Avery Dennison is seeking a R&D Technology Technician to join the Materials Group North America
Innovation Center in Mentor, Ohio. This position will be in the Materials Science and Analytical group
which is responsible for developing, optimizing and characterizing materials technologies worldwide. In
this role, they will conduct product performance testing and characterization as well as possess expertise
in a testing area or material component to help establish test methods and provide analysis for project
teams in a leading company.
Essential duties and responsibilities:● Perform routine analytical tests focused on chromatography/spectroscopy (GC-MS, LC-MS, GPC,
and FT-IR) under the supervision of senior technical staff. This includes but is not limited to
testing for VOCs, solvent and monomer residuals, additive analysis and comparative analysis of
different lots of raw materials or products.
● Interact and communicate results with requestors in a timely and effective manner. Focus on
efficient and timely support with emphasis on interpretation of results.
● Assist senior staff with test method optimization, quality claim requests, production process
improvement studies, new product development, and instrument maintenance.
● Support the chromatography team with ordering consumables, and managing solvent waste
disposal.
● Forecast promise date completion for all assigned requests, manage time to balance multiple
requests, and ensure on time completion.
● Build and maintain technical documentation, report data to the customer/colleague, utilize
ELN/LIMS system to accurately record experimental data, track analytical hours, curate reports,
and help populate databases.
