Finishing Team Manager - Overnights

Averydennison; Painesville (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Avery Dennison is seeking a Finishing Team Manager for the night shift in Ohio. You will supervise day-to-day finishing operations and lead ~20 hourly team members, focusing on safety, quality, service, cost, and culture while coordinating with Maintenance, Quality, and Process Engineering teams.

The role requires strong communication, prioritization, and problem-solving abilities, plus a track record of leadership in manufacturing environments.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of operations experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritize, solve problems quickly, and drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily activities of ~20 team members, including coaching and performance management.
• Facilitate Tier I reviews, track metrics, and drive safety, cost, losses, quality, and efficiency improvements.
• Promote safety culture through audits, investigations, and adherence to policies.
• Identify root causes of performance issues and allocate resources effectively.
• Collaborate with Maintenance, Quality, and Process Engineering to ensure accurate production reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Teamwork

Safety culture

Education

Bachelor's degree

Lean/Six Sigma

ISO 9000

TS 16949

Project management

Job description

We are looking for a Finishing Team Manager who will maintain and improve the safety, quality, service, cost, and culture on the night shift as well as provide direct leadership to finishing operations by supervising day-to-day production and performance of multiple hourly direct reports. To be successful in this role, you will require good communication skills with a diverse workforce and other members of the production leadership team, an ability to prioritize work, a sense of urgency to solve problems, and strength in making timely and effective decisions to resolve any issues that prevent the company from meeting its goals and objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead daily activities of approximately 20 team members including mentoring, counseling, performance management, and corrective action processes.
• Facilitate department Tier I reviews, update metrics, and drive daily improvement actions for safety, cost, losses, quality, and efficiency.
• Drive safety culture and performance by conducting safety audits, investigating accidents/near misses, and ensuring all associates follow safe standards and policies.
• Drive the identification of root causes and countermeasures for department performance issues including downtime, delays, and quality defects while allocating resources effectively.
• Support and collaborate with Maintenance, Quality, and Process Engineering teams, assure shift production report accuracy, and communicate downtime issues across shifts and management.
• Minimum of 3 years of operations experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to achieve operational results through delegation and teamwork while gaining respect at all levels of the organization.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot, effectively problem-solve operational issues, and implement solutions to prevent recurring problems.
• Effective communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills with a demonstrated ability to build a teamwork atmosphere with a diverse workforce.

Preferred qualifications include:

Bachelor's degree, experience with Lean/Six Sigma, ISO 9000, TS 16949, or project management.

Pay Transparency:

The salary range for this position is $75,000- $100,000/ 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Avery Dennison is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected status.

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Pre-employment Screening Notice:

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and productive work environment, Avery Dennison requires all final candidates to successfully complete a comprehensive background check and a drug screening. These checks are conducted post-offer and are a condition of employment. All results will be considered in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws.