Quality Technician - 1st Shift

As a Quality Technician, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring product excellence. This is a high-impact, independent position where your technical expertise and decision-making drive real results. You’ll navigate digital systems, manage critical product dispositions, and collaborate across teams to resolve challenges in real-time. If you’re looking for a role that values your initiative, supports your professional growth, and makes a tangible impact on our operations, we invite you to join our team. The role is from 7am-3pm, M-F.

Core Responsibilities

• Quality Lab Operations: Support daily lab functions, manage lab inventory, and facilitate equipment maintenance and calibration.

• Product Testing & Analysis: Perform testing and inspections across production stages (including product age and retesting) in compliance with ISO 9001 standards.

• Floor Support: Provide guidance to manufacturing teams, troubleshoot quality issues, and assist in root-cause problem solving.

• Data & Documentation: Maintain accurate records, manage retained samples, and enter data into our core systems (QIS, MFGPro, Google Sheets, AODocs, and MARS).

• Process Improvement: Participate in continuous improvement initiatives (e.g., ELS events) and support quality-related training for manufacturing personnel.

• Operational Excellence: Ensure adherence to safety protocols and operating standards to minimize downtime and scrap.

Site & Division-Specific Tasks

Depending on site location and workflow, you may also be assigned the following responsibilities:

• Supplier Documentation: Manage incoming and outgoing Certificates of Analysis (CoAs) and resolve documentation gaps with suppliers and internal testing.

• Customer Support: Prepare and distribute test reports, respond to customer inquiries, and act as a key QA contact during audits.

• Risk Coordination: Attend tier meetings to communicate testing status and shipment risks.

Safety Standards

• Consistently practice all health and safety policies.

• Maintain a clean, organized work environment.

• Participate in required safety training and lead lab-specific safety initiatives.

Core

• High school diploma (or equivalent) plus 3+ years of relevant manufacturing experience, OR 1+ year of dedicated manufacturing experience.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Demonstrated decision-making and problem-solving abilities.

• Self-motivated, with the ability to anticipate needs and work independently.

• Computer proficiency (spreadsheets, word processing, and internal databases like MFG-Pro, QIS, AODocs, and MARS).

• Previous experience in coating, finishing, or a lab environment.

Preferred

• 4-year undergraduate degree.

• Experience with team-based continuous improvement projects.

• Understanding of pressure-sensitive products and manufacturing processes.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected status. EEOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and productive work environment, Avery Dennison requires all final candidates to successfully complete a comprehensive background check and a drug screening. These checks are conducted post-offer and are a condition of employment. All results will be considered in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws.

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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

• Tuition reimbursement

• Employee Assistance Program eligibility / Health Advocate

• Paid vacation and paid holidays