Head of Plastics Manufacturing Engineering & Automation

Management Performance Associates; Anderson (SC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Paid time off (20 days)

Health insurance family plan

401(k) with match

Job summary

Management Performance Associates seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Manager for its Anderson, SC facility. You will lead Manufacturing, Process, Tooling, Automation, NPI, and Continuous Improvement to optimize processes, tooling performance, and capital projects.

You will drive Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen initiatives, collaborate with Production, Maintenance, Quality, and leadership, and ensure safety and regulatory compliance. Strong leadership in automotive plastics is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive manufacturing engineering experience with leadership responsibilities.
• Experience in plastics manufacturing, blow-molding or injection-molding preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, coaching, and project-management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, Tooling, Automation, and Continuous Improvement.
• Lead development and optimization of manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, and production technologies.
• Drive process improvements focused on productivity, cycle-time, scrap reduction, and quality.
• Lead capital investment projects from specification to validation and EBITDA impact.
• Collaborate with Production, Maintenance, Quality, and senior leadership to improve OEE and costs.
• Implement Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and other continuous improvement methodologies.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering

Tools

PLC systems

Automation equipment

Robotics

Job description

Management Performance Associates seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Manager for its Anderson, SC facility. You will lead Manufacturing, Process, Tooling, Automation, NPI, and Continuous Improvement to optimize processes, tooling performance, and capital projects.

You will drive Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen initiatives, collaborate with Production, Maintenance, Quality, and leadership, and ensure safety and regulatory compliance. Strong leadership in automotive plastics is highly valued.