Process Technician - Reflective Solutions

Company: Avery Dennison
Location: Mount Prospect
Posted on: January 14, 2021

Job Description:

Company DescriptionAvery Dennison (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and manufacturing company specializing in the design and manufacture of a wide variety of labeling and functional materials. The company's products, which are used in nearly every major industry, include pressure-sensitive materials for labels and graphic applications; tapes and other bonding solutions for industrial, medical and retail applications; tags, labels and embellishments for apparel; and radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions serving retail apparel and other markets. Headquartered in Glendale, California, the company employs approximately 30,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Reported sales in 2019 were $7.6 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.Job DescriptionAvery Dennison has an exciting new role open for a Process Technician for our Reflective Solutions business! This high demand area of our business is focused on the traffic and safety industry.In this role, you will be responsible for supervising and improving manufacturing and engineering processes, as well as operating the engineering pilot line. To be successful, you will need at minimum, a High School diploma or equivalent, or preferably an Associate's Degree. You will need to have demonstrated consistent ability to successfully operate and solve sophisticated machinery and processes. And have a real passion for collaborative work in a team based environment!Responsibilities:* Providing technical support to the site operations primarily by operating the engineering pilot line, coordinating the process, and adjusting machine parameters as needed* Must have a deep understanding of the equipment you are responsible for. The equipment is digitally controlled, so Process Technicians must know the right settings for each piece of equipment. You will also be responsible for making adjustments to equipment as needed.* Must have hands-on experience operating industrial equipment. Must be comfortable working with high temperature equipment, digitally controlled equipment, high speed webs, and chemicals.* Maintain Cleanliness of Process Equipment Area as well as maintaining equipment and batch log books. You will also be responsible for keeping all equipment, as well as the areas in which they operate, clean.* Perform Product Quality testing as needed for each batch of products that are manufactured. This also involves keeping a test log, as well as following company quality assurance procedures.* You should also have the aptitude to troubleshoot common equipment malfunction issues and work closely with the Maintenance and Engineering teams to resolve issues as they come up* Solving process issues associated with process equipment and/or product performance;* Conducting process and equipment evaluations and develop operating parameters;* Compound raw materials required to run the engineering pilot line by mixing raw materials, testing them and making them ready for the machine* Working in conjunction with R&D on the development and scale-up of new products and technology platforms;* Maintaining process condition database for constructions produced on the assigned pilot lines.Qualifications* High School Diploma or Associates Degree* Minimum of 5+ years of work experience in a Manufacturing environment in a Process Technician role* Attention to detail, interpersonal skills, and ability to maintain detailed documentation will be required* Strong problem solving skills will be required* Strong troubleshooting skills are essential for this role.* Ability to think "out of the box" and to keep an open mind are important for this role* Understanding and operational experience of plastic processes, like extrusion and injection molding, would be strongly preferred* Understanding and operational experience of coating processes, such as roll coating and die coating, would be strongly preferred* Experience in a Plastics industry is an added plus* Experience in a Chemical industry is an added plus* Experience with Web Handling is an added plusQualificationsQualifications* High School Diploma or Associates Degree* Minimum of 5+ years of work experience in a Manufacturing environment in a Process Technician role* Attention to detail, interpersonal skills, and ability to maintain detailed documentation will be required* Strong problem solving skills will be required* Strong troubleshooting skills are essential for this role.* Ability to think "out of the box" and to keep an open mind are important for this role* Understanding and operational experience of plastic processes, like extrusion and injection molding, would be strongly preferred* Understanding and operational experience of coating processes, such as roll coating and die coating, would be strongly preferred* Experience in a Plastics industry is an added plus* Experience in a Chemical industry is an added plus* Experience with Web Handling is an added plusIND123#GD123Additional InformationAll 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. 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