Production Manager – Plastics

Cdm Recruitment Ltd - Engineering & Manufacturing Specialists; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Every other Friday off

Job summary

CDM Recruitment Ltd – Engineering & Manufacturing Specialists is seeking an experienced Production Manager – Plastics to join an established manufacturing business in Cramlington. This senior role leads Production and Production Engineering across a multi-site operation, with a strong focus on injection moulding, tooling, quality, and continuous improvement.

You will couple deep plastics manufacturing knowledge with proven people leadership to drive safety, quality, cost and delivery

Qualifications

• Strong background in plastics and injection moulding.
• Experience with tooling, new mould sampling and validation.
• Proven experience in continuous improvement and manufacturing leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead Production and Production Engineering teams across multiple sites.
• Drive output, quality, cost and delivery performance.
• Lead continuous improvement in moulding operations.
• Support tooling projects and mould trials.
• Lead mould sampling and validation.
• Identify and resolve tooling and moulding issues.
• Improve cycle times and manufacturing capability.
• Monitor performance and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain high QHSE standards.
• Develop team capability and engagement.
• Collaborate with toolmakers and wider engineering teams.

Skills

Plastics expertise

Injection moulding

Tooling knowledge

Quality systems

People leadership

Continuous improvement

Manufacturing leadership

Education

Engineering or manufacturing qualifications

Job description

Hours: Dayshift, with every other Friday off

Job Summary

We are recruiting an experienced Production Manager – Plastics to join an established manufacturing business in Cramlington.

This is a senior manufacturing role with responsibility for leading Production and Production Engineering activity across a multi-site operation. The position has a strong focus on injection moulding, tooling, quality, operational performance and continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will combine strong technical knowledge of plastics manufacturing with proven people leadership and the ability to drive improvements across safety, quality, cost and delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Production and Production Engineering teams across multiple sites
• Drive output, quality, cost and delivery performance
• Lead continuous improvement activity across moulding operations
• Support new tooling projects and mould trials
• Lead new mould sampling and validation
• Identify and resolve tooling and moulding issues
• Improve cycle times and manufacturing capability
• Monitor performance and implement corrective actions
• Maintain high QHSE standards
• Develop team capability, accountability and engagement
• Work with toolmakers and wider engineering teams on new and existing projects

Person Specification

• Strong background within plastics and injection moulding
• 5+ years’ experience within a high-volume manufacturing environment
• At least 2 years’ experience at senior or management level
• Strong technical understanding of moulding processes and machinery
• Experience with tooling, new mould sampling and validation
• Proven continuous improvement experience
• Strong people leadership and communication skills
• Good understanding of QHSE within manufacturing
• Engineering or manufacturing qualifications advantageous

Package

• Every other Friday off
• Senior role within an established manufacturing business
• Opportunity to influence manufacturing performance and technical direction