Coating Process Engineering Manager

As a Coating Process Engineering Manager at Avery Dennison, you will join our Performance Tapes team in Painesville, OH. In this critical leadership role, you will lead a team of high-performing process engineers, drive site-wide process stability, and eliminate variation across coating manufacturing operations. By combining hands-on technical guidance with advanced Lean Six Sigma methodologies, you will optimize production line yield, drive continuous improvement, and serve as a core technical partner to site leadership and commercial R&D; teams.

Key Responsibilities

This is a full-time, on-site position located at our Painesville, OH facility.

• Manage, coach, and develop a team of process engineers, taking ownership of technical skill development, performance reviews, and fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and psychological safety across engineering and operations teams.

• Partner with site leadership to translate business strategies into actionable engineering priorities, continuous improvement initiatives, and long-term capital upgrade plans.

• Drive loss reduction, line throughput optimization, and product quality improvements across coating lines using Six Sigma, Root Cause Analysis, and project management frameworks.

• Support day-to-day operations in the production environment and engage with cross-functional teams, R&D;, and commercial partners to identify, select, prioritize, and implement process improvement and new product development projects.

• Initiate, manage, and participate in safety, quality, cost, and process improvement projects with sustainment control strategies, while providing escalation support for high-impact operational emergencies (accessible 24/7 as critical operational situations arise).

Department: Engineering Services
Function: Engineering
Experience Level: Associate