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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, 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.

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Join Avery Dennison, where creativity, innovation, and sustainability converge

We're not just a global leader in materials science and branding solutions; we're a team of passionate individuals committed to bringing brands to life and transforming how businesses connect with their customers. Whether through our Embelex platform, empowering creativity with on-product branding,  optimizing apparel production and supply chains, we work together to solve complex challenges and create a more sustainable future.

Our vision unites us: Together, we connect the physical and digital to solve some of the world's most complex challenges

Learn more at https://apparelsolutions.averydennison.com/en

The HR Advisor (Generalist) provides employees and leaders with day to day HR support. The HR Generalist manages all HR processes for the site in Norway in collaboration with site leadership and the HR manager. The role provides guidance and consultative support, promoting our digital toolset for employees and managers, driving positive employee experience and relations. This includes compliance of global and local processes, interpretation of policies and procedures, and counseling managers and employees. 

This role will be reporting directly to the HR Manager Norway, who is responsible for strategic leadership and partnering for the business unit.

Responsibilities include (but not limited to):

Critical:

• Identify and lead opportunities to standardise work to drive efficiency effectiveness and experience across BUs and countries with EMEA

• Drive digital adoption and timely case handling in ad.a

• Have the overall responsibility for salary payout and corrections. Be the main contact person for our payroll department 

• Be a contact point for our employees regarding overall questions 

• Be responsible for our trainee - provide training and follow up. 

• DEI Champion - initiate and lead activities

• Take full responsibility for our social committee group - and lead ongoing activities on site. 

• Work together with  HR Manager to facilitate long-term HR initiatives aligned with the local and global strategic agenda

• Recommend and implement employee communication strategies, plans, policies and guidelines in accordance with company’s HR Strategies, in order to sustain company’s culture and enhance employees’ engagement

• Administer employee related processes including employee training, performance appraisals, promotions, hirings, and terminations

• Proactively manage employee data in applicable HR systems and provide accurate HR data for analysis as required 

• Lead specific projects as determined in the annual HR plan and participate in functional and cross-functional initiatives

• Improve HR effectiveness and internal customer satisfaction by driving continuous improvement activities

• Provide proactive coaching, consultation and direction to management in areas of performance management, training and development, compensation and overall organizational effectiveness

• Counsel and advise employees and the leadership team regarding people policies, industrial relations, labor law, regulations, workforce, organization and employee issues

• Ensure legal compliance by monitoring and implementing applicable human resource policies

• Act as a team role model

• Model and promote the Corporation’s Code of Business Ethics and Values.

• Function as a support for our compliance ambassadors, and follow up regarding questions 

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent, major in Human Resources, Business or related field preferred

• Work experience in HR functions, preferably with experience in a manufacturing environment

• Strong knowledge of employee relations and legal issues

• Strong interpersonal skills with the proven ability to interact effectively with all levels of employees and management

• People-oriented and good customer-focused mindset

• Fluent oral and written English

• Able to influence and resolve controversial, high-impact human resources issues

• Willingness to take on what needs to be done, innovative problem-solver

• Project management skills

• Experience in coordinating, planning and deploying HR programs and initiatives

• Practical knowledge in common computer software

Additional information

Who we are! - Our Story:

Each of us, Every day! Eight Values. One Team!

We understand diversity and equal opportunities as enrichment for our future-oriented work at Avery Dennison. With us, teams are balanced and diverse. Because each of us is unique, and we appreciate bringing together different personalities and talents.  

Avery Dennison is an equal-opportunity employer. You are interested in knowing more about our Diversity & Inclusion approach? Please go to averydennison.com/en/home/about-us/diversity-and-inclusion.html 

At Avery Dennison, we do what we love, and we love what we do - Just click here, and get us to know even better: Life @ Avery Dennison (linkedin.com/company/avery-dennison/life/emea)