Shop Floor Lean Six Sigma Specialist — Data & AI

Avery Dennison; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Life Insurance

Cash Health Plan

Pension

Bonus

Free parking

Free electric charging points

Flu vaccinations & eye test vouchers

25 vacation days + holidays

Wellbeing & development programs

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Avery Dennison is seeking a Continuous Improvement Specialist at our Cramlington site. You will drive shop-floor improvements using Lean Six Sigma, lead DMAIC projects, and coach teams to embed autonomous problem-solving with data-driven dashboards.

Work on applying AI tools and digital solutions to reduce waste, improve safety, quality and productivity while fostering a culture of continuous learning and accountability across shifts.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of professional experience in Lean Six Sigma/CI within manufacturing.
• Degree qualified; Green Belt or Black Belt desirable.

Responsibilities

• Act on shop floor to map processes, reduce waste and variation using Lean/Six Sigma.
• Lead DMAIC projects and facilitate root-cause analysis and Kaizen events.
• Support Manufacturing Daily Improvement (MDI) across site with Enterprise Lean Sigma skills.
• Educate teams with Lean Six Sigma White Belt training across shifts.
• Analyze performance data and build dashboards; explore Gemini AI to streamline workflows.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

DMAIC

Data visualization

AI & analytics tools

Education

Degree in Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Power BI

Oracle Analytics

IBM Cognos

Tableau

Gemini AI

Job description

Avery Dennison is seeking a Continuous Improvement Specialist at our Cramlington site. You will drive shop-floor improvements using Lean Six Sigma, lead DMAIC projects, and coach teams to embed autonomous problem-solving with data-driven dashboards.

Work on applying AI tools and digital solutions to reduce waste, improve safety, quality and productivity while fostering a culture of continuous learning and accountability across shifts.