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Operational Opportunities
Plant Manager - Plastics - Midwest
A large Plastics Manufacturer is seeking an experienced Plant Manager for their Midwest manufacturing facility. The position is responsible for the planning, direction, management, and control of all manufacturing operations on the site. It also involves managing and directing all manufacturing functions in accordance with Company policies and procedures to continuously improve in the areas of safety, profitability, quality, customer satisfaction, and employee morale.
Responsibilities:
· Commit to plant safety, environmental and health procedures
· Plan, organize, direct and run optimum day-to-day operations to exceed our customers’ expectations
· Increase production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining current quality standards
· Be responsible for product quality and on-time shipping
· Allocate resources effectively and fully utilize assets to produce optimal results
· Implement strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives and provide clear direction to direct reports
· Monitor operations and trigger preventative corrective actions
· Share a trusting relationship with workgroup and recruit, manage, and develop plant staff
· Develop systems and processes that track, optimize productivity, standards, metrics, and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets
· Stay up to date with latest production management best practices and concepts
· Communicate to senior management process deviations that affect the business
Requirements:
• BS Chemical Engineering or related field
• 5+ years of experience as a plant manager in plastics/chemicals manufacturing
• Adequate knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources)
• Familiarity with ISO Quality Management and process automation
• knowledge of safety, quality, productivity, inventory, and stewardship processes
• Computer literacy – Microsoft Office
• Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills
The company is offering a base of $140-175K, 30% bonus, and excellent benefits program.
To apply please email resume to rneely@TheNeelyGroup1.com
Senior Buyer- Chemicals/Resins - Detroit
A Global Chemical Company is seeking an experienced Senior Buyer to expedite the ordering and delivery process for commodities or services through the use of automated procurement systems and assures invoice payment by monitoring the process from initiation of a purchase order through the receipt of the goods or services and billing from the vendor or supplier. This role will communicate and work with internal customers and external customers.
Responsibilities:
· Purchase goods, materials, components or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets.
· Ensure continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations.
· Researches, analyzes, and forecasts current and future buying trends, markets, styles, and products with attention to specified target market and demographics.
· Research and evaluate areas of opportunity and reduce costs where possible.
· Deliver briefs, updates and reports as and when required.
· Develop creative and innovative procurement processes.
· Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement.
· Negotiate contracts, improved prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
· Assess and evaluate suppliers and undertake performance reviews to ensure contract compliance and manage performance improvement activities.
· Explore alternate sources for goods and materials.
· Assess contracts, terms and quotations from potential suppliers. Further assesses financial risks of purchases.
· Performs other related duties as assigned.
Requirements:
· Four-year degree in business or related field or equivalent work experience (10-12 years) in purchasing or supply chain management.
· Five years or more of purchasing experience required. Experience purchasing chemicals and plastic resin preferred.
· Computer proficiency: SAP, Microsoft Office Products.
· Strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
· Familiar with Contracts, NDAs, MSAs and all agreements.
· Highly skilled at building and maintaining effective and productive relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers
· Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment. Strong level of professionalism and confidentiality.
· Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to set priorities, analytical, numerically astute with strong proven problem-solving abilities
· Interpersonal skills in developing ethical & productive internal & external (vendor) contacts
· Excellent presentation and computer skills - Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
· Strong written and verbal communication skills.
· Extrusion tooling, process knowledge preferred but not required.
· Familiar with automotive OEM specifications, material requirements and the material approval process required.
· Capable of working in a team based technical environment, as well as, the ability to work individually with minimal supervision.
· Capable of working within a changing environment with an ability to prioritize issues with minimum resources.
· Ability for 20% overnight travel.
The company is offering a base salary of $82-91K with a generous 10% bonus capability, plus excellent benefits package.
To apply please email resume to rneely@TheNeelyGroup1.com
Production Supervisor/Manager - Resins - Houston
Large Plastic Resin Recycler and Distributor has a career opportunity for an experienced Production Supervisor/Manager to organize and oversee the daily workings of its plastics facility. This professional will be ultimately responsible for the smooth running of all production lines and the quality of output. You will be expected to have a well-rounded knowledge of how a plastics production facility operates from the bottom to the top, and every machine center. Your goal is to direct and ensure an efficient productive manufacturing process that exceeds our customers’ requirements for quality and value. Decision-making and problem-solving will be an intricate part of your day. The company is looking for a manager to lead the charge to move the company forward to the next level. Your mission is to provide a fresh look at the current organization and to optimize or revise our current processes. This position reports directly to the Plant Manager.
Responsibilities:
- Plant Operations Management
- Leadership and direction of plant staff to meet output and quality standards
- Daily Reporting and managing the production floor
- Inventory – management of physical inventory and directing physical cycle counts
- Assigning and reporting results of daily production and machine centers
- Responsibility to reach productivity goals and objectives
- Completion of paperwork and traceability of lots
- Requires data entry, analysis & record keeping
- Promoting Proper Safety Measures throughout the plant
- Championing monthly safety walks to identify hazards and make recommendations for improvements, then following thru to completion
- Work order management from inception to completion
Requirements:
- Proven knowledge and experience of manufacturing, production, and processes
- Must show initiative and be proactive to situations in production
- Strong decision-making skills and a results-driven approach with an attention to detail
- Ability to trouble shoot and understand machine operations
- Clear understanding of quality standards and health & safety regulations
- Experience with hands on management of employees, while showing a calm demeanor in the face of adversity
- MS Office Suite and the ability to pick up new computer systems for reporting and tracking
- Problem Solver
- Dedication – Attitude of “Whatever it Takes”
- Integrity & a strong work ethic
- Excellent Verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to function and thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Adaptability to operate with quick change and multi-tasking environment
- 4 year degree preferred, but can be offset with experience
The company is offering a base of $40,000-75,000 (based on experience), excellent career growth opportunities and great benefits package.
To apply please email resume to rneely@TheNeelyGroup1.com
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Sales & Marketing Opportunities
Distribution Channel Manager - Plastics
The Distribution Channel Manager is responsible for developing and managing the relationships within the Distribution Channel network in Region Americas (RAM). This role provides leadership, management, and strategic direction for the Distribution Channel for all business segments promoting molding compound product lines.
The position will supplement the regional business plan in support of the strategic growth objectives, including working with selected direct accounts. The incumbent will bring a high level of knowledge in Medical, Automotive, Appliance, Lighting, and Extrusion.
Responsibilities:
· Develop and manage relationships with distributors promoting Molding Compound PMMA business segment in Region Americas (RAM)
· Drive growth with a select group of direct customers to support the business segment. This includes: Appliance, Lighting, Extrusion and Compounds/Blends.
· Implement and manage the RAM distribution strategy
· Primary point of contact between Distribution Channel and Business Segments
· Drive commercial growth and align business segment strategies within the Distribution Channel
· Manage the opportunity pipeline and drive funnel velocity
· Conduct regular business reviews with Distribution Channel partners
· Coordinate commercial activities at key OEM and Tier One accounts
· Support all commercial activities: pricing, sampling and coordinate technical inquiries
· Organize and maintain commercial documentation
· Support and facilitate business and technical training sessions
· Monitor market activities, including areas of opportunity
· Design and implement marketing and sales promotions in the Distribution Channel
· Contribute to the RAM marketing goals, strategies, and activities
Requirements:
· Bachelor's degree in a science, engineering, or business field; Masters or technical degree preferred
· Minimum of 5 years of experience in the plastics industry
· Minimum 2 years in distribution sales or distribution management (in plastics)
· Demonstrated experience working effectively within a matrix and multicultural organization
· Self-driven with excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
· Proven ability to take the initiative and influence others in a team atmosphere
· Proficient in Microsoft Office (specifically Excel and PowerPoint) and CRM
· Must be willing to travel at least 60% of the time
· Management / strategic account management desired
The company is offering a base salary to $140-150k, bonus 25%, generous car allowance, and excellent benefits package.
To apply please email resume to rneely@TheNeelyGroup1.com
Sales Representative - Resins - Automotive- Detroit
Large International Plastics Company is seeking an experienced Sales Representative to identify strategic Automotive OEM’s, tier 1 & 2 accounts, based on the company’s value proposition and support capabilities, to develop account relationships, capture the specification for products, and negotiate new contracts.
Responsibilities
- Establish alignment between the customer’s business strategy and the company’s product and service capabilities.
- Along with product development personnel, effectively screen and validate potential growth opportunities
- Implement product pricing, and market strategies
- Develop account relationships and capture the specification for products at strategic accounts within assigned territory
- Negotiate contracts and value packages to ensure a return on resources invested
- Understand key players, applications, requirements, trends, and needs, and become an industry and product expert to leverage successes across the industry
- Monitor the competition to better understand issues and threats and develop plans to eliminate barriers
- Manage strategic relationships, cultivate new alliances, monitor competitive activity
- Communicate regularly and broadly within the organization
- Become involved in industry trade associations
- Represent the company as the “face to the customer” in a professional manner that is consistent with policies and procedures.
Qualifications & Experience
- 4-year degree
- At least 3-5 years of prior sales or technical experience in a plastics-related field
- Technical knowledge of resins
- Price and margin profitability management skills
- Strong Negotiation and communication skills
The company is offering a base of $90-110K, plus 20% bonus, company car, and excellent benefits package.
To apply please email resume to rneely@TheNeelyGroup1.com
Southwest Sales Representative - Plastics/Resins
Established plastic raw materials supplier is seeking an experienced sales professional for their Southwest region. The company is interested in individuals who are self-starters, and eager to establish and grow new accounts as well as maintain existing accounts in the industrial and commercial market space which includes full portfolio of resins, additives and other complimentary products to the injection, extrusion, sheet, blow molding and thermoforming industry.
The ideal candidate will have experience selling plastic raw materials, or past experience selling for a distributor.
Requirements:
· 4 year degree (preferred)
· 3-5 years sales experience in the plastic/resins industry
· Excellent communication and follow up skills
· Account management experience
· Ability to travel as needed
The company is offering a base income of $100-125K, company car and a very aggressive commission program that could allow you to Double Your Base Pay, and full benefits.
To apply please email resume to rneely@TheNeelyGroup1.com
Southeast Sales Representative - Plastics/Resins
Established plastic raw materials supplier is seeking an experienced sales professional for their Southeast region. The company is interested in individuals who are self-starters, and eager to establish and grow new accounts as well as maintain existing accounts in the industrial and commercial market space which includes full portfolio of resins, additives and other complimentary products to the injection, extrusion, sheet, blow molding and thermoforming industry.
The ideal candidate will have experience selling plastic raw materials, or past experience selling for a distributor.
Requirements:
· 4 year degree (preferred)
· 3-5 years sales experience in the plastic/resins industry
· Excellent communication and follow up skills
· Account management experience
· Ability to travel as needed
The company is offering a base income of $100-125K, company car and a very aggressive commission program that could allow you to Double Your Base Pay, and full benefits.
To apply please email resume to rneely@TheNeelyGroup1.com
Strategic Account Manager - Chemicals/Plastics - Medical Diagnostics
Global Chemical Company is seeking a Strategic Account Manager. This professional will manage existing business and drive growth by developing and commercializing profitable new business in the diagnostic segment of the medical device market. The ideal candidate will utilize his/her account management, application development, entrepreneurial and interpersonal skills to maximize sales and profitability by negotiating long term business agreements, driving sales of specialty plastic materials and deliver commercial and technical solutions in the medical diagnostics segment.
Requirements:
· 10+ years outside sales experience in chemicals or plastics markets selling to key decision makers at industry leading medical or diagnostic device manufacturers
· BS degree in Chemical Engineering, Polymer Engineering, Materials Science or similar degrees
· Strong Background in application development in plastics or medical device industry
· Strategic thinker with understanding of marketing fundamentals and strategy development
· Strong negotiation skills
· Experience leading cross-functional projects
· Excellent verbal, written, and computer skills
· Ability to travel up to 50%
The company is offering a base of $140-150K, generous bonus of 25-50%, excellent car allowance, and great benefits program.
To apply please email resume to rneely@TheNeelyGroup1.com
Account Manager – Biomaterials - Western Region (Remotely)
Global Chemical Company is seeking an Account Manager to plan, direct, and coordinate business development activities for their biomaterials specific to polymers, resins, coatings and custom material opportunities to the medical market in the Western Region. Contribute as primary liaison to regional and/or strategic medical device OEM’s, contract manufactures, CRO’s, and Universities to establish new business opportunities while maintaining current program support. Maintains customer database and assists in the development of regional short and long-term sales strategies. Meets or exceeds established sales quotas and goals. Analyze sales statistics to determine business development potential and monitor the preferences of customers.
Responsibilities:
· Grow new business to meet budget expectations by expansion of new and existing customer base biomaterial products
· Focus on the medical market segments such as cardio & peripheral vascular, endoscopic, orthopedic, etc.
· Expand breath of product offerings within key strategic accounts or application areas
· Evaluate and implement appropriate new sales techniques to increase sales revenue and volume
· Resolve customer complaints regarding sales, delivery etc.
· Review operational records and reports to project future sales revenue and determine opportunities for parallel product/customer growth
· Provide field insight to management regarding competitive positioning, pricing, quality, new project/materials interest, etc.
Requirements:
· Four-year degree in business, a technical discipline or related field
· 4-8 years minimal work experience in the medical contract manufacturing market in a similar role
· Experience with plastics tubing, coating or injection molding preferred
· Experience and knowledge in the medical industry /market required and customer base an asset
· Knowledge of principles and methods for consultative promoting and selling products, this includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration and sales techniques
· Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services
· Strong interpersonal and communication skills to work with all levels of the organization
· Capable of working in a team based technical environment, as well as, the ability to work individually with minimal supervision
· Proficient in Microsoft word, Excel and PowerPoint
· Strong writing and verbal communication skills
· Ability to travel 30-35%
The Company is offering a base of $125-130K, bonus, generous car allowance and excellent benefits including medical, dental, RX, STD, LTD, life insurance, and 401Kw/50% matching up to 6%. Remote role - can reside anywhere in the USA.
To apply please email resume to rneely@TheNeelyGroup1.com
Regional Sales Manager - Rubber - NA
A Global Chemical Company is seeking an experienced Regional Sales Manager to maintain and grow their customer base in the carbon black industry throughout North America.
Responsibilities:
· Responsible for negotiating contract volumes, pricing and other commercial terms. Achieve business objectives in volume, margin, and profitability. Develop complete market map for assigned accounts.
· Own and manage the customer interface for all assigned accounts including all commercial and technical contact. Create call-reports following customer visits and log in Salesforce.com (SFDC).
· Seek out new product development opportunities and higher value opportunities in Plastics and Mechanical Rubber Goods (MRG) and review with Director of Sales & Marketing / Head of Sales Americas.
· Manage the relationship with the company’s distributor (when distributor is an assigned account), which includes joint customer visits, arranging product training sessions and providing technical support when necessary.
· Develop and execute account strategies by initiating sales-related activities (negotiating volumes, pricing and other commercial terms) with appropriate customer personnel in order to achieve business objectives. Obtain and provide feedback to BC on competitor and customer intelligence information.
· Develop Tire and MRG business, identify new product opportunities, and provide information and feedback to Marketing.
· Own and manage all aspects of the customer interface. Ensure appropriate level of value delivery by the company. Coordinate company service activities for customer, e.g., technical service, distribution and customer service
· Forecast sales by account monthly; prepare associated reports on actual sales compared to forecast
· Use SFDC to understand customer business values and drivers and develop account profiles.
· Participate in main rubber associations to understand changes in legislation, business trends, etc.
Requirements:
· Technical knowledge of carbon black and related applications
· BS degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering preferred
· 10+ years related technical and/or Sales experience in carbon black, rubber, plastics, inks or coatings industries with at least 5 years in a Sales position
· Knowledge of North American carbon black customers and markets
· Effective oral and written communication skills with demonstrated analytical ability
· Computer proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Salesforce.com)
· Ability to travel up to 75%
The company is offering a base of $120-140K, plus bonus, and excellent benefits package.
To apply please email resume to rneely@TheNeelyGroup1.com
Management Opportunities
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Technical Opportunities
Development Chemist II
A Global Chemical Producer is seeking an experienced Development Chemist to be responsible for conducting research projects identifying, designing and developing new materials for various applications. This individual will work within the current laboratory structure to develop new materials and methods. He/she will interface with internal and external technical resources to conduct and direct research related to new materials and new applications of existing materials. Communicates goals and achievements in fields that are entirely new to the company.
The Development Chemist II needs to have a solid technical knowledge of carbon nanomaterials and their applications in coating, plastics, rubber and composites. An ability to interact with subject matter experts from different fields to progress research projects. Provide technical support to other scientists and chemists in evaluating different materials and ideas.
Requirements:
· BS or MS in Polymer, Chemistry, Materials Science, Carbon Science or Chemical Engineering
· 2 or more years of R&D experience in similar or related field (industry or academia).
· Research experience in nanomaterials application in one or more markets e.g., coatings, plastics, rubber, composites etc.
· Research experience in formulation, processing and characterization of coating, plastics, rubber, and/or composites.
· Ability to lead projects throughout development lifecycle and accelerate or kill as needed
The company is offering a base salary of $78-90K, 8% target bonus and excellent benefits program.
For additional details and to apply please email resume to rneely@TheNeelyGroup1.com
Quality Supervisor - Chemicals - Boston Area
Global Chemical Company is seeking an experienced Quality Supervisor to manage daily activities including quality release of commercial product, batch record sign off, nonconformance investigations, audits, CAPA, validations, training, safety, release of raw materials, management representative.
Responsibilities:
· Develop and maintain quality systems including internal and external audits, change control, material control, facilities and equipment, investigations, management of the CAPA program and QC policies
· Write, review, approve and implement product quality related policies and SOP’s as required
· Responsibilities also include performing documentation review of batch manufacturing and QC test records for compliance and release of final product, auditing, reviewing and approving process documents and technical reports
· Designing and implementing training programs for employees
· ISO Representative
Requirements:
· Four year degree in engineering or a technical related discipline or equivalent in work experience (10 years)
· 10+ years experience in the medical device, pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry is preferred
· Experience with third party audits and FDA inspections as well as a strong understanding of qualification and validation requirements
· Strong knowledge of FDA guidelines and regulations regarding cGMP’s - Outstanding written and verbal skills as well as problem solving skills
· Demonstrated team player with experience contributing to multi-disciplinary project teams and ability to work with minimal supervision
· Strong initiative and ability to assume significant project management skills. - Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
· Occasional travel overnight (10%-15%) may be required
The company is offering a base salary of $86-90K, plus 9% bonus and excellent benefits including medical, dental, RX, STD, LTD, life insurance, and 401K with 50% match up to 6%.
For additional details and to apply please email resume to rneely@TheNeelyGroup1.com
Job Applicants
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