Technical Manager

Are you a Technical Manager looking for a new role Do you have technical experience within a Plastic Extrusion Environment and enjoy customer facing work Are you looking for a leadership role supporting customers and managing a small team in a plastic manufacturing business

Kingscroft have been engaged to recruit for a Technical Manager working for a specialist windows manufacturing business with plastic extrusion and aluminium at the heart of its operation.  

The role of the Technical Manager sits between the production site, the regional technical staff and its nation-wide network of fabrication customers. The post holder ensures quality, delivery, product information, technical training and reliability concerns are all handled in line with company processes.
 
As the ideal candidate you will have a technical engineering background, understand plastics manufacturing and enjoy a customer facing role with Quality at its core. You will be comfortable managing an established team of regionally based technicians and enjoy liaising with customers, manufacturing and quality across the business.

Successful candidates could be experienced or fresh to the industry with transferable skills from other extrusion sectors. 

Key Duties and responsibilities:

•    Manage projects to provide customers with the ability to utilise PVC-U and Aluminium profile ranges to fabricate fenestration products to the required standards.
•    Ensure all projects are delivered on time and within budget.
•    Provide technical support to company manufacturing operations regarding quality and product application.
•    Provide overview and advice regarding product and equipment to in-house and external customers.
•    Provide support to customers to resolve end-user issues to ensure costs are mitigated to the business.
•    Manage the day-to-day operation and workload of the R&D workshop and testing facility.
•    Chair meetings and produce reports as required to provide information to the Divisional and Group Board.
•    Communicate effectively at all levels within the organisation and build strong working relationships with internal and external customers.
•    Develop staff using the business PDR process and maintain levels of personal competence through CPD.
•    Champion continuous improvement activity and act as a change agent throughout the organisation.
•    Budget responsibility for yearly PVC-U and Aluminium allocation, ensuring correct use and quarterly review.
•    Ensure compliance with all company policies, management procedures, systems of work and standard operating procedures.
•    Product champion roles at trade and industry shows.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in this industry leading business. Our client is open to fenestration specialists or to talented Technical Managers with transferable skills from outside the fenestration sector. 

Our client is open to hybrid working and flexible on how the role can best deliver the priorities.
Please apply today for a confidential discussion on the role , company and opportunity.

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