Production Manager - Plastics

Our client is an established engineering and manufacturing organisation looking to recruit an experienced Production Manager into a senior leadership role.

The position will take responsibility for Production and Production Engineering activity across a multi-site operation, with a strong focus on injection moulding, tooling, quality, efficiency and continuous improvement.

The Role

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading Production and Production Engineering teams

• Managing manufacturing performance across multiple sites

• Driving improvements across safety, quality, cost and delivery

• Monitoring production performance and implementing corrective actions

• Improving cycle times, efficiency and manufacturing capability

• Leading continuous improvement initiatives

• Supporting new tooling projects and mould trials

• Working with external toolmakers on new and existing tooling

• Leading new mould sampling and validation

• Troubleshooting moulding, tooling and process-related issues

• Ensuring products meet customer and quality requirements

• Maintaining high QHSE standards

• Developing team capability, accountability and engagement

The Person

We are interested in speaking with candidates who have:

• Strong experience within plastics manufacturing and injection moulding

• 5+ years’ experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment

• Previous senior production or manufacturing leadership experience

• Strong technical knowledge of injection moulding processes and machinery

• Experience of tooling and working with toolmakers

• Experience of new mould sampling and validation

• A proven continuous improvement background

• Strong people management and leadership skills

• Experience working within established QHSE standards

• Good commercial awareness and problem-solving ability

An engineering or manufacturing qualification would be advantageous, although strong practical experience will also be considered.

The Package

• £60,000–£65,000

• Permanent dayshift

• Every other Friday off

• Senior manufacturing leadership position

• Long-term permanent opportunity with an established North East manufacturer