A lean sigma manager/Black Belt for our EMENA region

Company Description

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company that provides a wide range of branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. Our products and solutions include labeling and functional materials, radio frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital, and a variety of products and solutions that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving an array of 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 2023 were $8.4 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

Avery Dennison is an equal opportunity employer

Please let us know if we can support you with reasonable accommodations throughout the application process by contacting our team via [email protected].

Job Description

Ideally located in one of our main locations in Europe and reporting to the ELS Director, you will:

• Lead Central ELS projects and initiatives
• Partner with sites’ leaders and ELS managers to train and deploy ELS practices 
• Drive organization towards our Industry 4.0 journey
• Assist the SC&Ops team in delivering results on projects requiring lean sigma techniques
• Monitor the team’s progress in applying the Enterprise Lean Sigma techniques and effectively remove roadblocks as they arise.
• Facilitate and support Kaizen events.
• Challenge organizational leaders to take ELS to the next level.
• Identify and communicate various ELS readings, training and benchmarking opportunities.
• Act as a catalyst for the sharing and implementation of standard methodologies with other ELS managers and across all businesses.
• Build relationships with SC&Ops european leaders to understand business objectives and priorities, and to collaboratively develop supporting process improvement initiatives.
• Attract, retain and develop high potential talent.
• Act as a team role model and change-agent.

Qualifications

• You have an Engineer Degree and you are Black Belt Six Sigma certified 
• You've had exposure to Lean Manufacturing concepts and philosophy
• You have experience in the manufacturing area and have demonstrated both complex project management skills and aptitudes to lead kaizen groups.
• You are Fluent in English. French considered as a Plus
• Please note that the job requires regular travelling.

Additional Information

Why join us?

The Avery Dennison Luxembourg site in Rodange is a growing production site of 540 people, staffed by close-knit, multidisciplinary teams with a wide variety of nationalities. It is the factory producing the largest volume of self-adhesive materials in the world. The site is also at the forefront in reducing its carbon footprint.

We offer:

• structured integration and development of your skills
• competitive remuneration
• flexibility in the workplace 
• development opportunities including internationally

For more information on our Diversity & Inclusion approach, please click on this link: https://www.averydennison.com/en/home/about-us/diversity-and-inclusion.ht