Senior Manufacturing Engineering Lead Plastics

Your Talent Team; Anderson (SC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Your Talent Team is assisting a global plastics engineering organization in Anderson, South Carolina. The company seeks an experienced Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead Manufacturing, Process, Tooling, and Automation efforts, drive capital investments, and implement advanced manufacturing technologies.

You will collaborate with Production, Maintenance, Quality, and senior leadership to elevate efficiency and reduce costs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field is required or preferred.
• Seven+ years of progressive manufacturing engineering leadership experience.
• Experience in plastics manufacturing, blow-molding/injection-molding, automotive plastics preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, and project-management skills.
• Proven ability to manage capital projects and implement manufacturing technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, Tooling, Automation, NPI, and Continuous Improvement.
• Develop and optimize manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, and production technologies.
• Drive process improvements to boost productivity, reduce cycle times, and cut scrap.
• Provide technical leadership in blow-molding and injection-molding operations.
• Lead capital investment projects from specification through validation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve equipment reliability and OEE.
• Lead Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen initiatives and track KPIs.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Cross-functional work

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Kaizen

Plastics processing

Automation

PLC systems

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Plastics Engineering

Job description

Your Talent Team is assisting a global plastics engineering organization in Anderson, South Carolina. The company seeks an experienced Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead Manufacturing, Process, Tooling, and Automation efforts, drive capital investments, and implement advanced manufacturing technologies.

You will collaborate with Production, Maintenance, Quality, and senior leadership to elevate efficiency and reduce costs.