R&D Lab Technician, 1st Shift

• Full-time

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company. We are Making Possible products and solutions that help advance the industries we serve, providing branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste and mitigate loss, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency and better connect brands and consumers. We design and develop labeling and functional materials, radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital and offerings that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience.

Serving industries worldwide — including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive — we employ approximately 35,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2025 were $8.9 billion. Learn more at  .
At Avery Dennison, some of the great benefits we provide are:

• Health & Wellness benefits starting on day 1 of employment
• Paid parental leave
• 401K eligibility
• Employee Assistance Program eligibility / Health Advocate
• Paid vacation and Paid holidays

Avery Dennison is looking for a R&D Technician for our Reflective Solutions business based in North America. In this role, you will conduct testing and data collection associated with Research and Development (R&D) projects while working in a collaborative environment. You will also provide support to R&D Engineers with sample preparations, measurements, data analysis, assisting in pilot and production trials, and testing developments following prescribed procedures.

You report to the R&D engineer and will be based at our location in Mt. Prospect, IL. You will have the opportunity to learn product testing and experimental design and lead certain technical projects under the R&D team’s leadership. To be successful, you should have a strong aptitude for technical work, real passion for collaborative work in a team-based environment and enthusiasm and attention toward technical details.

This role will be on
1st Shift, 7:30AM-4PM Mon-Fri.

CRITICAL OBJECTIVES & OUTCOMES:

Setting Up & Maintenance:

• Conducts maintenance, calibration, and cleaning of laboratory equipment.
• Sets up test apparatus and conducts tests units following methods, procedures, standards, and sequences.
• Modifies equipment by adding, removing, or altering components as defined by predetermined diagrams and sketches. Corrects malfunctions by making adjustments or replacing parts or components as directed. Uses hand and small power tools, and various measuring and testing devices in performing job duties. May monitor and verify quality in accordance with statistical process or other control procedures.
• Manage inventory of experimental raw materials; procure and ship raw materials for trials and finished goods to customers. Lifting of materials up to 50 lb might be involved.
• Order lab supplies, chemicals and glasses.

Testing & Research:

• Conduct testing and testing developments to support R&D projects.
• Participate in field trials and evaluations including the tracking of indoor and outdoor accelerated weathering samples; provide measurements, observations, and document findings with written reports.
• Perform standardized sample measurements at prescribed intervals and input data into appropriate spreadsheets or databases.
• Communicate progress of tests to responsible R&D Engineers
• Collect accurate test data using properly calibrated analytical equipment, such as a colorimeter, spectrometer, photometer, peel adhesion tester, release tester, or tensile and elongation…