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 www.averydennison.com.
AVERY DENNISON IS PROUD TO BE CERTIFIED GREAT PLACE TO WORK IN AUSTRALIA, CHINA, INDIA, INDONESIA, JAPAN, SINGAPORE, THAILAND AND VIETNAM, AND RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR IN ASIA IN GREATER CHINA AND VIETNAM.
AVERY DENNISON IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER.
Job DescriptionABOUT YOUR ROLE:
The Data Enablement Associate Product Owner is an Junior expert-level role that leads the design, development and deployments of digital data enablement capabilities and system architecture for data visibility, data acquisition, machine connectivity and controls, and supporting software in our manufacturing operations. Associate Product Owner would normally be in charge of the Global Design of one Global Application with the help from other senior leaders, to ensure all the sites can use it properly and efficiently. Data Enablement Associate Product Owner brings relevant expertise and experience for establishing manufacturing 4.0 and “smart factory” capabilities in both existing and greenfield plants, Especially focusing on Production Scheduling, Manufacturing Execution, Warehouse Management areas.
The Data Enablement Associate Product Owner collaborates with colleagues and other experts in operations, DFactory, and IT to ensure systems comply with company protocols and business requirements, using methods and technology that is scalable and repeatable across multiple sites.
The Data Enablement Associate Product Owner needs to focus on our MFG4.0 product design like MES/APS/WMS/IOT/MRP/etc…, to ensure the design is aligned with business needs and follow global process standards, work closely with the IT team to deliver the functions and determine the product's evolution.
The Data Enablement Associate Product Owner is assigned to lead and/or support projects which are aligned with the manufacturing 4.0 strategy and roadmap to deliver near term and longer term operational improvements and business results.
The Data Enablement Associate Product Owner is a junior solution expert who will be an integral part of the team responsible for solution design on data visibility, data acquisition, and review of all business process and system level changes as part of continual service improvement. You will provide design perspectives to the process teams, assess current state processes and tools, identify data platform solution options, define solution requirements, determine and define integration requirements. You will provide expert level support to drive progress of our manufacturing 4.0 strategy and roadmap to deliver near term and long term operational improvements and business results.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:
● Drive the simplification and automation of data based processes to improve production scheduling, order tracking, production performance data capture and dashboarding with or without any guidance. The systems and tools include but are not limited to APS, MES, IOT and big data, artificial intelligence.
● Collect, research and analyze business requirements, provide conceptual and detailed designs to meet business needs, follow global process design, and pass the needs to IT for development.
● Partner with IT on technology scouting and developments with suppliers and 3rd parties.
● Collaboration with manufacturing sites and Operations & Supply Chain functions to test the system/software/program developed by IT and support the rollout of the solutions.
● Improvement and troubleshooting of existing and new manufacturing and warehouse processes.
● Analyze, validate and document the business needs on interface, reports, forms, configurations, and pass to IT for design and development.
● Facilitate review sessions with functional owners, subject matter experts and end-user representatives.
● Partner with IT to work on a broad set of initiates within IT Security, Governance, Risks, and Compliance space.
● Ongoing communications and collaboration with IT and operations resources, working across functions and sites.
● Ensuring compliance with all health, safety and security policies and procedures.
QualificationsEDUCATION AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
● BS in engineering related to electronics, operations technology, software development, Consulting Service, or automation - or equivalent training, work experience with demonstrated technical expertise applicable to role description and responsibilities
● Minimum of 3 years experience working in a manufacturing environment, including hands-on experience with data connectivity and systems to support improved information visibility and ongoing acquisition in manufacturing operations
● Experience and demonstrated success in the design and implementation of advanced technologies and process improvements in manufacturing and associated IT systems, MES Consulting background is a plus.
The candidate must possess a combination of:
● Technical expertise for manufacturing technologies, process automation, information systems, software and controls
● Experience working on Functional Design of APS/MES/WMS systems in a similar size of global company as ours.
● Software design expertise data systems using IoT and cloud-based protocols
● Manufacturing engineering fundamentals
● Effective written and verbal communication skills, including English
● Assistant Project management skills
● Effective interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with others
● Ability to work on multiple tasks and maintain focus to guided priorities
● Ability to develop and lead complex initiatives with limited direct supervision.
Good to have:
● Knowledge around network protocols (TCIP/serial)
● Knowledge around Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
● Knowledge around Github Actions
● Knowledge around Terraform
● Knowledge of REACT and .net
● Experience with real-time Dashboarding with live data
Additional InformationAVERY DENNISON IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER. 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.