Founded in 1935, Avery Dennison is a global leader in pressure-sensitive technology and innovative self-adhesive solutions for consumer products and label materials used in virtually every major market and industry.  Based in Pasadena, California, Avery Dennison develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of products for consumer and industrial markets.

There are four lines of business under the corporate umbrella within Avery:  1) Pressure-sensitive materials which manufactures Fasson-brand pressure-sensitive base materials, reflective and graphic materials and performance polymers.  2) Office Products manufactures a variety of consumer products under the Avery-brand for the office, school and home.  3) Retail Information Services provides the retail and apparel manufacturing industries with a variety of price marking and brand identification products. 4) Specialty Materials & Converting Businesses is comprised of several businesses that produce postage stamps, battery labels, performance films, as well as a variety of specialty tapes. 

The company employs more than 30,000 people in over 150 manufacturing and distribution facilities in more than 60 countries around the world.  Avery Dennison's self-adhesive technology and applications are an integral part of products used in virtually every major market and industry with product sales in over 89 countries worldwide.  In 2009, sales were just under $7 billion and the company ranked number 376 on the 2009 Fortune 500 list of the largest US industrial and service companies. 

Employees describe Avery Dennison as a great place to work with a good company culture primarily due to the challenging work and the ability to make an impact. Avery Dennison offers a full benefits package and a modified Summer work schedule for this location to promotes a work/life balance.

Learn more about our 75 years of growth and innovation by clicking on the link below:

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Key Responsibilities:

• Identify improvement opportunities that will eliminate Non-Value Added activities and support ELS Manager in deploying Enterprise Lean Sigma regionally including coaching lean methodology and tools.
• Develop, sell (influence) and deploy strategies to drive change and increase Customer value
• Develop functional leaders and team leaders into lean leaders by coaching, and developing leader standard work and managing for daily improvement processes.
• Support implementation teams to drive standards improvement across the division by training them on the value steam management process, 5S, visual controls, total productive maintenance, Kanbans, Managing for Daily Improvement, Standard Work, creating flow, pull, etc.
• Develop ELS training plans, site's trainers and track progress.
• Teach and lead current and future state value stream mapping process
• Responsible for managing Kaizen Standard Work and developing Kaizen capability by coaching Kaizen Leaders on Charter development, pre-work, baseline analysis, leading the event, and ELS tools.
• Support in managing the Kaizen plan and track Kaizen progress. Hold Kaizen leaders and process owners accountable for improvements and sustaining gains.
• Work with ELS resources in other groups and regions to develop standards and share best practices.
• Identify and communicate various ELS readings, training and benchmark opportunities

Results Management:

• Support in the relentlessly pursuit of waste elimination from every business process with the ultimate goal of being a world class operation
• Identify project or Kaizen opportunities within the region and teach leaders how to scope and execute using ELS tools.
• Use Value Stream Maps to establish the baseline process and measure progress toward future state.
• Accountable for sustained results.

• Bachelors degree required,
• 3-5 years of  business, operations or Lean Experience with a demonstrated ability to energize others and generate results
• Engineering, Technical, Manufacturing and/or Supply chain background preferred
• Strong project management experience
• High Energy, passion for excellence, bias for action and enthusiasm
• Proven leadership skills -able to influence and motivate others without reporting lines
• Effective oral and written communication skills: ability to effectively present complex topics in a concise manner
• Good understanding of business issues, metrics and customer value
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead change and strong coaching skills