Job Description
Manufacturing Operations Manager
Lead production teams in a fast-paced extrusion environment. Drive safety, quality, and production performance across manufacturing teams.
About Our Client
Our client is a leading manufacturer serving highly regulated industries with advanced extrusion and precision manufacturing capabilities. They are known for producing high-quality products that support critical healthcare and technology applications.
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop supervisors, leads, and production personnel.
- Oversee daily extrusion manufacturing operations and production schedules.
- Monitor productivity, scrap, labor efficiency, and equipment utilization.
- Drive continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
- Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions for production issues.
- Partner with Engineering, Maintenance, Planning, and Quality teams.
- Support new product introductions, process transfers, and equipment upgrades.
- Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.
- Manage staffing, training, and employee development activities.
The Successful Applicant
Ideal Candidate:
- 5+ years of manufacturing leadership experience within extrusion operations.
- 3+ years managing supervisors and production teams.
- Experience within medical tubing, catheter, wire & cable, plastics extrusion, or other regulated manufacturing environments.
- Strong knowledge of extrusion processes, equipment, tooling, and process controls.
- Experience with SPC, process validation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems and production planning.
- Proven leadership, problem-solving, and team development skills.
- Able to thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
What's On Offer
What's To Offer:
- Opportunity to lead a critical manufacturing operation.
- High-visibility role with significant operational impact.
- Collaborative and growth-focused culture.
- Competitive compensation, bonus potential, and comprehensive benefits.
- Career advancement opportunities within a stable and growing organization.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Hopkinton, Rhode Island |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $110,000–$140,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Website | https://www.michaelpage.ca/ |
About Company
Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
Our business was established in Canada in 2005 when we opened our Toronto office. Our role is to work with employers and job seekers to facilitate a successful match. This can range from advising a global company on a candidate sourcing strategy to helping a job seeker find their dream job.
In Canada, we focus on recruiting for the following areas:
Banking and financial services
Digital and e-commerce
Engineering and manufacturing
Finance and accounting
Human resources
Information technology
Marketing
Oil and gas
Procurement and supply chain
Property and construction
Sales
An Established Brand
The Group has established a leading presence in many of the key markets for professional recruitment around the world and has positioned itself in certain other markets, which offer the opportunity for future growth. Within its current largest markets, Michael Page has also built a regional presence, including in the UK, France and Australia. Consequently, the Michael Page brand is among the most widely recognized brands in the professional recruitment industry.
A Market Leader
The role of a recruitment consultancy is to act as an intermediary, identifying and sourcing suitably qualified candidates on behalf of its clients. Candidates are recruited either for permanent or contract positions (typically for a fixed term) or on a temporary basis. Within the overall recruitment industry, the market for professional recruitment services is a specialist sector which has developed more recently. Michael Page is widely recognized as leading the development of this market around the world.
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