Process Engineering Manager

Plastic Executive Recruiters; Michigan; On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Sign-on support

Creative compensation solutions

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Plastic Executive Recruiters seeks a Process Engineering Manager for a growing plastics manufacturing operation in Michigan. This role builds the framework, standards, and accountability across multiple facilities, driving process discipline and transformational change.

You will lead a multi-site engineering organization, develop documentation and KPIs, commercialize new equipment, and coach a growing team of engineers to improve quality and reliability.

Qualifications

• Manufacturing-floor engineering leadership experience.
• Leadership experience in plastics manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of polymers and process control.
• Experience implementing systems, standards, and organizational change.
• Proven success developing engineering teams.
• Commercialization and process-validation experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a multi-site process engineering organization
• Develop company-wide process documentation and validation systems
• Establish engineering KPIs and accountability structures
• Drive commercialization of new equipment, tooling, and products
• Lead process optimization and cost-reduction initiatives
• Improve process monitoring and manufacturing consistency
• Coach and develop a growing team of process engineers
• Partner with operations to improve quality, productivity, and reliability

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Plastics manufacturing

Polymers & process control

Systems & standards

Engineering team development

Commercialization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Process Engineering Manager | Plastics Manufacturing

Most process engineering leadership roles inherit a mature system.

This one does not.

We're looking for a Process Engineering Manager to build the framework, accountability, and technical standards that will shape the future of a large-scale plastics manufacturing operation undergoing significant expansion and modernization.

WHY THIS ROLE EXISTS

The business is investing heavily in new equipment, new tooling, process capability, and commercialization efforts. What’s missing is the process engineering structure needed to scale those investments consistently across multiple facilities.

This leader will create the systems, standards, and team accountability that drive sustainable manufacturing performance.

WHAT YOU’LL OWN

• Build and lead a multi-site process engineering organization
• Develop company-wide process documentation and validation systems
• Establish engineering KPIs and accountability structures
• Drive commercialization of new equipment, tooling, and products
• Lead process optimization and cost-reduction initiatives
• Improve process monitoring and manufacturing consistency
• Coach and develop a growing team of process engineers
• Partner with operations to improve quality, productivity, and reliability

WHAT STRONGCANDIDATES LOOKS LIKE

• Manufacturing-floor engineering experience
• Leadership experience in plastics manufacturing
• Strong understanding of polymers and process control
• Experience implementing systems, standards, and organizational change
• Proven success developing engineering teams
• Commercialization and process-validation experience

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Thermoforming experience
• Extrusion or injection molding leadership experience
• Strong continuous-improvement background on a manufacturing floor

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

Target compensation: $140,000 - $180,000+ depending on experience.

Competitive benefits package.

Additional relocation assistance, sign-on support, and creative compensation solutions available for exceptional candidates.

Most importantly, you'll have the opportunity to build something rather than inherit it.

WHAT THIS ROLE IS NOT

• A hands-on processing technician position
• A corporate engineering role disconnected from operations
• A position for someone unwilling to lead organizational change

If you've successfully built process discipline, documentation, accountability, and engineering systems inside a plastics manufacturing environment, we'd welcome a confidential conversation.