Finishing Process Engineer

Avery Dennison • Peachtree City, GA

24d • Onsite

About The Position

The Finishing Process Engineer joins Avery Dennison’s plant engineering team at its manufacturing facility in Peachtree City, Georgia, with a primary focus on optimizing and advancing finishing processes. This onsite manufacturing role supports day-to-day operations in a fast-paced production environment, investigates and resolves customer quality concerns, and contributes to site safety initiatives. The engineer collaborates with Operations, Maintenance, technicians, and divisional engineering resources to identify, prioritize, and execute continuous improvement projects that enhance safety and product quality, reduce costs, and maximize process capabilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 2–4 years of process engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge and hands-on experience with statistical analysis, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Design of Experiments (DOE), and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
• Strong project management capabilities and a track record of managing multiple concurrent projects.
• Experience leading cross-functional improvement teams, developing functional improvement plans, and applying change management principles.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across plant Operations, Maintenance, Business Unit Managers, and divisional resources.
• Ability to compile data-driven technical reports.
• Willingness to work flexible hours and weekends as needed.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and improve winding performance for current products, new product introductions, and production trials.
• Develop and optimize equipment recipes and standard operating conditions, and implement process preventative maintenance routines to maximize winding reliability.
• Identify, prioritize, and execute site process improvement projects advancing safety, product quality, operational efficiency, and cost reduction.
• Apply statistical improvement techniques, including SPC, DOE, and FMEA, to analyze and improve process and product capabilities and ensure products meet customer specifications.
• Implement corrective actions for internal operational issues and customer complaints.
• Partner with Maintenance and technicians to keep equipment in optimal operating condition.
• Provide timely, actionable feedback to Coating Department Process Engineers to improve incoming material quality.
• Document process and equipment changes and update standard work instructions and operations training documentation in compliance with ISO 9001:2015.
• Prepare capital investment justifications.
• Actively engage in the site safety process.

Benefits

• Access to a large network of medical and behavioral health professionals.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with an automatic contribution of 3% of eligible pay and a matching contribution of 50% on the first 7% of eligible pay contributed.
• Healthcare and insurance options to support employees and their families.
• Generous paid time off, varying based on experience and position.

What This Job Offers

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