Divisional Quality Engineer

Avery Dennison • Mentor, OH

17h • $91,000 - $121,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Avery Dennison is seeking a Divisional Quality Engineer (Transit Damage & Packaging) based in Mentor, Ohio to blend technical engineering with strategic quality leadership. In this role, the Divisional Quality Engineer takes full ownership of continuous improvement initiatives to minimize transit damage, reduce packaging claims, and safeguard product integrity. Serving as the essential bridge between internal operations and external partners, you will collaborate with suppliers, customers, customer service, transportation carriers, and manufacturing plants to reduce claims and foster a sustainable quality culture.

Requirements

• BS degree in engineering (Mechanical Engineering preferred, or mechanical aptitude within another technical discipline).
• Minimum of 2 years engineering experience at an ISO9001 manufacturer
• Ability to travel up to 30% (customer travel, manufacturing site visits, and internal audits).
• Demonstrated experience creating procedures, processes, programs, and practices under ISO 9001 (or a similar quality system) to ensure continuous improvement, conformance, and efficiency.
• Strong statistical analysis and problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to create SMART objectives with milestones

Nice To Haves

• preference for Lean and Six Sigma certification.

Responsibilities

• Champion the end-to-end tracking, management, and continuous reduction of transit damage and improper packaging claims using advanced statistical tools to analyze trends and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (Transportation, Sales, Customer Service, Operations, and Engineering) to develop, manage, and execute comprehensive quality improvement roadmaps, packaging optimization, and necessary capital justification.
• Collaborate with Procurement, material suppliers, and transportation carriers to optimize packaging component quality, analyze shipping lanes, and co-develop load-securement strategies to eliminate transit damage.
• Support Sales and Customer Service teams by translating unique customer packaging demands directly into customer preference matrices and the ERP system to ensure seamless execution and site-level compliance.
• Visit manufacturing plants and customer sites to audit compliance with packaging standards, evaluate equipment health, provide capability training, and maintain ISO 9001 Quality Management System standards.

Benefits

• Access to our large network of medical and behavioral health professionals.
• You receive an automatic contribution of 3% of eligible pay (even if you contribute $0) plus a matching contribution of 50% on the first 7% of eligible pay you contribute.
• You receive 13 paid holidays each year as determined by local management.
• Your salary is 100% paid during your approved parental leave of absence as a biological, adoptive, and/or foster parent.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level