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Production Manager (m/f/d)

Company: [Undisclosed]

Industry: Plastics Industry

About Us:
We are a traditional company in the plastics industry, manufacturing high-quality plastic compounds for various industries at our Rudolstadt location.

Your Responsibilities:

• Production Control: Plan, organize, and monitor all daily manufacturing, mixing, and compounding processes to ensure on-time delivery.
• Team Leadership: Provide disciplinary and technical leadership, motivation, and scheduling for the production team in a multi-shift operation.
• Process Optimization: Continuously develop extrusion and processing equipment to increase efficiency and profitability.
• Quality & Safety: Ensure and control compliance with all legal requirements, occupational safety regulations (e.g., handling of hazardous substances), and quality standards.
• Resource Management: Efficiently utilize raw materials (polymers, additives, fillers), machinery, and personnel for the production area.
• Interface Management: Close collaboration with the Purchasing, Sales, Logistics, Management, and our customers departments.

Your Qualifications:

• Qualification: Completed technical degree (e.g., Plastics Technology, Process Engineering, Engineering) or a Master Craftsman/Technician qualification (e.g., Industrial Master Plastics/Rubber).
• Work Experience: Several years of solid experience in a leadership position within production, ideally in compounding or plastics processing, is advantageous.
• Competencies: A strong leadership personality with excellent communication skills and a solution-oriented "hands-on" mentality at the equipment level.
• IT Skills: Confident use of MS Office applications; knowledge of ERP systems is desirable.
• Work Style: Analytical thinking, high resilience, reliability, and a strong quality awareness.
• Language Skills: English proficiency in speaking and writing is desirable.

Location: Rudolstadt

Benefits:

• Perspective: Permanent employment in a future-proof and stable work environment with significant scope for action.
• Compensation: Attractive, performance-based pay reflecting your responsibilities.
• Additional Benefits: Attractive benefits such as a health premium and regular material benefits (Edenred).
• Work Atmosphere: Flat hierarchies, short decision-making paths, and a appreciative, collegial atmosphere.
• Development: Support for individual further training opportunities.

About the Application:
We look forward to receiving your comprehensive application documents, including your earliest possible start date and salary expectations.