Technical Manager - Plastic Injection

CENTURION SEARCH is supporting an industrial manufacturer of plastic parts by recruiting a Technical Manager - Plastic Injection responsible for leading all operations related to methods, the industrialization of new products, and continuous improvement within a factory of 200 employees.

Reporting directly to the Plant Manager and serving as a member of the Management Committee, you will play a key role in the company's industrial transformation. Your main mission consists of driving the integration and optimization of processes according to technical, economic, and environmental objectives, following a continuous improvement approach (QCD: Quality, Cost, Delivery).

• You lead projects by actively participating in the definition of technical specifications and project meetings (e.g., design reviews with R&D, Purchasing, Production, etc. teams).
• You manage suppliers by selecting, evaluating, and validating new partners (e.g., subcontractors, equipment manufacturers).
• You conduct technical studies: flow analyses (VSM, process mapping) and time studies (time studies, MTM, OEE).
• You coordinate trials and manage initial series, resolving incidents (e.g., non-conformities, delays).
• You validate processes by implementing control plans, FMEA (AMDEC), and qualification procedures.
• You improve production lines: optimization of workshop layouts, yields, cycle times, and Lean methods (KAIZEN, TPM, SMED).
• You collaborate with maintenance to reduce downtime (TTR, MTBF) and implement dashboards (KPI: productivity, quality, safety).
• You apply quality and safety standards (ISO 9001, IATF 16949, OHSAS 18001, ISO 45001, ISO 14001, etc.).
• You train teams in best practices (e.g., work standards, digital tools) and resolve quality problems (8D, 5 Whys, Ishikawa diagram).
• You lead your team by supervising and ensuring the skill development of methods technicians.
• You present progress and results to the Management Committee.

A graduate of an engineering school with a specialization in Plastics (ISPA, ITECH, Mines Douai, INSA Strasbourg, etc.), you have at least fifteen years of experience in industrial methods, industrialization, and/or continuous improvement, imperatively in a high-volume production environment (automotive, medical, pharmaceutical, packaging, etc.).

This experience will obviously have been acquired in plastic injection (ideally with complementary knowledge in assembly).

You have already managed technical teams (engineers and technicians) in a demanding industrial context.

You rely on solid knowledge of plastic injection (molding parameters, injection defects, etc.) and master continuous improvement tools such as Lean Manufacturing, WCM, etc.

You demonstrate leadership and know how to unite multidisciplinary teams to carry out cross-functional projects.

You have a sense of initiative and know how to innovate and challenge existing processes.

You have professional English (C1 level) to participate in international meetings, write technical reports, and communicate with foreign suppliers.