Production Lead

Company Description

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, 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 2024 were $8.8 billion. Learn more at

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

Shift: 3rd Shift, Wednesday-Sunday, 3rd 9:30PM - 6:30AM

To run specified Service Bureau equipment while at the same time taking a lead role to make production and associate decisions in the absence of the Production Supervisor.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but may not be limited to the following:

• • Run the Service Bureau equipment as has been assigned and trained to do.
• • Provides guidance on jobs to associates in the absence of Supervisor.
• • Work closely with Supervisor to assist with customer required directives, deliveries, changes, emergencies, problems with data and special files by printing accurately and efficiently. Is responsible for minimizing waste and misuse of raw materials. Communicates well with fellow associates, customer service and the supervisor, while performing laser print functions by following daily job schedules. This requires being familiar with all customers, their special needs as well as production schedules to make sure the correct information is communicated.
• • Uses ERP system to log time and materials accurately.
• • Ensures all production quality standards are being met, by sampling, viewing and checking as jobs are processed.
• • Helps maintain equipment by placing service calls to appropriate service technicians.
• • Maintains all inventory levels and pre-printed items that are stored in the warehouse and in the front shelving units in the correct locations making sure they are stacked neatly and in the right direction.
• • Make sure that data from each customer is arriving on time, and if not, alert a supervisor so they can make the necessary phone calls or decisions regarding that data being late. Follow any other instructions given to you by supervisors and/or management to complete other tasks, including distribution and machine room functions ensuring that the objective is accomplished, within the time frame allotted.

• Other duties as assigned by management.
• Regular attendance is an essential function of this position.
• Compliance with applicable Company policies concerning maintaining a drug free workplace is required.
• Compliance with all Company policies is required including all safety policies and procedures.

High School diploma or general education degree (GED); or four years’ job-related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Standing over 2/3 of the time daily
• Using hands to finger, handle or feel over 2/3 of the time daily
• Reaching with hands and arms
• Lifting between 25lbs and 50lbs 1/3 to 2/3 of the time daily
• Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors) for quality control standards

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job in a manufacturing environment. Continuous, high to moderate levels of noise require…