturing processes, meet Avery Dennison’s quality standards, working in conjunction with the quality engineering, manufacturing engineering, and operation leadership teams.

In your role as Quality Technician, delivering on these responsibilities is critical to success:

• Inspect to and comply with company quality standards, as well as ISO 9001:2015 regulations.

• Assist with maintaining complaint and non-conformance processing, including investigations, root cause analysis and corrective actions.

• Conduct inspection and testing of incoming and outgoing product to confirm quality conformance to specifications and quality deliverables.

• Perform inspection with initial decision making of returned customer complaint items.

• Monitor every stage of production to avoid product defects

• Identify non-conforming products/materials, appropriately quarantine, and manage electronic documentation/transactions.

• Assist with internal and external audits in compliance with ISO 9001:2015.

• Work with Quality Engineers to identify areas for quality control improvement and implement new methods accordingly.

• Monitor inventory aging, alerting appropriate staff regarding expired materials.

• Recommend modifications to already existing production standards within the limits of available equipment capacity and capability

• Other duties as assigned by quality management.

Qualifications

​​​​​​​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:

Education:

• High school diploma

• Bachelor degree preferred

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of inspection and/or production experience.

• Demonstrated working knowledge or experience in quality assurance discipline.

• Previous contract manufacturing experience is a plus.

• Understanding of applicable computer systems, such as Microsoft Office, Google and function specific software.

• Basic ability to read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and computer generated reports.

• Experience with using mathematical concepts.

• Ability to interface effectively with cross-functional groups to execute overall requirements.

• Excellent organizational skills.

• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

• Ability to define problems verbally and in writing

• Keen attention to detail.

• Teamwork and interpersonal communication skills.

• Experienced with six sigma and lean manufacturing is a plus.

Additional Information

AVERY DENNISON IS EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK:
We not only embrace change… we drive it. We work hard, push hard, and take brave risks. Our culture is innovative and collaborative - where bold ideas turn into action. We grow strong talent through stretch opportunities only restricted by your interests. We are committed to workplace diversity, both for employees and for the business. We are a force for good, imbedded in industries and communities worldwide. We are challenging ourselves and others to reach higher and think bigger to improve the quality of all life. Avery Dennison is a great place to work for everyone. We offer:

• Workplace Flexibility
• Structured learning and development
• Mentoring program
• Competitive total rewards

At Avery Dennison we do what we love and we love what we do.
We look forward to receiving your application.

We do not accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.