Job Description
Manufacturing Manager
Lead a high-impact manufacturing operation and drive continuous improvement!
Our client is a well-established manufacturer operating within a highly regulated industry, recognized for delivering precision-engineered products to demanding customer specifications. With a strong focus on safety, quality, operational excellence, and continuous improvement, the organization offers a collaborative environment where leaders are empowered to drive performance, develop talent, and implement process improvements that create measurable business value.
The Manufacturing Manager will:
- Lead, coach, and develop manufacturing supervisors, team leaders, and production personnel to achieve operational objectives
- Drive a culture of safety, accountability, quality, and continuous improvement throughout the manufacturing operation
- Manage daily production activities to ensure schedules, customer requirements, and performance targets are consistently met
- Monitor operational KPIs including productivity, equipment utilization, labor efficiency, yield, and scrap reduction initiatives
- Coordinate workforce planning, scheduling, training, and cross-training programs to maximize operational flexibility
- Partner with engineering, maintenance, planning, and quality teams to optimize manufacturing performance and resolve operational challenges
- Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective and preventative actions to improve reliability and performance
- Support new product introductions, process transfers, equipment upgrades, and continuous improvement projects
MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.
The successful Manufacturing Manager will have the following background:
- 5+ years of experience within the plastics manufacturing industry - ideally working with extrusion or injection molding
- At least 3 years of experience managing supervisors and production teams
- Experience within medical device, tubing, wire and cable, extrusion, or similar regulated manufacturing environments is highly desirable
- Strong understanding of extrusion manufacturing processes, equipment, materials, and process controls.
- Knowledge of process validation methodologies and Statistical Process Control (SPC).
- Experience working with ERP/MRP systems and production planning tools
What's on offer:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health savings account and flexible spending account options
- 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
- Paid time off
- Free telehealth appointments
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Westerly, Rhode Island |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $115,000–$145,000 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.
Learn the benefits of working with Michael Page yourself. Submit your resume or contact a Michael Page recruitment consultant today.
Skills
- Calendar Managementunmatched
- Coachingunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Corrective Actionunmatched
- Dental Insuranceunmatched
- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
- Extrusionunmatched
- Injection Moldingunmatched
- Kronos Workforce Schedulerunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Manufacturing Managementunmatched
- Manufacturing Operationsunmatched
- Manufacturing/Industrial Processesunmatched
- Material Process Controlunmatched
- Medical Equipmentunmatched
- Organizational Development/Managementunmatched
- Performance Managementunmatched
- Performance Metricsunmatched
- Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
- Plastics Manufacturingunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Process Validationunmatched
- Product Supportunmatched
- Product/Service Launchunmatched
- Production Planningunmatched
- Reliability Engineeringunmatched
- Root Cause Analysisunmatched
- Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
- Statistical Process Controlunmatched
- Talent Managementunmatched
- Team Lead/Managerunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Telehealthunmatched
- Training Programunmatched
- Vision Planunmatched
- Workforce Planningunmatched
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