Manufacturing Manager - Plastics - Westerly, RI

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Manufacturing Manager to lead extrusion manufacturing operations within a regulated production environment. This role combines hands-on operational leadership, team development, and continuous improvement to deliver world-class safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance.

Client Details

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.

Description

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

Profile

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

Job 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

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