Avery Dennison (NYSE: AVY) is a global leader in pressure-sensitive and functional materials and labeling solutions for the retail apparel market. The company's applications and technologies are an integral part of products used in every major industry. With operations in more than 50 countries and more than 25,000 employees worldwide, Avery Dennison serves customers in the consumer packaging, graphical display, logistics, apparel, industrial and healthcare industries. Headquartered in Glendale, California, the company reported sales of $6.1 billion in 2016. Learn more at www.averydennison.com

We are looking for 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.

This role is located in Painesville Ohio, reporting to the Finishing Operations Manager. This role will work on a 12-hour program from 7:00 pm to 7:00 am.

In this important role you will also be responsible for: 

1. Employee Development and People Management

• Lead daily activities of about 15-20 team members including mentoring, counseling, and corrective action processes. Conduct regular performance reviews with team members and incorporate meaningful feedback on their performance and personal development.
• Review department proficiencies and craft training plans to develop the knowledge base of the team
• Establish development and succession plans for key roles within the shift
• Monitor attendance records, vacation schedules, and payroll
• Ensure consistent application of policies
• Participate in recruiting activities for open roles including interviewing, providing feedback to candidates, onboarding, etc.
• Provide direction and leadership in times of emergency, evacuation, or employee injuries

2. Operations Management

A minimum of 50% of the shift is spent on the manufacturing floor.

• Facilitation of department Tier I reviews, updating metrics, and driving daily improvement actions for safety, cost, losses, quality, and efficiency.
• Develop, track and improve department metrics and provide updates to Operations Manager.
• Drive Safety culture and performance by instilling safety as a value into the teams and individuals. Perform Safety audits and mentor team members to comply with company policies and safe practices. Ensure that all associates perform their jobs in a safe manner aligning with company safety standards and safety policies. Investigate and report all accidents and near misses that occur.
• Drive the identification of root causes and countermeasures for department performance i.e. downtime and delay, quality defects, losses, etc.
• Resolve conflicts and issues that arise including but not limited to production, staffing, and quality; allocate resources as necessary
• Maintain and encourage Good Housekeeping Standards within the department and conduct 5S audits
• Support the efforts of and effectively collaborate with the Maintenance, Quality & Process Engineering Teams
• Assure accuracy of shift production reports and other batch documentation.
• Communicate downtime issues to plant management, maintenance, shift management, and oncoming shift management

Required:

• Minimum of 3 years experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Able to work 12-hour program and on weekends.
• Have the ability to work with people to achieve objectives and build a teamwork atmosphere.
• Ability to troubleshoot and effectively problem-solve issues and implement solutions to prevent recurring problems
• Demonstrated leadership skills: ability to achieve operational results through delegation and teamwork while gaining/maintaining respect from all levels of the organization.
• Effective communication skills, interpersonal skills, and presentation skills.

Preferred:

• Bachelor Degree
• Experience supervising in a manufacturing operation including safety, performance management, mentoring, training and development, timekeeping/payroll issues and mentoring, etc.
• Experience within manufacturing, ISO 9000, TS 16949, Lean or Six Sigma
• Demonstrated record of successfully implementing and sustaining improvement actions on the production floor.
• Demonstrated effective project management skills.