Process Engineer

Socket.dev; Painesville (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellness benefits

Paid parental leave

401K eligibility

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Avery Dennison Corporation in Painesville, OH is seeking a Process Engineer focused on improving production performance across operations, supply chain, environment, health & safety, and quality.

You will lead cross-functional projects, drive safety improvements, support scale-up of new products, manage coating operations, apply data analysis and statistical tools, and mentor shift teams in a 24/7 environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical, mechanical or industrial engineering or related field.
• 2+ years in operations engineering or related experience in a 24/7 continuous environment.
• Lean and Six Sigma manufacturing experience.
• Data analysis and use of statistical tools.
• Web handling experience preferred.
• Strong communication skills to build rapport with operations, maintenance and commercial teams.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day product and process operations.
• Identify and drive safety improvements.
• Support scale-up of new products and improvement of existing products.
• Support preventive maintenance on coating assets.
• Coordinate with Master Scheduler to optimize schedules and minimize interruptions.
• Lead coating trials and SOP changes.
• Manage all aspects of the Standard Operating Conditions Program.
• Troubleshoot daily operational challenges; serve as first point of contact for shift teams.
• Lead process improvement teams and identify areas for improvement.
• Analyze root causes of customer complaints and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate across laboratory, manufacturing, engineering, sales and marketing as needed.
• Be an authority in data analysis and statistical tools.
• Maintain accountability for KPIs: safety, losses, productivity, quality.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Data analysis

Statistical tools

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Industrial Engineering

Tools

Excel

Minitab

Job description

We are looking for a Process Engineer at our Painesville, OH facility. In this role, you will be focused on improving the performance of our operations to achieve production excellence. As part of our team, you will work cross-functionally within Supply Chain, Operations, Environmental, Health & Safety and Quality on projects. The ability to work multiple functions and influence others is key to the role.

In your role as Process Engineer, delivering on these responsibilities is critical to success:

• Support day to day product and process operations.

• Identify and drive safety improvements.

• Support of the scale-up of new products and in the improvement of existing products.

• Support preventive maintenance plan on coating asset

• Work closely with Master Scheduler and operations team to ensure optimal schedule sequence, relay performance to schedule interruptions, and make course corrections to minimize customer impact and improve production efficiencies

• Lead coating trials and SOP changes

• Manage all aspects of Standard Operating Conditions Program

• Troubleshoot daily operational challenges; first point of contact for shift teams

• Lead process improvement teams identifying and calling out all areas of improvement

• Research and identify root cause on customer complaints. Work with team to develop and implement corrective action plan and implementation.

• Working across functional boundaries and collaborate with various business disciplines in a significant manner - laboratory, manufacturing, engineering, sales, and marketing functions as needed to carry out assignments.

• Serve as an authority in data analysis and statistical tools

• Maintain accountability for the key performance indicators - Safety, losses, productivity and quality.

• Complete capital jobs on time and within budget.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Industrial engineering related preferred.

Experience:

• 2+years Operations Engineering or related experience. Experience in a 24/7 continuous environment preferred.

• Lean and six sigma manufacturing experience

• Data analysis and using statistical tools

• Web handling experience preferred.

• Strong communication skills to successfully build rapport with the operations, maintenance and commercial teams

Other:

• Be flexible in work hours. Will be on-call for troubleshooting and support for 24/7 manufacturing operation

• Flex work schedule as required to cover off shift and weekend production

• Agent of change. Identify, initiate, execute, control, and audit.

• Work with quantitative analysis and models for decision-making and problem solving.

• Able to conduct research, prepare comprehensive reports and present complex statistical information in a clear and succinct fashion.

• Can demonstrate process trouble shooting ability.

• Can evaluate multiple variables to arrive at the optimum solution.

• Competency in objective setting, and providing appropriate situational leadership to execute these strategies.

• Ability to take on increased responsibility, special initiatives, and leadership role.

The salary range for this position will be$90k-120k/ year. The hiring base salary range 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.

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 other protected status. EEOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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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 and mitigate loss, 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 2025 were $8.9 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

At Avery Dennison, some of the great benefits we provide are:

• Health & wellness benefits starting on day 1 of employment
• Paid parental leave
• 401K eligibility
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program eligibility / Health Advocate
• Paid vacation and paid holidays