Sales Manager Germany

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Sales Manager Germany
Homebased Germany

Job ref: JH /62730

Salary: Commensurate with Experience

Job Role:

· Developing new business in the German market by creating new accounts for the company.
· Identifying and developing growth opportunities to capitalize on them.
· Negotiating profitable and long-lasting commercial agreements.
· Achieving sales targets and growing revenue.
· Keeping up to date with market trends, regulations, and competitors in the food packaging industry.
· Collaborating and building relationships with different departments within the company.
· Prospecting for leads through cold calling and using social media platforms such as LinkedIn.
· Conducting phone and video conference meetings, creating proposals, negotiating and closing deals.
· Managing and maintaining client relationships to ensure continued growth and success.
· Reporting and working closely with the International Sales Director, this role is part of a team responsible for driving new business development in the territories of UK, Central Europe and Eastern Europe.

Key Requirements:

· Proven experience in sales and business development within the German food packaging industry
· Sales experience with high value films into cheese manufacturers, sliced meat products, high-value powdered foods, and ready-to-eat food manufacturers eg. Sauces and ready meals through retort processes.
· Experience in cold calling, lead generation and appointment setting, and using social media platforms such as LinkedIn for prospecting.
· Demonstrable track record in achieving new sales
· Strong negotiation skills.
· Strong analytical and strategic skills.
· Excellent communication and presentation skills.
· Having your own client portfolio and experience in handling sales worth more than 3 million euros would be an advantage.
· Fluent in both German and English.

Product Experience:

· MAP lid films with high barrier
· Retort pouches
· Retort lid films.
· Pouches and films dedicated to high value powder products.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jason Hutchison
Jason.hutchison@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

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Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

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Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Sales Manager based in Belgium

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Sales Manager Based in Belgium

Dutch/French/English Speaking

Job ref: JH/62530

Client Overview:

Our client is a leading pan European supplier of glass and plastic containers for the pharmaceutical, chemical, food & beverage, and personal care sectors specialising in packaging for Vitamins and Sports Nutrition.

Role Overview:

· Pro-actively developing new business within the allotted region by sourcing and developing new customers
· Coverage of existing business and continuous business development in regards of turnover, profitability and innovation.
· Monitoring of market developments and competition activity, industry trends and identification of growth opportunities, feedback to central teams and cooperate closely with the customer support, marketing, product development and technical teams in different European plants.
· Makes and implements annual sales plans for strategic account and lead management
· Increases customer satisfaction and retention by frequent customer visits and relevant customer contact.
· Promotes both externally and internally the company’s corporate values (Why, How and What).
· Participate in trade fairs, conferences, networking events and monthly sales meetings in The Netherlands.

Candidate Profile:

· 3-5 years’ experience in B2B sales with strong focus on value selling and key account or business management, preferably in high-volume, cyclical commodity market.
· Experience in the Plastic and /or packaging Industry required
· Strong interpersonal skills, relationship builder and networker.
· Excellent team player and communicator, able to work independently (home office) with frequent business travel.
· Up-to-date computer skills, digitally minded using new tools.
· Has an entrepreneurial mindset
· Fluent language skills: Dutch, French and English

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jason Hutchison
Jason.hutchison@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
NPE Orlando USA, Hispack Barcelona, FIP Lyon, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Sales Manager – Polymers – South East

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Sales Manager – Polymers – South East

Job ref: EG/61573

Sector: Polymers/Plastics
Function: Sales
Location: South UK

Client Overview:

Our client is a leading distributor of both commodity and specialist engineering thermoplastics, supporting the plastics processing industry. Key market sectors include automotive, medical, electrical and packaging. The company enjoys an enviable reputation for product quality and technical innovation and through superior product performance, worldwide service and distribution network, is well placed to respond to customer needs.

Role Overview:

· Ensure area sales targets are achieved, maintain profitable growth and develop sales, in line with annual budgets and long-term strategies (5 year plan).
· Ensure a high level of customer contact on a regular basis, maintain existing business and report on new business opportunities, customer satisfaction, market information and competition activity.

Responsibilities:

· Responsible for sales development, in the designated area, ensuring annual sales budgets are achieved.
· Promote all aspects of the portfolio, to all plastic processors, in the sales area and ensure new products and product lines are introduced where applicable.
· Visit existing and new customers on a regular basis and provide information and support as necessary.
· Manage and deploy the most efficient and appropriate level of customer contact, with close liaison with the Sales Office, in order to ensure that sales opportunities are maximized to the full.
· Offer technical advice according to ability and experience and liaise with Business Development Engineers (BDE) and Strategic Account Managers (SAM) as appropriate.
· Prepare area sales statistics for budget preparation each year.

Candidate Profile:

· Sales Professional, with knowledge of plastic, rubber or related materials.
· Knowledge of engineering plastics, such as Polyamides, would be a distinct advantage, as would experience of working for a distributor.
· Based within the area to be covered.
· Demonstratable product sales experience and a highly motivated achiever.
· Excellent communication and presentation skills at all levels, as well as good organisational and time management skills.
· Computer literate with knowledge of current operating systems and software.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Ellie Guest
Ellie.Guest@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Sales Manager – North West Germany

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Sales Manager – North West Germany
Home Based

Job ref: HS /62516

Salary: Based on experience – between 70,000 and 85,000
with 25% bonus and company car

Reports to: Regional Sales Manager

Travel Expectations: This is a 100% field sales position, travel is expected every week

Company Overview:

Founded in 1937, operating with twenty-five manufacturing facilities in eight-teen locations, with four R&D centres. The hiring company operates within the plastics industry, manufacturing a wide selection of masterbatch products which fit into many market sectors and applications. Partnered with suppliers and customers they create masterbatch formulations.

Role Overview:

The Sales Manager is responsible for ensuring the hiring company meet business targets that have been set by headquarters. The selected candidate will develop and implement sales plans designed to accomplish the goals established for the region by corporate management.

· Assist the Regional Sales Manager with formulating the annual sales budget for designated territory and action plans that will result in the achievement of the territory objectives.
· Working collaboratively with internal teams, such as the customer service and technical service personnel, to ensure the territorial business plans and implemented, executed and successful.
· In addition, liaise internally to ensure that customers’ needs are met and exceeded.
· Have a strong understanding of customer’s products (portfolios) and process (production) capabilities. (key contact, previous sales results and products purchased – for all accounts in territory).
· Work closely with technical and manufacturing to identify requirements and recommend changes needed to improve service provided to customer accounts.
· Explore niche opportunities to grow the business.
· Update computer database(CRM) and effectively communicate progress.
· Accurate and timely completion of administrative duties, which include weekly call reports, expense reports, update personal records.
· Advise Regional Manager of industry trends, current resin pricing, competitive activity and all other pertinent intelligence.
· Review all product returns and/or rejections by customers and determine reasons for the return and give recommendations to the Regional Manager.
· Apply pricing policies established by the Regional Manager and maintain special pricing within these guidelines according to product, quantity and customer considerations.
· Other duties and projects as assigned.

Candidate Profile:

· Has experience within a sales environment, ideally coming from within the plastics industry or has a connection to the industry.
· A relevant degree would be advantageous: such as chemistry, materials science, polymer chemistry, business or economics as examples.
· Possess German and English language skills.
· A willingness to travel and work remotely.
· An interest and/or a proven track record developing and winning new business.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Haydn Spires
haydn.spires@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.
Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.
Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Mechanical Design Engineer

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Mechanical Design Engineer
Based in Edinburgh

Job ref: HS /62413

Salary and Benefits: Based on experience

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Company Overview:

A market leader, delivering affordable market ready projects in the low carbon renewable sector.

Role Overview:

Working with all aspects of design, relating to production, procurement, service support and technical documentation of mechanical systems, within ‘Hydrogen Energy’ solutions. It will be your responsibility to ensure all equipment designed is done so to the highest levels of safety and quality standards and on time within the project plan.

Responsibilities:

· Design of Hydrogen based equipment including refuelers, fuel storage and installations.
· Complete supporting calculations which will include, flow, pressure, structural, heat transfer calculations and FEA.
· 3D CAD Design.
· Working with controls and electrical engineers to support the complete system design.
· Preparation of part specifications and the procurement of parts.
· Preparation of Technical file documentation and O&M manuals.
· Ensure that the H&S, quality and environmental procedures are followed.
· Maintain the project PED and HAZOP documentation.

Success Measures:

· Completed mechanical design projects, with associated documentation and CAD models.
· Cost and schedule compliant designs.

Desired Experience:

· Educated with a master’s degree within a relevant mechanical engineering discipline
· (structural design, machine design, pressure vessels or fluid dynamics as examples).
· Proven experience within mechanical engineering (construction or civil engineering).
· Experience with metal work and pipework (hands-on manufacturing experience).
· CAD proficiency in 3D and 2D.
· Autodesk inventor 3D proficiency.
· 2D drawing proficiency (standards, dimensioning and materials).
· Mechanical engineering design experience: structural and pressure vessels.
· Structural and pressure vessel regulations knowledge.
· Materials and manufacturing knowledge.
· Ability to intemperate P&ID.
· Working knowledge of quality standards, regulations and regulatory bodies.
· Fault find and supply solutions to engineer faults.
· Small bore piping and pipe bending knowledge is essential.

Skills Required:

· Ability to work with a team.
· Hands-on designer.
· Project Management skills.
· Excellent Attention to Detail.
· Excellent Time Management skills.
· Logical thinker with pro-active mindset.
· Great initiative.
· Strong Communication skills both verbal and written.
· Experience with DSEAR would be advantageous.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Haydn Spires
Haydn.Spires@listgrove.com
01789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.
Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.
Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

HR Manager – Italy

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

HR Manager – Italy

Job ref: EG /62883

The Company:

The hiring company operates within the plastics industry, manufacturing a wide selection of masterbatch products which fit into many market sectors and applications. Partnered with suppliers and customers they bring forward-thinking solutions to that increase product performance, durability and sustainability.
Founded in 1937, operating with twenty-five manufacturing facilities in eighteen locations, with four R&D centres.

The Role:

Reporting to the Plant Manager and functionally to the Human Resources Director Europe, the Human Resources Manager is an experienced HR professional, responsible for aligning business objectives with employees and management. The position is a stand-alone position, with no people management.

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Manage the entire recruitment process, in collaboration with business departments.
· Manage the outsourced payroll process and sign off the benefits programs.
· Supervise the management of performance evaluation and employees’ competencies.
· Develop learning and development budget proposal and supervise the establishment of subsidies files, as well as the relative administrative part.
· Manage employees’ integration and development.
· Bridge management and employee relations by addressing demands, grievances or other issues.
· Ensure legal compliance, regulations and working conditions regarding health and safety.
· Advise Management on legislation and changes that may impact local Human Resources policies.
· Negotiate with the Trade Unions.
· Optimize manual tasks and implement HR policies and procedures.
· Work on other specific projects.

Profile:

· Bachelor’s degree in human resources or business management.
· Demonstrable experience in a similar role in the manufacturing sector in Italy.
· Hands-on approach with in-depth knowledge of labor law and HR best practices.
· Strong experience in payroll processing.
· Interpersonal and coaching skills.
· Client-oriented and results-oriented with a hands-on approach.
· Excellent active listening, negotiation and presentation skills.
· Confidentiality, discretion and judgment.
· Analytical and problem solving skills.
· Ability to think outside the box.
· Fluent Italian and English.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Ellie Guest
Ellie.guest@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Health, Safety & Environment Specialist

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Health, Safety and Environmental Specialist
Based in Greater Manchester

Job ref: EG /62693

The Company:

A leading manufacturer of plastic and rubber materials, from high performance engineered resins, to recycled post-consumer materials, currently going through a period of substantial growth.

Purpose of Role:

This role adds value by ensuring that the plant operates safely, without harm to the environment and is compliant with all Safety, Health and Environmental laws. The incumbent will Identify performance and compliance gaps and define and execute improvements either directly or through expert resources.

Key Responsibilities and Expectations:

· Establishes a meaningful set of metrics that measure plant safety and environmental performance to identify performance issues and opportunities.
· Understands applicable UK legal requirements and obtains additional expert interpretation as needed.
· Uses risk management methods to prioritise gaps and opportunities, into an actionable improvement plan.
· Uses own and others’ expertise to define solutions and improvement initiatives.
· Ensures an adequate level of knowledge in safety, health and environmental matters for self and other team members. Defines or procures training programmes to close identified gaps.
· Owns the plant housekeeping programme, ensuring an excellent level of performance.
· Works with external providers, to define an appropriate employee health screening programme.
· Co-owns and updates key safety, health and environmental management documents and processes, including the Emergency Plan, environmental compliance plan, PPE matrix, safe work permitting.
· Defines an environmental improvement programme appropriate to the plastics processing industry.

Skills and Qualifications:

· NEBOSH or similar health and safety qualification.
· Experience of ISO9001 and ISO14001.
· Familiar with Wamitab and ideally have experience within the plastic, waste or recycling industry.
· Proven competence in risk assessment and risk management in a manufacturing environment.
· A pragmatic and practical approach to problem solving, and the ability to prioritise multiple diverse opportunities into a deliverable action plan are essential
· Able to work effectively in a fast-paced and diverse team environment
· The ability to coach and train other team members is highly desirable

 

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Ellie Guest
Ellie.guest@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Group Technical Director

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975.

Group Technical Director

Coatings, Adhesives, Additives, Polymers

Ideally based in Halifax, West Yorkshire

Function: Technical, Executive

Sector: Chemicals, Polymers

Job ref:         CST /60866

Salary/Benefits:    Executive package commensurate with experience

The Company:

With a successful history that spans five decades, Aquaspersions is recognized as a world leader in the manufacture of aqueous dispersions and emulsions.  Operating from three factories based across Europe, Asia and North America, the company is a high-quality manufacturer supplying innovative products to the coatings, polymers, adhesives and rubber sectors.

In 2021, led by the company’s CEO, Aquaspersions achieved a management buy-out from the previous family owners.  They are now embarking on a new, exciting chapter in their development and to support these growth plans are seeking a board-level Director who has the leadership attributes to drive the innovation strategy and technical functions.

The Role:

  • Deliver and provide support in the development and execution of the Group-wide innovation strategy as defined by the board, in line with commercial strategy for the business to achieve growth and margin targets.
  • Collaborate with the commercial team to jointly initiate ideas for new products that directly impact delivery of the commercial strategy which delivers growth targets and meets the needs of the customer base.
  • Provide leadership to the Group Technical functions across the UK, Malaysia and US sites to deliver high standards and levels of service for technical & QC.
  • Oversight of the regulatory function, with specific responsibility for new regulatory compliance projects

Candidate Profile:

  • Must be qualified to degree level with a minimum of five years technical leadership experience in the chemicals industry (coatings, adhesives, polymer, pigments, additives).
  • Significant regulatory knowledge/experience
  • Experience of creating and delivering innovation strategies to achieve commercial growth.
  • Working with customers to deliver innovation.
  • Deep understanding of polymers
  • Good business sense with ability to think strategically and implement the technical strategy as set out by the board.
  • Strong leadership and people management skills.
  • Able to prioritise projects and workload for self and the technical team.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided.  All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Conrad Taylor

conrad.taylor@listgrove.com

Why select Listgrove?

  • Five Decades of Market Intelligence
  • Unrivalled Industry Networks
  • Recognised International brand
  • HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:

Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Global Project Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Global Project Manager – Operational Excellence & Growth

Based in Europe (possible locations UK, Austria, France, Netherlands, Poland, Spain or Germany)

Job ref: CST/63050

Salary: Commensurate with experience

The Company:

Our client is a global supplier of sustainable packaging solutions. The company operates from 24 production facilities in nine countries, employing more than 6,300 people with sales of approximately $4.7bn.  They create working environments where employees feel valued, can work to their full potential and where their achievements are celebrated.

Role Overview:

Management of projects related to the definition, deployment and assessment of the initiatives related to growth and development of the sites. More precisely, the role will be supporting the creation of lean standards, auditing, and assessing the workbooks, equipment standards, reporting status of the plants. There is a high requirement of international travel with this role.

Key Responsibilities:

· Support and follow up on the definition of the various projects related with different initiatives of Growth and individual sites. As examples (but not limited):
– Creation of OPEX workbook
– Implementation of OPEX workbook
– Supporting in audits to state Operational Excellence level of the plants
– Supporting in deploying lean manufacturing and OPEX mentality
– Creation of materials for lean methodology deployment
– Creation of tracking systems for the projects
– Follow up on the status in terms of AMPS for the plants
– Support in creation of technical standards.
· Coaching the teams in the implementation of the different initiatives with a very strong focus on operational excellence initiatives as well as on technical standards.
· Support the Global Manufacturing Excellence Director in the identification of opportunities to improve and make the company more competitive.
· Close collaboration with different regions to support identifying Best Practices and support for proper communication across the locations/sites.
· Close collaboration with other functions such as: IT, CI, Innovation, Production, Quality.
· High involvement in tracking savings coming from Operational Excellence initiatives.
· Standardization and harmonization of activities across multiple global locations.
· Support benchmarking and workshops exercises by collecting and analyzing data to help identifying and implementation of improvements.
· Compliance with the Company Management Systems (e.g. Project, Quality, Environmental, Health & Safety Regulations) and keeping them up to date.
· Compliance and act according to business ethics.

Education & Training:

· Graduated engineer.
· Lean/6Sigma certification or equivalent.
· Fluent in English.
· MS Office advance and Power BI.

Experience:

· Several years’ experience in developing and implementing Lean/6Sigma methodologies.
· International project experience.
· Several years in manufacturing environments (ideally automotive industry or a sector that is renowned for its commitment to operations excellence).

Competencies:

· Analytical thinking
· Organizational capability
· Flexible and resilient
· Gravitas to present at all levels
· Conscientious and high motivation
· Highly sophisticated communication style
· Change management skills

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Conrad Taylor
conrad.taylor@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Field Service Engineer Germany

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975.

Field Service Engineer Germany
Based in Germany

Job ref: JH/59414

Location: Germany

Client Overview:

A leading systems and solutions provider for packaging. Delivering quality product to the food and beverage industry to consumers across the world in a safe, sustainable and affordable way. Supplying a complete range of packs, flexible filling machines and solutions for operating smarter factories.

Role Overview:

To strengthen the Technical Service Team in Germany, we are looking for a Field Service Engineer, candidates will be a team player with hands-on-mentality. In this role you will provide an optimal service quality to ensure a high efficiency and reliability to machines.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring the efficiency, commissioning, configuration, maintenance and repair of filling machines and applicators is carried out to the highest standard.
• Technical support and consulting of customers.
• On customer sites provide support and consult on re-builds or additions to machines.
• Fault diagnosis and troubleshooting
• Training of customer personnel in the use of machines and associated equipment
• Support of prototypes and special machines

Candidate Profile:

• Qualified in engineering principles, electrical, mechatronics, mechanical.
• Willingness to travel from 90-100%
• Experience with filling machines advantageous
• Place of work homebased- Bremen, Niedersachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Sachsen, Thuringia
• Fluent in German with a good level of English

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jason Hutchison
Jason.hutchison@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

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Why select Listgrove?
•              Five Decades of Market Intelligence
•              Unrivalled Industry Networks
•              Recognised International brand
•              HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

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Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Business Development Manager – Europe

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975.

Business Development Manager-Europe

Polypropylene producer to Food & Healthcare Sector

Location options: Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Norway

Job ref: CST/61728

Salary/Benefits: Attractive based upon experience

The Client:

Part of an ambitious and progressive international group, the company is a well-established manufacturer and supplier of Polypropylene used in a wide variety of applications supplying a European customer base.

The company is targeting growth in the plastic packaging industry for the Food and Healthcare sectors.

This role requires the incumbent to have an ambitious and tenacious nature with a strong commercial mind set and the ability to build relationships in the Food and Healthcare Packaging sectors – someone who would class themselves to be a natural hunter and networker.

Responsibilities & Key Tasks:

· Propose initiatives and drive the efforts to identify new business opportunities with a focus on the plastic packaging for the food sector aligned with the company’s strategic goals.
· Generate a pipeline of prospective customers and drive the end-to-end sales pipeline from prospection to closing towards securing long-term profitable top line growth.
· Develop and nurture mutually beneficial relationships and collaborations with key participants in the Polypropylene (PP) value chain, including brand owners and converters, to enable the company’s growth strategy.
· In collaboration with the commercial team, develop a deep understanding of the hierarchy of needs of the company’s target markets and leverage the findings to strengthen the company’s position against its direct competitors.
· Promote the company’s products/services and keep the company abreast of latest market trends, shift in customer requirements or innovations within target markets and PP industry at large.
· Leverage customer relationship management (CRM) tool to drive interactions and management of new customers efficiently, liaising with key accounts and sales managers.

Competencies and Skills:

· Extensive knowledge of polypropylene – either working for a raw material compounder/producer or a food packaging convertor that uses this material
· You are well versed in driving sales and BD initiatives
· Market knowledge of the plastic food rigid packaging is essential
· Market knowledge of the healthcare/medical packaging industry is an advantage
· Proven track record of identifying and capitalizing on market opportunities
· Proven track record of building relationships and influencing key decision makers at small and large organisations.
· Strong communication and negotiation skills
· Excellent English required and a third European language a plus.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Conrad Taylor
Conrad.Taylor@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

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Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
FIP Lyon, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Business Development Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Business Development Manager, Asia
Based in Indonesia

Job ref: JE/61561

Function: Sales
Location: Indonesia, Singapore or Australia

Client Overview:

Listgrove has been retained by a global manufacturer of flexible packing who is a pioneer in sustainable, flexible packaging innovation and development.

Role Overview:

· To identify and manage new target markets and customers across Asia-Pacific to achieve maximum profitable sales potential for the business in line with pre-determined budgets.
· Identify new potential customers within new and existing market sectors.
· Drive profitable growth within the accounts you on board, whilst defending current margins.
· Effectively maintain internal and external network and communications at all times.

Responsibilities:

· Carry out the appropriate market research to identify potential customers.
· Develop a plan to target those customers, ‘open the door’ and present the Company in a professional manner.
· Understand customers’ requirements for existing and future new packaging solutions and, in conjunction with NPD, provide and commercialise appropriate packaging solutions.
· Effectively and efficiently manage your accounts to ensure the maintenance of good working relationship and customer service are provided.
· Identify and convert new opportunities within those accounts for additional business.
· Understand customers’ requirements for new packaging solutions and, in conjunction with NPD, provide and commercialise appropriate packaging solutions
· Develop strong working relationships with customers.
· Understand customers’ strategy for packaging requirements.
· Manage customer expectations whilst consistently achieving deadlines.
· Communicate with customers at all times on relevant changes, new developments.
· Liaise with internal account execs to remain aware of account activities and respond accordingly.
· Ensure all customer trials are managed effectively through the business.
· Work with UK to fix customer quotations.
· Ensure internal processes are followed at all times, particularly in relation to quotations and customer trials.
· Effectively communicate with other departments within the business and develop strong working relationships.
· Communicate customers’ requirements effectively throughout the business.
· Keep yourself abreast of NPD activities and developments at all times.
· Report monthly to your Manager on previous month’s sales activity and accurate future forecasts and any appropriate business threats / opportunities.
· Attend monthly sales meetings.
· Ensure accurate and timely availability of sales activity.
· Prepare annual and monthly budgets / forecasts in line with company requirements.
· Attend exhibitions or promotions where required.

Candidate Skills and Attributes:

· Proven experience of new business development with a “hunter” mentality
· Experience of Print / Packaging industry essential.
· Good standards of education – degree level preferable.
· Print or packaging technical experience ideal.
· Highly motivated, driven self-starter.
· Exceptional communication skills, written, verbal and formal presentation skills.
· Excellent negotiation skills.
· Flexible and eager approach.
· Highly organised – deliver to deadlines.
· Able to influence with the ability to drive ideas forward.
· Sound commercial skills with the ability to understand detailed costing’s, estimates.
· IT literate with the ability to produce detailed spread sheets, word and PowerPoint documents.
· Flexible to travel as the demands of the role require.
· Fluent English Essential

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jane Edwards
Jane.edwards@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

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Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Back Office Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Back Office Manager, Humble Texas.

Job ref: JH/61935

Salary/Benefits: Attractive based upon experience

The Role:

A fantastic opportunity to join a family owned international and long-established supplier of plastics conversion and packaging equipment has arisen.

The role will closely support a Site Manager, the chosen candidate will be responsible for multiple activities across administration, finance, HR and sales support. Guidance on all matters will be provided by the Site Manager and from colleagues at the European HQ.

Responsibilities & Key Tasks:

· Overseeing the daily operations of the office in particular finance, sales support, human resources (this will develop), administration and matters concerning local purchasing, and general office management issues.
· Communicating with departments, local management and with the CFO of the mother company in Italy.
· Completing clerical and administrative tasks for the office.
· Managing and coordinating relationships with local suppliers/consultants such as chartered accountants, payroll experts.
· Developing, reviewing, and improving administrative systems, policies, and procedures.
· Coordinating the flow of information (finances reporting, monthly reports, budgeting, cash flow, banks) to the mother company.
· Maintaining office documentation, employee records, benefits, and work hours.
· Managing supplies, equipment, bills, and errands.
· Responding to requests and questions about office operations.
· Assisting local service team for administrational tasks and ensuring data is captured on central database.
· Offering help to customers as necessary, with guidance from Site Manager.
· Assist with purchasing – consumables, key items required by colleagues.
· Support matters required by local authorities, governmental departments.
· Assist trade exhibitions and other promotional activities as necessary – from a local perspective.

Competencies and Skills:

· Minimum 5 years of experience in office management and/or key administrative position.
· Finance/Accounting/Administration/Business Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.
· Experience with QuickBooks International Finance reporting.
· Excellent English required; Italian would be a plus.
· Ability to learn on the job and adapt to changes.
· Excellent administration skills and adept at managing systems / procedures.
· Strong time-management and people skills, high degree of flexibility, and excellent multitasking ability.
· An excellent organiser who works well with others.
· A can-do attitude and always available to assist both colleagues and customers.
· Familiar with importing goods and associated processes, documentation.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jason Hutchison
Jason.hutchison@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:

Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Application Development Engineer

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Application Development Engineer
Polymer Distribution
Based in France

Job ref: EG/61509

Client Overview:

Our client is a leading distributor of both commodity and specialist engineering thermoplastics to the plastics processing industry. Key market sectors include automotive, medical, electrical and packaging. The company enjoys an enviable reputation for product quality and stock availability. It is well placed to respond to customer needs through a worldwide service and distribution network and is seeking an Application Development Manager to develop their standard range of products.

The Role:

· Identify, develop and close new, profitable and sustainable technical project opportunities.
· Focus on strategic customers (OEM, Convertors, Tier 1) aligned with the business strategy.
· Penetrate and build relationships at targeted customers at executive level to fully understand needs that can be converted into relevant projects.
· Provide technical support and advice to customers in the areas of design review, material proposals, product selection, approvals, risk management and thermoplastic processing / troubleshooting.
· Assist field and internal sales staff with technical advice as above.
· Technically understand and promote the complete product portfolio to plastic processors, designers, engineers, and OEM’s.
· Actively support the introduction of new products at customers.
· Actively support and investigate product quality complaints at customers, using official documents and systems.
· Maintain up to date customer files and visit reports using the Customer Relationship Management system.
· Fully use and maintain the Business Pipeline tool (Opportunities) to document all technical projects at customers.
· Take responsibility as required for specific market sectors and work with the Country/ Sales Manager to maximize the potential sales in this sector.
· Work closely with the Product Development function to ensure new material and application developments are followed up.
· Specify and interpret Moldex®, Moldflow® and ANSYS® FEA analyses as required and report to customers as necessary.

Candidate Profile:

· Polymer Engineering Graduate or equivalent.
· Knowledge of the plastics industry is essential.
· Project management skills required.
· Working knowledge of Microsoft Office essential.
· Knowledge of SAP preferred but not essential.

Experience and Skills:

· Deep technical knowledge and understanding of all polymer types and their application.
· High level technical knowledge of plastics processing, tool design and application development.
· Minimum 5 years’ experience in a customer-facing role
· Excellent communication skills.
· Highly self-motivated with the ability to perform with minimum supervision.
· Very good English and French language skills (written and spoken).
· Excellent organisational and planning skills.
· Team player with a “can do” attitude.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Ellie Guest
ellie.guest@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
NPE Orlando USA, Hispack Barcelona, FIP Lyon, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Account Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Account Manager
Site Based – Rueil Malmaison or Feignies

Job ref: HS/62889

Salary and benefits:

Based on experience, circa 55,000€ with a 15% bonus and company car

Company Overview:

Listgrove have been retained by a plastic packaging manufacturer, with a HQ in the outskirts of Paris, who are a leader in the design, manufacture and sale of custom, value-added and sustainable plastic containers, which serve the food, beverage, household and automotive sectors.

Role Overview:

Reporting into: Senior Key Account Manager – Europe

As an account manager, your primary objective will be to assist and support the key account manager, as well as other internal colleagues, in maintaining the relationships and business with a singular high profile key account.

Duties are as follows:

Accounts Receivable – 5%
· Assist credit and collections with payment issues.
· Analyse and resolve pricing discrepancies.
· Notify senior colleagues and financial controllers when aware of any issues that could cause delays in customer payment within agreed terms.

Administrative Duties – 35%
· Maintain customer driven price sheets and ensuring they’re up to date and accurate, communicating changes to the customer and uploading into specific online tools where applicable.
· Communicate internally all pricing updates and adjustments.
· Manage SKU Codes and complete necessary forms to have customer bottle contracts created, new parts added and pricing updates when necessary.
· Consolidate miscellaneous billings (in example: samples).
· Maintain volume driven trackers such as amortization, rebate, year end reconciliations, materials inventory file.
· Maintain a visible and systematic model for managing the key accounts information in the public drive to improve accessibility.
· Consolidation of monthly data – energy, resin and freight.

Customer Service – 35%
· Develop strong internal and external relationships to improve customer satisfaction.
· Provide support to the plants by responding to their requests within 48 hours.
· Meet with key customer contacts and Account Manager when necessary.
· Provide customer support to the KAM.
· As KAM’s change, be responsible for transferring customer knowledge and support new KAM on customer specifics.
· Schedule calls with KAM for periodic updates on account.
· Provide customer specific reports to meet customer expectations in terms of quality and required time frame. More specifically, monthly volume and value, amortization overview, QBR contribution.
· Attend and contribute to monthly internal WC plant review calls.

Sales planning, supply chain management and logistics – 25%
· Develop relationships with customer planning teams in all locations to improve forecasting.
· Support KAM to develop forecasting KPI’s with customer.
· Obtain and forward customer forecasts to demand planning teams in relevant sites.
· Work with KAM to review budget established by S&OP team to ensure data integrity.
· Coordinate with customer, plants, engineering, KAM to complete the necessary material master data forms to establish new items in SAP.
· Manage SAP material numbers (material master and contract).
· Create and maintain representative budget/forecast part numbers.
· Track exotic and freight costs on a monthly basis with procurement to manage overall margin.
· Review and validate budget pricing provided by KAM

Requirements / Desirability’s:

Would you consider yourself to be customer focussed, who holds themselves to high levels of professionalism, accuracy and integrity. If so, this could be the position for you!

· Fluent in both French and English, written and spoken
· Willingness to travel across France as well as across Europe when required.
· Has a thirst for knowledge who enjoys consolidating information, fact finding and has a good understanding of numbers, figures and data.
· Holds commercial acumen, business savvy.
· Responsible, someone who takes ownership
· Works well under pressure

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Haydn Spires
Haydn.spires@listgrove.com
00441789 207070

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Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Production Manager

Overview: Working alongside our client, an established injection moulding manufacturer, we are looking for an experienced Production Manager to support continued business growth.

Benefits:

  • Excellent Pension Scheme – up to 10% matched
  • Healthcare Scheme
  • Flexible Working Scheme

 

Remit:

  • This position will suit a Production Manager with prior experience within injection moulding or other plastics manufacturing disciplines and good people management skills
  • The successful Production Manager will oversee the daily production operations across all shifts with direct responsibility for leading and mentoring 4 Shift Managers and their direct reports
  • This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Production Manager with the ability to drive continuous improvement initiatives aligning with the company’s goals for safety, quality, efficiency and sustainability

 

Role:

  • As Production Manager you will foster a culture of continuous improvement and personal development, driving high performance across the production team
  • In the role of Production Manager you will be required to optimize production, manage resources effectively and ensure that all processes run smoothly and efficiently
  • Play a key role in the team to leverage innovative technologies and industry best practices to achieve company objectives, ensuring that production operations are both cutting edge and sustainable
  • Oversee daily production operations to ensure optimal use of resources and machinery, achieving production targets within set timelines
  • Implement and monitor quality control processes to maintain high standards and minimize defects, driving a “zero defect” culture
  • Utilize data-driven approaches to continuously improve production efficiency, reducing downtime and increasing overall productivity
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing production processes, reducing waste, and optimizing workflow through lean manufacturing principles and Six Sigma methodologies
  • Stay informed about and integrate the latest industry trends, such as digital manufacturing, Industry 4.0, and smart factory technologies, to enhance productivity and innovation
  • Drive the adoption of automation, robotics, and advanced data analytics to improve production outcomes
  • Lead, manage, and develop the production team, fostering a culture of continuous learning, improvement, and high performance
  • Provide clear pathways for career growth within the organization, encouraging professional development and advancement opportunities
  • Build strong cross-functional relationships with other departments to ensure alignment with overall business objectives
  • Manage production resources effectively, ensuring optimal allocation of materials, labour, and equipment
  • Oversee the production budget, controlling costs while meeting production goals and maintaining quality standards
  • Promote and develop a safe, ethical, and legally compliant work environment within the production team
  • Ensure all production activities adhere to safety regulations and standards, striving for a “zero accident” culture
  • Conduct regular safety audits and risk assessments on the production floor, implementing corrective actions as necessary to maintain a safe working environment

 

Experience Requirements:

  • Demonstrable experience in a production management role within a high volume, fast paced manufacturing environment
  • Proven success in leading teams, improving production processes and achieving operational goals
  • Budgetary management experience
  • Good knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies
  • Knowledge of health & safety regulations and compliance standards related to manufacturing
  • Proficiency in the use of production planning and data analysis tools
  • Excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills

 

Key Words: “Production Manager”, “Manufacturing Manager”, “Operations Manager”, “Shift Manager”, “Plastics”, “Injection Moulding”, “Lean manufacturing”, “Plastic Packaging”

EHS and Sustainability Manager

Job Overview:  Working alongside our client, an established injection moulding manufacturer, we are looking for a EHS and Sustainability Manager to join their established team.

 

Role:

  • As a EHS and Sustainability Manager you will oversee all aspects of Health, Safety, Environment and sustainability across the company’s UK site
  • This role is pivotal in leading and developing the EHS team, ensuring that all EHS activities are conducted efficiently and in compliance with regulations, by promoting a culture of safety and sustainability
  • The EHS Manager will drive the implementation of EHS systems, manage risk assessments and facilitate incident investigations, alongside working closely with the site management team, employees and stakeholders to aim for a “zero accident” and “Zero defect” culture

 

Benefits:

  • Pension + up to 10% matched
  • Health Scheme
  • Flexible working scheme

Responsibilities:

  • Promote and cultivate a safe, ethical, and legally compliant work environment
  • Conduct regular safety audits and risk assessments, implementing corrective actions to maintain a safe working environment
  • Develop and manage environmental initiatives to achieve sustainability targets and improve environmental performance
  • Implement strategies for waste management, recycling, and pollution prevention
  • Facilitate comprehensive investigations and root cause analyses (RCA) for accidents, incidents, and environmental events
  • Oversee corrective actions (CAPA) to address and prevent recurrence of incidents
  • Develop and deliver EHS training programs for all employees, contractors, and customers
  • Support the introduction of site wide training material focusing on safe working practices and provide ongoing support and guidance on EHS issues
  • Maintain Risk Assessments, PUWER, COSHH registers, and other critical documentation
  • Manage Contractor Permits, Method Statements, Risk Assessments, and insurance documentation, adhering to CDM regulations (CDM 2015)
  • Build and maintain productive relationships with SMT, Group Sustainability, Environment Agency, Health & Safety Executive, Insurance Partners, and other relevant stakeholders
  • Monitor and analyse Health, Safety, and Environmental performance, using data to drive improvement and inform business strategy
  • Regularly visit the manufacturing floor to establish EHS presence, support the team, and conduct EHS meetings and training, being flexible in performing in-house training, inspections, audits, and investigations, including working across different shift patterns if needed

 

Requirements:

  • Proven experience in an EHS management role, ideally within a manufacturing or relevant industry
  • Strong understanding of Health and Safety regulations, Environmental Management, and Sustainability practices
  • Proficient in Risk Assessments, Safety and Environmental management systems (ISO 14001, ISO 45001), and data analysis tools
  • Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrated success in managing EHS systems, leading initiatives, and achieving compliance goals
  • Experience with budget management and resource allocation for EHS activities
  • Ability to build effective relationships and foster a collaborative work environment

 

Key Words: “HSE Manager”, “HSE Assistance”, “Environmental Health & Safety Manager”, “EHS Manager”, “Health & Safety Manager”, QHSE Manager”, “SHEQ Manager”, “Injection Moulding”, “ISO14001, “ISO9001”,, “ISO45001” “NEBOSH”, “Health & Safety”, “SHEE Manager”,

Engineering Manager

Job Overview:  Working alongside our client, an established injection moulding manufacturer, we are looking for an Engineering Manager to join their established team.

 

Role:

  • As an Engineering Manager you will be responsible for leading the engineering team to ensure the optimal condition and performance of all site infrastructure and production equipment
  • Utilizing the latest agile maintenance techniques, including predictive and preventative methods, and leveraging data-driven strategies, the Engineering Manager will drive continuous improvement in machine uptime, process efficiency, and overall production effectiveness
  • Implementation of capital, change & improvement projects into the factory, including the integration of Smart Factory technologies.

 

Benefits:

  • Car allowance
  • Pension + up to 10% matched
  • Health Scheme
  • Flexible working scheme

Responsibilities:

  • Promote and develop a safe, ethical, and legally compliant work culture within the engineering team with a “zero accident” philosophy by ensuring all machinery and equipment installations meet Best Manufacturing Practices (BMP) and comply with safety standards
  • Lead the engineering team in contributing to the site’s PUWER compliance, ensuring risks are identified, mitigated, and corrective actions are implemented promptly
  • Support accident and quality investigations through root cause analysis (RCA) and implement corrective actions (CAP)
  • Continuously monitor and improve the efficiency of machinery and processes, utilizing data-driven approaches and predictive maintenance techniques to minimize downtime and enhance productivity
  • Lead the integration of IIOT, Smart Factory technologies, and other innovative solutions to improve operational efficiency and predictive maintenance capabilities
  • Seamlessly and safely manage the introduction of new machines, equipment, and processes into the production facility
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement by managing and developing the engineering team, ensuring that all members are trained in key areas, motivated, and capable of supporting the business’s objectives
  • Coordinate departmental resources effectively to maintain all site infrastructure and equipment while minimizing production downtime
  • Responsibility for managing and reporting the engineering expense budget and capital expenditure on new equipment and processes

 

Requirements:

  • Proven track record in engineering management within a fast-paced 24/7 manufacturing environment
  • Extensive experience in implementing predictive maintenance strategies and leveraging smart technologies
  • Experience managing teams and leading continuous improvement initiatives
  • Budget management experience, with a focus on maximizing return on investment
  • Proficient in the use of data analysis tools, IioT technologies and software for monitoring and improving engineering performance
  • Advanced knowledge of agile, predictive and preventative maintenance techniques
  • Expertise in industry best practices, safety regulations, and compliance (including PUWER)

 

Key Words: “Injection Moulding”, “Plastics, “Engineering Manager”, “Automation Manager”, “Maintenance Manager”, “Manufacturing Manager”, “Technical Manager”, “Automation”, “IIoT”

Senior Industrialisation Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

 

Senior Industrialisation Manager

Polymer Materials Scientist/Engineering

Based in Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire

 

The Company:

Victrex is an innovative world leader in high-performance PEEK (Poly Ether Ether Ketone) and PAEK (Poly Aryl Ether Ketone) polymer solutions focusing on the strategic markets of automotive, aerospace, energy and industrial, electronics and medical. Every day, millions of people use products and applications containing their materials – from smartphones, aeroplanes and cars to energy operations and medical devices.

They have an exciting opportunity for you at Victrex Sustainable Solutions, part of the Victrex plc group, as a Senior Industrialisation Manager.  The position will be based on-site at Hillhouse, with some potential for hybrid working. It will involve occasional travel, primarily to the Victrex facilities located in Portsmouth.

The Role:

·       Provide subject matter expertise for the performance evaluation quality and testing of PEEK polymer and components used in thermoplastic composite pipes and hybrid flexible pipes; a strategic Victrex growth opportunity.

·       Focus on key components such as extruded PEEK pipe (“Liner”) and unidirectional-oriented continuous carbon-fibre reinforced PEEK tapes (“UD Tape”), including multilayer composite structures.

·       Key point of contact for all matters related to PEEK polymer and component performance and quality characterisation for both internal and external customers.

·       Collaborate closely with senior technical experts internally and externally to support the successful qualification and commercial adoption of thermoplastic composite pipes and hybrid flexible pipes.

·       This role is heavily customer-focused and requires excellent communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities:

·       Provide expertise in performance evaluation quality and testing of PEEK polymer and components related to the deployment in thermoplastic composite pipes and hybrid flexible pipes

·       Act as a primary contact for internal and external customers for the thermoplastic composites pipes program.

·       Collaborate with senior technical experts internally and externally to support the successful qualification and commercial adoption of thermoplastic composite pipes and hybrid flexible pipes.

·       Manage complex test programs both internally and with third-party consultants.

·       Coordinate and manage quality initiatives, including specification setting and continuous improvement projects.

Qualifications and Experience:

·       Fundamental polymer/materials science background with an emphasis on physical and mechanical properties.

·       Degree qualified in a relevant discipline; a doctorate is an advantage but not essential. (Minimum 2:1)

·       Understanding the of structure-property relationships for semi-crystalline thermoplastics.

·       Experience with extrusion and melt processing of polymer materials.

·       Experience with composites is preferable

·       Background in product design, component specification setting and manufacturing

·       Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

·       Experience interpreting statistical data.

·       Project management skills.

·       Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

·       Understanding of experimental design principles.

·       Team working and engagement skills.

 

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided.  All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

 

To apply, please contact Conrad Taylor

conrad.taylor@listgrove.com

0044 (0) 1789 207070

 

Why select Listgrove?

·        Five Decades of Market Intelligence

·        Unrivalled Industry Networks

·        Recognised International brand

·        HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

 

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:

Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Sales Manager – Polymers

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

 

Sales Manager – Polymers

Based in Denmark

Job ref:                    CST/62150

Salary/Benefits:    Commensurate with experience

The Client:

We have been retained by one of Europe’s leading polymer distributors, to appoint an experienced and highly driven sales professional to manage ‘local’ sales for their polymers business in Denmark.  They have strong relationships with some of the most prominent producers and have experienced unprecedented growth since the Nordic sales office was established eight years ago.  We are looking for an experienced individual looking to secure a long-term future with one of Europe’s leading players.

 

The Role:

  • Maintain ‘local’ sales across in Denmark and expand the existing business for this area
  • Develop new sales opportunities for a full range of polymer materials
  • Ensure sales targets are achieved
  • Maintain profitable growth and develop sales in line with budget and strategy
  • Visit existing and new customers on a regular basis
  • Negotiate prices/contracts
  • Offer technical advice according to ability and experience and liaise with back-office staff as appropriate
  • Prepare area sales statistics, report and present this information internally

Candidate Profile:

  • The ideal candidate will need to have extensive knowledge and sales experience of polymer materials that are supplied into injection molders
  • Candidates working for an injection molding, masterbatch, compounding or polymer recycling company, who are interested in pursuing a sales career with a market leading distributor are also encouraged to apply
  • Proven sales record and the ability to manage existing business but also identify and drive growth opportunities
  • Strong technical background in polymers from distribution or plastics background
  • Strong customer focus – knowledge of the Danish plastics processor market
  • A hunter personality, self-disciplined and highly motivated
  • Good communication skills both written and orally
  • Good organizational and time management skills
  • Team player

This role is ideal for an experienced technical sales manager and/or product manager who is knowledgeable in polymers/plastic injection molding and wants to work in a positive/team-oriented organisation that values its employees.

 

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Conrad Taylor
conrad.taylor@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Packaging Sustainability & Capability Leader

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Packaging Sustainability & Capability Leader
Food & Drink Multinational
Based in Utrecht, Netherlands
Relocation assistance from the EU available

Job ref: EG/61708
Salary: Commensurate with experience

The Company:

Our client is a world leading multinational company manufacturing some of the most well-known branded food and drink products. They are committed to contributing to the health of people at every age, from promoting a balanced diet to sharing specifically targeted health benefits. As part of the company’s dedication to a better future, they are seeking the recruitment of a packaging specialist who can lead the agenda around sustainability.

Primary Role:

As the (Senior) Packaging Sustainability & Capabilities Team Leader, you will play a crucial role in developing and executing sustainable packaging strategies for the company and building future capabilities. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and implement sustainable packaging practices throughout their product lines, promoting ways to work smarter, and unlock technology to accelerate the Innovation journey.

This role will collaborate with cross-functional teams including marketing, product development, manufacturing and supply chain to deliver packaging solutions that meet customer needs, business objectives, and sustainability goals.

In addition to Sustainability, the role will be responsible for our R&I Packaging Lab and new Design studio in Utrecht, investments made to enhance our capabilities and ensure leadership in Packaging R&I.

Candidate Profile:

· Degree in Environmental Science, Materials Science, Packaging or a related field.
· Minimum of 7 years of experience in sustainable packaging or related roles.
· Deep understanding of sustainable packaging principles, best practices and industry trends.
· Strong knowledge of packaging materials, recycling processes, and circular economy principles.
· Proven track record in successfully implementing sustainable packaging initiatives.
· Excellent project management skills with the ability to effectively prioritize and execute multiple projects simultaneously.
· Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
· Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

This opportunity allows you to play a significant role in the company’s sustainability efforts through the implementation of innovative packaging solutions. If you are passionate about driving positive environmental change through sustainable packaging, we welcome your application.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Ellie Guest
Ellie.guest@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Technical Service & Development (TS&D) Engineer

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Technical Service and Development (TS&D) Engineer
Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain

Job ref: AZ/63068

SK Functional Polymer is a newly established company headquartered in Paris, France, following the acquisition of Arkema’s Functional Polyolefins business by SK Geo Centric in June 2020. SK Functional Polymer has more than 50 years of experience in the development and supply of specialty polyolefins products from manufacturing facilities in Europe (Balan, Carling and Mont) and in the USA.​​​​​​​

SK Functional Polymer markets an extensive range of specialty polyolefins that are suited to a large number of applications. Their main applications are: tie resins, impact modifiers, recycling agents, coupling agents, seal-peel resins,. These thermoplastic materials enhanced with a range of functionalities (acrylics, epoxy, maleic anhydride) are supplied under various brand names:

Purpose of Job:

The TS&D Engineer reports to the Market Development director and is a member of a team located in Spain and France.
You will be in charge of giving technical support to SKFP existing customers and promoting SKFP solutions to these customers and new prospects.
The Technical Service and Development engineer provides solutions to the business while collaborating closely with functional partners (Manufacturing, Marketing & Sales, Supply Chain, etc.) to meet company objectives and improve the profitability of SKFP.
The main SKFP products covered by the TS&D engineer are specialty polyolefins used in packaging, construction and automotive industries with a focus to sustainable applications

Core Responsibilities:

· Support technically existing customers, including the resolution of their challenges when using SKFP products. Contributes in root cause investigation to mitigate existing or future customers’ challenges.
· Promote new SKFP solutions and products to customers and new prospects.
· Understand customer requirements to choose the best solutions using SKFP products.
· Increase quality of SKFP corrective actions on management process through active participation in problem solving
· Maintain a thorough knowledge of the products, applications and participate in the creation of product information packages
· Work independently in a highly integrated team and communicate well with diverse groups of people across all levels, functions and cultures.
· Participate in the SKGC global technical community to share his/her knowledge on products/technology/markets
· Works effectively as part of a team and contributes to the business goals.
· Effective communication with others regarding customer issues and problem resolution.
· Consistent positive aptitude that adds to group effectiveness and positive culture.
· Strong multitasking skills and ability to handle multiple priorities.

Required Qualifications:

· Chemist/Chemical Engineer educational background with material/polymer science analysis and/or extrusion experience (Education: Master’s Degree, PhD).
· Ability to work independently and drive projects to completion.
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Spanish and English (any other European language will be valuable).
· Likes to contact external parties (customers, regulators,), to travel regularly in EMEA region, and to find solutions.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

If you wish to apply for this position and have further details, please email your full CV and salary information to:

Andy Zanin
Telephone: 01789 2020 70
Email: andy.zanin@listgrove.com

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Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Tooling Design & Development Engineer Rubber Moulding

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Tooling Design & Development Engineer Rubber Moulding

Job ref: JH/59851

Sector:  Plastics/Rubber

Function: R&D, Engineering, Technical, Sales & Commercial

Location: UK-home based with travel to Herefordshire site as required

The Company:

Our client has built a reputation for reliability, integrity and constant innovation by meeting its customers’ current needs and anticipating future challenges. Employing more than 250 people at its facility in the UK, and with operations in in India and Romania, the company is one of the leading manufactures of elastomeric seals and rubber mouldings in the UK.

Renowned for their constant innovation, the company offer a complete solution that includes their own on-site compounding and tooling facilities, as well as modern injection moulding and compression moulding capabilities.

Role Overview:

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, the Design & Development Engineer is a customer facing and technical position
You will play a key role in the creation, enhancement and optimization of rubber-based products in the manufacturing portfolio.  The key focus is to help the company diversify its market sector and customer base by developing bespoke rubber solutions.
The strategy is underpinned by continued investment in new machines and technology.

Responsibilities:

· Develop and refine tool and product designs with customers, considering factors such as materials and performance requirements.
· Conduct competitive product analysis and provide possible solutions that the sales team can promote to prospective customers.
· Respond to technical enquiries by visiting customers, discussing their requirements, consulting on possible solutions and using internal resources to present options.
· Work with the commercial team to produce proposals and costings.
· Using CAD Software and other design tools, create product drawings, tool designs and specifications to produce prototypes.
· Maintain detailed documentation, design specifications and testing procedures.
· Cross functional communication ensuring all involved are knowledgeable of project progress.

Candidate Profile:

· Technically adept mechanical design engineer.
· Experienced tool designer with experience with product design.
· Degree educated in engineering or related technical discipline.
· Customer facing and capable presenting consultative technical solutions.
· Proven tool design and development experience using rubber materials.
· Proficiency in CAD with other design tools.
· Knowledge of rubber materials.
· Some European travel.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided.  All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jason Hutchison
Jason.hutchison@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Technical Production Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Gerente Técnico de Producción
Madrid

Job Ref: AZ/62600

Listgrove se complace en apoyar a un fabricante de envases de plástico de alta calidad.
Si usted es un Gerente de Producción con experiencia en la industria del moldeo por extrusión-soplado o un Supervisor/Ingeniero de Producción o de Procesos en la misma industria que busca un nuevo reto, ¿esta podría ser una oportunidad ideal?
Trabajará con un equipo de aproximadamente 30 técnicos y será responsable de garantizar que se mantenga una operación de producción fluida, segura y eficiente. Gestionar la producción con el objetivo principal de garantizar que todos los equipos y empleados operativos cumplan con los niveles esperados de producción, calidad y rendimiento.

Tareas y responsabilidades:

· Supervisar la producción diaria y apoyar a los operadores y técnicos para garantizar que las máquinas funcionen de manera eficiente.
· Garantizar el correcto funcionamiento del proceso y de las máquinas. Solucionar problemas de producción e informar cualquier problema de proceso a la alta dirección.
· Identificar los problemas técnicos que afectan a la productividad y/o la calidad e implementar las soluciones y acciones correctivas necesarias, incluso coordinando acciones con los diferentes departamentos (Producción, Calidad, Mantenimiento…)
· Coordinar y priorizar el trabajo técnico a llevarse a cabo para conseguir el mejor resultado de la fábrica
· Identificar, promover y ejecutar acciones de mejora continua
· Optimización de los tiempos del ciclo y del proceso, así como reducción de las mermas
· Desarrollar cronogramas de producción. Planificar, dirigir y asignar tareas del personal de fabricación para cumplir los objetivos de producción. Analizar e interpretar los datos recibidos diariamente
· Preparar cifras de producción diarias para la reunión de producción y compilar informes de fin de mes.
· Controlar los tiempos de inactividad y averías de las máquinas para el análisis e implementación de soluciones, asegurar de que se realicen controles diarios según los procedimientos.
· Organizar y llevar a cabo reuniones con los supervisores periódicamente.
· Identificar los requisitos de capacitación y formación del personal y garantizar que se lleve a cabo la capacitación. Desarrollar, motivar y gestionar un equipo técnico que maximice su potencial de desempeño y satisfaga las necesidades técnicas actuales y futuras.
· Mantener un ambiente de trabajo limpio. Todos los equipos y herramientas se almacenan en áreas correctas.
· Asegurar de que todos los empleados sigan los procedimientos. Revisar los procedimientos existentes e implementar nuevos; explicar los procedimientos a los empleados
· Actuar como primera línea de respuesta del personal operativo y técnico fuera de la jornada laboral habitual.

Conocimientos, habilidades y experiencia:

· Hablante de español, idealmente con inglés.
· Experiencia en procesos de extrusión-soplado utilizando materiales PE.
· Capacidad para analizar las necesidades de personal y desarrollar programas de capacitación para el personal técnico
· Experiencia contrastada en supervisión de personas.
· Habilidades para resolver problemas
· Habilidades de comunicación/información
· Desarrollo de equipos
· Experiencia en implementación de metodologías de Mejora Continua y herramientas Lean
· Conocimiento de herramientas Microsoft Office (Excel, Powerpoint, others)

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Andy Zanin
andy.zanin@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Sustainability Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Sustainability Manager
Based in North Brabant Netherlands or Barcelona Spain

Job ref: EG /62402

Sector: Chemicals
Function: Sustainability
Location: Netherlands or Spain

Client Overview:

A world leader in specialty coatings and treatments for flexible substrates, whose products add functionality, durability and comfort to many different products, used in everyday life.
At the forefront of their industry and strategically located in Europe, North- and South America and the Far East: world-wide, the business has 16 production facilities and numerous application laboratories.

Role Overview:

The Sustainability Manager will be the business partner for the Performance Coatings Business Unit, embedding sustainability into the organization. This commercially oriented role focuses on communication, messaging, portfolio alignment, and supporting our narrative with validated sustainability data.

Responsibilities:

· Develop and deliver training programs to enhance knowledge of key ESG concepts and initiatives.
· Act as the spokesperson for sustainability within the Performance Coatings business, advocating on behalf of the business.
· Define key pillars, value drivers, and priorities for ESG and sustainability within the Performance Coatings business.
· Establish partnerships with customers, brands, and institutes to promote understanding of our solutions and advocate for the best market solutions.
· Lead sustainability messaging to strategic customers and educate the Performance Coatings organization to do the same. Engage proactively in customer interactions, including visits, conferences, webinars, and audits.
· Align business positioning and messaging with the market, working closely with segment managers.
· Represent business in relevant trade or voluntary associations (e.g., Bluesign, ZDHC, FILK).
· Ensure alignment between Performance Coatings business activities and ESG team activities, including communication from Renewable Carbon Initiative working groups and scope 3 internal GHG emissions working groups.
· Drive scope 3 emissions reduction by aligning business strategy with procurement and R&D strategies.

Candidate Profile:

· Science-based university qualification or equivalent degree
· Minimum 10 years of related work in sales/commercial and ESG departments
· Business qualification or MBA is preferred
· Experience in the chemical industry is preferred
· Project management experience
· High level of presentation skills
· Ability to influence and develop relations with your business partners while being remote
· Experience with change management
· Open to travel 20-25% of working time
· Strong communication skills in English

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Ellie Guest
ellie.guest@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Service Support Manager USA

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Service Support Manager USA
Based in Houston, Texas

Job ref: AZ /62497

Job Accountabilities:

· Meet customer requirements for after-sales technical support by producing error-free, quality results in a timely and cost-effective manner.
· Manages technical support issues by responding directly to customer calls and emails.
· Plan and coordinate the activities of internal and external Service Technicians (3 currently).
· Manages the import of spare parts, logistics, and customer payments.
· Identification of suppliers for standard components, forming good relationships which aids supply of products when needed.
· Maintains work flow by monitoring steps of the process; setting processing variables; observing control points and equipment; monitoring personnel and resources; studying methods; implementing cost reductions; developing reporting procedures and systems; facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process control points; initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation between partners; share weekly reports.
· Open and close the facility with responsibility for assets up to $1 million in machinery
· Organise open house and clients visits supporting the commercial staff and use of demonstration equipment.
· Manages necessary associated services paperwork through QuickBox and internal document procedures. Aided by the Back Office Manager.
· Performs work that is compliant with cGMP, ISO, QMS, HSE and other pertinent regulations and directives.
· Maintains quality standards by ensuring that all team members follow all work instructions for each client and ensures all staff members are properly trained.
· Monitors and constantly enhances safety standards as a core value of the business. This is achieved in line with local standards and regulations.
· Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing staff on the use of all control points, equipment and resources; maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.
· The link on all engineering matters between the customer, the Service Technicians, the 4 heads of each commercial department, managers and staff.
· Oversees all matters post equipment delivery, in terms of servicing, repairs and spare parts.
· Organises paperwork in line with company procedures and relating to sales (spare parts, training, other fees as necessary). Responsible for all local paperwork and for maintaining internal systems.
· Visit or participate in exhibitions and conferences.
· Follows the development of building infrastructures.
· Follows the search and hiring of new staff

General Requirements:

· Must be proficient in Microsoft Office, including MS Word and Excel.
· Must be capable of reading mechanical and electrical technical drawings.
· Must be able to identify and resolve problems in a timely, innovative manner.
· Must be able to establish and evaluate monthly KPI’s.
· Must have the ability to complete projects within the time frame specified by the 4 partners/commercial department heads.
· Possess an awareness and understanding of performance against budget.
· Must possess a customer focused profile, ensuring that their needs are catered for.
· Must maintain a “Hands-on” style, willing and capable of taking a lead role in technical problem-solving efforts.
· Excellent teamwork and teambuilding skills with proven ability to influence cross-functional teams.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact effectively and cooperatively with employees, vendors, and customers at all levels.
· Familiarity with QuickBooks

General Issues – Candidate Profile:

· Associate degree (associate of applied science AAS) in mechanical technology / electrical engineering technology or qualified Engineer – electrical preferred, mechanical also considered.
· At least 4 years of experience as a Site/Service/Country Manager in a business supplying automatic machines, (ideally) packaging machines, case packers, and/or palletizers.
· Fluency in English and Spanish.
· Knowledge of Italian language is a plus to keep communication with the 3 Italian/1 Spanish machine manufacturer mother companies.
· Not necessarily a salesperson but commercially aware – capable of spotting sales opportunities and ensuring that the right people are informed.
· Capable of making decisions and determining critical issues and assigning resources accordingly.
· Capable of growing with the business as it develops – people managing and coaching, support and coordination of accounting and financial activities, spare parts sales management, resource planning, strategic planning.
· Willing to tackle any issue and suited to a small satellite facility in a different time zone.
· Focused on customer satisfaction and delivering results on time and within budgets.
· Organised and systematic, capable of introducing and maintain systems.
· Able to operate as the senior local contact for the company.
· Proactive person highlights good work ethic and is a team player.
· Developing and implementing service standards and procedures for the service delivery department
· Setting up and maintaining the service desk
· Supervising other members of the service delivery team (as it grows)
· Maintaining customer relationships and improving response and delivery times
· Updating service methods to improve overall efficiency0
· Resolving any service problems and customer complaints
· Conducting periodic appraisals of team members and identifying areas for improvement
· Creating and presenting weekly reports to the partners
· Developing contracts for Commercial Contractors and Developers who have ongoing rental or purchase needs – managing external engineers / contractors as needed.
· Instructing customers on equipment operation, care and maintenance
· Inspecting rental equipment on return, looking for any damage and returning deposits
· Managing the time of internal /external technicians and Back Office Support.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Andy Zanin
andy.zanin@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Service Technician

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Service Technician
Homebased in UK

Job ref: JH /62771

After a dedicated training period, you will become a member of the UK field service team, consisting of six service technicians and 1 coordinator.
You will be responsible for the installation, start-up, and servicing of injection moulding systems at customer plants.
Operating from your home office, you will be mainly be travelling to customers in the UK, with some travel needed to the Nordic and Benelux region from time to time.

Responsibilities:

· Machine start-ups and troubleshooting
· Upgrading injection moulding machines, molds and auxiliary products
· Identify opportunities for spare parts and sales opportunities
· Frequent travel within the UK and Ireland occasionally to Nordic and Benelux region

Candidate Profile:

· Qualified in engineering
· Knowledge of control systems and hydraulics
· Trouble shooting attitude, with high focus on customer satisfaction, and correct working practices.
· Knowledge of PLC controls and industrial automated systems
· Experience working with injection moulding machinery
· Home based in the UK
· You should be a motivated self-starter, who understands the importance of customer satisfaction
· The role requires frequent travel within the UK
· Fluent in English, any additional languages are considered advantageous

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jason Hutchison
Jason.hutchison@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Senior Technical Manager (CTO Designate)

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Senior Technical Manager (CTO Designate)
West-Midlands

Job ref: JH/62302

Sector: Chemicals
Function: R&D
Location: West-Midlands

Client Overview:

Established in the 70’s, our client is a market leader in the manufacture of high-performance polyurethane elastomer components. They are unique in having been originally a polyurethane trade moulder, they changed the business direction to become cast elastomer suppliers.
Today they concentrate on supplying high-performance polyurethane cast elastomer systems for a wide variety of applications in numerous industries and can fine-tune urethane chemistry to meet the requirements of most markets.

Senior Technical Manager Focus:

The Senior Technical Manager will be responsible for the development of company products, providing technical support to sales and customers and troubleshooting any issues that arise. Accountable for the technical strategy, you will influence how the company’s technology will develop and in turn help the growth of the business. You will lead a cross functional team of 7 or more in R&D, Quality and Project Management.
This role will have the potential to take over as Chief Technology Officer in the near future.

Key Responsibilities:

· Provide direction and support to the technical and quality teams for the development of resources to meet the current and future business strategy and activity needs.
· Track and evaluate product development initiatives, reporting on progress to key stakeholders at the different stages of the development lifecycle.
· Provide the sales team with technical support while accompanying them to customer sites.
· Provide guidance and leadership to resolve technical challenges for customers, ensuring appropriate resources are aligned to projects where needed.
· Maintain compliance of company accreditations, polices and other certification requirements, stipulated by customers or regulatory authorities.
· Liaise with all operations to ensure quality standards are being met.
· Manage budgets and cost saving initiatives.

Candidate Profile:

· Working experience with-in a chemical environment with particular focus on Polyurethane Elastomers.
· Proven experience leading teams, continuous improvement and change management.
· Degree Educated in Chemicals, Materials Science or relevant field.
· Proven experience setting and delivering technical strategies.
· Strong problem-solving skills
· Confident with customer facing

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jason Hutchison
Jason.hutchison@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Senior Material & Process Engineer

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Senior Material & Process Engineer
Based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire

Relocation and visa support can be considered

Job ref: AZ/62308

With over 60 years of experience and being a worldwide market leader, Listgrove is proud to be partnering one of the largest technical polymer component manufacturers, in their search for a talented Senior Material Process Engineer, to ensure their products and services maintain a focus on meeting ever increasing, customer demands.

Job Objective:

As an experienced Senior Material Process Engineer, you will be responsible for developing, designing, and improving polymer materials & processing methodologies used in various industries. You will work closely with a team (Sales, Operations, Supply chain) to research and analyze polymer materials/composites & processing technologies, as well as optimize existing ones.
Your expertise will be crucial in developing innovative solutions and ensuring the efficient production and application of polymer materials.

Job Responsibilities:

· Conduct research on polymer / composite materials, including studying their properties, behaviour, and applications in relation to specific processing.
· Develop new polymer formulations to meet specific project requirements, and industry standards. Projects could be from product improvements, change management, process improvements, optimisations and new product / process development.
· Demonstrable experience in material / composition development.
· Expert knowledge in material analysis, testing and characterisation polymer materials along with scientific interpretation of test findings. Test methods to cover mechanical, tribological, rheological and microscopic techniques.
· Collaborate with production and manufacturing teams to optimize polymer processing techniques, such as extrusion, coatings, moulding, and compounding.
· Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement cost-effective measures. This includes establishing quality control procedures and specifications for materials and processes.
· Investigate and troubleshoot issues related to polymer materials & processes, including defects, inconsistencies, and performance problems via root cause analysis, data analysis and validation techniques to implement corrective actions.
· Work closely with cross-functional teams, including researchers, engineers, chemists, and technicians, to exchange knowledge, coordinate projects, and ensure effective collaboration.
· Present research findings, project updates, and technical reports to customers and stakeholders.
· Writing structured and detailed technical reports on material development and process development projects.
· Write structured and detailed work instructions and standard operating procedures.
· Manage multiple projects. This covers project planning, WBS (work breakdown structure), critical path analysis

Job Skill Set:

· Reading of CAD engineering drawings is a must.
· Knowledge of relevant industry regulations and standards, such as REACH, ROHS, ISO, ASTM, and FDA are preferred.
· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and propose innovative solutions.
· Demonstrable experience of Project management. knowledge of MS Project / Primavera is an advantage.
· Full clean driving license is required. Candidate is expected to travel within the UK and abroad to perform projects, visit suppliers and customers.
· Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to present technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
· Ability to work effectively in a team environment, collaborating with colleagues from diverse backgrounds. Ability to share knowledge is essential.
· ‘Can-do’ attitude and willingness to learn new skills is essential. The individual must be prepared to do ‘hands-on’ work and get ‘hands-dirty’.

Experience:

· Solid experience in material development (thermoplastics or thermosets or composites or elastomers) is mandatory
· Minimum 5 – 7 years’ experience in polymer or composite industry.
· Proficiency in polymer processing techniques such as extrusion, injection molding, compounding , prepreging and coatings
· Experience with polymer characterization techniques, including thermal analysis, rheology, mechanical testing, and microscopy. Experience in tribology is advantageous.

Education and Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Polymer engineering and have relevant experience in a similar role. Chemical, Mechanical or Materials engineering disciplines are acceptable if individual possess strong knowledge and experience in polymers (or composite materials) and related processing technologies.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Andy Zanin
Andy.zanin@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Senior Automation Engineer

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Senior Automation Engineer
Located either in: Mexico, Netherlands, Germany or Czechia

Job ref: AZ /62678

About Us:

With manufacturing facilities in Europe, Asia and America, Listgrove is pleased to be supporting this specialist in injection moulding and assembly. The business produce semi-finished and finished products for various industries such as: Automotive, Consumer products, Medical and Industrial appliances.

The Offering:

· Competitive salary and benefits package.
· Opportunities for professional growth and development.
· Collaborative, innovative work and international environment.
· Chance to make a significant impact on the future of automation in the injection moulding sector.

Job Description:

Are you an experienced automation engineer looking for a new challenge? Are you passionate about driving technology advancements and eager to make a significant impact in your field?
As a Senior Automation Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and implementing innovative automation solutions that will transform the company. You will work alongside a driven team of engineers and experts in the different factories, where you use your expertise to solve complex problems and drive the company’s automation initiatives forward.
The automation to be installed range from the very simple 3 axis robots, pick and place units, to complete assembly lines that can be in line or off line from the injection molding machines. Also there are several manual, semi automatic and fully automatic assembly lines producing finished goods for the customers.

Key Responsibilities:

· Automation Strategy: Lead the development and execution of the company’s automation strategy, identifying areas for improvement and innovation.
· System Design: Design, develop, and optimize automation systems and processes, ensuring they meet industry standards and regulatory requirements.
· Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of automation engineers, encouraging a culture of continuous learning and development.
· Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate automation solutions into existing processes and workflows.
· Quality Assurance: Implement precise testing protocols and quality assurance measures to ensure the reliability and performance of automation systems.
· Documentation: Maintain documentation of automation designs, protocols, and processes.
· RFQ’s: You are also involved in the primary phase where you support your sales colleagues during the quotation phase, so that they can make verified proposals to our customers.
· Troubleshooting: Identify and resolve technical issues and challenges related to automation systems.
· Innovation: Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies, and actively explore opportunities for innovation.

Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
· Minimum 10 years of proven experience in automation engineering.
· Deep and proven expertise in designing, implementing, and optimizing automated systems and processes, demonstrating a track record of successfully delivering complex automation solutions.
· Good knowledge of automation technologies including PLCs, HMIs and robots
· Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
· Effective communication, strong in teamwork and leading a team of professionals.
· Experience in the manufacturing industry
· Good to high level of English
· Open to travel – around 30%

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Andy Zanin
andy.zanin@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Sales Manager Plastic Processing Machinery

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Sales Manager Plastic Processing Machinery
Based in Poland

Job ref: JH/62615

As a Technical Sales Manager your goal is to present the companies superior solutions in the field of extrusion lines.
The Sales Manager needs to be able to identify the current and future goals of the customers, while identifying new sales opportunities and acquiring new customers in the plastics industry.
You will also gain knowledge about future market needs regarding the transformation of the plastics industry towards a circular economy and develop strategies for new distribution channels.

Responsibilities:

· Acquisition of new business while retaining the existing relationships of sales within Poland.
· Represent the product portfolio of extrusion systems
· Based on customer requirements, you develop individual offers and accompany the negotiations to a successful outcome.
· Understand customers’ current and future needs and advise them in technical matters.
· With your knowledge of the plastics industry market, suggest new ideas for the development of the product ranges.

Candidate Profile:

· Proven experience in selling plastic/packaging lines (particular interest in those with extrusion experience)
· Engineering qualifications required
· Enthusiastic and autonomous salesperson.
· Happy traveling to advise customers on-site (approx. 3 days / week).
· Strong communication and ability to convince and negotiate with customers using strong technical knowledge.
· High level of self-motivation and ‑organization, as well as a structured working method.
· Experience with Sales Force would be advantageous.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jason Hutchison
Jason.hutchison@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Procurement Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Procurement Manager (Hybrid role)
Site Location: County Meath, Ireland
Job ref: AZ/63171

Listgrove is pleased to be partnering Novelplast in their search for a dynamic and experienced Procurement Manager to join their team and drive the businesses supply chain strategy.

Novelplast is a leading PET recycling company dedicated to sustainable environmental practices and innovative recycling solutions. Their mission is to transform post-consumer and post-industrial PET (polyethylene terephthalate) waste into valuable resources, contributing to a circular economy.

The Procurement Manager will be responsible for managing the procurement process of PET waste and other materials, ensuring a consistent and cost-effective supply of raw materials for the recycling operations. The role involves developing and maintaining relationships with suppliers, negotiating contracts, planning raw material requirements for production sites, and implementing procurement strategies that align with the company’s sustainability goals.
After a short period of initial settling in and training based on site in Ireland, this hybrid role allows for a mix of remote/home working (from anywhere within Europe), and on-site work, where the individual will be expected to spend approximately 1 week a month on site, maintaining essential in-person collaboration.

Key Responsibilities:

Supplier Management:
· Identify and develop relationships with suppliers of PET waste materials.
· Evaluate and monitor supplier performance to ensure quality, cost-effectiveness, and reliability.
· Conduct regular supplier audits and assessments to maintain compliance with company standards.

Procurement Strategy:
· Develop and implement procurement strategies to secure a consistent supply of high-quality PET waste materials.
· Analyze market trends and conditions to anticipate supply challenges and opportunities.
· Collaborate with the operations team to forecast material requirements and align procurement plans.

Contract Negotiation:
· Negotiate contracts with suppliers to secure favorable terms and conditions.
· Ensure contracts are aligned with legal and regulatory requirements.
· Manage contract renewals and amendments as needed.

Cost Management:
· Monitor and manage procurement budgets to achieve cost savings and efficiency.
· Identify opportunities for cost reduction and process improvement.
· Implement best practices in procurement to optimize spending.

Sustainability and Compliance:
· Ensure procurement practices align with the company’s sustainability goals and environmental policies.
· Maintain compliance with relevant industry standards and regulations.
· Promote sustainable sourcing practices within the supply chain.

Raw Material Planning:
· Collaborate with production sites to plan and coordinate the supply of raw materials.
· Develop and maintain a raw material inventory management system.
· Ensure timely delivery of raw materials to production sites to avoid disruptions.

Stakeholder Collaboration:
· Work closely with the operations, finance, and quality control teams to ensure seamless supply chain operations.
· Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to address procurement-related issues.

Qualifications:
· Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field. A Master’s degree is preferred.
· Minimum of 5 years of experience in procurement, preferably in the plastic recycling industry. Other material & industry knowledge will be considered.
· Strong negotiation and contract management skills.
· Knowledge of PET recycling processes and market dynamics is a plus.
· Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
· Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
· Proficiency in procurement software and Microsoft Office Suite.
· Commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility.
· Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a hybrid work environment.

Benefits:
· Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
· Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.
· Pension plan with company match.
· Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
· A collaborative and innovative work environment.
· Flexible work schedule with a combination of remote and on-site work.

For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.
For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

If you wish to apply for this position and have further details, please email your full CV and salary information to:

Andy Zanin – Business Director
T: +44 (0) 1789 207070
E: andy.zanin@listgrove.com

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Office Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Office Manager
Orlando, Florida, USA

Job ref: JH /61952

Salary/Benefits: Attractive based upon experience

Our client is a recognized manufacturer of additives for polymers, ingredients for cosmetics and special solutions for a wide range of industrial and zootechnical applications.

Responsibilities & Key Tasks:

· Overseeing the daily operations of the office and its various departments.
· Communicating with departments, local management and with the CFO of the mother company in Italy.
· Completing clerical and administrative tasks for the office.
· Managing and coordinating relationships with local consultants such as chartered accountants, payroll experts, etc.
· Developing, reviewing, and improving administrative systems, policies, and procedures.
· Coordinating the flow of information (finances reporting, monthly reports, budgeting, cash flow, banks) to the mother company.
· Maintaining office documentation, employee records, benefits, and work hours.
· Managing supplies, equipment, bills, and errands.
· Responding to requests and questions about office operations.

Competencies and Skills:

· Minimum 5 years of experience in office management and/or administrative positions.
· Finance Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.
· Experience with SAP International Finance reporting.
· Excellent English required; Italian would be a plus.
· Ability to learn on the job and adapt to changes.
· Strong time-management and people skills, high degree of flexibility, and excellent multitasking ability.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jason Hutchison
Jason.hutchison@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207085

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Quality Manager

Job Overview:  Working alongside our client, an established technical injection moulding manufacturer, we are looking for an experienced Quality Manager to join their team.

 

Role:

  • As a Quality Manager you will play a key role in ensuring quality is upheld throughout the production facility, responsible for overseeing and implementing quality control measures, conducting audits, managing documentation and ensuring continuous improvement
  • This role requires a strong understanding of quality management systems and a passion for ensuring products meet the highest standards

 

Benefits:

  • Additional day off for your Birthday
  • 4x salary death in service benefit
  • Excellent training & development opportunities

 

Responsibilities:

  • Conduct internal audits (ISO 9001 & IATF16949)
  • Host and participate in 3rd party & customer audits (ISO 9001, IATF, VDA, Customer Specific)
  • Develop Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) documents
  • Create FMEA, Control Plans, and Measurement System Analysis (MSA) for variables & attributes
  • Create process flowcharts
  • Manage and respond to customer complaints (root cause analysis, 8D problem-solving)
  • Manage supplier quality
  • Read and interpret engineering drawings
  • Inspect parts, identify faults, and make decisions on disposition
  • Use various measuring instruments (Vernier, micrometer gauge, Faro arm, laser & probe)
  • Oversee calibration procedures
  • Attend Gauge R&R (GR&R) reviews
  • Maintain accurate records and manage document control, use MS  Office Suite (particularly Excel) for data analysis
  • Participate in Management Review meetings
  • Prepare Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and assist others
  • Manage and develop a Quality Engineer and QC Inspector as part of the Quality team

 

Requirements:

  • Proven experience of quality engineering / management within manufacturing
  • A recognised technical qualification, Degree, HND or similar
  • Knowledge of injection moulding processes would be beneficial but not essential
  • Experience of working with quality management systems and processes (ISO9001 & IATF16949)
  • Experience in the operation of technical measuring equipment
  • Experienced in the use of quality tools – FMEA, PPA, MSA, Control plans
  • Excellent analytical and communication skills
  • Good people management skills
  • Ability to meet deadlines and manage own workload
  • Flexible and able to react to changing customer requirements

 

Key Words: “Quality Manager”, “Quality Assurance Manager”, “Quality Engineer”, “Senior Quality Engineer”, “QHSE Manager”, “Injection Moulding”, “Plastics”, “IATF16949”, “ISO9001”, “Automotive”

Managing Director

Job Overview: Working exclusively alongside our client, an established injection moulding manufacturer, we are looking to appoint an experienced commercially biased Managing Director to lead the company through the next phase of their growth and success strategies.

 

Scope:

  • Currently the business is operating under new ownership with plans to acquire further businesses in the sector
  • The successful candidate will be a key driver of this growing group and all the opportunities it will entail. This is an exciting period for sustainable growth, promoting current business & commercial strengths in leading an established injection moulding manufacturer in both complementing the existing customers and seeking out new business inroads across other market sectors
  • There will be a handover with the current Managing Director of up to three months, who will then be retiring

Remit:

  • The ideal candidate will be an experienced senior management professional with a strong sales & commercial bias and good experience & knowledge of managing a plastic injection moulding business
  • The successful Managing Director applicant will be responsible for developing the business to expand the customer base and product portfolio into different fields and industry sectors
  • This is a fantastic opportunity for a senior management professional with background in the plastic injection moulding industry to join and lead a well-established and longstanding injection moulding manufacturer through this exciting phase of business growth

 

Role:

  • As Managing Director you will plan, implement and direct all the strategic and process improvement activities of the company
  • In the role of Managing Director you will take an active role in the management of the business and perform activities within key operating targets as detailed in the Business Plan
  • The successful Managing Director candidate will co-ordinate, manage and monitor the activities of all departments
  • Prepare and control sales budgets, control expenses and monitor budgets, investigate all sales attrition and customer accounts, perform credit checks on new customer accounts whilst identifying longevity and strong working relations with new customers
  • Liaison with the board to develop a sales strategy to achieve organisational sales goals and revenues
  • Report progress of the business plan targets on a monthly basis to all team members at the monthly meeting
  • Develop product and process road maps in conjunction with Group Engineering to ensure the business meets the future technical and service requirements of the customer base, whilst preserving margins
  • Plan the use of human resources, setting individual sales targets with all teams and ensuring that all staff are appraised at least once a year and are aware of the business plan objectives highlighting their contribution
  • Co-ordinate proactive business development action plans, share operationally with Managers / Team Leaders for working together constructively and harmoniously to business objectives & customer deliverables
  • Compile monthly board reports which would be inclusive of the relevant business KPI’s and progress towards critical longer term strategic actions defined in the business plan
  • Create and maintain effective working relationships with individuals, teams, managers and other work-based contacts

 

Essential requisites:

  • You must have a minimum of 5 years Business Management experience within a plastic injection moulding manufacturing environment, however experience in other plastics manufacturing disciplines will be considered
  • You must have a polished acumen and be of a senior professional stature with the gravitas for leading a successful team, be a people person, a mentor, and lead by example
  • You must have good business commercial skills, business finance management
  • You will have good clear English communication and presentation skills
  • You must have good technical or engineering qualifications and hold a minimum 20 years’ engineering career portfolio experience to be considered serious for this exciting post with a company enjoying success and repeat business in a very profitable outlook going forward

 

Key Words: “Injection Moulding”, “Plastics”, “Plastics Manufacturing” “Managing Director”, “Commercial Director”, “Sales Director”, “General Manager”, “Head of Sales”, “Business Development Director”

Lead Applications Engineer

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Lead Applications Engineer
Based in Manchester or Stevenage

Job ref: EG /60998

Sector: Polymers
Function: Operations
Location: Manchester or Stevenage

Client Overview:

Manufactures of polymer products offering semi-finished materials, complex machined components, injection moulded parts, seals & slide bearings that are supplied to a range of sectors including Aerospace, Medical, Oil &Gas & Renewables. The business offer an extensive product portfolio for a diverse spectrum of demanding applications, which service a worldwide customer base.
With manufacturing sites and sales offices in the UK and Europe, and partners globally we aim to offer our customers cost effective solutions at the highest quality from material selection through to product design, manufacturing, and distribution

Role Overview:

As an Application Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, development and introduction of sealing solutions and polymeric valve products within the Fluid Management business line.

Responsibilities:

· Engage with customers during various phases of the sales cycle to deeply understand their specific design requirements and provide them with class-leading solutions.
· Design and develop bespoke fluid handling products alongside the product manager and in line with product line strategy.
· Take a leadership role in design validation and qualification testing, planning research and development efforts, and managing sub-contracted resources
· Works closely with internal and customer engineers/technical teams to help optimise material and design elements needed for optimum sealing conditions such as: lubricant, materials, fluid level, shaft and housing hardness, surface finish, tolerance, chamfer, eccentricity, etc.
· Closely work with R&D team to support developing new materials and formulations
· Conduct comprehensive design validation activities for valves, including stress calculations, tolerance stack-up analysis, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), and other relevant design validation methodologies.
· Support sales and marketing functions with product specific presentations and communications, either through on-line webinars or customer visits.
· Manage all aspects of product life, including factory awareness of customer feedback and requirements.
· Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
· The role may require travel to and from all UK sites, and Romania.
· To carry out any additional work as reasonably requested by your line manager.

Candidate Profile:

· Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in a related design or technical field; Project management qualifications a plus.
· Demonstrable understanding of sealing design parameters such as temperature impact, friction, closing force, load direction and physical/mechanical properties.
· Excellent understanding and experience of engineering design, modelling and simulation software, such as AutoCAD and Inventor.
· Knowledge of DFMEA and similar structured approaches.
· Experience in seal designing, material selection, and seal testing is preferred.
· Experience in high temperature polymers (PTFE, PFA, PEEK) is a plus.
· Mechanical aptitude, ability to utilise measuring equipment (i.e. dial calipers and micrometers).
· Demonstrable effective project management skills.
· Ability to design seal configuration and animate the moving parts within the working envelope is preferred.
· Experience of Oil &Gas, Aerospace or Medical is preferred.
· Experience/Knowledge of using composite in fluid management applications is a plus.

Interpersonal Skills:

· Complex problem-solving skills
· Collaboration/Teamwork
· Excellent communication skills
· Analytical thinking skills

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Ellie Guest
ellie.guest@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
NPE Orlando USA, Hispack Barcelona, FIP Lyon, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Sales Manager Germany

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Sales Manager Germany
Homebased Germany

Job ref: JH /62730

Salary: Commensurate with Experience

Job Role:

· Developing new business in the German market by creating new accounts for the company.
· Identifying and developing growth opportunities to capitalize on them.
· Negotiating profitable and long-lasting commercial agreements.
· Achieving sales targets and growing revenue.
· Keeping up to date with market trends, regulations, and competitors in the food packaging industry.
· Collaborating and building relationships with different departments within the company.
· Prospecting for leads through cold calling and using social media platforms such as LinkedIn.
· Conducting phone and video conference meetings, creating proposals, negotiating and closing deals.
· Managing and maintaining client relationships to ensure continued growth and success.
· Reporting and working closely with the International Sales Director, this role is part of a team responsible for driving new business development in the territories of UK, Central Europe and Eastern Europe.

Key Requirements:

· Proven experience in sales and business development within the German food packaging industry
· Sales experience with high value films into cheese manufacturers, sliced meat products, high-value powdered foods, and ready-to-eat food manufacturers eg. Sauces and ready meals through retort processes.
· Experience in cold calling, lead generation and appointment setting, and using social media platforms such as LinkedIn for prospecting.
· Demonstrable track record in achieving new sales
· Strong negotiation skills.
· Strong analytical and strategic skills.
· Excellent communication and presentation skills.
· Having your own client portfolio and experience in handling sales worth more than 3 million euros would be an advantage.
· Fluent in both German and English.

Product Experience:

· MAP lid films with high barrier
· Retort pouches
· Retort lid films.
· Pouches and films dedicated to high value powder products.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jason Hutchison
Jason.hutchison@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Sales Manager based in Belgium

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Sales Manager Based in Belgium

Dutch/French/English Speaking

Job ref: JH/62530

Client Overview:

Our client is a leading pan European supplier of glass and plastic containers for the pharmaceutical, chemical, food & beverage, and personal care sectors specialising in packaging for Vitamins and Sports Nutrition.

Role Overview:

· Pro-actively developing new business within the allotted region by sourcing and developing new customers
· Coverage of existing business and continuous business development in regards of turnover, profitability and innovation.
· Monitoring of market developments and competition activity, industry trends and identification of growth opportunities, feedback to central teams and cooperate closely with the customer support, marketing, product development and technical teams in different European plants.
· Makes and implements annual sales plans for strategic account and lead management
· Increases customer satisfaction and retention by frequent customer visits and relevant customer contact.
· Promotes both externally and internally the company’s corporate values (Why, How and What).
· Participate in trade fairs, conferences, networking events and monthly sales meetings in The Netherlands.

Candidate Profile:

· 3-5 years’ experience in B2B sales with strong focus on value selling and key account or business management, preferably in high-volume, cyclical commodity market.
· Experience in the Plastic and /or packaging Industry required
· Strong interpersonal skills, relationship builder and networker.
· Excellent team player and communicator, able to work independently (home office) with frequent business travel.
· Up-to-date computer skills, digitally minded using new tools.
· Has an entrepreneurial mindset
· Fluent language skills: Dutch, French and English

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jason Hutchison
Jason.hutchison@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
NPE Orlando USA, Hispack Barcelona, FIP Lyon, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Sales Manager – Polymers – South East

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

 

Sales Manager – Polymers – South East

Job ref: EG/61573

Sector: Polymers/Plastics
Function: Sales
Location: South UK

Client Overview:

Our client is a leading distributor of both commodity and specialist engineering thermoplastics, supporting the plastics processing industry. Key market sectors include automotive, medical, electrical and packaging. The company enjoys an enviable reputation for product quality and technical innovation and through superior product performance, worldwide service and distribution network, is well placed to respond to customer needs.

Role Overview:

· Ensure area sales targets are achieved, maintain profitable growth and develop sales, in line with annual budgets and long-term strategies (5 year plan).
· Ensure a high level of customer contact on a regular basis, maintain existing business and report on new business opportunities, customer satisfaction, market information and competition activity.

Responsibilities:

· Responsible for sales development, in the designated area, ensuring annual sales budgets are achieved.
· Promote all aspects of the portfolio, to all plastic processors, in the sales area and ensure new products and product lines are introduced where applicable.
· Visit existing and new customers on a regular basis and provide information and support as necessary.
· Manage and deploy the most efficient and appropriate level of customer contact, with close liaison with the Sales Office, in order to ensure that sales opportunities are maximized to the full.
· Offer technical advice according to ability and experience and liaise with Business Development Engineers (BDE) and Strategic Account Managers (SAM) as appropriate.
· Prepare area sales statistics for budget preparation each year.

Candidate Profile:

· Sales Professional, with knowledge of plastic, rubber or related materials.
· Knowledge of engineering plastics, such as Polyamides, would be a distinct advantage, as would experience of working for a distributor.
· Based within the area to be covered.
· Demonstratable product sales experience and a highly motivated achiever.
· Excellent communication and presentation skills at all levels, as well as good organisational and time management skills.
· Computer literate with knowledge of current operating systems and software.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Ellie Guest
Ellie.Guest@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Sales Manager – North West Germany

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Sales Manager – North West Germany
Home Based

Job ref: HS /62516

Salary: Based on experience – between 70,000 and 85,000
with 25% bonus and company car

Reports to: Regional Sales Manager

Travel Expectations: This is a 100% field sales position, travel is expected every week

Company Overview:

Founded in 1937, operating with twenty-five manufacturing facilities in eight-teen locations, with four R&D centres. The hiring company operates within the plastics industry, manufacturing a wide selection of masterbatch products which fit into many market sectors and applications. Partnered with suppliers and customers they create masterbatch formulations.

Role Overview:

The Sales Manager is responsible for ensuring the hiring company meet business targets that have been set by headquarters. The selected candidate will develop and implement sales plans designed to accomplish the goals established for the region by corporate management.

· Assist the Regional Sales Manager with formulating the annual sales budget for designated territory and action plans that will result in the achievement of the territory objectives.
· Working collaboratively with internal teams, such as the customer service and technical service personnel, to ensure the territorial business plans and implemented, executed and successful.
· In addition, liaise internally to ensure that customers’ needs are met and exceeded.
· Have a strong understanding of customer’s products (portfolios) and process (production) capabilities. (key contact, previous sales results and products purchased – for all accounts in territory).
· Work closely with technical and manufacturing to identify requirements and recommend changes needed to improve service provided to customer accounts.
· Explore niche opportunities to grow the business.
· Update computer database(CRM) and effectively communicate progress.
· Accurate and timely completion of administrative duties, which include weekly call reports, expense reports, update personal records.
· Advise Regional Manager of industry trends, current resin pricing, competitive activity and all other pertinent intelligence.
· Review all product returns and/or rejections by customers and determine reasons for the return and give recommendations to the Regional Manager.
· Apply pricing policies established by the Regional Manager and maintain special pricing within these guidelines according to product, quantity and customer considerations.
· Other duties and projects as assigned.

Candidate Profile:

· Has experience within a sales environment, ideally coming from within the plastics industry or has a connection to the industry.
· A relevant degree would be advantageous: such as chemistry, materials science, polymer chemistry, business or economics as examples.
· Possess German and English language skills.
· A willingness to travel and work remotely.
· An interest and/or a proven track record developing and winning new business.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Haydn Spires
haydn.spires@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.
Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.
Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Mechanical Design Engineer

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Mechanical Design Engineer
Based in Edinburgh

Job ref: HS /62413

Salary and Benefits: Based on experience

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Company Overview:

A market leader, delivering affordable market ready projects in the low carbon renewable sector.

Role Overview:

Working with all aspects of design, relating to production, procurement, service support and technical documentation of mechanical systems, within ‘Hydrogen Energy’ solutions. It will be your responsibility to ensure all equipment designed is done so to the highest levels of safety and quality standards and on time within the project plan.

Responsibilities:

· Design of Hydrogen based equipment including refuelers, fuel storage and installations.
· Complete supporting calculations which will include, flow, pressure, structural, heat transfer calculations and FEA.
· 3D CAD Design.
· Working with controls and electrical engineers to support the complete system design.
· Preparation of part specifications and the procurement of parts.
· Preparation of Technical file documentation and O&M manuals.
· Ensure that the H&S, quality and environmental procedures are followed.
· Maintain the project PED and HAZOP documentation.

Success Measures:

· Completed mechanical design projects, with associated documentation and CAD models.
· Cost and schedule compliant designs.

Desired Experience:

· Educated with a master’s degree within a relevant mechanical engineering discipline
· (structural design, machine design, pressure vessels or fluid dynamics as examples).
· Proven experience within mechanical engineering (construction or civil engineering).
· Experience with metal work and pipework (hands-on manufacturing experience).
· CAD proficiency in 3D and 2D.
· Autodesk inventor 3D proficiency.
· 2D drawing proficiency (standards, dimensioning and materials).
· Mechanical engineering design experience: structural and pressure vessels.
· Structural and pressure vessel regulations knowledge.
· Materials and manufacturing knowledge.
· Ability to intemperate P&ID.
· Working knowledge of quality standards, regulations and regulatory bodies.
· Fault find and supply solutions to engineer faults.
· Small bore piping and pipe bending knowledge is essential.

Skills Required:

· Ability to work with a team.
· Hands-on designer.
· Project Management skills.
· Excellent Attention to Detail.
· Excellent Time Management skills.
· Logical thinker with pro-active mindset.
· Great initiative.
· Strong Communication skills both verbal and written.
· Experience with DSEAR would be advantageous.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Haydn Spires
Haydn.Spires@listgrove.com
01789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.
Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.
Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

HR Manager – Italy

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

HR Manager – Italy

Job ref: EG /62883

The Company:

The hiring company operates within the plastics industry, manufacturing a wide selection of masterbatch products which fit into many market sectors and applications. Partnered with suppliers and customers they
bring forward-thinking solutions to that increase product performance, durability and sustainability
Founded in 1937, operating with twenty-five manufacturing facilities in eighteen locations, with four R&D centres.

The Role:

Reporting to the Plant Manager and functionally to the Human Resources Director Europe, the Human Resources Manager is an experienced HR professional, responsible for aligning business objectives with employees and management. The position is a stand-alone position, with no people management.

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Manage the entire recruitment process, in collaboration with business departments.
· Manage the outsourced payroll process and sign off the benefits programs.
· Supervise the management of performance evaluation and employees’ competencies.
· Develop learning and development budget proposal and supervise the establishment of subsidies files, as well as the relative administrative part.
· Manage employees’ integration and development.
· Bridge management and employee relations by addressing demands, grievances or other issues.
· Ensure legal compliance, regulations and working conditions regarding health and safety.
· Advise Management on legislation and changes that may impact local Human Resources policies.
· Negotiate with the Trade Unions.
· Optimize manual tasks and implement HR policies and procedures.
· Work on other specific projects.

Profile:

· Bachelor’s degree in human resources or business management.
· Demonstrable experience in a similar role in the manufacturing sector in Italy.
· Hands-on approach with in-depth knowledge of labor law and HR best practices.
· Strong experience in payroll processing.
· Interpersonal and coaching skills.
· Client-oriented and results-oriented with a hands-on approach.
· Excellent active listening, negotiation and presentation skills.
· Confidentiality, discretion and judgment.
· Analytical and problem solving skills.
· Ability to think outside the box.
· Fluent Italian and English.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Ellie Guest
Ellie.guest@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Health, Safety & Environment Specialist

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Health, Safety and Environmental Specialist
Based in Greater Manchester

Job ref: EG /62693

The Company:

A leading manufacturer of plastic and rubber materials, from high performance engineered resins, to recycled post-consumer materials, currently going through a period of substantial growth.

Purpose of Role:

This role adds value by ensuring that the plant operates safely, without harm to the environment and is compliant with all Safety, Health and Environmental laws. The incumbent will Identify performance and compliance gaps and define and execute improvements either directly or through expert resources.

Key Responsibilities and Expectations:

· Establishes a meaningful set of metrics that measure plant safety and environmental performance to identify performance issues and opportunities.
· Understands applicable UK legal requirements and obtains additional expert interpretation as needed.
· Uses risk management methods to prioritise gaps and opportunities, into an actionable improvement plan.
· Uses own and others’ expertise to define solutions and improvement initiatives.
· Ensures an adequate level of knowledge in safety, health and environmental matters for self and other team members. Defines or procures training programmes to close identified gaps.
· Owns the plant housekeeping programme, ensuring an excellent level of performance.
· Works with external providers, to define an appropriate employee health screening programme.
· Co-owns and updates key safety, health and environmental management documents and processes, including the Emergency Plan, environmental compliance plan, PPE matrix, safe work permitting.
· Defines an environmental improvement programme appropriate to the plastics processing industry.

Skills and Qualifications:

· NEBOSH or similar health and safety qualification.
· Experience of ISO9001 and ISO14001.
· Familiar with Wamitab and ideally have experience within the plastic, waste or recycling industry.
· Proven competence in risk assessment and risk management in a manufacturing environment.
· A pragmatic and practical approach to problem solving, and the ability to prioritise multiple diverse opportunities into a deliverable action plan are essential
· Able to work effectively in a fast-paced and diverse team environment
· The ability to coach and train other team members is highly desirable

 

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Ellie Guest
Ellie.guest@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Global Project Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Global Project Manager – Operational Excellence & Growth

Based in Europe (possible locations UK, Austria, France, Netherlands, Poland, Spain or Germany)

Job ref: CST/63050

Salary: Commensurate with experience

The Company:

Our client is a global supplier of sustainable packaging solutions. The company operates from 24 production facilities in nine countries, employing more than 6,300 people with sales of approximately $4.7bn.  They create working environments where employees feel valued, can work to their full potential and where their achievements are celebrated.

Role Overview:

Management of projects related to the definition, deployment and assessment of the initiatives related to growth and development of the sites. More precisely, the role will be supporting the creation of lean standards, auditing, and assessing the workbooks, equipment standards, reporting status of the plants. There is a high requirement of international travel with this role.

Key Responsibilities:

· Support and follow up on the definition of the various projects related with different initiatives of Growth and individual sites. As examples (but not limited):
– Creation of OPEX workbook
– Implementation of OPEX workbook
– Supporting in audits to state Operational Excellence level of the plants
– Supporting in deploying lean manufacturing and OPEX mentality
– Creation of materials for lean methodology deployment
– Creation of tracking systems for the projects
– Follow up on the status in terms of AMPS for the plants
– Support in creation of technical standards.
· Coaching the teams in the implementation of the different initiatives with a very strong focus on operational excellence initiatives as well as on technical standards.
· Support the Global Manufacturing Excellence Director in the identification of opportunities to improve and make the company more competitive.
· Close collaboration with different regions to support identifying Best Practices and support for proper communication across the locations/sites.
· Close collaboration with other functions such as: IT, CI, Innovation, Production, Quality.
· High involvement in tracking savings coming from Operational Excellence initiatives.
· Standardization and harmonization of activities across multiple global locations.
· Support benchmarking and workshops exercises by collecting and analyzing data to help identifying and implementation of improvements.
· Compliance with the Company Management Systems (e.g. Project, Quality, Environmental, Health & Safety Regulations) and keeping them up to date.
· Compliance and act according to business ethics.

Education & Training:

· Graduated engineer.
· Lean/6Sigma certification or equivalent.
· Fluent in English.
· MS Office advance and Power BI.

Experience:

· Several years’ experience in developing and implementing Lean/6Sigma methodologies.
· International project experience.
· Several years in manufacturing environments (ideally automotive industry or a sector that is renowned for its commitment to operations excellence).

Competencies:

· Analytical thinking
· Organizational capability
· Flexible and resilient
· Gravitas to present at all levels
· Conscientious and high motivation
· Highly sophisticated communication style
· Change management skills

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Conrad Taylor
conrad.taylor@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Field Service Engineer Germany

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975.

Field Service Engineer Germany
Based in Germany

Job ref: JH/59414

Location: Germany

Client Overview:

A leading systems and solutions provider for packaging. Delivering quality product to the food and beverage industry to consumers across the world in a safe, sustainable and affordable way. Supplying a complete range of packs, flexible filling machines and solutions for operating smarter factories.

Role Overview:

To strengthen the Technical Service Team in Germany, we are looking for a Field Service Engineer, candidates will be a team player with hands-on-mentality. In this role you will provide an optimal service quality to ensure a high efficiency and reliability to machines.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring the efficiency, commissioning, configuration, maintenance and repair of filling machines and applicators is carried out to the highest standard.
• Technical support and consulting of customers.
• On customer sites provide support and consult on re-builds or additions to machines.
• Fault diagnosis and troubleshooting
• Training of customer personnel in the use of machines and associated equipment
• Support of prototypes and special machines

Candidate Profile:

• Qualified in engineering principles, electrical, mechatronics, mechanical.
• Willingness to travel from 90-100%
• Experience with filling machines advantageous
• Place of work homebased- Bremen, Niedersachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Sachsen, Thuringia
• Fluent in German with a good level of English

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jason Hutchison
Jason.hutchison@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
•              Five Decades of Market Intelligence
•              Unrivalled Industry Networks
•              Recognised International brand
•              HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Business Development Manager – Europe

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975.

Business Development Manager-Europe

Polypropylene producer to Food & Healthcare Sector

Location options: Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Norway

Job ref: CST/61728

Salary/Benefits: Attractive based upon experience

The Client:

Part of an ambitious and progressive international group, the company is a well-established manufacturer and supplier of Polypropylene used in a wide variety of applications supplying a European customer base.

The company is targeting growth in the plastic packaging industry for the Food and Healthcare sectors.

This role requires the incumbent to have an ambitious and tenacious nature with a strong commercial mind set and the ability to build relationships in the Food and Healthcare Packaging sectors – someone who would class themselves to be a natural hunter and networker.

Responsibilities & Key Tasks:

· Propose initiatives and drive the efforts to identify new business opportunities with a focus on the plastic packaging for the food sector aligned with the company’s strategic goals.
· Generate a pipeline of prospective customers and drive the end-to-end sales pipeline from prospection to closing towards securing long-term profitable top line growth.
· Develop and nurture mutually beneficial relationships and collaborations with key participants in the Polypropylene (PP) value chain, including brand owners and converters, to enable the company’s growth strategy.
· In collaboration with the commercial team, develop a deep understanding of the hierarchy of needs of the company’s target markets and leverage the findings to strengthen the company’s position against its direct competitors.
· Promote the company’s products/services and keep the company abreast of latest market trends, shift in customer requirements or innovations within target markets and PP industry at large.
· Leverage customer relationship management (CRM) tool to drive interactions and management of new customers efficiently, liaising with key accounts and sales managers.

Competencies and Skills:

· Extensive knowledge of polypropylene – either working for a raw material compounder/producer or a food packaging convertor that uses this material
· You are well versed in driving sales and BD initiatives
· Market knowledge of the plastic food rigid packaging is essential
· Market knowledge of the healthcare/medical packaging industry is an advantage
· Proven track record of identifying and capitalizing on market opportunities
· Proven track record of building relationships and influencing key decision makers at small and large organisations.
· Strong communication and negotiation skills
· Excellent English required and a third European language a plus.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Conrad Taylor
Conrad.Taylor@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

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Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
FIP Lyon, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Business Development Manager, Asia

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Business Development Manager, Asia
Based in Indonesia

Job ref: JE/61561

Sector: Packaging
Function: Sales
Location: Indonesia, Singapore or Australia

Client Overview:

Listgrove has been retained by a global manufacturer of flexible packing who is a pioneer in sustainable, flexible packaging innovation and development.

Role Overview:

· To identify and manage new target markets and customers across Asia-Pacific to achieve maximum profitable sales potential for the business in line with pre-determined budgets.
· Identify new potential customers within new and existing market sectors.
· Drive profitable growth within the accounts you on board, whilst defending current margins.
· Effectively maintain internal and external network and communications at all times.

Responsibilities:

· Carry out the appropriate market research to identify potential customers.
· Develop a plan to target those customers, ‘open the door’ and present the Company in a professional manner.
· Understand customers’ requirements for existing and future new packaging solutions and, in conjunction with NPD, provide and commercialise appropriate packaging solutions.
· Effectively and efficiently manage your accounts to ensure the maintenance of good working relationship and customer service are provided.
· Identify and convert new opportunities within those accounts for additional business.
· Understand customers’ requirements for new packaging solutions and, in conjunction with NPD, provide and commercialise appropriate packaging solutions
· Develop strong working relationships with customers.
· Understand customers’ strategy for packaging requirements.
· Manage customer expectations whilst consistently achieving deadlines.
· Communicate with customers at all times on relevant changes, new developments etc.,
· Liaise with internal account execs to remain aware of account activities and respond accordingly.
· Ensure all customer trials are managed effectively through the business.
· Work with UK to fix customer quotations.
· Ensure internal processes are followed at all times, particularly in relation to quotations and customer trials.
· Effectively communicate with other departments within the business and develop strong working relationships.
· Communicate customers’ requirements effectively throughout the business.
· Keep yourself abreast of NPD activities and developments at all times.
· Report monthly to your Manager on previous month’s sales activity and accurate future forecasts and any appropriate business threats / opportunities.
· Attend monthly sales meetings.
· Ensure accurate and timely availability of sales activity.
· Prepare annual and monthly budgets / forecasts in line with company requirements.
· Attend exhibitions or promotions where required.

Candidate Skills and Attributes:

· Proven experience of new business development with a “hunter” mentality
· Experience of Print / Packaging industry essential.
· Good standards of education – degree level preferable.
· Print or packaging technical experience ideal.
· Highly motivated, driven self-starter.
· Exceptional communication skills, written, verbal and formal presentation skills.
· Excellent negotiation skills.
· Flexible and eager approach.
· Highly organised – deliver to deadlines.
· Able to influence with the ability to drive ideas forward.
· Sound commercial skills with the ability to understand detailed costing’s, estimates etc.
· IT literate with the ability to produce detailed spread sheets, word and PowerPoint documents.
· Flexible to travel as the demands of the role require.
· Fluent English Essential

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jane Edwards
Jane.edwards@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

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Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Back Office Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Back Office Manager, Humble Texas.

Job ref: JH/61935

Salary/Benefits: Attractive based upon experience

The role:

A fantastic opportunity to join a family owned international and long-established supplier of plastics conversion and packaging equipment has arisen.

The role will closely support a Site Manager, the chosen candidate will be responsible for multiple activities across administration, finance, HR and sales support. Guidance on all matters will be provided by the Site Manager and from colleagues at the European HQ.

Responsibilities & Key Tasks:

· Overseeing the daily operations of the office in particular finance, sales support, human resources (this will develop), administration and matters concerning local purchasing, and general office management issues.
· Communicating with departments, local management and with the CFO of the mother company in Italy.
· Completing clerical and administrative tasks for the office.
· Managing and coordinating relationships with local suppliers/consultants such as chartered accountants, payroll experts.
· Developing, reviewing, and improving administrative systems, policies, and procedures.
· Coordinating the flow of information (finances reporting, monthly reports, budgeting, cash flow, banks) to the mother company.
· Maintaining office documentation, employee records, benefits, and work hours.
· Managing supplies, equipment, bills, and errands.
· Responding to requests and questions about office operations.
· Assisting local service team for administrational tasks and ensuring data is captured on central database.
· Offering help to customers as necessary, with guidance from Site Manager.
· Assist with purchasing – consumables, key items required by colleagues.
· Support matters required by local authorities, governmental departments.
· Assist trade exhibitions and other promotional activities as necessary – from a local perspective.

Competencies and Skills:

· Minimum 5 years of experience in office management and/or key administrative position.
· Finance/Accounting/Administration/Business Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.
· Experience with QuickBooks International Finance reporting.
· Excellent English required; Italian would be a plus.
· Ability to learn on the job and adapt to changes.
· Excellent administration skills and adept at managing systems / procedures.
· Strong time-management and people skills, high degree of flexibility, and excellent multitasking ability.
· An excellent organiser who works well with others.
· A can-do attitude and always available to assist both colleagues and customers.
· Familiar with importing goods and associated processes, documentation.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jason Hutchison
Jason.hutchison@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:

Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Application Development Engineer

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Application Development Engineer
Polymer Distribution
Based in France

Job ref: EG/61509

Client Overview:

Our client is a leading distributor of both commodity and specialist engineering thermoplastics to the plastics processing industry. Key market sectors include automotive, medical, electrical and packaging. The company enjoys an enviable reputation for product quality and stock availability. It is well placed to respond to customer needs through a worldwide service and distribution network and is seeking an Application Development Manager to develop their standard range of products.

The Role:

· Identify, develop and close new, profitable and sustainable technical project opportunities.
· Focus on strategic customers (OEM, Convertors, Tier 1) aligned with the business strategy.
· Penetrate and build relationships at targeted customers at executive level to fully understand needs that can be converted into relevant projects.
· Provide technical support and advice to customers in the areas of design review, material proposals, product selection, approvals, risk management and thermoplastic processing / troubleshooting.
· Assist field and internal sales staff with technical advice as above.
· Technically understand and promote the complete product portfolio to plastic processors, designers, engineers, and OEM’s.
· Actively support the introduction of new products at customers.
· Actively support and investigate product quality complaints at customers, using official documents and systems.
· Maintain up to date customer files and visit reports using the Customer Relationship Management system.
· Fully use and maintain the Business Pipeline tool (Opportunities) to document all technical projects at customers.
· Take responsibility as required for specific market sectors and work with the Country/ Sales Manager to maximize the potential sales in this sector.
· Work closely with the Product Development function to ensure new material and application developments are followed up.
· Specify and interpret Moldex®, Moldflow® and ANSYS® FEA analyses as required and report to customers as necessary.

Candidate Profile:

· Polymer Engineering Graduate or equivalent.
· Knowledge of the plastics industry is essential.
· Project management skills required.
· Working knowledge of Microsoft Office essential.
· Knowledge of SAP preferred but not essential.

Experience and Skills:

· Deep technical knowledge and understanding of all polymer types and their application.
· High level technical knowledge of plastics processing, tool design and application development.
· Minimum 5 years’ experience in a customer-facing role
· Excellent communication skills.
· Highly self-motivated with the ability to perform with minimum supervision.
· Very good English and French language skills (written and spoken).
· Excellent organisational and planning skills.
· Team player with a “can do” attitude.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Ellie Guest
ellie.guest@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
NPE Orlando USA, Hispack Barcelona, FIP Lyon, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Account Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Account Manager
Site Based – Rueil Malmaison or Feignies

Job ref: HS/62889

Salary and benefits:

Based on experience, circa 55,000€ with a 15% bonus and company car

Company Overview:

Listgrove have been retained by a plastic packaging manufacturer, with a HQ in the outskirts of Paris, who are a leader in the design, manufacture and sale of custom, value-added and sustainable plastic containers, which serve the food, beverage, household and automotive sectors.

Role Overview:

Reporting into: Senior Key Account Manager – Europe

As an account manager, your primary objective will be to assist and support the key account manager, as well as other internal colleagues, in maintaining the relationships and business with a singular high profile key account.

Duties are as follows:

Accounts receivable – 5%
· Assist credit and collections with payment issues.
· Analyse and resolve pricing discrepancies.
· Notify senior colleagues and financial controllers when aware of any issues that could cause delays in customer payment within agreed terms.

Administrative duties – 35%
· Maintain customer driven price sheets and ensuring they’re up to date and accurate, communicating changes to the customer and uploading into specific online tools where applicable.
· Communicate internally all pricing updates and adjustments.
· Manage SKU Codes and complete necessary forms to have customer bottle contracts created, new parts added and pricing updates when necessary.
· Consolidate miscellaneous billings (in example: samples).
· Maintain volume driven trackers such as amortization, rebate, year end reconciliations, materials inventory file.
· Maintain a visible and systematic model for managing the key accounts information in the public drive to improve accessibility.
· Consolidation of monthly data – energy, resin and freight.

Customer service – 35%
· Develop strong internal and external relationships to improve customer satisfaction.
· Provide support to the plants by responding to their requests within 48 hours.
· Meet with key customer contacts and Account Manager when necessary.
· Provide customer support to the KAM.
· As KAM’s change, be responsible for transferring customer knowledge and support new KAM on customer specifics.
· Schedule calls with KAM for periodic updates on account.
· Provide customer specific reports to meet customer expectations in terms of quality and required time frame. More specifically, monthly volume and value, amortization overview, QBR contribution.
· Attend and contribute to monthly internal WC plant review calls.

Sales planning, supply chain management and logistics – 25%
· Develop relationships with customer planning teams in all locations to improve forecasting.
· Support KAM to develop forecasting KPI’s with customer.
· Obtain and forward customer forecasts to demand planning teams in relevant sites.
· Work with KAM to review budget established by S&OP team to ensure data integrity.
· Coordinate with customer, plants, engineering, KAM to complete the necessary material master data forms to establish new items in SAP.
· Manage SAP material numbers (material master and contract).
· Create and maintain representative budget/forecast part numbers.
· Track exotic and freight costs on a monthly basis with procurement to manage overall margin.
· Review and validate budget pricing provided by KAM

Requirements / Desirability’s:

Would you consider yourself to be customer focussed, who holds themselves to high levels of professionalism, accuracy and integrity. If so, this could be the position for you!

· Fluent in both French and English, written and spoken
· Willingness to travel across France as well as across Europe when required.
· Has a thirst for knowledge who enjoys consolidating information, fact finding and has a good understanding of numbers, figures and data.
· Holds commercial acumen, business savvy.
· Responsible, someone who takes ownership
· Works well under pressure

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Haydn Spires
Haydn.spires@listgrove.com
00441789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Technical Manager

Overview: Working exclusively with our client, a leading premier injection moulding machinery and automation supplier, we are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced Technical Manager with strong experience within injection moulding capital equipment. Applicants must be able to demonstrate proven expertise in effective people management, good commercial understanding and championing of technical project engineering efficiencies plus productivity optimization for all respective plastic moulding and automation build & commissioning projects.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a forward-thinking company in a new role for the business as part of their vision for supporting continued business growth moving forward and to support high customer market demand.

 

Remit:

  • This position will suit an experienced senior technical, process or engineering moulding professional with several years’ IMM experience. The candidate will need good knowledge of core plastic injection moulding engineering disciplines, bespoke automation and robot capital equipment
  • The Technical Manager role will suit applicants with proven experience of   engineering management, people management & skills development, business operations management, budget control and working to concise project management timeframes
  • The successful Technical Manager will play a pivotal role in defining and executing planned business & project strategies for the good of the business, their skilled workforce and growth program, galvanizing and steering the engineering teams for leading continuous improvement & lean initiatives, attention to detail applications & moulding project concepts and chairing proactive problem solving for ensuring the right solution is secured for the end customer
  • Co-ordinating & promoting existing business success plans designed at improving overall injection moulding automation effectiveness including safety, quality, cost, performance and people within each bespoke engineering project

 

Role:

  • As Technical Manager you will be responsible for ensuring adherence and compliance to safety standards at all times
  • Working with the technical, engineering, quality, logistics & commercial teams to define ‘best practice’ and improve all aspects of customer automation projects in line with business SOP’s and best practice methodology
  • Working closely with the Field Sales team and commercial HQ to support RFQ’s, cost estimating and any injection moulding or automation technical support enquiries. To ensure enquiries are handled and solutions turned around in a succinct, professional and clearly communicated manner
  • Responsible for the development, implementation and sustainment of manufacturing (injection moulding) best practice
  • Preparation of Capex specifications & ISO regulations for plastic injection moulding machine tools, ancillary equipment and other moulding technologies & supporting services procured / ordered by the customer
  • Ensuring a commitment to timely completion of staff appraisals, defining development plans and planning training requirements
  • Developing reporting tools to measure business objectives, engineering task performance and highlight / identify improvement opportunities
  • Coaching and developing staff to ensure a high performing engineering & technical support team focused on delivering customer value
  • Providing technical expertise to the team, transferring skills and knowledge within the technical & engineering teams and wider Site team
  • Analysing performance, productivity and deliverables data and prepare reporting to Directors and Head of Sales on a weekly & monthly basis
  • Empowering and Improving site technical competency through the development of team members

 

Experience Requirements:

  • Minimum 10 years’ experience within plastic injection moulding processing discipline and proven experience & technical knowledge of plastic injection moulding machinery, automation and ancillary capital equipment
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in people supervisory / management & business operations management
  • Supported by either Industry recognized qualifications in Polymer Processes / Engineering / Science or Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering disciplines
  • Good business commercial process understanding
  • Strong IT skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Good project management skills
  • Strong attention to detail application
  • Enthusiastic personality, can do-will do approach and professional aptitude
  • Full UK driving licence

 

 

Key Words: “Technical Manager”, “Process Manager”, “Moulding Manager”, “Senior Process Engineer”, “Engineering Manager”, “Mouldshop Manager”, “Automation Manager”, “plastic Injection Moulding”

Injection Mould Toolmaker

Job Overview:           Working closely with your client, an established injection mould tool manufacturer, we are looking for an experienced Mould Toolmaker to join their team to support continued business growth.

 

Benefits:

  • Quarterly profit related bonus scheme
  • Private healthcare plan
  • Free flu vaccination
  • Holiday buy back scheme
  • Death in service benefit
  • Mon-Fri Days Role
  • Overtime rate X1.5

 

Remit:

  • This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled Mould Toolmaker to join a forward-thinking company who are going through an exciting period of business growth
  • The successful Toolmaker will join a highly skilled technical team of toolmakers and will have extensive opportunities for training and further personal development
  • The right Toolmaker candidate MUST HAVE experience in repairing and maintaining injection mould tools with the ability to read and understand technical drawings

 

Role:

  • In the role of Toolmaker, you will be required to manufacture, service, repair and modify injection mould tools to the highest standard
  • As Toolmaker you will assess the tools and components supplied by customers and investigate the best course of action for repairing or modifying the tooling
  • Methodically dismantling injection mould tools
  • Back engineer and document various parts of an injection mould tool and other components used in mechanical / precision engineering
  • Liaise with the toolroom manger to plan and priorities the workload
  • Maximise machine utilisation and overall equipment in an efficient manner
  • To ensure Health, Safety and Environmental Policies are always adhered to
  • Conduct themselves in a professional and courteous manner, whilst maintaining a good appearance acceptable to our customers and management

 

Experience Requirements:

  • Mechanical engineering qualification or toolmaker apprenticeship or equivalent
  • Experience in repairing and maintaining injection mould tools
  • Competent in the use of manual and standard toolroom equipment (lathes, mills, surface grinders, cylindrical grinders, manual spark eroder)
  • Ability to read and understand drawings and models in both 2D and 3D
  • Sound decision making and problem-solving skills
  • The ability to efficiently complete tasks on time and always maintaining the company’s high standard
  • Experience in CNC machining – EDM
  • Exposure to CAD and 3D modelling (Visi, NCG Cam, Machining Strategist)
  • Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal

 

Key Words: “Toolmaker”, “Mould Toolmaker”, “Tooling Engineer”, “Injection Mould Toolmaker”, “Injection Moulding”, “Plastics”, “Toolmaking”, “Mould Tooling”

Technical Manager

Overview: Working exclusively with our client, a leading injection moulding manufacturer, we are looking to appoint a Technical Manager to support their growth vision going forward.

Benefits:

  • Bonus scheme
  • Good pension scheme
  • Employee assistance program for all
  • Mental health first aiders onsite
  • 25 days holiday plus bank hols
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity provision
  • Employee discounts (supermarkets, gym membership, retail stores etc)

 

Remit:

  • This position will suit an experienced Technical Manager with a strong background in injection moulding manufacturing and good knowledge of injection mould processing, machinery and materials
  • This is a fantastic opportunity for to join a forward thinking company in a new role for the business as part of their vision for supporting continued business growth moving forward
  • The successful Technical Manager will play a pivotal role in defining and executing an injection moulding strategy designed at improving overall injection moulding effectiveness including safety, quality, cost, performance and people

 

Role:

  • As Technical Manager you will be responsible for ensuring adherence and compliance to safety standards at all times
  • In the role of Technical Manager you will be responsible for setting and mobilising a clear strategy for control and improvement of the injection moulding process including process optimisation, user access control, SPC and parts discrimination
  • Working with the process development and setting teams to define ‘best practice’ and improve all aspects of injection moulding
  • Working with NPD, tool and product design, marketing and other business functions to develop process technology and specify capital equipment requirements relating to the introduction of new products and new manufacturing methods
  • Responsible for the development, implementation and sustainment of manufacturing (injection moulding) best practice
  • Working with the engineering function, production function and other internal stakeholders to define specifications for production machines and ancillary equipment
  • Preparation of Capex justifications for moulding machines, ancillary equipment and other moulding technologies
  • Ensuring a commitment to timely completion of staff appraisals, defining development plans and planning training requirements
  • Developing reporting tools to measure Injection Moulding performance and highlight improvement opportunities
  • Exploring new materials opportunities with particular focus on development of sustainable materials and products
  • Working with the site team to define and work on continuous improvement projects
  • Providing direction for process development and setter teams on projects and on daily tasks
  • Coaching and developing staff to ensure a high performing manufacturing team focused on delivering customer value
  • Providing technical expertise to the team, transferring skills and knowledge to the Process Development team, Setter Team and wider Site team
  • Analysing data and prepare reporting on Injection Moulding performance on a daily / weekly / monthly / as required basis
  • Work as part of the EMEA and Global quality teams to share experiences and best-practice
  • Improving site technical competency through the development of team members

 

Experience Requirements:

  • Minimum 5 years’ experience within injection moulding and team management
  • Industry recognized injection moulding qualifications
  • Polymer Science Qualification an advantage
  • Strong IT skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Full UK driving licence
  • Good problem solving skills

 

Key Words: “Technical Manager”, “Process Manager”, “Moulding Manager”, “Technical Moulding Manager”, “Mould Process Engineer”, “Mouldshop Manager”, “Injection Moulding”, “Plastics”, “Moulding”

Technical Sales Manager

Overview: Working exclusively with our client, a well established Group of Injection Moulding Companies, we are looking for a Technical Sales Manager with experience in the injection moulding industry to support and drive continued business growth.

 

Remit:

  • Candidates MUST HAVE proven experience within injection mould toolmaking and / or injection moulding processes
  • This position will suit an experienced Sales / BD Manager who is highly motivated to sell the company’s injection moulding services across various market sectors
  • This is a fantastic opportunity for a technical sales professional with solid experience of mould tooling and processes to join a forward-thinking Company Group at an exciting time for the business

 

Role:

  • As Technical Sales Manager you will promote and conclude sales of the company’s products and services within the UK and Ireland
  • In the role of Technical Sales Manager you will establish continuous dialogue with customers to maintain current partnerships and customer care philosophy
  • To achieve the personal annual forecast, growing the business year on year
  • Prepare quotations relative to enquiries generated, requesting support from strategic functions to achieve this when required
  • Ensure all enquiries and quotations are followed up promptly, establishing a potential conversion percentage via pipeline overview
  • Ensure the enquiry database for accounts/quotations is maintained, requesting support from strategic functions to achieve this when required
  • Being proactive in providing positive responses to the day-to-day challenges that arise, seeking solutions rather than highlighting problems, ensuring customer requirements are the main focus
  • Prepare sales presentations, forecasts, and information as required by the business
  • To ensure sales schedules are maintained which comprehensively and accurately underpin the Sales budget and targets
  • To act as a Management Team Member, supporting fellow managers by clear honest communication and functional achievements
  • Ensure the alignment of sales strategy and technical support is achieved and maintained across the Group, consulting with your colleagues at the relevant site to achieve this
  • To keep abreast of developments within the industry and ensure a sound knowledge and application of requirements within the business with respect to received market intelligence and customer feedback
  • Manage the sales and technical support activity within the business to deliver the service expected by the customer
  • Maintaining and managing inhouse CRM system, to include pipeline sales
  • Reporting progress against plan at monthly management review meetings
  • On occasions, sales visits may need to be made outside of the specified area at the discretion of the Managing Director

 

Experience Requirements:

  • Recognised Engineering / Manufacturing or Polymer Education Qualifications
  • Proven experience within injection mould toolmaking and / or injection moulding processes
  • Experience within a Technical Sales / BDM capacity
  • Good commercial skills
  • Highly self motivated
  • Strong negotiation skills
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

 

Key Words: “Sales Manager”, “Technical Sales Manager”, “Business Development Manager”, “Key Account Manager”, “Injection Moulding”, Plastics, “Commercial Manager”, “Mould Tooling”

Maintenance Manager

Overview: Working alongside our client a leading injection moulding manufacturer, we are sourcing a Maintenance Manager to join their established team.

 

Benefits:

  • Quarterly profit related bonus scheme
  • Private healthcare plan
  • Free flu vaccination
  • Holiday buy back scheme
  • Death in service benefit

 

Remit:

  • As an electrically bias Maintenance Manager you lead the maintenance department to ensure that all machinery is checked, maintained and serviced to ensure continuous and safe running to reduce incidents and breakdowns
  • The successful Maintenance Manager will have experience working in a similar role, with working knowledge of injection moulding machines and pick and place robots

 

Role:

  • Plan preventative maintenance schedule across the plant
  • Responsible for carrying out and recording all planned, preventative maintenance  for a wide range of manufacturing and plant equipment
  • Undertaking fault finding activities on defective equipment
  • Organising the timely repair of equipment including injection moulding machines, robotics and ancillary equipment
  • Carrying out basic building and facilities maintenance, liaising with subcontractor for more complex or time consuming tasks
  • Conducting PAT testing and updating digital records
  • Producing monthly technical reports and making recommendations
  • Supporting installation projects and equipment commissioning
  • Maintaining and recording stock levels of shop floor machine spares as required
  • Supporting installation projects and maintenance for customers of Premier Moulding Machinery where required
  • Supervising and directing the Maintenance Engineer in their role and supporting their training and development
  • Ensure Compliance with H&S legislation

 

Essential Requirements:

  • Have previous working knowledge of injection moulding machines and pick and place robots
  • Experience of working with pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical systems
  • Qualified to carry out PAT tests
  • Managerial/Supervisory experience and experience of training and mentoring a junior worker
  • Intermediate user of Word and Excel
  • Have a good awareness of health and safety in the workplace

 

Desirable Requirements:

  • Experience of working in a similar maintenance role
  • Experience of organising the Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) activities
  • Have ONC (or equivalent) in Engineering or related discipline
  • Experience of working with PLC controlled machinery
  • Experience with lean manufacturing techniques such as OEE,5s, Kaizen
  • Experience of working with EFACS or similar Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software

 

Core Competencies:

  • Strong organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise effectively
  • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
  • Have excellent attention to detail
  • Ability to build effective team relationships
  • Be able to make decisions under pressure
  • Self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously as well as in a team
  • Excellent problem solving skills

 

Key Words: “Maintenance Manager”, “Senior Maintenance Engineer”, “Senior Maintenance Manager”, “Head of Maintenance”, “Engineering Manager”, “Maintenance Supervisor”, “Maintenance Engineer” “Electro Mechanical Maintenance Engineer” “Plastics”, “Injection Moulding”

Injection Moulding Setter x4

Overview: Working alongside our client, a leading injection moulding manufacturer, we are looking for 4 Injection Moulding Setters to support continued business growth.

 

Remit:

  • Fantastic opportunity for a skilled Injection Moulding Setter to join a forward-thinking global company during a time of significant investment in their UK operations
  • Candidates MUST HAVE proven experience within injection moulding manufacturing and demonstrable knowledge of injection moulding machinery, processes and materials
  • An exciting time to secure a stable position with a company committed to investment in the ongoing training and development of their staff

 

Role:

  • As Injection Moulding Setter you will ensure correct material is supplied to the machine in accordance with the production order
  • Performing tool changes and machine condition setting
  • Starting and set up of injection moulding machines, automation systems and ancillaries as required
  • Energy management of machines not needed for production, applies to switching off pumps on injection moulding machines, conveyor motors etc
  • Basic machine and tool maintenance
  • Equipping the IML systems with IML films, documenting the order change and removing the labels and finished parts of the previous order
  • Assist with new machinery / products being introduced to site including sample production
  • Assist engineering and toolroom departments where possible
  • Ensure all production documentation is returned to the appropriate department for recording and storage
  • Ensure high standards of hygiene and housekeeping are maintained at all times

 

Experience Requirements:

  • Industry recognized injection moulding qualifications
  • Demonstrable experience within injection moulding manufacturing
  • Working knowledge of injection moulding machinery, processes and materials
  • Ability to work effectively on own initiative
  • Good problem solving skills
  • Strong communication skills
  • Team player

 

Key Words: “Injection Moulding Setter”, “Injection Moulding Technician”, “Mould Technician”, “Mould Process Technician”, “Setter”, “Plastics”, “Injection Moulding”, “Mould Setter”

Maintenance Engineer

Overview: Working alongside our client, an established injection moulding manufacturer, we are looking for a skilled Maintenance Engineer to join their team to support continued business growth.

 

Benefits:

  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with continuous service)
  • Competitive pension scheme
  • Life assurance at 3x salary
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Healthcare scheme
  • Long Service Awards
  • Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave
  • Extensive learning and development opportunities
  • Annual Merit Review
  • Mon-Fri days role

 

Remit:

  • Fantastic opportunity for a skilled Maintenance Engineer to land a secure position with a forward-thinking company going through an exciting period of business growth
  • Candidates MUST HAVE experience within injection moulding or other disciplines of plastic manufacturing
  • The successful candidate will manage the day to day issues within the department to resolve maintenance issues within a fast paced injection moulding manufacturing environment

 

Role:

  • As Maintenance Engineer you will work closely with production personnel to ensure equipment / plant efficiency is maximized, without compromising safety or quality
  • In the role of Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for planning and executing preventative maintenance schedules
  • Troubleshoot and solve where possible machine and site breakdowns
  • Ensure maintenance records are maintained
  • Liaise with suppliers when external expertise is required to maintain site or machines
  • Responsibility for all stock replenishment of spare parts and consumables whilst working within predetermined budgets
  • Liaise with suppliers to ensure stock availability of critical parts
  • Control maintenance tools, stores and equipment
  • Continuously review the maintenance plan for optimal usage of labour and reduce machine downtime costs
  • Together with Production Manager plan preventative maintenance schedules for all machinery and ancillaries
  • Undertake planned maintenance programs and review task and frequency to ensure that all machinery and ancillaries receive the optimum maintenance
  • Ensure all statutory inspections, testing and certification is undertaken on time and adequate records are maintained

 

Experience Requirements:

  • Strong appreciation and experience of organization of shop floor work processes and priorities
  • Time served, high level of technical expertise with injection moulding machinery and equipment. Other plastics manufacturing disciplines will be considered
  • Qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
  • Possess a technical aptitude to understand and convey product knowledge through business competency
  • Ability to take personal leadership to develop and promote fundamental disciplines and principles through cross-functional team building
  • Strongly analytical and display critical thinking and problem-solving skills

 

Key Words: “Maintenance Engineer”, “Maintenance Technician”, “Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer”, “Mechanical Engineer”, “Electrical Engineer”, “Injection Moulding”, “Plastics”, “Machine Maintenance”

Thermoforming Setter X2

Overview: Working alongside our client, a successful manufacturer of plastic packaging solutions, we are looking for 2x Thermoforming Setters to join their team and support continued business growth

 

Remit:

  • Fantastic opportunity for a skilled Thermoforming Setter to join a forward thinking business with a track record of investment in their personnel, machinery and tooling
  • This position will suit a Thermoforming Setter with demonstrable experience of setting, conditioning and process optimization of thermoforming machines
  • This role requires good technical knowledge of thermoforming processes and the ability to troubleshoot any issues as they arise.

 

Role:

  • As Thermoforming Setter you will be responsible for the setup and running of the tooling on the thermoforming machine lines and ancillary equipment
  • In the role of Thermoforming Setter you will ensure the continuous running of machinery at the optimum cycle time to produce quality products
  • Set tooling and production changeovers in line with the production plan and within targets
  • Assist with the pre-production tool inspections & routine tooling maintenance
  • Identify production, tool & machine issues that may impact performance including product quality defects then make recommendations to rectify the same
  • After training commission new tooling and optimize line speeds
  • Provide training and guidance to ensure that all employees understand their roles and perform them effectively
  • Maintain documentation of quality records and production metrics
  • Enforce safety protocols and procedures to prevent accidents and injuries
  • Communicate effectively with colleagues including Maintenance, Tooling, Shift Managers / Supervisors and other departments

 

Experience Requirements:

  • MUST HAVE proven experience in thermoforming with at least 3 years’ experience setting tooling
  • Strong technical knowledge of thermoforming processes and equipment
  • Experience within FMCG manufacturing environment
  • Ability to multitask and prioritise workload in a fast paced environment
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and production management software
  • Experience of quality management system BRC / ISO or similar
  • Lean manufacturing experience

 

Key Words: ““Thermoforming Setter”, “Thermoforming Technician”, “Thermoforming”, “Thermoform” “Setter”, “Process Technician”, “Setter Supervisor”, “Senior Setter”, “Plastic”, “Plastic Packaging”

Injection Moulding Setter

Overview: Working alongside our client, a successful injection moulding manufacturer, as part of their growth plan we are looking for an Injection Moulding Setter to join their team.

 

Remit:

  •  This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled injection moulding setter to land a secure position with a forward-thinking company going through an exciting time of growth and transition
  • Candidates MUST HAVE demonstrable experience within injection moulding manufacturing with good mould setting and processing skills
  • This opportunity will suit an injection moulding setter who is looking to continue their development and further their career within the industry

 

Role:

  •  As Injection Moulding Setter you will be required to perform mould set ups and changes in an efficient manner according to the production schedule
  • In the role of Injection Moulding Setter, you will perform real time maintenance on all primary tooling, machinery and auxiliary equipment as required
  • Assist the maintenance department within this process on technical issues as they arise
  • Troubleshoot and repair both mechanical and electrical issues on equipment to provide timely short term and long-term solutions
  • Support and complete tool trials
  • Support the company with quality objectives related to requirements within ISO9001:2008
  • Perform all duties in a safe, non-hazardous manner in compliance with safety standards

 

Experience Requirements:

  • Previous experience within injection moulding manufacturing is ESSENTIAL
  • Experience of process problem solving within an injection moulding environment
  • Industry recognised injection moulding qualification
  • Basic level of Numeracy and Literacy is required
  • Good communication skills
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Positive can-do attitude

 

Key Words: “Injection Moulding Setter”, “Injection Moulding Technician”, “Mould Setter”, “Mould Technician”, “Setter”, “Mould Process Technician”, “Plastics”, “Injection Moulding”

Quality and Business Excellence Manager

Overview: Working alongside our client, a leading manufacturer we are seeking an experienced Quality and Business Excellence Manager to join an established and successful team.

Benefits:

  • Competitive annual leave entitlement
  • Private medical cover
  • Extensive training and career progression opportunities
  • Life insurance
  • Good pension scheme

 

Remit:

  • As a Quality and Business Excellence Manager you will be responsible for managing the quality team covering both systems and process along with the considerable change program within the company
  • The role will focus on ensuring the management system is being maintained in line with the companies quality certifications, ensuring quick customer complaint resolution and process controls are being followed
  • The successful candidate will deliver a high level of standardized processes, focusing on the coaching and development of managers and team members to deliver Quality and Lean mindsets across the site

 

Role:

  • Work with key stakeholders across business to identify improvement opportunities in alignment with business needs
  • Track progress and take responsibility for site wide Business Excellence plan
  • Manage Business Excellence – identifying and delivering training to ensure development of workforce
  • Coach and support existing specialists in project activity and Lean/Six Sigma tools and techniques
  • Take lead in complex projects
  • Implement Gemba site wide
  • Develop a site strategy to deliver a visual factory and information centre
  • Effectively lead and facilitate process improvement-based workshops to drive ideas and solutions
  • Successfully implement a layered process audit and Kamishibi daily checks
  • Research and implement best practice techniques in both Quality and Operational Excellence
  • Deliver 5’s workshops with departmental managers
  • Introduce 3’c boards across the factory, ensuring actions are closed out within a timely manner
  • Audit the site Management system and ensure procedures/ processes are inline required standard
  • Manage the team performance to ensure business deliverables are achieved
  • Conduct regular one-to-one’s with direct reports
  • Development of close working relationships with the site management team
  • To carry out any other reasonable requests and tasks as requested by the Company

 

Experience Requirements:

  • Significant quality management experience in a large manufacturing environment
  • A recognised engineering apprenticeship would be desirable but not essential
  • Good knowledge of 8D activities, PPAP, SPC, FMEA, 8D, Control plans
  • Six Sigma qualifications or working towards or strong experience with VSM ( value stream mapping )
  • Good knowledge & experience with 5s, Gemba/3c’s, Kaizen, Continuous Improvement experience
  • Capable of performing and administering Gage R&R, MSA activities
  • Knowledge of change management
  • Visual Factory knowledge
  • ISO AS9100 Rev D audit trained – desirable, training can be provided
  • ISO9001 Lead Auditor – desirable, training can be provided
  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, including Project, Visio, Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

 

Attributes:

  •  Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence at all levels
  • Practical hands-on approach to project management
  • Process thinker with exceptional communication, problem solving an analytical skills
  • Ability to both lead and work effectively within teams

Quality Engineer

Overview: Working alongside our client, a leading manufacturer of bespoke material solutions servicing a diverse range of industry sectors, we are looking for an experienced Quality Engineer to join their team.

Benefits:

  • 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
  • Private medical cover
  • Extensive training and career progression opportunities
  • Life insurance
  • Good pension scheme

 

Remit:

  • Aligned to quality department as a Quality Engineer you will be responsible for implementing robust quality controls to meet the requirements of AS9100 rev D /9001:2015, relevant specifications and customer specific requirements
  • As a Quality Engineer you must be an exceptionally organised and methodical professional who has the experience necessary to take the companies products to the next level in accuracy, security and safety
  • The successful candidate will have experience working within AS9100rev D & ISO9001:2015 certified organisations, along with being self-motivated and a good team player with excellent communication skills

 

Role:

  • Control of quality documentation, responsible for updating and revision control for procedures, supporting documents etc
  • Identifying and diagnosing workmanship problems in Production processes using 5 why’s or similar method and leading Root Cause Investigations
  • Work across company departments as required to support day to day quality management
  • Interface with management team where required
  • Deal with day-to-day quality issues and problem solving
  • Interface with suppliers and customers as required
  • Support completion of monthly KPI’s against established objectives and targets
  • Work alongside the quality team ensuring best practice and standardised approach is adopted
  • Completion of supplier quality audits (when required)
  • Completion of internal audits
  • Hands on support with inspection / laboratory when required
  • Support creation of work instructions and for consistent inspection techniques
  • Leading process area quality assurance controls
  • Support / Lead onsite calibration & continuous improvement activities

 

Experience Requirements:

  • Experienced Quality Assurance background
  • Experienced working within AS9100rev D, / ISO9001:2015 quality certified organisation
  • Knowledge of AS9102 FAIR requirements
  • Experienced in 8D activities
  • Ability to read engineering drawings including geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
  • Experienced in the se of conventional inspection equipment
  • Trained internal auditor to AS9100 Rev D/9001:2015 – Desirable
  • Competence in the use of Microsoft Office
  • Self motivated with the ability to work on own initiative
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to listen and mentor
  • Full driving Licence
  • Ability to obtain BPSS clearance

 

Key Words: “Quality Assurance Advisor”, “Quality Engineer”, “Quality Assurance Engineer”, “Senior Quality Engineer”, “Supplier Quality Engineer “Quality Technician”, “Senior Quality Technician”, “Quality”, “Manufacturing”, “Plastics”, “AS9100”, “ISO9001”, “Automotive”

Senior Maintenance Engineer

Overview: Retained by our client, a leading injection moulding manufacturer of automotive components we are recruiting for a Senior Maintenance Engineer to join their team.

Benefits:

  • Company pension scheme
  • On site canteen
  • Free on-site parking
  • Opportunity to join an established & growing team

 

Remit:

  • As a Senior Maintenance Engineer, you will lead the maintenance team to ensure that all machinery is checked, maintained and serviced to ensure continuous and safe running to reduce incidents and breakdowns
  • The successful Senior Maintenance Engineer will have experience working in a similar role, with working knowledge of injection moulding machines & automation

 

Role:

  • Be proactive in setting PPM schedules and organising the maintenance team on machine down-time projects for planned maintenance activities
  • Organise maintenance / servicing & commissioning jobs for the maintenance department staff
  • To undertake planned maintenance on designated equipment to maintain and improve production efficiency
  • Identify the root cause of breakdowns and faults on machinery
  • Perform safety checks and routine maintenance
  • Repair and replace defective parts as required
  • Implement continuous improvement activities
  • Ensuring that all staff are observing safety procedures and housekeeping processes
  • Ensure the planning and resourcing of staff, materials, technical support of day-to-day activities to meet the manufacturing demand
  • Ensure KPIs are being met
  • Regular reporting of status on all engineering activities such as machine breakdowns, non-breakdowns, preventative maintenance, projects, etc
  • Analyse regular failures and provide long term solutions
  • Provide support and expertise to projects requiring engineering input
  • Carry out day to day hands on activities to reduce plant downtime

Experience & Requirements:

  • Apprentice trained with a relevant qualification in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering
  • Have previous working knowledge of injection moulding machines and automation
  • A good working knowledge of PLCs, robotics, hydraulics, pneumatics and electronic/electrical automation controls
  • People management experience is essential
  • Experience with lean manufacturing techniques such as OEE,5s, Kaizen
  • Have a good awareness of health and safety in the workplace
  • Effective communication skills
  • Be highly self-motivated, demonstrate passion, and be a team player with a flexible and ‘can-do’ attitude and the ability to work under pressure within tight deadlines.

 

Key Words: “Maintenance Supervisor”, “Maintenance Manager”, “Senior Maintenance Engineer”, “Head of Maintenance”, “Engineering Manager”, “Maintenance Supervisor”, “Maintenance Engineer” “Electro- Mechanical Maintenance Engineer”, “Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer”, “Plastics”, “Injection Moulding”, “Automotive”

Maintenance Engineer

Job Overview:  Working exclusively with our client, a group of leading injection moulding manufacturers, we are looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join their team during an exciting period of sustained business growth.

 

Role:

  •   As a Maintenance Engineer, you will perform the day to day mechanical and electrical maintenance of plant equipment to include injection moulding machinery and associated ancillary equipment, ensuring continuity of production, consistent with the company’s goals and needs
  • You will have strong electrical/mechanical applications with proven experience of working within a structured maintenance programme whilst dealing with day-to-day breakdowns, faults and repairs
  • Career progression potential opportunities within the group for  maintenance leader / Manager

 

Responsibilities:

  • Diagnose and repair electrical/mechanical faults that occur on plant and/or equipment
  • Assist with the maintenance programme for all plant and/or equipment (hydraulics, robots, ancillary machines automatic assembly)
  • Validate new plant equipment, automation and upgrades
  • Process/equipment troubleshooting and failure analysis
  • Ensure all items of plant and/or equipment is in good safe working order
  • Strive to improve the efficiency and safety of plant and equipment
  • Maintain a high standard of record keeping for all repairs and servicing of plant and/or equipment as required for audit, traceability and warranty purposes, in accordance with the Quality Management System

 

Requirements:

  • Must have experience in Plastic Injection Moulding maintenance & mould machinery equipment servicing. Full training will be provided on all mould machines & ancillaries
  • Minimum 3 years hands-on experience in mechanical and electrical engineering / maintenance
  • A good working knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics and electronic/electrical automation controls
  • Qualified electrician with 16th/17th/18th Edition regulations or equivalent
  • Logic fault-finding & problem-solving skills
  • Experience of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM)
  • Experience of reactive maintenance
  • Troubleshooting problems on various types of equipment
  • You will be a focused team player with a strong character with the aim to further improving the department
  • Full driving licence

 

Key Words: “Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer”, “Maintenance Engineer”, “Electrical Maintenance Engineer”, “Mechanical Maintenance Engineer”, “Electro-mechanical Maintenance Engineer”, “Injection Moulding”, “Plastics”

UK Sales Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

UK Sales Manager
Home Based

Job ref: AZ /61634

Please note that as the UK is no longer part of the EU, Non UK nationals will need a valid working visa to apply for this position. No sponsorship is offered.

Listgrove has been tasked by our client to recruit an Area Sales Manager within the UK.
As a Leader in the production of innovative Stretch Films, with many patented products, the business has exceptional sales across multiple countries throughout Europe, the Americas, Africa, Australia and the Middle East.
With a desire to make the world safer and greener, they continue to develop products and solutions that make sustainable improvements in the world.
Investment into world-class resources and people, sets the stage for delivering long-term value while maintaining high standards of social, ethical, and environmental performance.

Job Holder’s Profile:

The ideal candidate will be an individual who has sold packaging materials or products into the food, beverage, FMCG or chemical sectors. This could be products such as labels, pallets, containers, bottles, flexible films, cartons.
You should have strong connections within your customers, which will enable a smooth introduction for the company and result in opportunities to offer material trials.
Technical support on the specifics of the stretch films, can be provided by other individuals within the global team.

Job Purpose:

The role’s primary responsibility is to drive sales volumes & revenue profitability targets, through the development new business within the distribution network and into end customer accounts, which can grow to a level where they are receiving over 40 tonnes of material per year.
This will be done through creating effective partnerships & relationships and by demonstrating a technical understanding of materials, equipment and process.

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Responsible for the successful management and business development of distributors & key accounts on the geographies & industries that he /she operates.
· To cultivate relationships, develop and penetrate new key accounts in your area of responsibility.
· Provide specialised input on their associated markets / geographies (i.e. on market structure / trends / development, competition, pricing schemes, entry barriers etc.)
· Identifies promotional, marketing & market penetration actions (such as participation in events, fairs, exhibitions, conferences, digital marketing actions, etc.) and communicates them to the Managing Director.
· Capable of conducting product trials and tests in end customers to demonstrate the value of the company’s products.
· Ability to communicate to large groups of distributor staff, confident presenter.
· Capacity to effectively communicate with all levels of personnel at both end customers and distributors.
· Overviews the implementation of commercial development actions, including visitations to selected customers in order to promote company products and achieve sales targets
· Prepares the required reporting documentation on sales performance & actual vs targeted sales targets.
· Implements all actions regarding the development of detailed sales forecasting, as well as the generation, evaluation, communication and continuous review & refinement of demand planning figures for their sales area.
· Ensures the entry & registering of relevant data / information from their sales activities (i.e. client information, site visits success, responsiveness / client closing progress, etc.) onto the company’s CRM system to enhance dissemination & utilization of information.
· Implements, manages and provides support in an ad-hoc basis following requests and assignments from the Managing Director

Desired Skills / Behaviors:

· Strategic approach
· Continuous monitoring of market developments
· Knowledge of forecasting and demand planning methodologies
· Results – oriented
· Customer – centric approach
· Effective communication & team management
· Cooperation and teamwork
· Procedures compliance
· Displays ownership of own performance and development
· High degree of competency in MS Office
· Knowledge of CRM (Customer relationship systems)
· Experience in relevant field.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

To apply please contact Andy Zanin
andy.zanin@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Internal Sales – Luxembourg

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Internal Sales – Luxembourg
Site Based
Job ref: HS /62514

Salary: 50,000 Euros

Reporting into: Regional Sales Manager

Company Overview:

Founded in 1937, operating with twenty-five manufacturing facilities in eight-teen locations, with four R&D centres. The hiring company operates within the plastics industry, manufacturing a wide selection of masterbatch products which fit into many market sectors and applications. Partnered with suppliers and customers they create masterbatch formulations.

Role Overview:

Working within a team of internal sales and customer service representatives in a business-to-business sales environment. Coordinating sales activities internally and supporting external teams, working towards shared sales targets.

  • Generate new sales opportunities through inbound lead follow-up and outbound cold calls.
  • Research accounts, determine targets and generate interest by sales activities.
  • Provide product samples to new and existing customers to drive customer retention.
  • Ensure a high level of contact with customers and selected distributors.
  • Assessing customers’ needs within the market and appropriately directing resources
  • Receive and respond to new enquiries.
  • Prepare and follow up price quotations for new business.
  • Working collaboratively and providing support to external sales managers as well as internal teams.

Desired Skills and Characteristics:

  • Good commercial knowledge and a passion for sales and/or customer service.
  • Possesses a high level of accuracy and is willing to investigate and solve problems.
  • Excellent communicator and confident in your approach.
  • Someone who is curious, hands-on and adaptable, who would like to learn and enhance their current skillset.
  • Excellent customer service skills and is customer orientated.
  • Someone with a desire to work in a sales environment.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Haydn Spires
haydn.spires@listgrove.com
0044 1789 207070

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Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.
Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.
Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Business Development Manager – Europe

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975.

Business Development Manager – Europe

Polypropylene producer to Food & Healthcare Sector

Location options: Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Norway

Job ref: CST/61728

Salary/Benefits: Attractive based upon experience

The Client:

Part of an ambitious and progressive international group, the company is a well-established manufacturer and supplier of Polypropylene used in a wide variety of applications supplying a European customer base.

The company is targeting growth in the plastic packaging industry for the Food and Healthcare sectors.

This role requires the incumbent to have an ambitious and tenacious nature with a strong commercial mind set and the ability to build relationships in the Food and Healthcare Packaging sectors – someone who would class themselves to be a natural hunter and networker.

Responsibilities & Key Tasks:

· Propose initiatives and drive the efforts to identify new business opportunities with a focus on the plastic packaging for the food sector aligned with the company’s strategic goals.
· Generate a pipeline of prospective customers and drive the end-to-end sales pipeline from prospection to closing towards securing long-term profitable top line growth.
· Develop and nurture mutually beneficial relationships and collaborations with key participants in the Polypropylene (PP) value chain, including brand owners and converters, to enable the company’s growth strategy.
· In collaboration with the commercial team, develop a deep understanding of the hierarchy of needs of the company’s target markets and leverage the findings to strengthen the company’s position against its direct competitors.
· Promote the company’s products/services and keep the company abreast of latest market trends, shift in customer requirements or innovations within target markets and PP industry at large.
· Leverage customer relationship management (CRM) tool to drive interactions and management of new customers efficiently, liaising with key accounts and sales managers.

Competencies and Skills

· Extensive knowledge of polypropylene – either working for a raw material compounder/producer or a food packaging convertor that uses this material
· You are well versed in driving sales and BD initiatives
· Market knowledge of the plastic food rigid packaging is essential
· Market knowledge of the healthcare/medical packaging industry is an advantage
· Proven track record of identifying and capitalizing on market opportunities
· Proven track record of building relationships and influencing key decision makers at small and large organisations.
· Strong communication and negotiation skills
· Excellent English required and a third European language a plus.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Conrad Taylor
Conrad.Taylor@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

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Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
FIP Lyon, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Business Development Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Business Development Manager, Asia
Based in Indonesia

Job ref: JE/61561

Sector: Packaging
Function: Sales
Location: Indonesia, Singapore or Australia

Client overview

Listgrove has been retained by a global manufacturer of flexible packing who is a pioneer in sustainable, flexible packaging innovation and development.

Role Overview

· To identify and manage new target markets and customers across Asia-Pacific to achieve maximum profitable sales potential for the business in line with pre-determined budgets.
· Identify new potential customers within new and existing market sectors.
· Drive profitable growth within the accounts you on board, whilst defending current margins.
· Effectively maintain internal and external network and communications at all times.

Responsibilities:

· Carry out the appropriate market research to identify potential customers.
· Develop a plan to target those customers, ‘open the door’ and present the Company in a professional manner.
· Understand customers’ requirements for existing and future new packaging solutions and, in conjunction with NPD, provide and commercialise appropriate packaging solutions.
· Effectively and efficiently manage your accounts to ensure the maintenance of good working relationship and customer service are provided.
· Identify and convert new opportunities within those accounts for additional business.
· Understand customers’ requirements for new packaging solutions and, in conjunction with NPD, provide and commercialise appropriate packaging solutions
· Develop strong working relationships with customers.
· Understand customers’ strategy for packaging requirements.
· Manage customer expectations whilst consistently achieving deadlines.
· Communicate with customers at all times on relevant changes, new developments etc.,
· Liaise with internal account execs to remain aware of account activities and respond accordingly.
· Ensure all customer trials are managed effectively through the business.
· Work with UK to fix customer quotations.
· Ensure internal processes are followed at all times, particularly in relation to quotations and customer trials.
· Effectively communicate with other departments within the business and develop strong working relationships.
· Communicate customers’ requirements effectively throughout the business.
· Keep yourself abreast of NPD activities and developments at all times.
· Report monthly to your Manager on previous month’s sales activity and accurate future forecasts and any appropriate business threats / opportunities.
· Attend monthly sales meetings.
· Ensure accurate and timely availability of sales activity.
· Prepare annual and monthly budgets / forecasts in line with company requirements.
· Attend exhibitions or promotions where required.

Candidate Skills and Attributes:

· Proven experience of new business development with a “hunter” mentality
· Experience of Print / Packaging industry essential.
· Good standards of education – degree level preferable.
· Print or packaging technical experience ideal.
· Highly motivated, driven self-starter.
· Exceptional communication skills, written, verbal and formal presentation skills.
· Excellent negotiation skills.
· Flexible and eager approach.
· Highly organised – deliver to deadlines.
· Able to influence with the ability to drive ideas forward.
· Sound commercial skills with the ability to understand detailed costing’s, estimates etc.
· IT literate with the ability to produce detailed spread sheets, word and PowerPoint documents.
· Flexible to travel as the demands of the role require.
· Fluent English Essential

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jane Edwards
Jane.edwards@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

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Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Back Office Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Back Office Manager, Humble Texas.

Job ref: JH/61935

Salary/Benefits: Attractive based upon experience

The role:

A fantastic opportunity to join a family owned international and long-established supplier of plastics conversion and packaging equipment has arisen.

The role will closely support a Site Manager, the chosen candidate will be responsible for multiple activities across administration, finance, HR and sales support. Guidance on all matters will be provided by the Site Manager and from colleagues at the European HQ.

Responsibilities & Key Tasks:

· Overseeing the daily operations of the office in particular finance, sales support, human resources (this will develop), administration and matters concerning local purchasing, and general office management issues.
· Communicating with departments, local management and with the CFO of the mother company in Italy.
· Completing clerical and administrative tasks for the office.
· Managing and coordinating relationships with local suppliers/consultants such as chartered accountants, payroll experts, etc.
· Developing, reviewing, and improving administrative systems, policies, and procedures.
· Coordinating the flow of information (finances reporting, monthly reports, budgeting, cash flow, banks) to the mother company.
· Maintaining office documentation, employee records, benefits, and work hours.
· Managing supplies, equipment, bills, and errands.
· Responding to requests and questions about office operations.
· Assisting local service team for administrational tasks and ensuring data is captured on central database.
· Offering help to customers as necessary, with guidance from Site Manager.
· Assist with purchasing – consumables, key items required by colleagues.
· Support matters required by local authorities, governmental departments etc.
· Assist trade exhibitions and other promotional activities as necessary – from a local perspective.

Competencies and Skills:

· Minimum 5 years of experience in office management and/or key administrative position.
· Finance/Accounting/Administration/Business Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.
· Experience with QuickBooks International Finance reporting.
· Excellent English required; Italian would be a plus.
· Ability to learn on the job and adapt to changes.
· Excellent administration skills and adept at managing systems / procedures.
· Strong time-management and people skills, high degree of flexibility, and excellent multitasking ability.
· An excellent organiser who works well with others.
· A can-do attitude and always available to assist both colleagues and customers.
· Familiar with importing goods and associated processes, documentation etc.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jason Hutchison
Jason.hutchison@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:

Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Application Development Engineer

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Application Development Engineer
Polymer Distribution
Based in France

Job ref: EG/61509

Client overview

Our client is a leading distributor of both commodity and specialist engineering thermoplastics to the plastics processing industry. Key market sectors include automotive, medical, electrical and packaging. The company enjoys an enviable reputation for product quality and stock availability. It is well placed to respond to customer needs through a worldwide service and distribution network and is seeking an Application Development Manager to develop their standard range of products.

The Role:

· Identify, develop and close new, profitable and sustainable technical project opportunities.
· Focus on strategic customers (OEM, Convertors, Tier 1) aligned with the business strategy.
· Penetrate and build relationships at targeted customers at executive level to fully understand needs that can be converted into relevant projects.
· Provide technical support and advice to customers in the areas of design review, material proposals, product selection, approvals, risk management and thermoplastic processing / troubleshooting.
· Assist field and internal sales staff with technical advice as above.
· Technically understand and promote the complete product portfolio to plastic processors, designers, engineers, and OEM’s.
· Actively support the introduction of new products at customers.
· Actively support and investigate product quality complaints at customers, using official documents and systems.
· Maintain up to date customer files and visit reports using the Customer Relationship Management system.
· Fully use and maintain the Business Pipeline tool (Opportunities) to document all technical projects at customers.
· Take responsibility as required for specific market sectors and work with the Country/ Sales Manager to maximize the potential sales in this sector.
· Work closely with the Product Development function to ensure new material and application developments are followed up.
· Specify and interpret Moldex®, Moldflow® and ANSYS® FEA analyses as required and report to customers as necessary.

Candidate Profile:

· Polymer Engineering Graduate or equivalent.
· Knowledge of the plastics industry is essential.
· Project management skills required.
· Working knowledge of Microsoft Office essential.
· Knowledge of SAP preferred but not essential.

Experience and Skills:

· Deep technical knowledge and understanding of all polymer types and their application.
· High level technical knowledge of plastics processing, tool design and application development.
· Minimum 5 years’ experience in a customer-facing role
· Excellent communication skills.
· Highly self-motivated with the ability to perform with minimum supervision.
· Very good English and French language skills (written and spoken).
· Excellent organisational and planning skills.
· Team player with a “can do” attitude.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Ellie Guest
ellie.guest@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
NPE Orlando USA, Hispack Barcelona, FIP Lyon, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Account Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Account Manager
Site Based – Rueil Malmaison or Feignies

Job ref: HS/62889

Salary and benefits:

Based on experience, circa 55,000€ with a 15% bonus and company car

Company Overview:

Listgrove have been retained by a plastic packaging manufacturer, with a HQ in the outskirts of Paris, who are a leader in the design, manufacture and sale of custom, value-added and sustainable plastic containers, which serve the food, beverage, household and automotive sectors.

Role Overview:

Reporting into: Senior Key Account Manager – Europe

As an account manager, your primary objective will be to assist and support the key account manager, as well as other internal colleagues, in maintaining the relationships and business with a singular high profile key account.

Duties are as follows:

Accounts receivable – 5%
· Assist credit and collections with payment issues.
· Analyse and resolve pricing discrepancies.
· Notify senior colleagues and financial controllers when aware of any issues that could cause delays in customer payment within agreed terms.

Administrative duties – 35%
· Maintain customer driven price sheets and ensuring they’re up to date and accurate, communicating changes to the customer and uploading into specific online tools where applicable.
· Communicate internally all pricing updates and adjustments.
· Manage SKU Codes and complete necessary forms to have customer bottle contracts created, new parts added and pricing updates when necessary.
· Consolidate miscellaneous billings (in example: samples).
· Maintain volume driven trackers such as amortization, rebate, year end reconciliations, materials inventory file.
· Maintain a visible and systematic model for managing the key accounts information in the public drive to improve accessibility.
· Consolidation of monthly data – energy, resin and freight.

Customer service – 35%
· Develop strong internal and external relationships to improve customer satisfaction.
· Provide support to the plants by responding to their requests within 48 hours.
· Meet with key customer contacts and Account Manager when necessary.
· Provide customer support to the KAM.
· As KAM’s change, be responsible for transferring customer knowledge and support new KAM on customer specifics.
· Schedule calls with KAM for periodic updates on account.
· Provide customer specific reports to meet customer expectations in terms of quality and required time frame. More specifically, monthly volume and value, amortization overview, QBR contribution.
· Attend and contribute to monthly internal WC plant review calls.

Sales planning, supply chain management and logistics – 25%
· Develop relationships with customer planning teams in all locations to improve forecasting.
· Support KAM to develop forecasting KPI’s with customer.
· Obtain and forward customer forecasts to demand planning teams in relevant sites.
· Work with KAM to review budget established by S&OP team to ensure data integrity.
· Coordinate with customer, plants, engineering, KAM to complete the necessary material master data forms to establish new items in SAP.
· Manage SAP material numbers (material master and contract).
· Create and maintain representative budget/forecast part numbers.
· Track exotic and freight costs on a monthly basis with procurement to manage overall margin.
· Review and validate budget pricing provided by KAM

Requirements / Desirability’s:

Would you consider yourself to be customer focussed, who holds themselves to high levels of professionalism, accuracy and integrity. If so, this could be the position for you!

· Fluent in both French and English, written and spoken
· Willingness to travel across France as well as across Europe when required.
· Has a thirst for knowledge who enjoys consolidating information, fact finding and has a good understanding of numbers, figures and data.
· Holds commercial acumen, business savvy.
· Responsible, someone who takes ownership
· Works well under pressure

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Haydn Spires
Haydn.spires@listgrove.com
00441789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Business Unit Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Business Unit Manager
Polymer raw materials
Preferred location: Vienna, Austria
Consideration also given to: Prague, Budapest, Bucharest, Zagreb, Sofia and Bratislava.

Job ref: CST/62222

Salary: Commensurate with experience

The Company:

Our client is a leading international specialty chemicals and polymer ingredient raw material distributor that represents world class producers. They employ market focused technical experts who offer solutions for customers’ problems, utilizing the comprehensive and complementary product portfolio. Through its people, their expertise, and the creation of open and lasting partnerships, the company is able to analyze market trends and provide advice on formulation, production process, and application, thus generating unrivalled growth for our principal partners.

With a strong commitment to creating new value for their customers, they offer a sophisticated business approach, alongside an entrepreneurial and pioneering company culture. As a rapidly evolving organization, the group encourages the pursuit of increased responsibilities and self-responsibility.

The group’s South-East Europe Business Unit provides local expertise and tailor-made solutions to its long-standing suppliers and customers in Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Albania and Ukraine. Offering an extensive synergistic portfolio and with a continuous focus on business development, the company has successfully delivered year-on-year growth. The planning and coordination of their multinational activities takes place in the state-of-the-art SEE headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

The Role:

· Building and further developing strong relationships with our suppliers and customers
· Setting out the strategic growth plan for the SEE Converting and Compounding business, building on trends of the industries
· Effective leadership of the sales team
· Responsible for training and mentoring staff; motivating them for effective performance for the general growth of the Business Unit
· Delivering the budgeted financial targets of the business unit
· Pursuing potential new supply partners to further enhance the existing range of complementary range of ingredients
· Proactively network with BU Manager peers within the group of companies
· Analyze and explore market trends; identifying new opportunities in assigned region

Candidate Profile:

· Ambitious, talented person seeking a commercial career with technical competence.
· Degree in Chemistry / Polymer Technology or a related subject
· Proven track record in a commercial role in an international plastic materials environment.
· Experience with the CRM System Salesforce is a big plus.
· Passionate about the plastics market and will have demonstrated a previous track record of business success in this sector, and a strong understanding of consumer trends.
· Sound management experience and able to encourage and build team spirit among staff, bringing about mutual respect and cooperation.
· Strong analytical and business management skills as well as influencing and communication skills.
· Hands-on mentality and is driven and assertive.
· Able to present his/her motivation for change in an appealing and precise way.
· The ideal candidate will be an excellent leader with an open mindset and an entrepreneurial spirit.
· Used to working in international cross functional teams.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Conrad Taylor
conrad.taylor@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Product & Tooling Design & Development Engineer

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Product & Tooling Design & Development Engineer Rubber Injection Moulding

Job ref: JH/59851

Sector:  Plastics/Rubber

Function: R&D, Engineering, Technical, Sales & Commercial

Location: UK-home based with travel to Herefordshire site as required

The Company:

Our client has built a reputation for reliability, integrity and constant innovation by meeting its customers’ current needs and anticipating future challenges. Employing more than 250 people at its facility in the UK, and with operations in in India and Romania, the company is one of the leading manufactures of elastomeric seals and rubber mouldings in the UK.

Renowned for their constant innovation, the company offer a complete solution that includes their own on-site compounding and tooling facilities, as well as modern injection moulding and compression moulding capabilities.

Role Overview:

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, the Design & Development Engineer is a customer facing and technical position, which will play a key role in the creation, enhancement and optimization of rubber-based products in the manufacturing portfolio.  The key focus is to help the company diversify its market sector and customer base by developing bespoke rubber solutions.  The strategy is underpinned by continued investment in new machines and technology.

Responsibilities:

· Develop and refine product designs with customers and aid in the design and development of tooling, considering factors such as materials and performance requirements.
· Conduct competitive product analysis and provide possible solutions that the sales team can promote to prospective customers.
· Respond to technical enquiries by visiting customers, discussing their requirement, consulting on possible solutions and using internal resources to present options.
· Work with commercial team to produce proposals and costings, and help present back to the customer with the objective of building engagement.
· Using CAD Software and other design tools, create product drawings, tool designs and specifications to produce prototypes.
· Sourcing tools and components through external suppliers.
· Provide customer support, understanding their requirements and refining product concepts.
· Work alongside sales to bring customer vision to life.
· Maintain detailed documentation, design specifications and testing procedures.
· Cross functional communication ensuring all involved are knowledgeable of project progress.

Candidate Profile:

· Technically adept mechanical design engineer.
· Experienced tool designer with experience with product design.
· Degree educated in engineering or related technical discipline.
· Customer facing and capable presenting consultative technical solutions.
· Proven tool design and development experience using rubber materials.
· Proficiency in CAD with other design tools.
· Knowledge of rubber materials.
· Some European travel.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided.  All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jason Hutchison
Jason.hutchison@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Technical Sales Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Technical Sales Manager – US/Canada
Machinery / Components

Job ref: HS/61240

Salary: 120,000 – 150,000 USD Based on Experience
Bonus: Based on performance
Working Conditions: Home Office

Company Overview:

Listgrove have been retained by an existing client who are the leading providers of innovative technologies and components for plastic extrusion. Their highly specialized business units provide advanced solutions to customers around the world and enable them to produce blown films, cast films, sheets, and nonwovens of the highest quality.

Role Overview:

As a Technical Sales Manager, you will be responsible for selling solutions in their cast, sheet and coating flat film lines to customers across the USA and Canada. Your sole responsibility will be to identify new opportunities and acquire customers within the plastics industry, you will gain knowledge in relation to future market needs and develop strategies for new distribution channels.

· Initial point of contact for customers, you will both acquire new business and manage assigned existing accounts.
· Able to present the complete product portfolio which fit an array of market applications that meet both present and future needs, for example moving towards circular economy and sustainability.
· Managing customer projects and pairing solutions with customer requirements in a bespoke offering, you will manage negotiations and close deals.
· Advising customers in relation to technical discussions, working in collaboration with the international team of product managers and technical customer support.
· Utilizing knowledge in industry and technological developments in the field of circular economy, you will be able to suggest new ideas for the development of the product range.

Candidate Profile:

You would consider yourself to be an enthusiastic individual with a natural flair and passion for sales. A natural interest in the sale of complex capital goods and you enjoy building strong professional relationships.

· Entrepreneurial mindset and has an interest in working across cultures.
· Able and willing to work in the field, travelling to customer sites across the USA and Canada – (three times per week)
· Has prior experience within negotiation, a strong communication and has good customer service skills.
· Possess high levels of self-motivation and would consider yourself to be organized and enjoy working in a structured way.
· Ideally has worked with Salesforce, for preparation and follow-up of customer appointments.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Haydn Spires
haydn.spires@listgrove.com
00441789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.
Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Sustainability Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Sustainability Manager
Based in North Brabant Netherlands or Barcelona Spain

Job ref: EG /62402

Sector: Chemicals
Function: Sustainability
Location: Netherlands or Spain

Client Overview:

A world leader in specialty coatings and treatments for flexible substrates, whose products add functionality, durability and comfort to many different products, used in everyday life.
At the forefront of their industry and strategically located in Europe, North- and South America and the Far East: world-wide, the business has 16 production facilities and numerous application laboratories.

Role Overview:

The Sustainability Manager will be the business partner for the Performance Coatings Business Unit, embedding sustainability into the organization. This commercially oriented role focuses on communication, messaging, portfolio alignment, and supporting our narrative with validated sustainability data.

Responsibilities:

· Develop and deliver training programs to enhance knowledge of key ESG concepts and initiatives.
· Act as the spokesperson for sustainability within the Performance Coatings business, advocating on behalf of the business.
· Define key pillars, value drivers, and priorities for ESG and sustainability within the Performance Coatings business.
· Establish partnerships with customers, brands, and institutes to promote understanding of our solutions and advocate for the best market solutions.
· Lead sustainability messaging to strategic customers and educate the Performance Coatings organization to do the same. Engage proactively in customer interactions, including visits, conferences, webinars, and audits.
· Align business positioning and messaging with the market, working closely with segment managers.
· Represent business in relevant trade or voluntary associations (e.g., Bluesign, ZDHC, FILK).
· Ensure alignment between Performance Coatings business activities and ESG team activities, including communication from Renewable Carbon Initiative working groups and scope 3 internal GHG emissions working groups.
· Drive scope 3 emissions reduction by aligning business strategy with procurement and R&D strategies.

Candidate Profile:

· Science-based university qualification or equivalent degree
· Minimum 10 years of related work in sales/commercial and ESG departments
· Business qualification or MBA is preferred
· Experience in the chemical industry is preferred
· Project management experience
· High level of presentation skills
· Ability to influence and develop relations with your business partners while being remote
· Experience with change management
· Open to travel 20-25% of working time
· Strong communication skills in English

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Ellie Guest
ellie.guest@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Quality Engineer

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Quality Engineer

South Lanarkshire – relocation support provided.

Job ref: AZ /62194

We are looking for a Quality Engineer from within a manufacturing environment, where the customers can be extremely demanding.
Join a team of Quality professionals providing a professional quality engineering service to both internal and external customers and across all products.
Implement our customers’ requirements to ensure conformance with IATF 16949 | OHSAS 18001 | ISO 14001 | ISO 9001
Ensure that customer processes and delivery performance is monitored, analyzed and reported on, to ensure quality performance with regard to defects, quality costs and customer returns.
Ensure that root cause analysis for internal and external product or process non-conformances are carried out on time and communicated with customers.

Key Accountabilities:

· Implement and maintain customer requirements across our products.
· Continually improve customers’ monthly performance and DPPM with the target of 0% defects – carry out the reporting and analysis of customer data to inform improvements, changes to process etc.
· Develop and implement process controls to ensure that process and quality objectives are fulfilled effectively.
· Ensure that IATF 16949 | OHSAS 18001 | ISO 14001 | ISO 9001 are adhered to
· Continually improve our controls, systems, and performance both internally and externally
· Ensure that Production and quality Auditors fully understand the quality requirements and support when quality issues arise.
· Make informed decisions regarding production of parts – including decision to stop production to rectify quality issues Ensuring organizational KPI’s are met, eg. Cost of non-quality, customer concerns.

Skills & Knowledge:

· Quality engineering experience gained in a fast-moving and complex manufacturing environment.
· Experience of customer facing quality would be highly advantageous.

Conditions of Employment:

· Hours Standard office, 08.15 to 17.00 Mon to Thursday, 08.15 to 13.30 Friday
· Salary range £30,000 – £50,000 dependent on experience
· Benefits 24 days holiday + bank holidays
· One months sick pay in 12 month period (qualify after 6 months service)
· Pension scheme (5% employee, 3% employer)
· Life Assurance
· Employee Assistance programme & Retail discount scheme
· Cycle to work scheme
· On site free parking

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

To apply please contact Andy Zanin
andy.zanin@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Senior Material & Process Engineer

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Senior Material & Process Engineer
Based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire

Relocation and visa support can be considered

Job ref: AZ/62308

With over 60 years of experience and being a worldwide market leader, Listgrove is proud to be partnering one of the largest technical polymer component manufacturers, in their search for a talented Senior Material Process Engineer, to ensure their products and services maintain a focus on meeting ever increasing, customer demands.

Job Objective:

As an experienced Senior Material Process Engineer, you will be responsible for developing, designing, and improving polymer materials & processing methodologies used in various industries. You will work closely with a team (Sales, Operations, Supply chain) to research and analyze polymer materials/composites & processing technologies, as well as optimize existing ones.
Your expertise will be crucial in developing innovative solutions and ensuring the efficient production and application of polymer materials.

Job Responsibilities:

· Conduct research on polymer / composite materials, including studying their properties, behaviour, and applications in relation to specific processing.
· Develop new polymer formulations to meet specific project requirements, and industry standards. Projects could be from product improvements, change management, process improvements, optimisations and new product / process development.
· Demonstrable experience in material / composition development.
· Expert knowledge in material analysis, testing and characterisation polymer materials along with scientific interpretation of test findings. Test methods to cover mechanical, tribological, rheological and microscopic techniques.
· Collaborate with production and manufacturing teams to optimize polymer processing techniques, such as extrusion, coatings, moulding, and compounding.
· Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement cost-effective measures. This includes establishing quality control procedures and specifications for materials and processes.
· Investigate and troubleshoot issues related to polymer materials & processes, including defects, inconsistencies, and performance problems via root cause analysis, data analysis and validation techniques to implement corrective actions.
· Work closely with cross-functional teams, including researchers, engineers, chemists, and technicians, to exchange knowledge, coordinate projects, and ensure effective collaboration.
· Present research findings, project updates, and technical reports to customers and stakeholders.
· Writing structured and detailed technical reports on material development and process development projects.
· Write structured and detailed work instructions and standard operating procedures.
· Manage multiple projects. This covers project planning, WBS (work breakdown structure), critical path analysis

Job Skill Set:

· Reading of CAD engineering drawings is a must.
· Knowledge of relevant industry regulations and standards, such as REACH, ROHS, ISO, ASTM, and FDA are preferred.
· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and propose innovative solutions.
· Demonstrable experience of Project management. knowledge of MS Project / Primavera is an advantage.
· Full clean driving license is required. Candidate is expected to travel within the UK and abroad to perform projects, visit suppliers and customers.
· Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to present technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
· Ability to work effectively in a team environment, collaborating with colleagues from diverse backgrounds. Ability to share knowledge is essential.
· ‘Can-do’ attitude and willingness to learn new skills is essential. The individual must be prepared to do ‘hands-on’ work and get ‘hands-dirty’.

Experience:

· Solid experience in material development (thermoplastics or thermosets or composites or elastomers) is mandatory
· Minimum 5 – 7 years’ experience in polymer or composite industry.
· Proficiency in polymer processing techniques such as extrusion, injection molding, compounding , prepreging and coatings
· Experience with polymer characterization techniques, including thermal analysis, rheology, mechanical testing, and microscopy. Experience in tribology is advantageous.

Education and Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Polymer engineering and have relevant experience in a similar role. Chemical, Mechanical or Materials engineering disciplines are acceptable if individual possess strong knowledge and experience in polymers (or composite materials) and related processing technologies.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Andy Zanin
Andy.zanin@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Lead Applications Engineer

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Lead Applications Engineer
Based in Manchester or Stevenage

Job ref: EG /60998

Sector: Polymers
Function: Operations
Location: Manchester or Stevenage

Client Overview:

Manufactures of polymer products offering semi-finished materials, complex machined components, injection moulded parts, seals & slide bearings that are supplied to a range of sectors including Aerospace, Medical, Oil &Gas & Renewables. The business offer an extensive product portfolio for a diverse spectrum of demanding applications, which service a worldwide customer base.
With manufacturing sites and sales offices in the UK and Europe, and partners globally we aim to offer our customers cost effective solutions at the highest quality from material selection through to product design, manufacturing, and distribution

Role Overview:

As an Application Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, development and introduction of sealing solutions and polymeric valve products within the Fluid Management business line.

Responsibilities:

· Engage with customers during various phases of the sales cycle to deeply understand their specific design requirements and provide them with class-leading solutions.
· Design and develop bespoke fluid handling products alongside the product manager and in line with product line strategy.
· Take a leadership role in design validation and qualification testing, planning research and development efforts, and managing sub-contracted resources
· Works closely with internal and customer engineers/technical teams to help optimise material and design elements needed for optimum sealing conditions such as: lubricant, materials, fluid level, shaft and housing hardness, surface finish, tolerance, chamfer, eccentricity, etc.
· Closely work with R&D team to support developing new materials and formulations
· Conduct comprehensive design validation activities for valves, including stress calculations, tolerance stack-up analysis, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), and other relevant design validation methodologies.
· Support sales and marketing functions with product specific presentations and communications, either through on-line webinars or customer visits.
· Manage all aspects of product life, including factory awareness of customer feedback and requirements.
· Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
· The role may require travel to and from all UK sites, and Romania.
· To carry out any additional work as reasonably requested by your line manager.

Candidate Profile:

· Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in a related design or technical field; Project management qualifications a plus.
· Demonstrable understanding of sealing design parameters such as temperature impact, friction, closing force, load direction and physical/mechanical properties.
· Excellent understanding and experience of engineering design, modelling and simulation software, such as AutoCAD and Inventor.
· Knowledge of DFMEA and similar structured approaches.
· Experience in seal designing, material selection, and seal testing is preferred.
· Experience in high temperature polymers (PTFE, PFA, PEEK) is a plus.
· Mechanical aptitude, ability to utilise measuring equipment (i.e. dial calipers and micrometers).
· Demonstrable effective project management skills.
· Ability to design seal configuration and animate the moving parts within the working envelope is preferred.
· Experience of Oil &Gas, Aerospace or Medical is preferred.
· Experience/Knowledge of using composite in fluid management applications is a plus.

Interpersonal Skills:

· Complex problem-solving skills
· Collaboration/Teamwork
· Excellent communication skills
· Analytical thinking skills

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Ellie Guest
ellie.guest@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
NPE Orlando USA, Hispack Barcelona, FIP Lyon, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Sales Manager – USA

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Sales Manager – USA
Based in USA, Remote/Home Location

Job ref: AZ /61636

Listgrove has been tasked by our client to recruit a Sales Manager within the USA.
As a Leader in the production of innovative Stretch Films, with many patented products, the business has exceptional sales across multiple countries throughout Europe, the Americas, Africa, Australia and the Middle East.
With a desire to make the world safer and greener, they continue to develop products and solutions that make sustainable improvements in the world.
Investment into world-class resources and people, sets the stage for delivering long-term value while maintaining high standards of social, ethical, and environmental performance.

Job Purpose:

The role’s primary responsibility is to drive sales volumes & revenue profitability targets, through the development new business within the distribution network and into end customer accounts.

This will be done through creating effective partnerships & relationships and by demonstrating a technical understanding of materials, equipment and process.

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Responsible for the successful management and business development of distributors & key accounts on the geographies & industries that he /she operates.
· To cultivate relationships, develop and penetrate new key accounts in area of responsibility.
· Provide specialized input on their associated markets / geographies (i.e. on market structure / trends / development, competition, pricing schemes, entry barriers etc.).
· Identifies promotional, marketing & market penetration actions (such as participation in events, fairs, exhibitions, conferences, digital marketing actions, etc.) and communicates them to the Managing Director.
· Capable of conducting product trials and tests in end customers to demonstrate the value of the company’s products.
· Ability to communicate to large groups of distributor staff, confident presenter.
· Capacity to effectively communicate with all levels of personnel at both end customers and distributors.
· Overviews the implementation of commercial development actions, including visitations to selected customers in order to promote company products and achieve sales targets
· Prepares the required reporting documentation on sales performance & actual vs targeted sales targets.
· Implements all actions regarding the development of detailed sales forecasting, as well as the generation, evaluation, communication and continuous review & refinement of demand planning figures for their sales area.
· Ensures the entry & registering of relevant data / information from their sales activities (i.e. client information, site visits success, responsiveness / client closing progress, etc.). onto the company’s CRM system to enhance dissemination & utilization of information.
· Implements, manages and provides support in an ad-hoc basis following requests and assignments from the Managing Director.

Desired Skills / Behaviors:

· Stretch Film or Wrapping Machinery experience – Essential
· Knowledge of distribution network – Essential
· Strategic approach
· Continuous monitoring of market developments
· Knowledge of forecasting and demand planning methodologies
· Results – oriented
· Customer – centric approach
· Effective communication & team management
· Cooperation and teamwork
· Procedures compliance
· Displays ownership of own performance and development

Job Holder’s Profile:

· High degree of competency in MS Office
· Knowledge of CRM (Customer relationship systems)
· Experience in relevant field.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

To apply please contact Andy Zanin
andy.zanin@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Sales Manager – North West Germany

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Sales Manager – North West Germany
Home Based

Job ref: HS /62516

Salary: Based on experience – between 70,000 and 85,000
with 25% bonus and company car

Reports to: Regional Sales Manager

Travel Expectations: This is a 100% field sales position, travel is expected every week

Company Overview:

Founded in 1937, operating with twenty-five manufacturing facilities in eight-teen locations, with four R&D centres. The hiring company operates within the plastics industry, manufacturing a wide selection of masterbatch products which fit into many market sectors and applications. Partnered with suppliers and customers they create masterbatch formulations.

Role Overview:

The Sales Manager is responsible for ensuring the hiring company meet business targets that have been set by headquarters. The selected candidate will develop and implement sales plans designed to accomplish the goals established for the region by corporate management.

· Assist the Regional Sales Manager with formulating the annual sales budget for designated territory and action plans that will result in the achievement of the territory objectives.
· Working collaboratively with internal teams, such as the customer service and technical service personnel, to ensure the territorial business plans and implemented, executed and successful.
· In addition, liaise internally to ensure that customers’ needs are met and exceeded.
· Have a strong understanding of customer’s products (portfolios) and process (production) capabilities. (key contact, previous sales results and products purchased – for all accounts in territory).
· Work closely with technical and manufacturing to identify requirements and recommend changes needed to improve service provided to customer accounts.
· Explore niche opportunities to grow the business.
· Update computer database(CRM) and effectively communicate progress.
· Accurate and timely completion of administrative duties, which include weekly call reports, expense reports, update personal records.
· Advise Regional Manager of industry trends, current resin pricing, competitive activity and all other pertinent intelligence.
· Review all product returns and/or rejections by customers and determine reasons for the return and give recommendations to the Regional Manager.
· Apply pricing policies established by the Regional Manager and maintain special pricing within these guidelines according to product, quantity and customer considerations.
· Other duties and projects as assigned.

Candidate Profile:

· Has experience within a sales environment, ideally coming from within the plastics industry or has a connection to the industry.
· A relevant degree would be advantageous: such as chemistry, materials science, polymer chemistry, business or economics as examples.
· Possess German and English language skills.
· A willingness to travel and work remotely.
· An interest and/or a proven track record developing and winning new business.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Haydn Spires
haydn.spires@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.
Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.
Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Sales Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Sales Manager
Based in Germany

Job ref: JE /61645

Salary: Commensurate with Experience

Function: Sales
Location: Germany

Client Overview

Listgrove has been retained by Rapid Locking Systems, an American manufacturer and distributor of press to connect fittings for the HVAC and refrigeration industries. They have their sights firmly set on the European Market and are recruiting a team of sales professionals to enable them to achieve this.

The Role:

To increase business sales across agreed territory and in line with business objectives. Will prospect new business by contacting sales leads provided by the company, cold calling, networking, or other methods of producing interest from potential clients. Then you will design persuasive approaches and proposals to convert potential clients into business customers.

***Candidates selling Plumbing or related Materials into Distributors are Ideal

Responsibilities:

· Responsible for local territory budget, sales and margins selling Rapid Locking System products into distribution outlets across the territory.
· Builds market position by locating, developing, defining, and closing business relationships
· Prospect for potential clients and converts them into increased business opportunities
· Recognise opportunities for distribution channels, services, and campaigns that will result in sales
· Define and develop territory business development plan in conjunction with Country Manager based upon company strategy.
· Maintain a pipeline of opportunities at all stages of the sales cycle to ensure you are continually adding new leads as you close new business
· Support analysis of market information and competitor’s activities.
· Analyses competition’s product and cost structures and uses this knowledge as a strategic advantage in increasing sales and market penetration.
· Provides Country Manager with sales forecast to ensure accurate production planning information by customer group and product line.
· Carries out training of potential customers and end users focusing on benefits of using RLS products.
· Submit and ensure data is accurate on weekly progress reports
· Ensures compliance with hygiene and safety rules

Desired Skills / Behaviors:

· Strategic approach
· Continuous monitoring of market developments
· Knowledge of forecasting and demand planning methodologies
· In-depth knowledge of the industry and current events
· Ability to handle pressures and meet deadlines
· Results – oriented
· Customer – centric approach
· Effective communication
· Cooperation and teamwork
· Procedures compliance
· Displays ownership of own performance and development

Candidate Profile:

· BSc of MSc ideally in Mechanical engineering but others subjects will be considered.
· Professional sales experience of 5 years or more
· Technical sales, business development in the HVAC industry, ideally within the air-conditioning and refrigeration sector with extensive market knowledge, including regulations, especially for German – central European markets.
· Fluent English & German speaker as a must. French speaker is a plus
· Positive and open to learning/new ideas/approaches to sales.
· High degree of competency in MS Office
· Competency in utilizing ERP systems & applications
· Knowledge of CRM (Customer relationship systems)
· Min 5 years’ experience in relevant fields

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jane Edwards
Jane.Edwards@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
NPE Orlando USA, Hispack Barcelona, FIP Lyon, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

UK Sales Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

UK Sales Manager
Home Based

Job ref: AZ /61634

Please note that as the UK is no longer part of the EU, Non UK nationals will need a valid working visa to apply for this position. No sponsorship is offered.

Listgrove has been tasked by our client to recruit an Area Sales Manager within the UK.
As a Leader in the production of innovative Stretch Films, with many patented products, the business has exceptional sales across multiple countries throughout Europe, the Americas, Africa, Australia and the Middle East.
With a desire to make the world safer and greener, they continue to develop products and solutions that make sustainable improvements in the world.
Investment into world-class resources and people, sets the stage for delivering long-term value while maintaining high standards of social, ethical, and environmental performance.

Job Holder’s Profile:

The ideal candidate will be an individual who has sold packaging materials or products into the food, beverage, FMCG or chemical sectors. This could be products such as labels, pallets, containers, bottles, flexible films, cartons.
You should have strong connections within your customers, which will enable a smooth introduction for the company and result in opportunities to offer material trials.
Technical support on the specifics of the stretch films, can be provided by other individuals within the global team.

Job Purpose:

The role’s primary responsibility is to drive sales volumes & revenue profitability targets, through the development new business within the distribution network and into end customer accounts, which can grow to a level where they are receiving over 40 tonnes of material per year.
This will be done through creating effective partnerships & relationships and by demonstrating a technical understanding of materials, equipment and process.

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Responsible for the successful management and business development of distributors & key accounts on the geographies & industries that he /she operates.
· To cultivate relationships, develop and penetrate new key accounts in your area of responsibility.
· Provide specialised input on their associated markets / geographies (i.e. on market structure / trends / development, competition, pricing schemes, entry barriers etc.)
· Identifies promotional, marketing & market penetration actions (such as participation in events, fairs, exhibitions, conferences, digital marketing actions, etc.) and communicates them to the Managing Director.
· Capable of conducting product trials and tests in end customers to demonstrate the value of the company’s products.
· Ability to communicate to large groups of distributor staff, confident presenter.
· Capacity to effectively communicate with all levels of personnel at both end customers and distributors.
· Overviews the implementation of commercial development actions, including visitations to selected customers in order to promote company products and achieve sales targets
· Prepares the required reporting documentation on sales performance & actual vs targeted sales targets.
· Implements all actions regarding the development of detailed sales forecasting, as well as the generation, evaluation, communication and continuous review & refinement of demand planning figures for their sales area.
· Ensures the entry & registering of relevant data / information from their sales activities (i.e. client information, site visits success, responsiveness / client closing progress, etc.) onto the company’s CRM system to enhance dissemination & utilization of information.
· Implements, manages and provides support in an ad-hoc basis following requests and assignments from the Managing Director

Desired Skills / Behaviors:

· Strategic approach
· Continuous monitoring of market developments
· Knowledge of forecasting and demand planning methodologies
· Results – oriented
· Customer – centric approach
· Effective communication & team management
· Cooperation and teamwork
· Procedures compliance
· Displays ownership of own performance and development
· High degree of competency in MS Office
· Knowledge of CRM (Customer relationship systems)
· Experience in relevant field.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

To apply please contact Andy Zanin
andy.zanin@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Internal Sales – Luxembourg

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Internal Sales – Luxembourg
Site Based
Job ref: HS /62514

Salary: 50,000 Euros

Reporting into: Regional Sales Manager

Company Overview:

Founded in 1937, operating with twenty-five manufacturing facilities in eight-teen locations, with four R&D centres. The hiring company operates within the plastics industry, manufacturing a wide selection of masterbatch products which fit into many market sectors and applications. Partnered with suppliers and customers they create masterbatch formulations.

Role Overview:

Working within a team of internal sales and customer service representatives in a business-to-business sales environment. Coordinating sales activities internally and supporting external teams, working towards shared sales targets.

Generate new sales opportunities through inbound lead follow-up and outbound cold calls.
Research accounts, determine targets and generate interest by sales activities.
Provide product samples to new and existing customers to drive customer retention.
Ensure a high level of contact with customers and selected distributors.
Assessing customers’ needs within the market and appropriately directing resources
Receive and respond to new enquiries.
Prepare and follow up price quotations for new business.
Working collaboratively and providing support to external sales managers as well as internal teams.

Desired Skills and Characteristics:

  • Good commercial knowledge and a passion for sales and/or customer service.
  • Possesses a high level of accuracy and is willing to investigate and solve problems.
  • Excellent communicator and confident in your approach.
  • Someone who is curious, hands-on and adaptable, who would like to learn and enhance their current skillset.
  • Excellent customer service skills and is customer orientated.
  • Someone with a desire to work in a sales environment.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Haydn Spires
haydn.spires@listgrove.com
0044 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.
Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.
Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Graduate Engineer

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Graduate Engineer
Based in Ware, Hertfordshire, England

Job ref: HS /62224

Salary: Dependent on experience

Working Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 16:30 or 08:00 – 17:00

Reporting into: General Manager – Indirect Report: Product Engineer

Role Overview:

This is graduate entry position leading to Product Engineer role within 2 years with longer term
prospects for advancement within the company.

The Graduate Engineer needs to show above average commitment to what Magog Industries
believes in: Exceeding customer’s expectations and taking our depth of process knowledge,
manufacturing expertise and engineering excellence to the next level.

  • The role will involve working alongside experienced engineering and production staff to support the company’s technical and ongoing product development objectives.
  • Producing engineering drawings to instruction within 2D CAD or 3D (SolidWorks) drafting environment.
  • Mathematical and trigonometry calculations.
  • Building an in-depth knowledge and understanding of polymer processing applications to become a recognized expert within the organization and beyond.
  • Any tasks reasonably requested which are within the employee’s capability and competency.

Responsibilities:

  • Produce fully detailed manufacturing drawings and liaise with sub supplier for drawing approvals.
  • Review orders received and complete the work sheet giving clear directions to the workshop for scope of work to be carried out.
  • Work closely with General Manager, sales personnel and product engineers to provide technical solutions for design and manufacture of new processing components.
  • Will be required to visit customers both in the UK and overseas to discuss and review engineering and design issues.
  • Carry out in-house and on-site measuring for extrusion screws and barrels using appropriate engineering measurement tools, micrometers, vernier calipers, electronic bore measurement devices as examples.
  • Where manufacturing or supplier deviation reports are raised for components being supplied – establishing appropriate corrective action and agreeing with works manager and inspector.

Ideal Qualifications and Skills:

  • BSc or equivalent qualification / experience in a mechanical engineering discipline.
  • Knowledge and understanding of engineering component manufacturing.
  • Demonstratable ability of producing accurate detailed mechanical engineering drawings.

Candidate Profile:

  • A thirst for knowledge and continuous learning about screws, barrels and coatings, their design, processes and manufacturing is required to maintain Magog Industries’ leading position in technology.
  • Interest to investigate new technologies for suitability to enhance screw and barrel specifications.
  • Ability and willingness to learn new systems and engineering procedures.
  • Must be IT literate and be familiar with 2D and 3D Drafting software.
  • Good communication and relationship building skills.
  • Be able to work within tight schedules and manage several tasks at the same time.
  • A driving license to travel within the UK as and when required.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Haydn Spires
haydn.spires@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

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Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg
Performance through People.
Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.
Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Field Service Engineer Germany

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975.

Field Service Engineer Germany
Based in Germany

Job ref: JH/59414

Location: Germany

Client Overview:

A leading systems and solutions provider for packaging. Delivering quality product to the food and beverage industry to consumers across the world in a safe, sustainable and affordable way. Supplying a complete range of packs, flexible filling machines and solutions for operating smarter factories.

Role Overview:

To strengthen the Technical Service Team in Germany, we are looking for a Field Service Engineer, candidates will be a team player with hands-on-mentality. In this role you will provide an optimal service quality to ensure a high efficiency and reliability to machines.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring the efficiency, commissioning, configuration, maintenance and repair of filling machines and applicators is carried out to the highest standard.
• Technical support and consulting of customers.
• On customer sites provide support and consult on re-builds or additions to machines.
• Fault diagnosis and troubleshooting
• Training of customer personnel in the use of machines and associated equipment
• Support of prototypes and special machines

Candidate Profile:

• Qualified in engineering principles, electrical, mechatronics, mechanical.
• Willingness to travel from 90-100%
• Experience with filling machines advantageous
• Place of work homebased- Bremen, Niedersachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Sachsen, Thuringia
• Fluent in German with a good level of English

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jason Hutchison
Jason.hutchison@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

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Why select Listgrove?
•              Five Decades of Market Intelligence
•              Unrivalled Industry Networks
•              Recognised International brand
•              HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

EU Account Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

EU Account Manager

Based in Germany

 

Job ref:                    JE/60115

Sector:               Plastics

Function:           Sales & Marketing

 

Client Overview:

One of the world’s most efficient suppliers of premium-quality Nylon, TPO, and Polypropylene resins, for the automotive, lawn & garden, consumer products, and electronics industries. The business also manufactures and supplies high quality anhydrous lanolin to pharmaceutical, personal care, and industrial markets.

Role Overview:

Reporting to the Senior Sales Manager, the EU Account Manager aims to support the company’s Sales & Marketing efforts for existing and new OEM & Tier I customers within Europe, specifically focused on customers in Germany.

Responsibilities:

  • Carefully learn and understand business’s virgin, PIR and PCR material offerings and understand the company’s material strengths versus competitor grades through on-the-job training and by working closely with internal R&D team.
  • Act as the lead interface with OEMs and Tier l customers assigned. Key account management interfaces will include Material Management, Purchasing, and Engineering/R&D functions.
  • Identify and prioritize key customers within assigned region, creation of action plans to grow business/relationship with customer and maintenance/reporting of quarterly ‘priority’ action plans to management and peers.
  • Responsibility for program management function for key future projects including meeting timing, budget and customer expectations. Support to include attending customer meetings, summarizing meeting minutes, creation of customer presentations, reporting to internal team during weekly project meetings.
  • Along with automotive, this position would also seek out opportunities to grow sales in non-automotive industries such as lawn & garden, irrigation, recreation, industrial equipment, power tools, among others.
  • Responsibility within 180 days of hiring to creation of regional market study to assess key customers (Tier and OEM), key markets, key competitors within account mangers region of responsibility.
  • Assist/attend customer moulding trials and document processing results and working with Technical Services and CAE Sr. Manager to ensure that a proper level of preparation occurs to ensure successful trials.
  • Assisting with supporting the automotive industry, technical shows & conferences, as requested.
  • Assisting sales and R&D team to understand new material development/approval opportunities.
  • Report progress with customers, projects, through specified reporting tools, (WIG, Key Project Meeting). Keep up to date Customer Profiles, customer visit reports for all customers as assigned.

Candidate Profile:

  • University degree (in economics, business development, chemistry or another technical subject).
  • Minimum of 3 to 5 years experience in a Sales Account
  • Management role or Technical Services role in the Plastics industry.
  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience with working directly with Tier I customers on thermoplastic products or minimum of 2 years’ experience working directly with automotive OEM’s.
  • Minimum of 2 production programs supported from concept to production.
  • Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to adapt to a range of personality types.
  • Strong internal cooperation and team player focus, with emphasis on project success rather than individual successes.
  • Bilingual in German and English.
  • Located in Germany (surrounding areas may be considered).

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided.  All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jane Edwards

Jane Edwards@listgrove.com

0044 (0) 1789 207070

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Why select Listgrove?

  • Five Decades of Market Intelligence
  • Unrivalled Industry Networks
  • Recognised International brand
  • HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

 

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:

NPE Orlando USA, Hispack Barcelona, FIP Lyon, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

HR Manager – Italy

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

HR Manager – Italy

Job ref: EG /62883

The Company:

The hiring company operates within the plastics industry, manufacturing a wide selection of masterbatch products which fit into many market sectors and applications. Partnered with suppliers and customers they bring forward-thinking solutions to that increase product performance, durability and sustainability
Founded in 1937, operating with twenty-five manufacturing facilities in eighteen locations, with four R&D centres.

The Role:

Reporting to the Plant Manager and functionally to the Human Resources Director Europe, the Human Resources Manager is an experienced HR professional, responsible for aligning business objectives with employees and management. The position is a stand-alone position, with no people management.

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Manage the entire recruitment process, in collaboration with business departments.
· Manage the outsourced payroll process and sign off the benefits programs.
· Supervise the management of performance evaluation and employees’ competencies.
· Develop learning and development budget proposal and supervise the establishment of subsidies files, as well as the relative administrative part.
· Manage employees’ integration and development.
· Bridge management and employee relations by addressing demands, grievances or other issues.
· Ensure legal compliance, regulations and working conditions regarding health and safety.
· Advise Management on legislation and changes that may impact local Human Resources policies.
· Negotiate with the Trade Unions.
· Optimize manual tasks and implement HR policies and procedures.
· Work on other specific projects.

Profile:

· Bachelor’s degree in human resources or business management.
· Demonstrable experience in a similar role in the manufacturing sector in Italy.
· Hands-on approach with in-depth knowledge of labor law and HR best practices.
· Strong experience in payroll processing.
· Interpersonal and coaching skills.
· Client-oriented and results-oriented with a hands-on approach.
· Excellent active listening, negotiation and presentation skills.
· Confidentiality, discretion and judgment.
· Analytical and problem solving skills.
· Ability to think outside the box.
· Fluent Italian and English.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Ellie Guest
Ellie.guest@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Health, Safety & Environment Specialist

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Health, Safety and Environmental Specialist
Based in Greater Manchester

Job ref: EG /62693

The Company:

A leading manufacturer of plastic and rubber materials, from high performance engineered resins, to recycled post-consumer materials, currently going through a period of substantial growth.

Purpose of Role:

This role adds value by ensuring that the plant operates safely, without harm to the environment and is compliant with all Safety, Health and Environmental laws. The incumbent will Identify performance and compliance gaps and define and execute improvements either directly or through expert resources.

Key Responsibilities and Expectations:

· Establishes a meaningful set of metrics that measure plant safety and environmental performance to identify performance issues and opportunities.
· Understands applicable UK legal requirements and obtains additional expert interpretation as needed.
· Uses risk management methods to prioritise gaps and opportunities, into an actionable improvement plan.
· Uses own and others’ expertise to define solutions and improvement initiatives.
· Ensures an adequate level of knowledge in safety, health and environmental matters for self and other team members. Defines or procures training programmes to close identified gaps.
· Owns the plant housekeeping programme, ensuring an excellent level of performance.
· Works with external providers, to define an appropriate employee health screening programme.
· Co-owns and updates key safety, health and environmental management documents and processes, including the Emergency Plan, environmental compliance plan, PPE matrix, safe work permitting.
· Defines an environmental improvement programme appropriate to the plastics processing industry.

Skills and Qualifications:

· NEBOSH or similar health and safety qualification.
· Experience of ISO9001 and ISO14001.
· Familiar with Wamitab and ideally have experience within the plastic, waste or recycling industry.
· Proven competence in risk assessment and risk management in a manufacturing environment.
· A pragmatic and practical approach to problem solving, and the ability to prioritise multiple diverse opportunities into a deliverable action plan are essential
· Able to work effectively in a fast-paced and diverse team environment
· The ability to coach and train other team members is highly desirable

 

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Ellie Guest
Ellie.guest@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Service Support Manager, USA

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Service Support Manager USA
Based in Houston, Texas

Job ref: AZ /62497

Job Accountabilities:

· Meet customer requirements for after-sales technical support by producing error-free, quality results in a timely and cost-effective manner.
· Manages technical support issues by responding directly to customer calls and emails.
· Plan and coordinate the activities of internal and external Service Technicians (3 currently).
· Manages the import of spare parts, logistics, and customer payments.
· Identification of suppliers for standard components, forming good relationships which aids supply of products when needed.
· Maintains work flow by monitoring steps of the process; setting processing variables; observing control points and equipment; monitoring personnel and resources; studying methods; implementing cost reductions; developing reporting procedures and systems; facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process control points; initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation between partners; share weekly reports.
· Open and close the facility with responsibility for assets up to $1 million in machinery
· Organise open house and clients visits supporting the commercial staff and use of demonstration equipment.
· Manages necessary associated services paperwork through QuickBox and internal document procedures. Aided by the Back Office Manager.
· Performs work that is compliant with cGMP, ISO, QMS, HSE and other pertinent regulations and directives.
· Maintains quality standards by ensuring that all team members follow all work instructions for each client and ensures all staff members are properly trained.
· Monitors and constantly enhances safety standards as a core value of the business. This is achieved in line with local standards and regulations.
· Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing staff on the use of all control points, equipment and resources; maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.
· The link on all engineering matters between the customer, the Service Technicians, the 4 heads of each commercial department, managers and staff.
· Oversees all matters post equipment delivery, in terms of servicing, repairs and spare parts.
· Organises paperwork in line with company procedures and relating to sales (spare parts, training, other fees as necessary). Responsible for all local paperwork and for maintaining internal systems.
· Visit or participate in exhibitions and conferences.
· Follows the development of building infrastructures.
· Follows the search and hiring of new staff

General Requirements:

· Must be proficient in Microsoft Office, including MS Word and Excel.
· Must be capable of reading mechanical and electrical technical drawings.
· Must be able to identify and resolve problems in a timely, innovative manner.
· Must be able to establish and evaluate monthly KPI’s.
· Must have the ability to complete projects within the time frame specified by the 4 partners/commercial department heads.
· Possess an awareness and understanding of performance against budget.
· Must possess a customer focused profile, ensuring that their needs are catered for.
· Must maintain a “Hands-on” style, willing and capable of taking a lead role in technical problem-solving efforts.
· Excellent teamwork and teambuilding skills with proven ability to influence cross-functional teams.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact effectively and cooperatively with employees, vendors, and customers at all levels.
· Familiarity with QuickBooks

General Issues – Candidate Profile:

· Associate degree (associate of applied science AAS) in mechanical technology / electrical engineering technology or qualified Engineer – electrical preferred, mechanical also considered.
· At least 4 years of experience as a Site/Service/Country Manager in a business supplying automatic machines, (ideally) packaging machines, case packers, and/or palletizers.
· Fluency in English and Spanish.
· Knowledge of Italian language is a plus to keep communication with the 3 Italian/1 Spanish machine manufacturer mother companies.
· Not necessarily a salesperson but commercially aware – capable of spotting sales opportunities and ensuring that the right people are informed.
· Capable of making decisions and determining critical issues and assigning resources accordingly.
· Capable of growing with the business as it develops – people managing and coaching, support and coordination of accounting and financial activities, spare parts sales management, resource planning, strategic planning.
· Willing to tackle any issue and suited to a small satellite facility in a different time zone.
· Focused on customer satisfaction and delivering results on time and within budgets.
· Organised and systematic, capable of introducing and maintain systems.
· Able to operate as the senior local contact for the company.
· Proactive person highlights good work ethic and is a team player.
· Developing and implementing service standards and procedures for the service delivery department
· Setting up and maintaining the service desk
· Supervising other members of the service delivery team (as it grows)
· Maintaining customer relationships and improving response and delivery times
· Updating service methods to improve overall efficiency0
· Resolving any service problems and customer complaints
· Conducting periodic appraisals of team members and identifying areas for improvement
· Creating and presenting weekly reports to the partners
· Developing contracts for Commercial Contractors and Developers who have ongoing rental or purchase needs – managing external engineers / contractors as needed.
· Instructing customers on equipment operation, care and maintenance
· Inspecting rental equipment on return, looking for any damage and returning deposits
· Managing the time of internal /external technicians and Back Office Support.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Andy Zanin
andy.zanin@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

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Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Service Technician Germany

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Service Technician Germany
Based in Germany

Job ref: JH/61677

After an extensive training period, the Service Technican will be responsible for the installation, commissioning, failure analysis and maintenance of injection molding machines at the customer’s site. They will work from a home office, with administrative support from the European headquarters in Luxembourg. This role reports to the Service Manager and the Service Coordinator for Germany.

The Role:

· Regular on-site service assignments within Germany and occasionally in neighboring countries for fault analysis, new installations, or the installation of upgrades.
· Supporting our customers in optimizing production through on-site training
· The position required frequent travel within Germany and occasionally to neighboring countries.
· In addition, you will be responsible for the follow-up of customer visits and post-customer reporting
· Ability to work independently and understand the importance of customer satisfaction

Qualifications:

· Successfully completed vocational training as an electrician / mechatronics technician or equivalent training
· Experience in control systems of electronics, hydraulics and mechatronics
· Knowledge of troubleshooting with a focus on proper working practice Knowledge of PLC control and automated systems desirable
· Good mechanical and hydraulic knowledge
· Experience as a service technician in injection molding machine construction is an advantage
· Proficiency in English – other language skills are an advantage

 

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jason Hutchison
Jason.hutchison@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Senior Technical Manager (CTO Designate)

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Senior Technical Manager (CTO Designate)
West-Midlands

Job ref: JH/62302

Sector: Chemicals
Function: R&D
Location: West-Midlands

Client Overview:

Established in the 70’s, our client is a market leader in the manufacture of high-performance polyurethane elastomer components. They are unique in having been originally a polyurethane trade moulder, they changed the business direction to become cast elastomer suppliers.
Today they concentrate on supplying high-performance polyurethane cast elastomer systems for a wide variety of applications in numerous industries and can fine-tune urethane chemistry to meet the requirements of most markets.

Senior Technical Manager Focus:

The Senior Technical Manager will be responsible for the development of company products, providing technical support to sales and customers and troubleshooting any issues that arise. Accountable for the technical strategy, you will influence how the company’s technology will develop and in turn help the growth of the business. You will lead a cross functional team of 7 or more in R&D, Quality and Project Management.
This role will have the potential to take over as Chief Technology Officer in the near future.

Key Responsibilities:

· Provide direction and support to the technical and quality teams for the development of resources to meet the current and future business strategy and activity needs.
· Track and evaluate product development initiatives, reporting on progress to key stakeholders at the different stages of the development lifecycle.
· Provide the sales team with technical support while accompanying them to customer sites.
· Provide guidance and leadership to resolve technical challenges for customers, ensuring appropriate resources are aligned to projects where needed.
· Maintain compliance of company accreditations, polices and other certification requirements, stipulated by customers or regulatory authorities.
· Liaise with all operations to ensure quality standards are being met.
· Manage budgets and cost saving initiatives.

Candidate Profile:

· Working experience with-in a chemical environment with particular focus on Polyurethane Elastomers.
· Proven experience leading teams, continuous improvement and change management.
· Degree Educated in Chemicals, Materials Science or relevant field.
· Proven experience setting and delivering technical strategies.
· Strong problem-solving skills
· Confident with customer facing

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jason Hutchison
Jason.hutchison@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Regulatory Affairs Officer

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Regulatory Affairs Officer
Hybrid / Remote – Veendem, Netherlands
Job ref: HS/62670

Salary: Based on experience, €53,664€ – €63,456
Benefits: Non-Contributory Pension / Sustainability employment payments / Holiday pay

Company Overview:

Our client, Kisuma Chemicals B.V, Located in Veendam have more than 120 employees and a market leader in the field of plastic additives. Production facilities located within the Netherlands, Japan and China with sales offices in North America, India and Singapore. They’re the largest producer of synthetic hydrotalcites and other magnesium compounds worldwide.

Recognized as a global leader in research and technology, who are customer focused. As an innovator they’re committed to sustainability.

Role Overview:

As a Regulatory Affairs Officer within the Compliance department, you are responsible for ensuring the registrations of new products and maintaining existing registrations. You will be responsible for global regulatory compliance. You work together with colleagues on location in Veendam, as well as with international colleagues remotely.

Responsibilities:

  • Ensure global product compliance.
  • Develop and implement a comprehensive regulatory affairs strategy.
  • Responsible for timely registration of new substances and keeping our current registrations up to date.
  • Characterizing our commercial and R&D Products to comply with laws and regulations.
  • Following up on various regulations and translating them into our own products.
  • Closely monitor risks, opportunities and developments in legislation and regulations and advise the Compliance Manager on these.
  • Maintain good communication within and outside the organization in the context of registration applications, file changes as examples.
  • Support the Technical Service Representative in answering questions that customers have regarding RA related topics such as REACH and Food Contact Approvals.

Desired Experience:

  • Educated with a degree in chemistry or chemical engineering or a relatable field.
  • Possess the ability to read and interpret technical and regulatory documents.
  • Good data management skills and detail orientated.
  • Excellent communication skills and dependable.
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects.
  • Ability to command others and ensure everyone is kept up to date and is well informed of the latest regulations and developments with existing and future projects.
  • Analytically minded, structured.
  • Fluent in English, Dutch language skills are strongly desired but not essential.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Haydn Spires
Haydn.spires@listgrove.com
0044 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.
Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

R&I Senior Packaging Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

R&I Senior Packaging Manager
Food & Drink Multinational
Based in Utrecht, Netherlands
Relocation assistance from the EU available

Job ref: LL/62220

Salary: Commensurate with experience

The Company:

Our client is a world leading multinational company manufacturing some of the most well-known branded food and drink products. They are committed to contributing to the health of people at every age, from promoting a balanced diet to sharing specifically targeted health benefits. As part of the company’s dedication to a better future, they are seeking the recruitment of a Senior Packaging Manager who can lead the packaging transformation into the next frontier of technologies and experiences that will be critical to engaging consumers.

Primary Role:

As R&I Senior Packaging Manager you will be establishing a leading innovation practice and fostering collaborative internal and external partnerships. Based on this, you will enable the global packaging team to identify, imagine, create, validate, and transition disruptive packaging solutions with strong focus on powder milk sector.

You will be driving innovation and therefore have a great mix of technical and strategic skills, and the ability to perform while dealing with ambiguity. You have an entrepreneurial mindset and inspire senior management and teams.

You will be working with multiple stakeholders both internally (Project teams realizing NPD projects; Marketing; Procurement; Factories, Supply Chain, Quality; Central & local Packaging teams incl Advance Technology Team and IP Team) and externally – strong connection with a whole set of actors (design agencies, packaging convertors, research centers…) from the packaging industry.

Key Accountabilities:

You will be accountable for the packaging breakthrough innovation end-to-end process from insights gathering to opportunity identification, exploration, validation, and transition into the company. Next to that, you will:
· Drive the exploration of key concepts and technical trends and elevate opportunities and challenges that are specific to Specialized Nutrition to inform ideation.
· Drive overall exploration, understanding and assessment of startups, agencies, and major players in the emerging technology and experience space
· Leverage design thinking principles to help quickly identify and validate solutions via rapid prototyping and qualitative testing.
· Support new way of packaging innovation by recommending creative, innovative approaches to breakthrough barriers and challenge conventional thinking. Be a change engine.
· Help to shape & execute SN packaging innovation road map to fulfil company’s ambition and support leading market position
· Cooperate closely with IP Team to define and create patent opportunities to assume FTO and innovativeness of developed solutions

Candidate Profile:

We are looking for an experience packaging innovator with:
· Bachelor’s or master’s Degree in industrial design, product design, innovation engineering or similar discipline
· At least 7 years of experience in packaging development and medium-long term innovation especially in paper based and flexible area
· Rich experience in design thinking application design especially in the exploration phase
· A high degree of technical knowledge balanced with creative ability
· Experience in working with early-stage product development, and identifying and capitalizing on technology trends
· Passion for packaging and innovation with proven ability to deliver this through a global organization
· Determination and consistency to achieve an end result, and optimism and enthusiasm when things don’t go to plan
· Strong business acumen, looking beyond just packaging
· Good problem solving, leadership and influencing skills, while being an outstanding Team player
· Agile mindset and fast learner (learn and unlearn)
· Strong verbal and written communication skills. You have the ability to create, plan and deliver presentations to technical and nontechnical audiences.
· 100% fluency in English (spoken and written) is a must. The role requires ability to convince and engage at a senior level.  Ideally, you have experience working in a non-hierarchical, cross functional and highly international environment
· Ability to work efficiently in a changing and complex environment
· Good problem solving, leadership and influencing skills, while being an outstanding Team player
· Openness for giving & receiving feedback
· Experience in IP and FTO areas will be additional assets

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Lorena Hull-Lozano
Lorena.hull-lozano@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

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Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

R&D Engineer – Flexibles

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

R&D Engineer – Flexibles
Based in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Job ref: AZ /62017

Reports to: R&D Manger Italy

Purpose of the Position:

To collaborate with the Business Team Flexibles and lead R&D activities to improve the product portfolio and meet the strategic targets. To ensure high level collaboration within Ti’s R&D team.

Responsibilities:

· Provide R&D expertise and guidance to develop, optimize, validate, and execute projects.
· Ensure that project targets are achieved, timelines and budgets are respected as agreed with the R&D Manager Italy and Head of BT
· Work closely with Business Team to understand and monitor competitive landscape and to define customers’ needs.
· Support the R&D Manager Italy to define the technical strategy to accomplish the selected targets.
· Contribute to and implement Ti’s R&D policy and Intellectual Property strategy.
· Manage timely pursuance of development projects across all the European sites in coordination with the local teams in other regions.
· Provide regional support for Global Projects
· Work closely together with corresponding R&D and Business Teams of other regions to fast-track solution finding, rationalize development work and make best possible use of group resources (laboratory capabilities, pilot line etc.)
· Participate in business development activities.
· In coordination with Technical Service, promotes and pursues cooperation with customers, suppliers of conversion machines and inks and other external partners.
· Design and advise team members in designing new products including selection and approval of suitable raw materials in close alignment with the plant and the whole R&D team, considering safety and regulatory concerns.
· Plan and evaluate pilot and plant trials.
· Organize and ensure appropriate documentation of trial results in close alignment with the methods established by the local R&D team.
· Monitor the development of competitor technologies and contribute to securing the protection of Ti’s intellectual property.
· Collaborate closely with company’s internal entities (for example, additive and compound supplier (Edhaf)) with regards to qualifying, improving, and developing products, ensuring that the company has the most technically and economically competitive solutions available.
· Provide dedicated training to others involved with the company organisation.
· Undertake to respect and implement the Quality Policy when pursuing and meeting the objectives defined by the company.
· Collaborate and undertake to maintain the standards linked to the Integrated Management Systems and to raise awareness of them among her colleagues.
· Comply with the standards linked to the integrated management systems and actively works towards maintaining and respecting said standards, taking part in training/refresher courses organised by the company.
· In order to ensure flexibility in the workplace, this employee may carry out other activities, if requested by her superiors and following appropriate training and/or instructions

Main relations:

Internal: BU, Marketing, Finance, QA, CS, Operations
External: Other company sites, Agents, Customers, Suppliers, Consultants

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Andy Zanin
andy.zanin@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Operations Director

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Operations Director
Based in Manchester

Job ref: EG /62392

Sector: Polymers
Function: Operations
Location: Manchester

Client Overview:

Manufactures of polymer products offering semi-finished materials, complex machined components, injection moulded parts, seals & slide bearings that are supplied to a range of sectors including Aerospace, Medical, Oil &Gas & Renewables. The business offer an extensive product portfolio for a diverse spectrum of demanding applications, which service a worldwide customer base.
With manufacturing sites and sales offices in the UK and Europe, and partners globally we aim to offer our customers cost effective solutions at the highest quality from material selection through to product design, manufacturing, and distribution

Role Overview:

The role will be responsible for all operational responsibilities of global sites, managing 3 site managers and all related support functions. Accountable for operational strategy, execution and delivery of key P&L targets.

Responsibilities:

· Develop and implement strategic plans to optimise the company’s operations and supply chain management processes
· Accountable for budget setting and meeting business financial targets.
· Accountable for assessing commercial viability of opportunities and providing appropriate insight to board of directors in aid of effective strategic decision making
· Oversee all aspects of operations, including manufacturing, supply chain, quality & procurement and ensuring alignment with company objectives and customer demand.
· Responsible and accountable for compliance for local regulatory requirements
· Responsible in mapping the entire value chain and devising holistic technological/process innovations for execution over a 3-5 year plan
· Accountable for ensuring customer SLA’s are understood, measured and maintained at satisfactory levels at all times
· Responsible for effective internal cross functional communication for international customer involving Product Managers, Sales Representatives, R&D and other appropriate functions.
· Develop and maintain strong relationships with strategic suppliers
· Conduct performance appraisals and provide coaching and guidance to all operations managers
· Encourage and promote a continuous improvement enthusing lean manufacturing principles
· Accountable for all HSE matters on site whilst promoting the proactive enhancement of HSE culture across all operating functions

Candidate Profile:

· MBA graduate with a bachelor’s degree in a subject related to Engineering/Manufacturing.
· 7+ years progressive experience in a key leadership/management/CI leadership role at a manufacturing facility preferably Engineering and /or polymer
· Ambition to become COO/CEO and having a personal roadmap in place an advantage
· Must have the demonstrable ability to see the whole value chain
· Strong understanding of understanding of financial and accounting practices
· Very strong strategic problem solving and analytical skills
· Working knowledge of continuous improvement principles such as Lean manufacturing
· Practical understanding of safety systems and policies is a must
· Experience of LVHV manufacturing environment, Plastics Manufacturing and a background in Sales and Marketing would all be an advantage
· Prepared for international travel.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Ellie Guest
ellie.guest@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

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Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Office Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Office Manager
Orlando, Florida, USA

Job ref: LL /61952

Salary/Benefits: Attractive based upon experience

Our client is a recognized manufacturer of additives for polymers, ingredients for cosmetics and special solutions for a wide range of industrial and zootechnical applications.

Responsibilities & Key Tasks:

· Overseeing the daily operations of the office and its various departments.
· Communicating with departments, local management and with the CFO of the mother company in Italy.
· Completing clerical and administrative tasks for the office.
· Managing and coordinating relationships with local consultants such as chartered accountants, payroll experts, etc.
· Developing, reviewing, and improving administrative systems, policies, and procedures.
· Coordinating the flow of information (finances reporting, monthly reports, budgeting, cash flow, banks) to the mother company.
· Maintaining office documentation, employee records, benefits, and work hours.
· Managing supplies, equipment, bills, and errands.
· Responding to requests and questions about office operations.

Competencies and Skills:

· Minimum 5 years of experience in office management and/or administrative positions.
· Finance Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.
· Experience with SAP International Finance reporting.
· Excellent English required; Italian would be a plus.
· Ability to learn on the job and adapt to changes.
· Strong time-management and people skills, high degree of flexibility, and excellent multitasking ability.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Lorena Hull-Lozano
Lorena.hull-lozano@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207085

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Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Mechanical Design Engineer

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Mechanical Design Engineer
Based in Edinburgh

Job ref: HS /62413

Salary and Benefits: Based on experience

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Company Overview:

A market leader, delivering affordable market ready projects in the low carbon renewable sector.

Role Overview:

Working with all aspects of design, relating to production, procurement, service support and technical documentation of mechanical systems, within ‘Hydrogen Energy’ solutions. It will be your responsibility to ensure all equipment designed is done so to the highest levels of safety and quality standards and on time within the project plan.

Responsibilities:

· Design of Hydrogen based equipment including refuelers, fuel storage and installations.
· Complete supporting calculations which will include, flow, pressure, structural, heat transfer calculations and FEA.
· 3D CAD Design.
· Working with controls and electrical engineers to support the complete system design.
· Preparation of part specifications and the procurement of parts.
· Preparation of Technical file documentation and O&M manuals.
· Ensure that the H&S, quality and environmental procedures are followed.
· Maintain the project PED and HAZOP documentation.

Success Measures:

· Completed mechanical design projects, with associated documentation and CAD models.
· Cost and schedule compliant designs.

Desired Experience:

· Educated with a master’s degree within a relevant mechanical engineering discipline
· (structural design, machine design, pressure vessels or fluid dynamics as examples).
· Proven experience within mechanical engineering (construction or civil engineering).
· Experience with metal work and pipework (hands-on manufacturing experience).
· CAD proficiency in 3D and 2D.
· Autodesk inventor 3D proficiency.
· 2D drawing proficiency (standards, dimensioning and materials).
· Mechanical engineering design experience: structural and pressure vessels.
· Structural and pressure vessel regulations knowledge.
· Materials and manufacturing knowledge.
· Ability to intemperate P&ID.
· Working knowledge of quality standards, regulations and regulatory bodies.
· Fault find and supply solutions to engineer faults.
· Small bore piping and pipe bending knowledge is essential.

Skills Required:

· Ability to work with a team.
· Hands-on designer.
· Project Management skills.
· Excellent Attention to Detail.
· Excellent Time Management skills.
· Logical thinker with pro-active mindset.
· Great initiative.
· Strong Communication skills both verbal and written.
· Experience with DSEAR would be advantageous.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Haydn Spires
Haydn.Spires@listgrove.com
01789 207070

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Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.
Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.
Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

General Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

General Manger
Based in Northamptonshire/Hybrid

Job ref: JE /62333

Client Overview:

Listgrove has been retained by a specialist manufacturer of materials that serve the insulation, civil engineering and packaging sectors. They are now seeking an experienced General Manager to make the following role their own:

The General Manager will be responsible for the overall management of the business, reporting directly into the European Board Oslo. You will have 8 direct reports with overall responsibility for 54 staff across 3 manufacturing sites.  This role will require someone who is at home with commercial & operational management, this includes; departmental oversight (production, engineering / technical, transport, sales) and P&L management. This is a stand-alone role and you are expected to operate as a true G.M. with little support at a Group level.

Sites are located in Scotland and Northamptonshire. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will be located within travelling distance from Northamptonshire and will be required to visit Scotland on a fortnightly basis.

The objectives for the General Manager include:

· Developing the commercial aspects of the new Corby site.
· An excellent eye for detail. Particularly in controlling costs and efficiencies
· Commercially aware, with proven track record of increasing the top line and at good margin
· Able to lead and motivate a Sales Team
· Good at nurturing and developing talent.
· To lead the company commercially and ensure that it remains market focused; in terms of product development, service offering and customer relationships.
· Drive the company’s commercial activities including marketing, sales, customer service and pricing.

Candidate’s Profile:

The ideal General Manager will demonstrate competencies in the following areas:

· A proven track record of managing the full P&L responsibility
· A proven track record of implementing and executing business strategies.
· A strong leadership style that can manage a range of business functions and personalities.
· Directly managing the field sales team including taking the sales lead on key client meeting and making pricing decisions.
· Have previously held responsibility for several business functions including operations and sales for at least 5-10 Years.
· Good commercial knowledge of the Construction market.
· Excellent communication skills.
· Technically competent with a production management background

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jane Edwards
Jane.edwards@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

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Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

General Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

General Manager
Polymer compounding
Based South West

Function: Executive
Industry: Plastics, Polymers

Job ref: CST/61394

Salary: Executive salary and package

The Client:

Part of an international manufacturing group, our client is a thermoplastic polymer compounder with a rich heritage. A new General Manager is required who has the passion, vision and capability to lead the further development of this company, which has benefitted from significant recent investment and new customer acquisitions.

Primary Role:

Take responsibility for the business leadership of this plastics manufacturer, leading it into its next phase of growth and development

Key Accountabilities:

• Reports to Group CEO
• Direct responsibility for the P&L overseeing the development of company and its results-based performance
• Provide leadership across all functions: production, sales, technical, quality and planning
• Further improving the Business Infrastructure, structure and reporting, ensuring it meet its future growth objectives through accurate understanding of the key performance drivers
• Reviewing and generating the appropriate company policies and procedures that ensure it remains compliant with all its activities
• Budgeting, profitability planning and forecasting
• Leadership/motivation/development of the management team and all site personnel; inspiring the workforce into achieving the business goals
• Setting a positive example of good leadership, ensuring the workforce are motivated and happy in their roles, furthering the culture and values
• Ensuring the factory remains on track and propose any investment it requires to ensure it continues to meet customer expectations
• Ensuring the factory is running ‘stable operations’ and is benefitting from best practice within the Group, working towards operational excellence
• Close interaction with the other group subsidiaries to ensure objectives, culture and processes are well aligned with group expectations
• Being a senior point of contact for key customers as required

Core Competencies:

• Experienced and collaborative leader who has gravitas and inspirational qualities
• Business and Commercial bias keen to lead this SME through its next phase of growth
• Capable of developing and leading the business in line with market demands.
• Senior business professional with the skills for GM role.

Experience Traits:

• Proven background with professional experience from a dynamic plastics manufacturing environment (polymers, injection moulding, blow moulding, masterbatch, compounding, extrusion)
• Strong leadership skills to motivate the workforce
• Financial acumen necessary to deliver against this type of role

Qualifications:

• Business/Technical Degree or similar

Personality Traits:

• Collaborative management style; getting the team engaged
• Conceptual and analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Discipline, accuracy and business acumen
• Co-operative and determined, including strong negotiation skills
• Strong leadership skills, with the gravitas and the drive to inspire and motivate
• Positive attitude and spirit
• Effective and rigorous approach to problem solving
• Taking a holistic approach and capable of making effective decisions
• Challenges status quo adopting an improvement-oriented approach
• Be a positive example of company principles
• Strong and robust character

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Conrad Taylor
conrad.taylor@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

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Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Electrical Design Engineer

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Electrical Design Engineer
Based in Edinburgh

Job ref: HS /62414

Salary and Benefits: Based on experience

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Company Overview:

A market leader, delivering affordable market ready projects in the low carbon renewable sector.

Role Overview:

Working with all aspects of design, relating to production, procurement, service support and technical documentation of electrical systems, within ‘Hydrogen Energy’ solutions. It will be your responsibility to ensure all equipment designed is done so to the highest levels of safety and quality standards and on time within the project plan.

Responsibilities:

· Take ownership of the design, and specify electrical equipment, including power distribution systems, motor control centres, instrumentation, and control systems.
· Coordinate and communicate requirements to external manufacturers assisting in the production process.
· Working closely across engineering disciplines to develop effective integrated solutions.
· Creating detailed electrical schematics and diagrams outlining the electrical layout.
· Active participation and contributions in HAZOP’s, LOPA’s, RA’s and RCI’s where applicable.
· Preparation of Bills of Material in line with system specifications.
· Liaison with Procurement department to ensure quality of parts and design integrity.
· Preparation of Technical file documentation and assisting with the O&M Manuals.
· Ensure that the H&S, quality, and environmental procedures are followed, and documentation completed appropriately.
· Production and maintenance of the projects ATEX documentation.
· Preparing technical/functional specifications for electrical equipment.
· Active participation in design reviews and project ‘Lessons Learned’ discussions, providing insight towards improvements.
· Actively contribute to the day-to-day learning and development of junior colleagues by sharing knowledge and experience.
· Regular liaison with customers on product requirements and progress made.
· Work with Production and field service to produce technical documentation for machine operation, testing and installation.
· Liaise with commercial team for all changes of engineering scopes to cost additional out of contract design work.

Success Measures:

· Completion and delivery of work packages within a timely manner to the Production department, ensuring compliance to wider project milestones.
· All Electrical designs are fully compliant with BS7671 and ATEX regulations.
· All technical documentation created and available to relevant stakeholders in line with design milestones and recorded as per the Integrated Management System SOP’s.
· Engineering change orders completed prior to any out of scope design work.
· No design failures at time of Production.

Desired Experience:

· Educated with a degree within electrical engineering or a related discipline OR holding substantial proven experience.
· Proven experience in producing high quality, detailed control panel designs including the integration of PLC’s, HMI’s and Drive Systems up to 33kV (within a manufacturing environment: Process, Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy as examples are advantageous).
· Proven hands-on experience of performing electrical calculations, conducting system studies, and generating accurate engineering drawings with electrical design packages such as Eplan or similar.
· Experience of direct liaison with customers.
· Experienced in working as part of a multi-disciplined engineering team.
· Adept at system/circuit orientated layout of multiline diagrams.
· Expert MRP and BoM generation experience, in the ECO process.
· Solid understanding of procurement and manufacturing stages of a design lifecycle.
· Knowledge of ATEX Directive and other relevant functional safety standards such as DSEAR.
· Working knowledge of relevant technical standards (earthing philosophies, HV distribution as examples).

Skills Required:

· Commercially minded, with the ability to liaise with customers and determine change requests falling outside of original contract.
· Ability to work well within a team, across engineering disciplines and interdepartmentally.
· Able to demonstrate personal project management skills driving the delivery of work packages from the start to finish, demonstrating self-discipline and enthusiasm.
· Excellent time management skills: managing workload effectively to deliver designs on time, within a wider project schedule.
· Strong communication skills: at all levels, both verbal and written, internally and with customers, with the ability to translate complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
· Methodical and detail-oriented approach to design.
· Ability to prioritize multiple work packages and maintain focus.
· Logical thinker with excellent analytical and fault-finding ability.
· Highly motivated, practical and proactive problem solver.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Haydn Spires
Haydn.Spires@listgrove.com
01789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.
Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.
Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Corporate HSE Expert

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Corporate HSE expert with focus on process safety
Germany or France – remote/hybrid opportunity

Job ref: AZ /61504

For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

Job Description:

As the Corporate HSE Expert, within the corporate and local HSE organization, play a central role in shaping and driving the company’s Care to be Safe, safety journey. This position will be responsible for supporting, developing and maintaining the current and future HSE standards of the group. A specific emphasis in that the role is dedicated to process safety management (PSM). The candidate will have experience in HSE domains, demonstrated expertise in PSM, and the ability to influence and lead safety initiatives across a multinational organization. You will report to the HSE director of the company.

Responsibilities:

· Support the continuous improvement and further development of the current HSE journey that align with global standards and best practices.
· Support to ensure consistency in current and future HSE standards across all company sites, fostering a unified safety culture.
· Support the development and maintenance of the corporate PSM program that includes risk assessment, process design and equipment integrity, operating procedures, maintenance practices and emergency response plans
· Monitoring and review of incidents and potential events from multiple sites to support the identification of opportunities for improvement in safety, support the sites in investigation.
· Provide technical expertise and guidance to site-based process safety engineers and other stakeholders on PSM-related matters.
· Support the sites in safety risk assessments including process safety risks.
· Participate in corporate HSE audits and inspections and ensure that corrective actions are implemented across all sites.
· Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that new processes are designed with safety in mind and comply with relevant regulations and standards.

Requirements:

· Successfully completed bachelor degree, preferably in a technical/scientific field with a focus on chemistry, chemical process engineering, energy or environmental technology.
· Qualification (certified safety specialist) or corresponding several years of experience in the field of occupational health and safety.
· Experience in the domain of occupational health and safety and process safety.
· Additional experiences in the domains of industrial hygiene, transport safety and/or environmental management/environmental protection would be an advantage.
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate with all levels of the organization.
· Fluent communication and presentation skills in English and German/French, both written and spoken, absolutely essential
· Readiness to travel

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

To apply please contact Andy Zanin
andy.zanin@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Business Development Manager – Europe

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975.

Business Development Manager – Europe

Polypropylene producer to Food & Healthcare Sector

Location options: Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Norway

Job ref: LL/61728

Salary/Benefits: Attractive based upon experience

The Client:

Part of an ambitious and progressive international group, the company is a well-established manufacturer and supplier of Polypropylene used in a wide variety of applications supplying a European customer base.

The company is targeting growth in the plastic packaging industry for the Food and Healthcare sectors.

This role requires the incumbent to have an ambitious and tenacious nature with a strong commercial mind set and the ability to build relationships in the Food and Healthcare Packaging sectors – someone who would class themselves to be a natural hunter and networker.

Responsibilities & Key Tasks:

· Propose initiatives and drive the efforts to identify new business opportunities with a focus on the plastic packaging for the food sector aligned with the company’s strategic goals.
· Generate a pipeline of prospective customers and drive the end-to-end sales pipeline from prospection to closing towards securing long-term profitable top line growth.
· Develop and nurture mutually beneficial relationships and collaborations with key participants in the Polypropylene (PP) value chain, including brand owners and converters, to enable the company’s growth strategy.
· In collaboration with the commercial team, develop a deep understanding of the hierarchy of needs of the company’s target markets and leverage the findings to strengthen the company’s position against its direct competitors.
· Promote the company’s products/services and keep the company abreast of latest market trends, shift in customer requirements or innovations within target markets and PP industry at large.
· Leverage customer relationship management (CRM) tool to drive interactions and management of new customers efficiently, liaising with key accounts and sales managers.

Competencies and Skills

· Extensive knowledge of polypropylene – either working for a raw material compounder/producer or a food packaging convertor that uses this material
· You are well versed in driving sales and BD initiatives
· Market knowledge of the plastic food rigid packaging is essential
· Market knowledge of the healthcare/medical packaging industry is an advantage
· Proven track record of identifying and capitalizing on market opportunities
· Proven track record of building relationships and influencing key decision makers at small and large organisations.
· Strong communication and negotiation skills
· Excellent English required and a third European language a plus.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Lorena Hull-Lozano
Lorena.hull-lozano@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
FIP Lyon, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Back Office Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Back Office Manager
Based in Texas

Job ref: LL/61935

Salary/Benefits: Attractive based upon experience

The Role:

A fantastic opportunity to join a family owned international and long-established supplier of plastics conversion and packaging equipment has arisen.

The role will closely support a Site Manager, the chosen candidate will be responsible for multiple activities across administration, finance, HR and sales support. Guidance on all matters will be provided by the Site Manager and from colleagues at the European HQ.

Responsibilities & Key Tasks:

· Overseeing the daily operations of the office in particular finance, sales support, human resources (this will develop), administration and matters concerning local purchasing, and general office management issues.
· Communicating with departments, local management and with the CFO of the mother company in Italy.
· Completing clerical and administrative tasks for the office.
· Managing and coordinating relationships with local suppliers/consultants such as chartered accountants, payroll experts, etc.
· Developing, reviewing, and improving administrative systems, policies, and procedures.
· Coordinating the flow of information (finances reporting, monthly reports, budgeting, cash flow, banks) to the mother company.
· Maintaining office documentation, employee records, benefits, and work hours.
· Managing supplies, equipment, bills, and errands.
· Responding to requests and questions about office operations.
· Assisting local service team for administrational tasks and ensuring data is captured on central database.
· Offering help to customers as necessary, with guidance from Site Manager.
· Assist with purchasing – consumables, key items required by colleagues.
· Support matters required by local authorities, governmental departments etc.
· Assist trade exhibitions and other promotional activities as necessary – from a local perspective.

Competencies and Skills:

· Minimum 5 years of experience in office management and/or key administrative position.
· Finance/Accounting/Administration/Business Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.
· Experience with QuickBooks International Finance reporting.
· Excellent English required; Italian would be a plus.
· Ability to learn on the job and adapt to changes.
· Excellent administration skills and adept at managing systems / procedures.
· Strong time-management and people skills, high degree of flexibility, and excellent multitasking ability.
· An excellent organiser who works well with others.
· A can-do attitude and always available to assist both colleagues and customers.
· Familiar with importing goods and associated processes, documentation etc.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Lorena Hull-Lozano
Lorena.hull-lozano@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
NPE Orlando USA, Hispack Barcelona, FIP Lyon, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Sales Project Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Sales Project Manager
SME Manufacturer of Premium solutions to FMCG customers
Based Cheshire (the ideal candidate will already live within 1 hour drive of their head office in Nantwich and is likely to be in the office two days per week)

Job ref: CST/61979

Salary/Benefits: Commensurate with experience

The Company:

Listgrove is proud to be working with this innovative and well-respected SME manufacturer of premium turnkey solutions for a loyal FMCG customer base, from entrepreneurs to global brands. Operating from a purpose built, modern, greenfield site, the company has impressive levels of customer satisfaction and employee engagement. Built in 2019, their new 30,000 sq.ft office and manufacturing headquarters provides them with increased capacity, a state-of-the-art production facility and excellent office accommodation.

Here is a business with strong community-led, caring and family oriented values, and a trading record that spans 50 years. In recent years, the company has enjoyed unprecedented growth and all team members have made valuable contributions. These are recognised through recognition, reward schemes and social events. As part of their continued progression and succession planning, the company is looking for a Key Account Manager to lead the sales activity and drive revenue opportunities.

Primary Purpose:

A key aspect of this role is managing a select number of key accounts, ensuring their needs are fully satisfied. This involves a consultative and collaborative style of selling, working closely with the customer to design their product requirements and then project managing the solution to launch. The position is also responsible for a small internal sales team who look after the requirements of the smaller customers.

The Role:

· Develop strong relationships as the primary contact with key customers
· Work with customers and internal stakeholders to help bring profitable business to market
· Provide quotations and solutions to meet customer needs and in line with target margins
· Contribute to the overall business performance and strategy as a member of the Senior Leadership team
· Guide, support and develop the sales team (two internal sales professionals)
· Follow-up and respond to leads from the website, industry partners and networks
· Target and open up new business in key sectors in line with sales strategy
· Attend exhibitions and customer sites to develop new and retain existing business
· Track customer contact activity and report monthly
· Deliver year on year improvements in margin delivery and ensure margins always exceed minimum targets
· Review pricing regularly and negotiate with customers in order to maximise profitability

Key Skills:

· Strong relationship builder with both internal and external contacts
· Good communicator and accomplished presenter
· Organised with strong time management skills
· Ability to identify opportunities and bring to fruition
· Professional approach and commercial acumen
· Attention to detail to ensure that customer requirements are correctly interpreted and executed
· Experienced at project management and problem solving, finding solutions

Candidate Profile:

· Experienced in B2B sales role in a technically biased SME
· Self-starter / energetic
· Hungry, humble and smart – team player
· Leads by example and very supportive of all colleagues
· Curious, open minded and flexible

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Conrad Taylor
conrad.taylor@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
NPE Orlando USA, Hispack Barcelona, FIP Lyon, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Production Unit Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Production Unit Manager
Based in Leuna, Germany

Job ref: JH/60945

The Client:

A leading family-owned company, producing engineering polymer materials and are a highly integrated solution provider committed to the sustainable future of polyamides.
With ten production sites and several sales offices around the world, this organization serves customers and partners globally.

The Role:

· Develop, set and achieve annual production targets as part of the site and business objectives and in line with the strategic direction of the site
· Inspiration and leadership to define and achieve visions and goals with employees
· Responsibility for driving forward and implementing continuous improvement processes

Responsibilities:

· Overall responsibility for the production area for the manufacture of inorganic primary products and fertilizers, consisting of several process plants
· Management and development of employees
· Responsibility for planning, organizing and developing the necessary resources
· Planning and implementation of maintenance and investment measures
· Development of continuous improvement potentials and implementation of suitable optimization measures and strategies for continuous further development and efficiency increases in technologies and processes
· Hazard analyses to assess and ensure proper operational procedures
· Planning, control and adherence to budgets
·Control, tracking and reporting of production KPIs

Candidate Skills and Attributes:

· Successfully completed university studies in the field of chemistry, process engineering / chemical engineering or in a similar field
· Several years of experience in the management of employees and in the management of chemical plants/operations
· Proven background in operational excellence
· High level of expertise and responsibility in occupational health and safety and environmental protection
· Sound knowledge and experience in project management
· Authentic and empathetic leader
· Experience in the design of change processes
· In-depth understanding of complex value creation processes
· Business fluent in English
· Very good knowledge of Office 365
· High motivation, reliability, flexibility, high sense of responsibility
· Strong communication skills, creative and pragmatic implementation skills
·Convincing and confident appearance

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided.  All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jason Hutchison
jason.hutchison@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Market Development Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Market Development Manager
Based in Luxembourg – Site Based

Job ref: HS /62208

Salary: Based on Experience – includes company car

Reporting into: Business Development Manager

Travel Expectations: 30%

Client Overview:

Founded in 1937, operating with twenty-five manufacturing facilities in eight-teen locations, with four R&D centres. The hiring company operates within the plastics industry, manufacturing a wide selection of masterbatch products which fit into many market sectors and applications. Partnered with suppliers and customers they create masterbatch formulations.

Role Overview:

The Market Development Manager is responsible for evaluating the best growth strategy with assigned accounts as well as establishing and maintaining a successful and business effective relationship with them. The Market Development Manager is also in charge of the prospection and development of new Major Development Accounts. Developing new business relationships within the prospect organization and, develops and proposes the strategy to gain business.
Besides the customer specific management role, the Market Development Manager supports the Business Development Manager in the multi angles business segment strategy deployment in close cooperation with sales and technical teams.

· Works with the Business Development Manager and the Commercial Director to develop a comprehensive strategy regarding pricing, forecasts, and corporate resources needed to maximize share and increase penetration at designated development major accounts.
· Develops and proposes customer’s specific business plans and related set of actions.
· Implements and frequently reviews after approval of the actual progress against medium term plan and short-term goals.
· Establishes relationships and business conditions with the headquarters, the key plant locations, R&D centers as deemed necessary to understand, to develop also by gaining insight into potential future business, to secure the service and business at these accounts.
· Prospects new major accounts within the defined strategy, develops business relationship within the organization as deemed necessary to understand, to develop also by gaining insight into potential future business and develops business at these new accounts.
· Handles, with respective sales and technical teams, all relevant complaints if (or potentially) escalated to lead buyer or possibly impacting the business conditions.
· Maintains awareness of market and competitive activities within designated environment and disseminates the information appropriately throughout the organization.

Candidate Profile:

· Holds a relevant qualification or degree in economics, marketing or chemistry.
· Similar experience within a similar industry.
· Must be fluent in English, additional languages particularly within German or French would be advantageous.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Haydn Spires
haydn.spires@listgrove.com
+441789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.
Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.
Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Field Service Engineer Germany

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975.

Field Service Engineer Germany
Based in Germany

Job ref: JH/59414

Location: Germany

Client Overview:

A leading systems and solutions provider for packaging. Delivering quality product to the food and beverage industry to consumers across the world in a safe, sustainable and affordable way. Supplying a complete range of packs, flexible filling machines and solutions for operating smarter factories.

Role Overview:

To strengthen the Technical Service Team in Germany, we are looking for a Field Service Engineer, candidates will be a team player with hands-on-mentality. In this role you will provide an optimal service quality to ensure a high efficiency and reliability to machines.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring the efficiency, commissioning, configuration, maintenance and repair of filling machines and applicators is carried out to the highest standard.
• Technical support and consulting of customers.
• On customer sites provide support and consult on re-builds or additions to machines.
• Fault diagnosis and troubleshooting
• Training of customer personnel in the use of machines and associated equipment
• Support of prototypes and special machines

Candidate Profile:

• Qualified in engineering principles, electrical, mechatronics, mechanical.
• Willingness to travel from 90-100%
• Experience with filling machines advantageous
• Place of work homebased- Bremen, Niedersachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Sachsen, Thuringia
• Fluent in German with a good level of English

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jason Hutchison
Jason.hutchison@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
•              Five Decades of Market Intelligence
•              Unrivalled Industry Networks
•              Recognised International brand
•              HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Environmental, Social and Governance Officer

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Environmental, Social and Governance Officer
Based in Hereford, Hereford & Worcester

Job ref: PJM/62358

Salary: Commensurate with Experience

Listgrove is supporting a leading manufacturer of rubber products who has sustainability at it s heart. They are now recruiting an Environmental, Social and Governance Officer (ESG). This a new position and will play a critical role in ensuring that the company’s operations align with ESG principles and regulatory requirements. The successful candidate will also be responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing strategies to address environmental, social, and governance risks and opportunities within the manufacturing processes and supply chain. This role requires a deep understanding of sustainability practices, regulatory frameworks, and stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities:

· Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop and implement comprehensive ESG policies and procedures that align with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
· Stay abreast of relevant ESG regulations, standards, and guidelines to ensure the company’s compliance. Regularly review and update policies and procedures accordingly.
· Conduct regular ESG risk assessments to identify potential environmental, social, and governance risks associated with manufacturing operations and supply chain activities. Develop and implement mitigation strategies to address identified risks.
· Engage with internal and external stakeholders, including employees, suppliers, customers, investors, and regulatory agencies, to promote transparency and accountability in ESG performance. Facilitate communication and collaboration to address stakeholder concerns and expectations.
· Prepare regular reports on ESG performance metrics, goals, and initiatives for internal and external stakeholders. Ensure accurate and timely disclosure of ESG information in compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
· Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of ESG initiatives and track progress towards sustainability goals. Analyse data and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
· Develop and deliver training programs to educate employees on ESG principles, policies, and practices. Raise awareness and foster a culture of sustainability and corporate responsibility throughout the organization.
· Collaborate with cross-functional teams, industry peers, and external organizations to share best practices, leverage resources, and drive collective action on ESG issues.
· Conduct audits of the company’s operations in the UK, India and China to ensure adherence to company standards, principles, policies and procedures, & report preparation for presentation to the SLT, together with analyse of the audit findings and recommended improvement.
· Develop systems for collecting green-house gas (‘GHG’) data and reporting, as well as GHG emissions as required by ISO 14064. In addition, develop a framework for reporting the carbon footprint of all products manufactured.

Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science/ Sustainability, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.
· Experience in ESG compliance, sustainability management, or related fields, preferably in the manufacturing industry is preferable but not a requirement.
· Deep understanding of ESG principles, frameworks, and regulatory requirements (e.g., GRI, SASB, TCFD, UN Global Compact).
· Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess ESG risks and opportunities and develop effective mitigation strategies.
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
· Certification in ESG-related disciplines (e.g., CSR, ESG reporting, sustainability auditing) is a plus.
· Commitment to ethical business practices and corporate social responsibility.

Additional Requirements:

· Primarily based in the Hereford office but with a willingness to travel occasionally, as required.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jason Hutchison
Jason.hutchison@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Business Development Manager, Asia

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Business Development Manager, Asia
Based in Indonesia

Job ref: JE/61561

Sector: Packaging
Function: Sales
Location: Indonesia, Singapore or Australia

Client Overview:

Listgrove has been retained by a global manufacturer of flexible packing who is a pioneer in sustainable, flexible packaging innovation and development.

Role Overview:

· To identify and manage new target markets and customers across Asia-Pacific to achieve maximum profitable sales potential for the business in line with pre-determined budgets.
· Identify new potential customers within new and existing market sectors.
· Drive profitable growth within the accounts you on board, whilst defending current margins.
· Effectively maintain internal and external network and communications at all times.

Responsibilities:

· Carry out the appropriate market research to identify potential customers.
· Develop a plan to target those customers, ‘open the door’ and present the Company in a professional manner.
· Understand customers’ requirements for existing and future new packaging solutions and, in conjunction with NPD, provide and commercialise appropriate packaging solutions.
· Effectively and efficiently manage your accounts to ensure the maintenance of good working relationship and customer service are provided.
· Identify and convert new opportunities within those accounts for additional business.
· Understand customers’ requirements for new packaging solutions and, in conjunction with NPD, provide and commercialise appropriate packaging solutions
· Develop strong working relationships with customers.
· Understand customers’ strategy for packaging requirements.
· Manage customer expectations whilst consistently achieving deadlines.
· Communicate with customers at all times on relevant changes, new developments etc.,
· Liaise with internal account execs to remain aware of account activities and respond accordingly.
· Ensure all customer trials are managed effectively through the business.
· Work with UK to fix customer quotations.
· Ensure internal processes are followed at all times, particularly in relation to quotations and customer trials.
· Effectively communicate with other departments within the business and develop strong working relationships.
· Communicate customers’ requirements effectively throughout the business.
· Keep yourself abreast of NPD activities and developments at all times.
· Report monthly to your Manager on previous month’s sales activity and accurate future forecasts and any appropriate business threats / opportunities.
· Attend monthly sales meetings.
· Ensure accurate and timely availability of sales activity.
· Prepare annual and monthly budgets / forecasts in line with company requirements.
· Attend exhibitions or promotions where required.

Candidate Skills and Attributes:

· Proven experience of new business development with a “hunter” mentality
· Experience of Print / Packaging industry essential.
· Good standards of education – degree level preferable.
· Print or packaging technical experience ideal.
· Highly motivated, driven self-starter.
· Exceptional communication skills, written, verbal and formal presentation skills.
· Excellent negotiation skills.
· Flexible and eager approach.
· Highly organised – deliver to deadlines.
· Able to influence with the ability to drive ideas forward.
· Sound commercial skills with the ability to understand detailed costing’s, estimates etc.
· IT literate with the ability to produce detailed spread sheets, word and PowerPoint documents.
· Flexible to travel as the demands of the role require.
· Fluent English Essential

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jane Edwards
Jane.edwards@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Application Development Engineer

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Application Development Engineer
Polymer Distribution
Based in France

Job ref: EG/61509

Client overview

Our client is a leading distributor of both commodity and specialist engineering thermoplastics to the plastics processing industry. Key market sectors include automotive, medical, electrical and packaging. The company enjoys an enviable reputation for product quality and stock availability. It is well placed to respond to customer needs through a worldwide service and distribution network and is seeking an Application Development Manager to develop their standard range of products.

The Role:

· Identify, develop and close new, profitable and sustainable technical project opportunities.
· Focus on strategic customers (OEM, Convertors, Tier 1) aligned with the business strategy.
· Penetrate and build relationships at targeted customers at executive level to fully understand needs that can be converted into relevant projects.
· Provide technical support and advice to customers in the areas of design review, material proposals, product selection, approvals, risk management and thermoplastic processing / troubleshooting.
· Assist field and internal sales staff with technical advice as above.
· Technically understand and promote the complete product portfolio to plastic processors, designers, engineers, and OEM’s.
· Actively support the introduction of new products at customers.
· Actively support and investigate product quality complaints at customers, using official documents and systems.
· Maintain up to date customer files and visit reports using the Customer Relationship Management system.
· Fully use and maintain the Business Pipeline tool (Opportunities) to document all technical projects at customers.
· Take responsibility as required for specific market sectors and work with the Country/ Sales Manager to maximize the potential sales in this sector.
· Work closely with the Product Development function to ensure new material and application developments are followed up.
· Specify and interpret Moldex®, Moldflow® and ANSYS® FEA analyses as required and report to customers as necessary.

Candidate Profile:

· Polymer Engineering Graduate or equivalent.
· Knowledge of the plastics industry is essential.
· Project management skills required.
· Working knowledge of Microsoft Office essential.
· Knowledge of SAP preferred but not essential.

Experience and Skills:

· Deep technical knowledge and understanding of all polymer types and their application.
· High level technical knowledge of plastics processing, tool design and application development.
· Minimum 5 years’ experience in a customer-facing role
· Excellent communication skills.
· Highly self-motivated with the ability to perform with minimum supervision.
· Very good English and French language skills (written and spoken).
· Excellent organisational and planning skills.
· Team player with a “can do” attitude.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Ellie Guest
ellie.guest@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
NPE Orlando USA, Hispack Barcelona, FIP Lyon, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Production Unit Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Production Unit Manager
Based in Leuna, Germany

Job ref: JE /60945

The Client

A leading family-owned company, producing engineering polymer materials and are a highly integrated solution provider committed to the sustainable future of polyamides.
With ten production sites and several sales offices around the world, this organization serves customers and partners globally.

The Role:

· Develop, set and achieve annual production targets as part of the site and business objectives and in line with the strategic direction of the site
· Inspiration and leadership to define and achieve visions and goals with employees
· Responsibility for driving forward and implementing continuous improvement processes

Responsibilities:

· Overall responsibility for the production area for the manufacture of inorganic primary products and fertilizers, consisting of several process plants
· Management and development of employees
· Responsibility for planning, organizing and developing the necessary resources
· Planning and implementation of maintenance and investment measures
· Development of continuous improvement potentials and implementation of suitable optimization measures and strategies for continuous further development and efficiency increases in technologies and processes
· Hazard analyses to assess and ensure proper operational procedures
· Planning, control and adherence to budgets
·Control, tracking and reporting of production KPIs

Candidate Skills and Attributes:

· Successfully completed university studies in the field of chemistry, process engineering / chemical engineering or in a similar field
· Several years of experience in the management of employees and in the management of chemical plants/operations
· Proven background in operational excellence
· High level of expertise and responsibility in occupational health and safety and environmental protection
· Sound knowledge and experience in project management
· Authentic and empathetic leader
· Experience in the design of change processes
· In-depth understanding of complex value creation processes
· Business fluent in English
· Very good knowledge of Office 365
· High motivation, reliability, flexibility, high sense of responsibility
· Strong communication skills, creative and pragmatic implementation skills
·Convincing and confident appearance

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided.  All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jane Edwards
Jane.edwards@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Sustainability Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Sustainability Manager
Based in North Brabant Netherlands or Barcelona Spain

Job ref: EG /62402

Sector: Chemicals
Function: Sustainability
Location: Netherlands or Spain

Client Overview:

A world leader in specialty coatings and treatments for flexible substrates, whose products add functionality, durability and comfort to many different products, used in everyday life.
At the forefront of their industry and strategically located in Europe, North- and South America and the Far East: world-wide, the business has 16 production facilities and numerous application laboratories.

Role Overview:

The Sustainability Manager will be the business partner for the Performance Coatings Business Unit, embedding sustainability into the organization. This commercially oriented role focuses on communication, messaging, portfolio alignment, and supporting our narrative with validated sustainability data.

Responsibilities:

· Develop and deliver training programs to enhance knowledge of key ESG concepts and initiatives.
· Act as the spokesperson for sustainability within the Performance Coatings business, advocating on behalf of the business.
· Define key pillars, value drivers, and priorities for ESG and sustainability within the Performance Coatings business.
· Establish partnerships with customers, brands, and institutes to promote understanding of our solutions and advocate for the best market solutions.
· Lead sustainability messaging to strategic customers and educate the Performance Coatings organization to do the same. Engage proactively in customer interactions, including visits, conferences, webinars, and audits.
· Align business positioning and messaging with the market, working closely with segment managers.
· Represent business in relevant trade or voluntary associations (e.g., Bluesign, ZDHC, FILK).
· Ensure alignment between Performance Coatings business activities and ESG team activities, including communication from Renewable Carbon Initiative working groups and scope 3 internal GHG emissions working groups.
· Drive scope 3 emissions reduction by aligning business strategy with procurement and R&D strategies.

Candidate Profile:

· Science-based university qualification or equivalent degree
· Minimum 10 years of related work in sales/commercial and ESG departments
· Business qualification or MBA is preferred
· Experience in the chemical industry is preferred
· Project management experience
· High level of presentation skills
· Ability to influence and develop relations with your business partners while being remote
· Experience with change management
· Open to travel 20-25% of working time
· Strong communication skills in English

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Ellie Guest
ellie.guest@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Strategic Buyer – Raw Materials

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Strategic Buyer – Raw Materials
Based in Lille

Job ref: JE/60698

Listgrove is delighted to be supporting Decathlon in recruiting a Raw Materials Strategic Buyer with extensive experience in the polymer sector. This exciting opportunity sits within the Rubber/Elastomer process team and reports into the Rubber / Elastomer Process Leader

Within the Decathlon Group, the Sports & Value Chain divisions bring together their Product design, conception and industrial activities as well as their Supply Chain domain.
The organization is structured around high-profile brands well known to the customers (Domyos, Quechua, BTWIN, etc.) as well as other international brands grouped together into integrated Sports Business Units and working hand in hand with Decathlon’s Industrial Process division, supporting their technological and sustainable innovation capabilities.
The activities represented within Sports & Value Chain range from the design to the marketing of all Sports products, services and solutions.

The Role:

· Manage a value-chain risk mapping (feedstock, availability, climate, geopolitic, ethic, environmental) to drive new sourcings and to ensure my purchase strategy.
· Build a 5-10 years raw material purchase strategy based on a supplier panel answering the company challenges (availability, sustainable development, performance/innovation).
· Lead an accurate taxonomy enabling ethical management of our essential alliances & partners.
· Manage the mastery increase and growth of the new sustainable / circular solution suppliers.
· Enable value creation (planet / people / profit) by collaborating with material engineers in order to source the best industrial suppliers (raw materials & technologies)
· Collect, analyze, generalize the right usage of data up to the raw materials in order to guarantee the performance (establish our trajectories, share precise forecasts and to make decisions more factual)
· Enable and align with the company’s circularity strategies

Candidate Profile:

· Minimum of 10 years in the industry, with at least 3 years focused on business development or purchasing roles. A history of working with raw material producers or distributors, preferably with successful international experience, especially in Asia.
· Extensive experience within the rubber/elastomer raw material sector is required with the capability to analyze industrial markets, manage risks, source suppliers, and negotiate contracts.
· Recognized leadership and the ability to work effectively in a complex environment are crucial. Curiosity, visionary thinking, excellent communication skills, and the capacity to influence and challenge are also key attributes.
· A degree in Material Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related field
· Proficiency in English is essential

 

The company have retained Listgrove to manage this project on their behalf and all third party applications will be forwarded for their attention. Fees will not be payable to recruitment consultancies that send speculative candidate applications.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jane Edwards
Jane.edwards@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
NPE Orlando USA, Hispack Barcelona, FIP Lyon, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Sales Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Sales Manager
Based in Germany

Job ref: JE /61645

Salary: Commensurate with Experience

Function: Sales
Location: Germany

Client Overview:

Listgrove has been retained by Rapid Locking Systems, an American manufacturer and distributor of press to connect fittings for the HVAC and refrigeration industries. They have their sights firmly set on the European Market and are recruiting a team of sales professionals to enable them to achieve this.

The Role:

To increase business sales across agreed territory and in line with business objectives. Will prospect new business by contacting sales leads provided by the company, cold calling, networking, or other methods of producing interest from potential clients. Then you will design persuasive approaches and proposals to convert potential clients into business customers.

***Candidates selling Plumbing or related Materials into Distributors are Ideal

Responsibilities:

· Responsible for local territory budget, sales and margins selling Rapid Locking System products into distribution outlets across the territory.
· Builds market position by locating, developing, defining, and closing business relationships
· Prospect for potential clients and converts them into increased business opportunities
· Recognise opportunities for distribution channels, services, and campaigns that will result in sales
· Define and develop territory business development plan in conjunction with Country Manager based upon company strategy.
· Maintain a pipeline of opportunities at all stages of the sales cycle to ensure you are continually adding new leads as you close new business
· Support analysis of market information and competitor’s activities.
· Analyses competition’s product and cost structures and uses this knowledge as a strategic advantage in increasing sales and market penetration.
· Provides Country Manager with sales forecast to ensure accurate production planning information by customer group and product line.
· Carries out training of potential customers and end users focusing on benefits of using RLS products.
· Submit and ensure data is accurate on weekly progress reports
· Ensures compliance with hygiene and safety rules

Desired Skills / Behaviors:

· Strategic approach
· Continuous monitoring of market developments
· Knowledge of forecasting and demand planning methodologies
· In-depth knowledge of the industry and current events
· Ability to handle pressures and meet deadlines
· Results – oriented
· Customer – centric approach
· Effective communication
· Cooperation and teamwork
· Procedures compliance
· Displays ownership of own performance and development

Candidate Profile:

· BSc of MSc ideally in Mechanical engineering but others subjects will be considered.
· Professional sales experience of 5 years or more
· Technical sales, business development in the HVAC industry, ideally within the air-conditioning and refrigeration sector with extensive market knowledge, including regulations, especially for German – central European markets.
· Fluent English & German speaker as a must. French speaker is a plus
· Positive and open to learning/new ideas/approaches to sales.
· High degree of competency in MS Office
· Competency in utilizing ERP systems & applications
· Knowledge of CRM (Customer relationship systems)
· Min 5 years’ experience in relevant fields

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jane Edwards
Jane.Edwards@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
NPE Orlando USA, Hispack Barcelona, FIP Lyon, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Internal Sales – Luxembourg

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Internal Sales – Luxembourg
Site Based
Job ref: HS /62514

Salary: 50,000 Euros

Reporting into: Regional Sales Manager

Company Overview:

Founded in 1937, operating with twenty-five manufacturing facilities in eight-teen locations, with four R&D centres. The hiring company operates within the plastics industry, manufacturing a wide selection of masterbatch products which fit into many market sectors and applications. Partnered with suppliers and customers they create masterbatch formulations.

Role Overview:

Working within a team of internal sales and customer service representatives in a business-to-business sales environment. Coordinating sales activities internally and supporting external teams, working towards shared sales targets.

  • Generate new sales opportunities through inbound lead follow-up and outbound cold calls.
  • Research accounts, determine targets and generate interest by sales activities.
  • Provide product samples to new and existing customers to drive customer retention.
  • Ensure a high level of contact with customers and selected distributors.
  • Assessing customers’ needs within the market and appropriately directing resources
  • Receive and respond to new enquiries.
  • Prepare and follow up price quotations for new business.
  • Working collaboratively and providing support to external sales managers as well as internal teams.

Desired Skills and Characteristics:

  • Good commercial knowledge and a passion for sales and/or customer service.
  • Possesses a high level of accuracy and is willing to investigate and solve problems.
  • Excellent communicator and confident in your approach.
  • Someone who is curious, hands-on and adaptable, who would like to learn and enhance their current skillset.
  • Excellent customer service skills and is customer orientated.
    Someone with a desire to work in a sales environment.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Haydn Spires
haydn.spires@listgrove.com
0044 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.
Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.
Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Sales Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Sales Manager
Based in Germany

Job ref: JE /61645

Salary: Commensurate with Experience

Function: Sales
Location: Germany

Client Overview:

Listgrove has been retained by Rapid Locking Systems, an American manufacturer and distributor of press to connect fittings for the HVAC and refrigeration industries. They have their sights firmly set on the European Market and are recruiting a team of sales professionals to enable them to achieve this.

The Role:

To increase business sales across agreed territory and in line with business objectives. Will prospect new business by contacting sales leads provided by the company, cold calling, networking, or other methods of producing interest from potential clients. Then you will design persuasive approaches and proposals to convert potential clients into business customers.

***Candidates selling Plumbing or related Materials into Distributors are Ideal

Responsibilities:

· Responsible for local territory budget, sales and margins selling Rapid Locking System products into distribution outlets across the territory.
· Builds market position by locating, developing, defining, and closing business relationships
· Prospect for potential clients and converts them into increased business opportunities
· Recognise opportunities for distribution channels, services, and campaigns that will result in sales
· Define and develop territory business development plan in conjunction with Country Manager based upon company strategy.
· Maintain a pipeline of opportunities at all stages of the sales cycle to ensure you are continually adding new leads as you close new business
· Support analysis of market information and competitor’s activities.
· Analyses competition’s product and cost structures and uses this knowledge as a strategic advantage in increasing sales and market penetration.
· Provides Country Manager with sales forecast to ensure accurate production planning information by customer group and product line.
· Carries out training of potential customers and end users focusing on benefits of using RLS products.
· Submit and ensure data is accurate on weekly progress reports
· Ensures compliance with hygiene and safety rules

Desired Skills / Behaviors:

· Strategic approach
· Continuous monitoring of market developments
· Knowledge of forecasting and demand planning methodologies
· In-depth knowledge of the industry and current events
· Ability to handle pressures and meet deadlines
· Results – oriented
· Customer – centric approach
· Effective communication
· Cooperation and teamwork
· Procedures compliance
· Displays ownership of own performance and development

Candidate Profile:

· BSc of MSc ideally in Mechanical engineering but others subjects will be considered.
· Professional sales experience of 5 years or more
· Technical sales, business development in the HVAC industry, ideally within the air-conditioning and refrigeration sector with extensive market knowledge, including regulations, especially for German – central European markets.
· Fluent English & German speaker as a must. French speaker is a plus
· Positive and open to learning/new ideas/approaches to sales.
· High degree of competency in MS Office
· Competency in utilizing ERP systems & applications
· Knowledge of CRM (Customer relationship systems)
· Min 5 years’ experience in relevant fields

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jane Edwards
Jane.Edwards@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
NPE Orlando USA, Hispack Barcelona, FIP Lyon, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Strategic Buyer – Raw Materials

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Strategic Buyer – Raw Materials
Based in Lille

Job ref: JE/60698

Listgrove is delighted to be supporting Decathlon in recruiting a Raw Materials Strategic Buyer with extensive experience in the polymer sector. This exciting opportunity sits within the Rubber/Elastomer process team and reports into the Rubber / Elastomer Process Leader

Within the Decathlon Group, the Sports & Value Chain divisions bring together their Product design, conception and industrial activities as well as their Supply Chain domain.
The organization is structured around high-profile brands well known to the customers (Domyos, Quechua, BTWIN, etc.) as well as other international brands grouped together into integrated Sports Business Units and working hand in hand with Decathlon’s Industrial Process division, supporting their technological and sustainable innovation capabilities.
The activities represented within Sports & Value Chain range from the design to the marketing of all Sports products, services and solutions.

The Role:

· Manage a value-chain risk mapping (feedstock, availability, climate, geopolitic, ethic, environmental) to drive new sourcings and to ensure my purchase strategy.
· Build a 5-10 years raw material purchase strategy based on a supplier panel answering the company challenges (availability, sustainable development, performance/innovation).
· Lead an accurate taxonomy enabling ethical management of our essential alliances & partners.
· Manage the mastery increase and growth of the new sustainable / circular solution suppliers.
· Enable value creation (planet / people / profit) by collaborating with material engineers in order to source the best industrial suppliers (raw materials & technologies)
· Collect, analyze, generalize the right usage of data up to the raw materials in order to guarantee the performance (establish our trajectories, share precise forecasts and to make decisions more factual)
· Enable and align with the company’s circularity strategies

Candidate Profile:

· Minimum of 10 years in the industry, with at least 3 years focused on business development or purchasing roles. A history of working with raw material producers or distributors, preferably with successful international experience, especially in Asia.
· Extensive experience within the rubber/elastomer raw material sector is required with the capability to analyze industrial markets, manage risks, source suppliers, and negotiate contracts.
· Recognized leadership and the ability to work effectively in a complex environment are crucial. Curiosity, visionary thinking, excellent communication skills, and the capacity to influence and challenge are also key attributes.
· A degree in Material Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related field
· Proficiency in English is essential

 

The company have retained Listgrove to manage this project on their behalf and all third party applications will be forwarded for their attention. Fees will not be payable to recruitment consultancies that send speculative candidate applications.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jane Edwards
Jane.edwards@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
NPE Orlando USA, Hispack Barcelona, FIP Lyon, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Internal Sales – Luxembourg

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Internal Sales – Luxembourg
Site Based
Job ref: HS /62514

Salary: 50,000 Euros

Reporting into: Regional Sales Manager

Company Overview:

Founded in 1937, operating with twenty-five manufacturing facilities in eight-teen locations, with four R&D centres. The hiring company operates within the plastics industry, manufacturing a wide selection of masterbatch products which fit into many market sectors and applications. Partnered with suppliers and customers they create masterbatch formulations.

Role Overview:

Working within a team of internal sales and customer service representatives in a business-to-business sales environment. Coordinating sales activities internally and supporting external teams, working towards shared sales targets.

  • Generate new sales opportunities through inbound lead follow-up and outbound cold calls.
  • Research accounts, determine targets and generate interest by sales activities.
  • Provide product samples to new and existing customers to drive customer retention.
  • Ensure a high level of contact with customers and selected distributors.
  • Assessing customers’ needs within the market and appropriately directing resources
  • Receive and respond to new enquiries.
  • Prepare and follow up price quotations for new business.
  • Working collaboratively and providing support to external sales managers as well as internal teams.

Desired Skills and Characteristics:

  • Good commercial knowledge and a passion for sales and/or customer service.
  • Possesses a high level of accuracy and is willing to investigate and solve problems.
  • Excellent communicator and confident in your approach.
  • Someone who is curious, hands-on and adaptable, who would like to learn and enhance their current skillset.
  • Excellent customer service skills and is customer orientated.
  • Someone with a desire to work in a sales environment.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Haydn Spires
haydn.spires@listgrove.com
0044 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.
Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.
Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Sustainability Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Sustainability Manager
Based in North Brabant Netherlands or Barcelona Spain

Job ref: EG /62402

Sector: Chemicals
Function: Sustainability
Location: Netherlands or Spain

Client Overview:

A world leader in specialty coatings and treatments for flexible substrates, whose products add functionality, durability and comfort to many different products, used in everyday life.
At the forefront of their industry and strategically located in Europe, North- and South America and the Far East: world-wide, the business has 16 production facilities and numerous application laboratories.

Role Overview:

The Sustainability Manager will be the business partner for the Performance Coatings Business Unit, embedding sustainability into the organization. This commercially oriented role focuses on communication, messaging, portfolio alignment, and supporting our narrative with validated sustainability data.

Responsibilities:

· Develop and deliver training programs to enhance knowledge of key ESG concepts and initiatives.
· Act as the spokesperson for sustainability within the Performance Coatings business, advocating on behalf of the business.
· Define key pillars, value drivers, and priorities for ESG and sustainability within the Performance Coatings business.
· Establish partnerships with customers, brands, and institutes to promote understanding of our solutions and advocate for the best market solutions.
· Lead sustainability messaging to strategic customers and educate the Performance Coatings organization to do the same. Engage proactively in customer interactions, including visits, conferences, webinars, and audits.
· Align business positioning and messaging with the market, working closely with segment managers.
· Represent business in relevant trade or voluntary associations (e.g., Bluesign, ZDHC, FILK).
· Ensure alignment between Performance Coatings business activities and ESG team activities, including communication from Renewable Carbon Initiative working groups and scope 3 internal GHG emissions working groups.
· Drive scope 3 emissions reduction by aligning business strategy with procurement and R&D strategies.

Candidate Profile:

· Science-based university qualification or equivalent degree
· Minimum 10 years of related work in sales/commercial and ESG departments
· Business qualification or MBA is preferred
· Experience in the chemical industry is preferred
· Project management experience
· High level of presentation skills
· Ability to influence and develop relations with your business partners while being remote
· Experience with change management
· Open to travel 20-25% of working time
· Strong communication skills in English

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Ellie Guest
ellie.guest@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

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Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

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Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Service Technician Germany

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Service Technician Germany
Based in Germany

Job ref: JH/61677

After an extensive training period, the Service Technician will be responsible for the installation, commissioning, failure analysis and maintenance of injection molding machines at the customer’s site. They will work from a home office, with administrative support from the European headquarters in Luxembourg. This role reports to the Service Manager and the Service Coordinator for Germany.

The Role:

· Regular on-site service assignments within Germany and occasionally in neighboring countries for fault analysis, new installations, or the installation of upgrades.
· Supporting our customers in optimizing production through on-site training
· The position required frequent travel within Germany and occasionally to neighboring countries.
· In addition, you will be responsible for the follow-up of customer visits and post-customer reporting
· Ability to work independently and understand the importance of customer satisfaction

Qualifications:

· Successfully completed vocational training as an electrician / mechatronics technician or equivalent training
· Experience in control systems of electronics, hydraulics and mechatronics
· Knowledge of troubleshooting with a focus on proper working practice Knowledge of PLC control and automated systems desirable
· Good mechanical and hydraulic knowledge
· Experience as a service technician in injection molding machine construction is an advantage
· Proficiency in English – other language skills are an advantage

 

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jason Hutchison
Jason.hutchison@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

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Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Quality Engineer

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Quality Engineer

South Lanarkshire – relocation support provided.

Job ref: AZ /62194

We are looking for a Quality Engineer from within a manufacturing environment, where the customers can be extremely demanding.
Join a team of Quality professionals providing a professional quality engineering service to both internal and external customers and across all products.
Implement our customers’ requirements to ensure conformance with IATF 16949 | OHSAS 18001 | ISO 14001 | ISO 9001
Ensure that customer processes and delivery performance is monitored, analyzed and reported on, to ensure quality performance with regard to defects, quality costs and customer returns.
Ensure that root cause analysis for internal and external product or process non-conformances are carried out on time and communicated with customers.

Key accountabilities:

· Implement and maintain customer requirements across our products.
· Continually improve customers’ monthly performance and DPPM with the target of 0% defects – carry out the reporting and analysis of customer data to inform improvements, changes to process etc.
· Develop and implement process controls to ensure that process and quality objectives are fulfilled effectively.
· Ensure that IATF 16949 | OHSAS 18001 | ISO 14001 | ISO 9001 are adhered to
· Continually improve our controls, systems, and performance both internally and externally
· Ensure that Production and quality Auditors fully understand the quality requirements and support when quality issues arise.
· Make informed decisions regarding production of parts – including decision to stop production to rectify quality issues Ensuring organizational KPI’s are met, eg. Cost of non-quality, customer concerns.

Skills & Knowledge:

· Quality engineering experience gained in a fast-moving and complex manufacturing environment.
· Experience of customer facing quality would be highly advantageous.

Conditions of Employment:

· Hours Standard office, 08.15 to 17.00 Mon to Thursday, 08.15 to 13.30 Friday
· Salary range £30,000 – £50,000 dependent on experience
· Benefits 24 days holiday + bank holidays
· One months sick pay in 12 month period (qualify after 6 months service)
· Pension scheme (5% employee, 3% employer)
· Life Assurance
· Employee Assistance programme & Retail discount scheme
· Cycle to work scheme
· On site free parking

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

To apply please contact Andy Zanin
andy.zanin@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Lead Applications Engineer

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Lead Applications Engineer
Based in Manchester or Stevenage

Job ref: EG /60998

Sector: Polymers
Function: Operations
Location: Manchester or Stevenage

Client Overview:

Manufactures of polymer products offering semi-finished materials, complex machined components, injection moulded parts, seals & slide bearings that are supplied to a range of sectors including Aerospace, Medical, Oil &Gas & Renewables. The business offer an extensive product portfolio for a diverse spectrum of demanding applications, which service a worldwide customer base.
With manufacturing sites and sales offices in the UK and Europe, and partners globally we aim to offer our customers cost effective solutions at the highest quality from material selection through to product design, manufacturing, and distribution

Role Overview:

As an Application Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, development and introduction of sealing solutions and polymeric valve products within the Fluid Management business line.

Responsibilities:

· Engage with customers during various phases of the sales cycle to deeply understand their specific design requirements and provide them with class-leading solutions.
· Design and develop bespoke fluid handling products alongside the product manager and in line with product line strategy.
· Take a leadership role in design validation and qualification testing, planning research and development efforts, and managing sub-contracted resources
· Works closely with internal and customer engineers/technical teams to help optimise material and design elements needed for optimum sealing conditions such as: lubricant, materials, fluid level, shaft and housing hardness, surface finish, tolerance, chamfer, eccentricity, etc.
· Closely work with R&D team to support developing new materials and formulations
· Conduct comprehensive design validation activities for valves, including stress calculations, tolerance stack-up analysis, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), and other relevant design validation methodologies.
· Support sales and marketing functions with product specific presentations and communications, either through on-line webinars or customer visits.
· Manage all aspects of product life, including factory awareness of customer feedback and requirements.
· Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
· The role may require travel to and from all UK sites, and Romania.
· To carry out any additional work as reasonably requested by your line manager.

Candidate Profile:

· Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in a related design or technical field; Project management qualifications a plus.
· Demonstrable understanding of sealing design parameters such as temperature impact, friction, closing force, load direction and physical/mechanical properties.
· Excellent understanding and experience of engineering design, modelling and simulation software, such as AutoCAD and Inventor.
· Knowledge of DFMEA and similar structured approaches.
· Experience in seal designing, material selection, and seal testing is preferred.
· Experience in high temperature polymers (PTFE, PFA, PEEK) is a plus.
· Mechanical aptitude, ability to utilise measuring equipment (i.e. dial calipers and micrometers).
· Demonstrable effective project management skills.
· Ability to design seal configuration and animate the moving parts within the working envelope is preferred.
· Experience of Oil &Gas, Aerospace or Medical is preferred.
· Experience/Knowledge of using composite in fluid management applications is a plus.

Interpersonal Skills:

· Complex problem-solving skills
· Collaboration/Teamwork
· Excellent communication skills
· Analytical thinking skills

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Ellie Guest
ellie.guest@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
NPE Orlando USA, Hispack Barcelona, FIP Lyon, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Sales Manager Europe

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Sales Manager Europe –LDPE, LLDPE, mLLDPE, HDPE film
Homebased in Spain

Job ref: LH /61090

Client Overview:

Part of a global group, the company is a European specialty plastic resins producer with more than 50 years’ experience in the development and supply of specialty polyolefins.

Role Overview:

Reporting to the Sales Director, the Sales Manager Europe will be responsible for the growth and development of the business portfolio in the Flexible Packaging sector across Europe.

Responsibilities:

· To produce a budget once a year on the whole product range on volume & margin basis.

· To collect quarterly customers’ data, revise when necessary and update info to the Sales director, who will approve figures. The Sales Manager is responsible to assure the best accuracy between forecast and actual sales.

· To implement the company’s marketing objectives in the assigned area of responsibility discussed with the Sales director by dealing with his customers establishing and reinforcing their partnerships.
– Analyse current sales and optimise product offer including price policy adapted to each account.
– Pursue new developments and lead them in coordination with other functions such as ie technical, business staff.
– Do the actual benchmark by product, by customer and by application.
– Define a clear sales strategy on the assigned accounts to achieve our targets.
– Regular contact with customers to discuss volumes, prices, logistics, discuss new developments and build up long term relationships.
– Monitor the competitor’s activity & analyse major changes in their policies prevent/respond to their actions.
– Conduct annual contract negotiations with customers according when applicable.
– Support of market surveys.

· To make a visit report in Salesforce.com for each call/visit which should include all the relevant information and actions. Visit reports are also forwarded for the attention of the Sales director EMEA, Business Managers & Development Managers. The Sales Manager has then to resume figures & full market information monthly in the Monthly Functional Polymers Sales Report and share through salesforce.com.

· To manage all existing credit lines in the territory & adapt them to actual customers conditions. SM does his/her best to make sure the company receives customers payments in due time and optimize related working capital.

· To timely manage the customer claims in due time contributing with his best efforts to a positive claim resolution.

Candidate Profile:

· Strong commercial background in Polymers (mainly PP and PE).
· Sales experience as Sales Manager or Account manager (>5 years) within complex organizations.
· Excellent negotiator, able to deal with senior executive level, good knowledge of strategic selling tactics.
· Proven ability to work within a complex organization.
· High focus of product margins and sales volume optimization as well as high reactivity and the ability to adapt quickly and efficiently to a fast dynamic and changing market
· Excellent English required, Spanish is mandatory and a third European language a plus.
· Proven tracks of positive records along his/her career
· Travel internationally, across Europe and further afield when needed.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Lorena Hull-Lozano
lorena.hull-lozano@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

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Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Sales Manager – USA

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Sales Manager – USA
Based in USA, Remote/Home Location

Job ref: AZ /61636

Listgrove has been tasked by our client to recruit a Sales Manager within the USA.
As a Leader in the production of innovative Stretch Films, with many patented products, the business has exceptional sales across multiple countries throughout Europe, the Americas, Africa, Australia and the Middle East.
With a desire to make the world safer and greener, they continue to develop products and solutions that make sustainable improvements in the world.
Investment into world-class resources and people, sets the stage for delivering long-term value while maintaining high standards of social, ethical, and environmental performance.

Job Purpose:

The role’s primary responsibility is to drive sales volumes & revenue profitability targets, through the development new business within the distribution network and into end customer accounts.

This will be done through creating effective partnerships & relationships and by demonstrating a technical understanding of materials, equipment and process.

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Responsible for the successful management and business development of distributors & key accounts on the geographies & industries that he /she operates.
· To cultivate relationships, develop and penetrate new key accounts in area of responsibility.
· Provide specialized input on their associated markets / geographies (i.e. on market structure / trends / development, competition, pricing schemes, entry barriers etc.).
· Identifies promotional, marketing & market penetration actions (such as participation in events, fairs, exhibitions, conferences, digital marketing actions, etc.) and communicates them to the Managing Director.
· Capable of conducting product trials and tests in end customers to demonstrate the value of the company’s products.
· Ability to communicate to large groups of distributor staff, confident presenter.
· Capacity to effectively communicate with all levels of personnel at both end customers and distributors.
· Overviews the implementation of commercial development actions, including visitations to selected customers in order to promote company products and achieve sales targets
· Prepares the required reporting documentation on sales performance & actual vs targeted sales targets.
· Implements all actions regarding the development of detailed sales forecasting, as well as the generation, evaluation, communication and continuous review & refinement of demand planning figures for their sales area.
· Ensures the entry & registering of relevant data / information from their sales activities (i.e. client information, site visits success, responsiveness / client closing progress, etc.). onto the company’s CRM system to enhance dissemination & utilization of information.
· Implements, manages and provides support in an ad-hoc basis following requests and assignments from the Managing Director.

Desired Skills / Behaviors:

· Stretch Film or Wrapping Machinery experience – Essential
· Knowledge of distribution network – Essential
· Strategic approach
· Continuous monitoring of market developments
· Knowledge of forecasting and demand planning methodologies
· Results – oriented
· Customer – centric approach
· Effective communication & team management
· Cooperation and teamwork
· Procedures compliance
· Displays ownership of own performance and development

Job Holder’s Profile:

· High degree of competency in MS Office
· Knowledge of CRM (Customer relationship systems)
· Experience in relevant field.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

To apply please contact Andy Zanin
andy.zanin@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Sales Manager – Polymers – South East

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Sales Manager – Polymers – South East

Job ref: EG/61573

Sector: Polymers/Plastics
Function: Sales
Location: South UK

Client Overview:

Our client is a leading distributor of both commodity and specialist engineering thermoplastics, supporting the plastics processing industry. Key market sectors include automotive, medical, electrical and packaging. The company enjoys an enviable reputation for product quality and technical innovation and through superior product performance, worldwide service and distribution network, is well placed to respond to customer needs.

Role Overview:

· Ensure area sales targets are achieved, maintain profitable growth and develop sales, in line with annual budgets and long-term strategies (5 year plan).
· Ensure a high level of customer contact on a regular basis, maintain existing business and report on new business opportunities, customer satisfaction, market information and competition activity.

Responsibilities:

· Responsible for sales development, in the designated area, ensuring annual sales budgets are achieved.
· Promote all aspects of the portfolio, to all plastic processors, in the sales area and ensure new products and product lines are introduced where applicable.
· Visit existing and new customers on a regular basis and provide information and support as necessary.
· Manage and deploy the most efficient and appropriate level of customer contact, with close liaison with the Sales Office, in order to ensure that sales opportunities are maximized to the full.
· Offer technical advice according to ability and experience and liaise with Business Development Engineers (BDE) and Strategic Account Managers (SAM) as appropriate.
· Prepare area sales statistics for budget preparation each year.

Candidate Profile:

· Sales Professional, with knowledge of plastic, rubber or related materials.
· Knowledge of engineering plastics, such as Polyamides, would be a distinct advantage, as would experience of working for a distributor.
· Based within the area to be covered.
· Demonstratable product sales experience and a highly motivated achiever.
· Excellent communication and presentation skills at all levels, as well as good organisational and time management skills.
· Computer literate with knowledge of current operating systems and software.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Ellie Guest
Ellie.Guest@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Sales Manager – North West Germany

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Sales Manager – North West Germany
Home Based

Job ref: HS /62516

Salary: Based on experience – between 70,000 and 85,000 Euros
with 25% bonus and company car

Reports to: Regional Sales Manager

Travel Expectations: This is a 100% field sales position, travel is expected every week

Company Overview:

Founded in 1937, operating with twenty-five manufacturing facilities in eight-teen locations, with four R&D centres. The hiring company operates within the plastics industry, manufacturing a wide selection of masterbatch products which fit into many market sectors and applications. Partnered with suppliers and customers they create masterbatch formulations.

Role Overview:

The Sales Manager is responsible for ensuring the hiring company meet business targets that have been set by headquarters. The selected candidate will develop and implement sales plans designed to accomplish the goals established for the region by corporate management.

· Assist the Regional Sales Manager with formulating the annual sales budget for designated territory and action plans that will result in the achievement of the territory objectives.
· Working collaboratively with internal teams, such as the customer service and technical service personnel, to ensure the territorial business plans and implemented, executed and successful.
· In addition, liaise internally to ensure that customers’ needs are met and exceeded.
· Have a strong understanding of customer’s products (portfolios) and process (production) capabilities. (key contact, previous sales results and products purchased – for all accounts in territory).
· Work closely with technical and manufacturing to identify requirements and recommend changes needed to improve service provided to customer accounts.
· Explore niche opportunities to grow the business.
· Update computer database(CRM) and effectively communicate progress.
· Accurate and timely completion of administrative duties, which include weekly call reports, expense reports, update personal records.
· Advise Regional Manager of industry trends, current resin pricing, competitive activity and all other pertinent intelligence.
· Review all product returns and/or rejections by customers and determine reasons for the return and give recommendations to the Regional Manager.
· Apply pricing policies established by the Regional Manager and maintain special pricing within these guidelines according to product, quantity and customer considerations.
· Other duties and projects as assigned.

Candidate Profile:

· Has experience within a sales environment, ideally coming from within the plastics industry or has a connection to the industry.
· A relevant degree would be advantageous: such as chemistry, materials science, polymer chemistry, business or economics as examples.
· Possess German and English language skills.
· A willingness to travel and work remotely.
· An interest and/or a proven track record developing and winning new business.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Haydn Spires
haydn.spires@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

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Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.
Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.
Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Sales Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Sales Manager
Polymer Commodities-Distribution
Based UK

Job ref: CST/61563
Salary / Benefits:  Commensurate with experience

The Company:

Our client is a leading distributor of both commodity and specialist engineering thermoplastics to the plastics processing industry.  Key market sectors include automotive, medical, electrical and packaging.  The company enjoys an enviable reputation for product quality and stock availability.   It is well placed to respond to customer needs through a worldwide service and distribution network and is seeking a Sales Manager to develop their standard range of products.

Background to the Role:

This role is suitable for an established sales professional who has experience in selling commodity thermoplastic materials such as ABS, Polystyrene, Polypropylene and Polyethylene with the ability to operate in a fast moving, entrepreneurial and dynamic business environment.

Primary Function:

Ensure product sales targets are achieved, maintain profitable growth and develop business in line with short term plans (annual budgets) and long term strategies (5 year plan).  Ensure a high level of customer contact on a regular basis, maintain existing business and to report on new business opportunities, customer satisfaction, market information and competition activity.

Key Requirements & Accountabilities:

· Responsible for sales development of the company’s standard products and ensure that as a minimum, the annual sales budgets are achieved.
· Regular liaison with key principal suppliers where there are well established relationships and product lines.
· Promote all aspects of the portfolio to plastic processors and ensure new products/product lines are introduced where applicable.
· Maintain contact on a regular basis with existing and new customers and provide support as necessary.
· Maintain up to date customer files and in particular the company Customer Information database, producing reports following every customer visit and utilising electronic company information systems (e.g. SAP/Business Warehouse) to access sales data to assist with visit preparation and follow up.
· Negotiate prices/contracts in line with current price lists and ensure any price changes are negotiated and recorded as appropriate, in accordance with the Company procedures.
· Manage and deploy the most efficient and appropriate level of customer contact, with close liaison with the Sales Office, in order to ensure that sales opportunities are maximized to the full.
· Prepare area sales statistics for budget preparation each year.
· Report and present area sales information including market opportunities and competitor activity at regular company sales meetings.
· Prepare and maintain a project list for new opportunities and on-going developments via the designated process.
· Production and submission of monthly Sales Forecast reports with comments outlining customers/product lines.
· Manage the internal resource to maximum effect including the regular follow up of quotes/sample/product developments & trials joint visits as and when appropriate.

Candidate Profile:

· Ideally strong experience of selling commodity polymer materials
· Basic technical knowledge of plastics
· Minimum 5 years product sales experience
· Must be a highly motivated achiever – make things happen
· Excellent communication and presentation skills at all levels
· Good organisational and time management skills
· Computer literate with knowledge of current operating systems and software

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided.  All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Conrad Taylor
conrad.taylor@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

UK Sales Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

UK Sales Manager
Home Based

Job ref: AZ /61634

Please note that as the UK is no longer part of the EU, Non UK nationals will need a valid working visa to apply for this position. No sponsorship is offered.

Listgrove has been tasked by our client to recruit an Area Sales Manager within the UK.
As a Leader in the production of innovative Stretch Films, with many patented products, the business has exceptional sales across multiple countries throughout Europe, the Americas, Africa, Australia and the Middle East.
With a desire to make the world safer and greener, they continue to develop products and solutions that make sustainable improvements in the world.
Investment into world-class resources and people, sets the stage for delivering long-term value while maintaining high standards of social, ethical, and environmental performance.

Job Holder’s Profile:

The ideal candidate will be an individual who has sold packaging materials or products into the food, beverage, FMCG or chemical sectors. This could be products such as labels, pallets, containers, bottles, flexible films, cartons.
You should have strong connections within your customers, which will enable a smooth introduction for the company and result in opportunities to offer material trials.
Technical support on the specifics of the stretch films, can be provided by other individuals within the global team.

Job Purpose:

The role’s primary responsibility is to drive sales volumes & revenue profitability targets, through the development new business within the distribution network and into end customer accounts, which can grow to a level where they are receiving over 40 tonnes of material per year.
This will be done through creating effective partnerships & relationships and by demonstrating a technical understanding of materials, equipment and process.

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Responsible for the successful management and business development of distributors & key accounts on the geographies & industries that he /she operates.
· To cultivate relationships, develop and penetrate new key accounts in your area of responsibility.
· Provide specialised input on their associated markets / geographies (i.e. on market structure / trends / development, competition, pricing schemes, entry barriers etc.)
· Identifies promotional, marketing & market penetration actions (such as participation in events, fairs, exhibitions, conferences, digital marketing actions, etc.) and communicates them to the Managing Director.
· Capable of conducting product trials and tests in end customers to demonstrate the value of the company’s products.
· Ability to communicate to large groups of distributor staff, confident presenter.
· Capacity to effectively communicate with all levels of personnel at both end customers and distributors.
· Overviews the implementation of commercial development actions, including visitations to selected customers in order to promote company products and achieve sales targets
· Prepares the required reporting documentation on sales performance & actual vs targeted sales targets.
· Implements all actions regarding the development of detailed sales forecasting, as well as the generation, evaluation, communication and continuous review & refinement of demand planning figures for their sales area.
· Ensures the entry & registering of relevant data / information from their sales activities (i.e. client information, site visits success, responsiveness / client closing progress, etc.) onto the company’s CRM system to enhance dissemination & utilization of information.
· Implements, manages and provides support in an ad-hoc basis following requests and assignments from the Managing Director

Desired Skills / Behaviors:

· Strategic approach
· Continuous monitoring of market developments
· Knowledge of forecasting and demand planning methodologies
· Results – oriented
· Customer – centric approach
· Effective communication & team management
· Cooperation and teamwork
· Procedures compliance
· Displays ownership of own performance and development
· High degree of competency in MS Office
· Knowledge of CRM (Customer relationship systems)
· Experience in relevant field.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

To apply please contact Andy Zanin
andy.zanin@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

R&D Engineer – Flexibles

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

R&D Engineer – Flexibles
Based in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Job ref: AZ /62017

Reports to: R&D Manger Italy

Purpose of the Position:

To collaborate with the Business Team Flexibles and lead R&D activities to improve the product portfolio and meet the strategic targets. To ensure high level collaboration within Ti’s R&D team.

Responsibilities:

· Provide R&D expertise and guidance to develop, optimize, validate, and execute projects.
· Ensure that project targets are achieved, timelines and budgets are respected as agreed with the R&D Manager Italy and Head of BT
· Work closely with Business Team to understand and monitor competitive landscape and to define customers’ needs.
· Support the R&D Manager Italy to define the technical strategy to accomplish the selected targets.
· Contribute to and implement Ti’s R&D policy and Intellectual Property strategy.
· Manage timely pursuance of development projects across all the European sites in coordination with the local teams in other regions.
· Provide regional support for Global Projects
· Work closely together with corresponding R&D and Business Teams of other regions to fast-track solution finding, rationalize development work and make best possible use of group resources (laboratory capabilities, pilot line etc.)
· Participate in business development activities.
· In coordination with Technical Service, promotes and pursues cooperation with customers, suppliers of conversion machines and inks and other external partners.
· Design and advise team members in designing new products including selection and approval of suitable raw materials in close alignment with the plant and the whole R&D team, considering safety and regulatory concerns.
· Plan and evaluate pilot and plant trials.
· Organize and ensure appropriate documentation of trial results in close alignment with the methods established by the local R&D team.
· Monitor the development of competitor technologies and contribute to securing the protection of Ti’s intellectual property.
· Collaborate closely with company’s internal entities (for example, additive and compound supplier (Edhaf)) with regards to qualifying, improving, and developing products, ensuring that the company has the most technically and economically competitive solutions available.
· Provide dedicated training to others involved with the company organisation.
· Undertake to respect and implement the Quality Policy when pursuing and meeting the objectives defined by the company.
· Collaborate and undertake to maintain the standards linked to the Integrated Management Systems and to raise awareness of them among her colleagues.
· Comply with the standards linked to the integrated management systems and actively works towards maintaining and respecting said standards, taking part in training/refresher courses organised by the company.
· In order to ensure flexibility in the workplace, this employee may carry out other activities, if requested by her superiors and following appropriate training and/or instructions

Main relations:

Internal: BU, Marketing, Finance, QA, CS, Operations
External: Other company sites, Agents, Customers, Suppliers, Consultants

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Andy Zanin
andy.zanin@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Project Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Project Manager
Based in Edinburgh, West Lothian

Job ref: AZ/62412

Purpose of Role:

The Project Manager plays a pivotal role in overseeing and managing commercial projects with a focus on maximising profitability, minimising risks, and ensuring successful project delivery. This role involves bridging the gap between business objectives and project execution, ensuring alignment with company goals and client expectations. The Project Manager is responsible for coordinating various project aspects, including financial management, stakeholder communication, and resource allocation, to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest standards.

Duties:

· Develop project plans outlining objectives, scope, deliverables, and timelines.
· Coordinate project activities, ensuring alignment with project goals and client requirements.
· Monitor progress and implement necessary adjustments to keep projects on track.
· Create and manage project budgets, ensuring profitability and cost-effectiveness.
· Monitor expenses, identify cost-saving opportunities, and mitigate financial risks.
· Act as the primary point of contact for clients, providing regular updates on project progress and addressing any concerns.
· Collaborate with internal teams, external vendors, and subcontractors to ensure seamless project execution.
· Manage stakeholder expectations and resolve conflicts as they arise.
· Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimise project disruptions.
· Monitor risk factors throughout the project lifecycle and implement proactive measures to address emerging issues.
· Facilitate effective communication among project team members, stakeholders, and management.
· Prepare comprehensive project reports, status updates, and presentations for various audiences.
· Provide timely and accurate information to support decision-making processes.

Main Deliverables n Role:

· Detailed project plans outlining objectives, timelines, and resource requirements.
· Accurate budget reports, financial forecasts, and cost analysis documents.
· Regular progress reports, status updates, and presentations for stakeholders and management.
· Risk assessment reports and mitigation strategies.
· Successful project completion within specified timelines, budgets, and quality standards.

Knowledge & Experience:

· Deep understanding of Engineer-to-Order (ETO) principles and processes.
· Proven experience in complex commercial project management, with a track record of successfully delivering complex projects on time and within budget, within an ETO setting desirable.
· Strong financial acumen and experience in budget management, financial analysis, and cost control.
· Demonstrable proficiency in project management software and tools, such as Microsoft Project, with excellent working knowledge of Excel.
· Knowledge of relevant industry regulations, standards, and best practices.
· Familiarity with the challenges and opportunities specific to start-up environments is advantageous but not essential.
· Experience in managing client expectations and relationships; skilled in stakeholder communication and engagement.
· Experience in identifying, analysing, and mitigating project risks.

Skills:

· Exceptional organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise tasks, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines.
· Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with a focus on finding innovative solutions to complex project challenges.
· Demonstrable leadership skills and the ability to motivate and inspire cross-functional teams to achieve results. With the ability to inspire and motivate others in a high-pressure environment.
· Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships with clients, stakeholders, and team members.
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex information, project goals, progress, and issues to stakeholders at all levels.
· Skilled in negotiation and conflict resolution, with the ability to manage disputes and reach amicable solutions amongst both internal and external stakeholders.
· Comfortable working in a fast paced and evolving environment, with the ability to adapt to changing priorities and pivot strategies as needed.
· Strong business acumen with the ability to understand and align project goals with the broader business strategy.

Education:

· Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Project Management, Finance, or related field is desirable.
· Member of the Association of Project Management (APM) Associate or above.
· PRINCE2 qualification.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Andy Zanin
Andy.zanin@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

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Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Packaging Sustainability & Capability Leader

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Packaging Sustainability & Capability Leader
Food & Drink Multinational
Based in Utrecht, Netherlands
Relocation assistance from the EU available

Job ref: CST/61708
Salary: Commensurate with experience

The Company:

Our client is a world leading multinational company manufacturing some of the most well-known branded food and drink products. They are committed to contributing to the health of people at every age, from promoting a balanced diet to sharing specifically targeted health benefits. As part of the company’s dedication to a better future, they are seeking the recruitment of a packaging specialist who can lead the agenda around sustainability.

Primary Role:

As the (Senior) Packaging Sustainability & Capabilities Team Leader, you will play a crucial role in developing and executing sustainable packaging strategies for the company and building future capabilities. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and implement sustainable packaging practices throughout their product lines, promoting ways to work smarter, and unlock technology to accelerate the Innovation journey.

This role will collaborate with cross-functional teams including marketing, product development, manufacturing and supply chain to deliver packaging solutions that meet customer needs, business objectives, and sustainability goals.

In addition to Sustainability, the role will be responsible for our R&I Packaging Lab and new Design studio in Utrecht, investments made to enhance our capabilities and ensure leadership in Packaging R&I.

Candidate Profile:

· Degree in Environmental Science, Materials Science, Packaging or a related field.
· Minimum of 7 years of experience in sustainable packaging or related roles.
· Deep understanding of sustainable packaging principles, best practices and industry trends.
· Strong knowledge of packaging materials, recycling processes, and circular economy principles.
· Proven track record in successfully implementing sustainable packaging initiatives.
· Excellent project management skills with the ability to effectively prioritize and execute multiple projects simultaneously.
· Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
· Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

This opportunity allows you to play a significant role in the company’s sustainability efforts through the implementation of innovative packaging solutions. If you are passionate about driving positive environmental change through sustainable packaging, we welcome your application.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Conrad Taylor
conrad.taylor@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Office Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Office Manager
Orlando, Florida, USA

Job ref: LL /61952

Salary/Benefits: Attractive based upon experience

Our client is a recognized manufacturer of additives for polymers, ingredients for cosmetics and special solutions for a wide range of industrial and zootechnical applications.

Responsibilities & Key Tasks:

· Overseeing the daily operations of the office and its various departments.
· Communicating with departments, local management and with the CFO of the mother company in Italy.
· Completing clerical and administrative tasks for the office.
· Managing and coordinating relationships with local consultants such as chartered accountants, payroll experts, etc.
· Developing, reviewing, and improving administrative systems, policies, and procedures.
· Coordinating the flow of information (finances reporting, monthly reports, budgeting, cash flow, banks) to the mother company.
· Maintaining office documentation, employee records, benefits, and work hours.
· Managing supplies, equipment, bills, and errands.
· Responding to requests and questions about office operations.

Competencies and Skills:

· Minimum 5 years of experience in office management and/or administrative positions.
· Finance Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.
· Experience with SAP International Finance reporting.
· Excellent English required; Italian would be a plus.
· Ability to learn on the job and adapt to changes.
· Strong time-management and people skills, high degree of flexibility, and excellent multitasking ability.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Lorena Hull-Lozano
Lorena.hull-lozano@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207085

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Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Mechanical Design Engineer

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Mechanical Design Engineer
Based in Edinburgh

Job ref: HS /62413

Salary and Benefits: Based on experience

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Company Overview:

A market leader, delivering affordable market ready projects in the low carbon renewable sector.

Role Overview:

Working with all aspects of design, relating to production, procurement, service support and technical documentation of mechanical systems, within ‘Hydrogen Energy’ solutions. It will be your responsibility to ensure all equipment designed is done so to the highest levels of safety and quality standards and on time within the project plan.

Responsibilities:

· Design of Hydrogen based equipment including refuelers, fuel storage and installations.
· Complete supporting calculations which will include, flow, pressure, structural, heat transfer calculations and FEA.
· 3D CAD Design.
· Working with controls and electrical engineers to support the complete system design.
· Preparation of part specifications and the procurement of parts.
· Preparation of Technical file documentation and O&M manuals.
· Ensure that the H&S, quality and environmental procedures are followed.
· Maintain the project PED and HAZOP documentation.

Success Measures:

· Completed mechanical design projects, with associated documentation and CAD models.
· Cost and schedule compliant designs.

Desired Experience:

· Educated with a master’s degree within a relevant mechanical engineering discipline
· (structural design, machine design, pressure vessels or fluid dynamics as examples).
· Proven experience within mechanical engineering (construction or civil engineering).
· Experience with metal work and pipework (hands-on manufacturing experience).
· CAD proficiency in 3D and 2D.
· Autodesk inventor 3D proficiency.
· 2D drawing proficiency (standards, dimensioning and materials).
· Mechanical engineering design experience: structural and pressure vessels.
· Structural and pressure vessel regulations knowledge.
· Materials and manufacturing knowledge.
· Ability to intemperate P&ID.
· Working knowledge of quality standards, regulations and regulatory bodies.
· Fault find and supply solutions to engineer faults.
· Small bore piping and pipe bending knowledge is essential.

Skills Required:

· Ability to work with a team.
· Hands-on designer.
· Project Management skills.
· Excellent Attention to Detail.
· Excellent Time Management skills.
· Logical thinker with pro-active mindset.
· Great initiative.
· Strong Communication skills both verbal and written.
· Experience with DSEAR would be advantageous.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Haydn Spires
Haydn.Spires@listgrove.com
01789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.
Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.
Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Key Account Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Key Account Manager
SME Manufacturer of Premium solutions to FMCG customers
Based Cheshire (the ideal candidate will already live within 1 hour drive of their head office in Nantwich and is likely to be in the office two days per week)

Job ref: CST/61979

Salary/Benefits: Commensurate with experience

The Company:

Listgrove is proud to be working with this innovative and well-respected SME manufacturer of premium turnkey solutions for a loyal FMCG customer base, from entrepreneurs to global brands. Operating from a purpose built, modern, greenfield site, the company has impressive levels of customer satisfaction and employee engagement. Built in 2019, their new 30,000 sq.ft office and manufacturing headquarters provides them with increased capacity, a state-of-the-art production facility and excellent office accommodation.

Here is a business with strong community-led, caring and family oriented values, and a trading record that spans 50 years. In recent years, the company has enjoyed unprecedented growth and all team members have made valuable contributions. These are recognised through recognition, reward schemes and social events. As part of their continued progression and succession planning, the company is looking for a Key Account Manager to lead the sales activity and drive revenue opportunities.

Primary Purpose:

A key aspect of this role is managing a select number of key accounts, ensuring their needs are fully satisfied. This involves a consultative and collaborative style of selling, working closely with the customer to design their product requirements and then project managing the solution to launch. The position is also responsible for a small internal sales team who look after the requirements of the smaller customers.

The Role:

· Develop strong relationships as the primary contact with key customers
· Work with customers and internal stakeholders to help bring profitable business to market
· Provide quotations and solutions to meet customer needs and in line with target margins
· Contribute to the overall business performance and strategy as a member of the Senior Leadership team
· Guide, support and develop the sales team (two internal sales professionals)
· Follow-up and respond to leads from the website, industry partners and networks
· Target and open up new business in key sectors in line with sales strategy
· Attend exhibitions and customer sites to develop new and retain existing business
· Track customer contact activity and report monthly
· Deliver year on year improvements in margin delivery and ensure margins always exceed minimum targets
· Review pricing regularly and negotiate with customers in order to maximise profitability

Key Skills:

· Strong relationship builder with both internal and external contacts
· Good communicator and accomplished presenter
· Organised with strong time management skills
· Ability to identify opportunities and bring to fruition
· Professional approach and commercial acumen
· Attention to detail to ensure that customer requirements are correctly interpreted and executed
· Experienced at project management and problem solving, finding solutions

Candidate Profile:

· Experienced in B2B sales role in a technically biased SME
· Self-starter / energetic
· Hungry, humble and smart – team player
· Leads by example and very supportive of all colleagues
· Curious, open minded and flexible

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Conrad Taylor
conrad.taylor@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
NPE Orlando USA, Hispack Barcelona, FIP Lyon, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

General Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

General Manager
Polymer compounding
Based South West

Function: Executive
Industry: Plastics, Polymers

Job ref: CST/61394

Salary: Executive salary and package

The Client:

Part of an international manufacturing group, our client is a thermoplastic polymer compounder with a rich heritage. A new General Manager is required who has the passion, vision and capability to lead the further development of this company, which has benefitted from significant recent investment and new customer acquisitions.

Primary Role:

Take responsibility for the business leadership of this plastics manufacturer, leading it into its next phase of growth and development

Key Accountabilities:

• Reports to Group CEO
• Direct responsibility for the P&L overseeing the development of company and its results-based performance
• Provide leadership across all functions: production, sales, technical, quality and planning
• Further improving the Business Infrastructure, structure and reporting, ensuring it meet its future growth objectives through accurate understanding of the key performance drivers
• Reviewing and generating the appropriate company policies and procedures that ensure it remains compliant with all its activities
• Budgeting, profitability planning and forecasting
• Leadership/motivation/development of the management team and all site personnel; inspiring the workforce into achieving the business goals
• Setting a positive example of good leadership, ensuring the workforce are motivated and happy in their roles, furthering the culture and values
• Ensuring the factory remains on track and propose any investment it requires to ensure it continues to meet customer expectations
• Ensuring the factory is running ‘stable operations’ and is benefitting from best practice within the Group, working towards operational excellence
• Close interaction with the other group subsidiaries to ensure objectives, culture and processes are well aligned with group expectations
• Being a senior point of contact for key customers as required

Person Profile:

Core Competencies:

• Experienced and collaborative leader who has gravitas and inspirational qualities
• Business and Commercial bias keen to lead this SME through its next phase of growth
• Capable of developing and leading the business in line with market demands.
• Senior business professional with the skills for GM role.

Experience Traits:

• Proven background with professional experience from a dynamic plastics manufacturing environment (polymers, injection moulding, blow moulding, masterbatch, compounding, extrusion)
• Strong leadership skills to motivate the workforce
• Financial acumen necessary to deliver against this type of role

Qualifications:

• Business/Technical Degree or similar

Personality Traits:

• Collaborative management style; getting the team engaged
• Conceptual and analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Discipline, accuracy and business acumen
• Co-operative and determined, including strong negotiation skills
• Strong leadership skills, with the gravitas and the drive to inspire and motivate
• Positive attitude and spirit
• Effective and rigorous approach to problem solving
• Taking a holistic approach and capable of making effective decisions
• Challenges status quo adopting an improvement-oriented approach
• Be a positive example of company principles
• Strong and robust character

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Conrad Taylor
conrad.taylor@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Lead Applications Engineer

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Lead Applications Engineer
Based in Manchester or Stevenage

Job ref: EG /60998

Sector: Polymers
Function: Operations
Location: Manchester or Stevenage

Client Overview:

Manufactures of polymer products offering semi-finished materials, complex machined components, injection moulded parts, seals & slide bearings that are supplied to a range of sectors including Aerospace, Medical, Oil &Gas & Renewables. The business offer an extensive product portfolio for a diverse spectrum of demanding applications, which service a worldwide customer base.
With manufacturing sites and sales offices in the UK and Europe, and partners globally we aim to offer our customers cost effective solutions at the highest quality from material selection through to product design, manufacturing, and distribution

Role Overview:

As an Application Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, development and introduction of sealing solutions and polymeric valve products within the Fluid Management business line.

Responsibilities:

· Engage with customers during various phases of the sales cycle to deeply understand their specific design requirements and provide them with class-leading solutions.
· Design and develop bespoke fluid handling products alongside the product manager and in line with product line strategy.
· Take a leadership role in design validation and qualification testing, planning research and development efforts, and managing sub-contracted resources
· Works closely with internal and customer engineers/technical teams to help optimise material and design elements needed for optimum sealing conditions such as: lubricant, materials, fluid level, shaft and housing hardness, surface finish, tolerance, chamfer, eccentricity, etc.
· Closely work with R&D team to support developing new materials and formulations
· Conduct comprehensive design validation activities for valves, including stress calculations, tolerance stack-up analysis, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), and other relevant design validation methodologies.
· Support sales and marketing functions with product specific presentations and communications, either through on-line webinars or customer visits.
· Manage all aspects of product life, including factory awareness of customer feedback and requirements.
· Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
· The role may require travel to and from all UK sites, and Romania.
· To carry out any additional work as reasonably requested by your line manager.

Candidate Profile:

· Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in a related design or technical field; Project management qualifications a plus.
· Demonstrable understanding of sealing design parameters such as temperature impact, friction, closing force, load direction and physical/mechanical properties.
· Excellent understanding and experience of engineering design, modelling and simulation software, such as AutoCAD and Inventor.
· Knowledge of DFMEA and similar structured approaches.
· Experience in seal designing, material selection, and seal testing is preferred.
· Experience in high temperature polymers (PTFE, PFA, PEEK) is a plus.
· Mechanical aptitude, ability to utilise measuring equipment (i.e. dial calipers and micrometers).
· Demonstrable effective project management skills.
· Ability to design seal configuration and animate the moving parts within the working envelope is preferred.
· Experience of Oil &Gas, Aerospace or Medical is preferred.
· Experience/Knowledge of using composite in fluid management applications is a plus.

Interpersonal Skills:

· Complex problem-solving skills
· Collaboration/Teamwork
· Excellent communication skills
· Analytical thinking skills

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Ellie Guest
ellie.guest@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
NPE Orlando USA, Hispack Barcelona, FIP Lyon, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Project Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Project Manager
Based in Edinburgh, West Lothian

Job ref: AZ/62412

Purpose of Role:

The Project Manager plays a pivotal role in overseeing and managing commercial projects with a focus on maximising profitability, minimising risks, and ensuring successful project delivery. This role involves bridging the gap between business objectives and project execution, ensuring alignment with company goals and client expectations. The Project Manager is responsible for coordinating various project aspects, including financial management, stakeholder communication, and resource allocation, to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest standards.

Duties:

· Develop project plans outlining objectives, scope, deliverables, and timelines.
· Coordinate project activities, ensuring alignment with project goals and client requirements.
· Monitor progress and implement necessary adjustments to keep projects on track.
· Create and manage project budgets, ensuring profitability and cost-effectiveness.
· Monitor expenses, identify cost-saving opportunities, and mitigate financial risks.
· Act as the primary point of contact for clients, providing regular updates on project progress and addressing any concerns.
· Collaborate with internal teams, external vendors, and subcontractors to ensure seamless project execution.
· Manage stakeholder expectations and resolve conflicts as they arise.
· Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimise project disruptions.
· Monitor risk factors throughout the project lifecycle and implement proactive measures to address emerging issues.
· Facilitate effective communication among project team members, stakeholders, and management.
· Prepare comprehensive project reports, status updates, and presentations for various audiences.
· Provide timely and accurate information to support decision-making processes.

Main Deliverables n Role:

· Detailed project plans outlining objectives, timelines, and resource requirements.
· Accurate budget reports, financial forecasts, and cost analysis documents.
· Regular progress reports, status updates, and presentations for stakeholders and management.
· Risk assessment reports and mitigation strategies.
· Successful project completion within specified timelines, budgets, and quality standards.

Knowledge & Experience:

· Deep understanding of Engineer-to-Order (ETO) principles and processes.
· Proven experience in complex commercial project management, with a track record of successfully delivering complex projects on time and within budget, within an ETO setting desirable.
· Strong financial acumen and experience in budget management, financial analysis, and cost control.
· Demonstrable proficiency in project management software and tools, such as Microsoft Project, with excellent working knowledge of Excel.
· Knowledge of relevant industry regulations, standards, and best practices.
· Familiarity with the challenges and opportunities specific to start-up environments is advantageous but not essential.
· Experience in managing client expectations and relationships; skilled in stakeholder communication and engagement.
· Experience in identifying, analysing, and mitigating project risks.

Skills:

· Exceptional organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise tasks, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines.
· Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with a focus on finding innovative solutions to complex project challenges.
· Demonstrable leadership skills and the ability to motivate and inspire cross-functional teams to achieve results. With the ability to inspire and motivate others in a high-pressure environment.
· Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships with clients, stakeholders, and team members.
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex information, project goals, progress, and issues to stakeholders at all levels.
· Skilled in negotiation and conflict resolution, with the ability to manage disputes and reach amicable solutions amongst both internal and external stakeholders.
· Comfortable working in a fast paced and evolving environment, with the ability to adapt to changing priorities and pivot strategies as needed.
· Strong business acumen with the ability to understand and align project goals with the broader business strategy.

Education:

· Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Project Management, Finance, or related field is desirable.
· Member of the Association of Project Management (APM) Associate or above.
· PRINCE2 qualification.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Andy Zanin
Andy.zanin@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Office Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Office Manager
Orlando, Florida, USA

Job ref: LL /61952

Salary/Benefits: Attractive based upon experience

Our client is a recognized manufacturer of additives for polymers, ingredients for cosmetics and special solutions for a wide range of industrial and zootechnical applications.

Responsibilities & Key Tasks:

· Overseeing the daily operations of the office and its various departments.
· Communicating with departments, local management and with the CFO of the mother company in Italy.
· Completing clerical and administrative tasks for the office.
· Managing and coordinating relationships with local consultants such as chartered accountants, payroll experts, etc.
· Developing, reviewing, and improving administrative systems, policies, and procedures.
· Coordinating the flow of information (finances reporting, monthly reports, budgeting, cash flow, banks) to the mother company.
· Maintaining office documentation, employee records, benefits, and work hours.
· Managing supplies, equipment, bills, and errands.
· Responding to requests and questions about office operations.

Competencies and Skills:

· Minimum 5 years of experience in office management and/or administrative positions.
· Finance Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.
· Experience with SAP International Finance reporting.
· Excellent English required; Italian would be a plus.
· Ability to learn on the job and adapt to changes.
· Strong time-management and people skills, high degree of flexibility, and excellent multitasking ability.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Lorena Hull-Lozano
Lorena.hull-lozano@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207085

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Key Account Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Key Account Manager
SME Manufacturer of Premium solutions to FMCG customers
Based Cheshire (the ideal candidate will already live within 1 hour drive of their head office in Nantwich and is likely to be in the office two days per week)

Job ref: CST/61979

Salary/Benefits: Commensurate with experience

The Company:

Listgrove is proud to be working with this innovative and well-respected SME manufacturer of premium turnkey solutions for a loyal FMCG customer base, from entrepreneurs to global brands. Operating from a purpose built, modern, greenfield site, the company has impressive levels of customer satisfaction and employee engagement. Built in 2019, their new 30,000 sq.ft office and manufacturing headquarters provides them with increased capacity, a state-of-the-art production facility and excellent office accommodation.

Here is a business with strong community-led, caring and family oriented values, and a trading record that spans 50 years. In recent years, the company has enjoyed unprecedented growth and all team members have made valuable contributions. These are recognised through recognition, reward schemes and social events. As part of their continued progression and succession planning, the company is looking for a Key Account Manager to lead the sales activity and drive revenue opportunities.

Primary purpose:

A key aspect of this role is managing a select number of key accounts, ensuring their needs are fully satisfied. This involves a consultative and collaborative style of selling, working closely with the customer to design their product requirements and then project managing the solution to launch. The position is also responsible for a small internal sales team who look after the requirements of the smaller customers.

The Role:

· Develop strong relationships as the primary contact with key customers
· Work with customers and internal stakeholders to help bring profitable business to market
· Provide quotations and solutions to meet customer needs and in line with target margins
· Contribute to the overall business performance and strategy as a member of the Senior Leadership team
· Guide, support and develop the sales team (two internal sales professionals)
· Follow-up and respond to leads from the website, industry partners and networks
· Target and open up new business in key sectors in line with sales strategy
· Attend exhibitions and customer sites to develop new and retain existing business
· Track customer contact activity and report monthly
· Deliver year on year improvements in margin delivery and ensure margins always exceed minimum targets
· Review pricing regularly and negotiate with customers in order to maximise profitability

Key Skills:

· Strong relationship builder with both internal and external contacts
· Good communicator and accomplished presenter
· Organised with strong time management skills
· Ability to identify opportunities and bring to fruition
· Professional approach and commercial acumen
· Attention to detail to ensure that customer requirements are correctly interpreted and executed
· Experienced at project management and problem solving, finding solutions

Candidate Profile:

· Experienced in B2B sales role in a technically biased SME
· Self-starter / energetic
· Hungry, humble and smart – team player
· Leads by example and very supportive of all colleagues
· Curious, open minded and flexible

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Conrad Taylor
conrad.taylor@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
NPE Orlando USA, Hispack Barcelona, FIP Lyon, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

General Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

General Manager
Polymer compounding
Based South West

Function: Executive
Industry: Plastics, Polymers

Job ref: CST/61394

Salary: Executive salary and package

The Client:

Part of an international manufacturing group, our client is a thermoplastic polymer compounder with a rich heritage. A new General Manager is required who has the passion, vision and capability to lead the further development of this company, which has benefitted from significant recent investment and new customer acquisitions.

Primary Role:

Take responsibility for the business leadership of this plastics manufacturer, leading it into its next phase of growth and development

Key Accountabilities:

• Reports to Group CEO
• Direct responsibility for the P&L overseeing the development of company and its results-based performance
• Provide leadership across all functions: production, sales, technical, quality and planning
• Further improving the Business Infrastructure, structure and reporting, ensuring it meet its future growth objectives through accurate understanding of the key performance drivers
• Reviewing and generating the appropriate company policies and procedures that ensure it remains compliant with all its activities
• Budgeting, profitability planning and forecasting
• Leadership/motivation/development of the management team and all site personnel; inspiring the workforce into achieving the business goals
• Setting a positive example of good leadership, ensuring the workforce are motivated and happy in their roles, furthering the culture and values
• Ensuring the factory remains on track and propose any investment it requires to ensure it continues to meet customer expectations
• Ensuring the factory is running ‘stable operations’ and is benefitting from best practice within the Group, working towards operational excellence
• Close interaction with the other group subsidiaries to ensure objectives, culture and processes are well aligned with group expectations
• Being a senior point of contact for key customers as required

Person Profile:

Core Competencies:

• Experienced and collaborative leader who has gravitas and inspirational qualities
• Business and Commercial bias keen to lead this SME through its next phase of growth
• Capable of developing and leading the business in line with market demands.
• Senior business professional with the skills for GM role.

Experience Traits:

• Proven background with professional experience from a dynamic plastics manufacturing environment (polymers, injection moulding, blow moulding, masterbatch, compounding, extrusion)
• Strong leadership skills to motivate the workforce
• Financial acumen necessary to deliver against this type of role

Qualifications:

• Business/Technical Degree or similar

Personality Traits:

• Collaborative management style; getting the team engaged
• Conceptual and analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Discipline, accuracy and business acumen
• Co-operative and determined, including strong negotiation skills
• Strong leadership skills, with the gravitas and the drive to inspire and motivate
• Positive attitude and spirit
• Effective and rigorous approach to problem solving
• Taking a holistic approach and capable of making effective decisions
• Challenges status quo adopting an improvement-oriented approach
• Be a positive example of company principles
• Strong and robust character

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Conrad Taylor
conrad.taylor@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Technical Sales Manager – US/Canada

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Technical Sales Manager – US/Canada
Machinery / Components

Job ref: HS/61240

Salary: 120,000 – 150,000 USD Based on Experience
Bonus: Based on performance
Working Conditions: Home Office

Company Overview:

Listgrove have been retained by an existing client who are the leading providers of innovative technologies and components for plastic extrusion. Their highly specialized business units provide advanced solutions to customers around the world and enable them to produce blown films, cast films, sheets, and nonwovens of the highest quality.

Role Overview:

As a Technical Sales Manager, you will be responsible for selling solutions in their cast, sheet and coating flat film lines to customers across the USA and Canada. Your sole responsibility will be to identify new opportunities and acquire customers within the plastics industry, you will gain knowledge in relation to future market needs and develop strategies for new distribution channels.

· Initial point of contact for customers, you will both acquire new business and manage assigned existing accounts.
· Able to present the complete product portfolio which fit an array of market applications that meet both present and future needs, for example moving towards circular economy and sustainability.
· Managing customer projects and pairing solutions with customer requirements in a bespoke offering, you will manage negotiations and close deals.
· Advising customers in relation to technical discussions, working in collaboration with the international team of product managers and technical customer support.
· Utilizing knowledge in industry and technological developments in the field of circular economy, you will be able to suggest new ideas for the development of the product range.

Candidate Profile:

You would consider yourself to be an enthusiastic individual with a natural flair and passion for sales. A natural interest in the sale of complex capital goods and you enjoy building strong professional relationships.

· Entrepreneurial mindset and has an interest in working across cultures.
· Able and willing to work in the field, travelling to customer sites across the USA and Canada – (three times per week)
· Has prior experience within negotiation, a strong communication and has good customer service skills.
· Possess high levels of self-motivation and would consider yourself to be organized and enjoy working in a structured way.
· Ideally has worked with Salesforce, for preparation and follow-up of customer appointments.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Haydn Spires
haydn.spires@listgrove.com
00441789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.
Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Director Business Development APAC

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

 

Director Business Development APAC

Based in Shanghai

Job ref:                    EG /61907

Sector:  Chemicals

Function: Sales

Location: Shanghai

Client Overview:

A global leader in additive and surface modification technologies, enhancing consumer, textile, industrial and medical products across the globe.

Role Overview:

The overall purpose of the Business Development Director (APAC) is to support the Senior Director, with business development activities, for the designated territory.

Duties include, but are not limited to, developing strategic relationships with customers and prospects, within the assigned territory / category; expanding the company network; increasing revenue and profits, by acquiring and expanding new partner accounts and managing assigned accounts in the territory / category.

Monitoring sales trends and market dynamics, to develop an appropriate time and territory strategy and a plan that delivers growth for the company in new customer conversions.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide a supportive role to the Senior Director, managing commercial activities, within the assigned customer base / segment / territory, to deliver revenue and EBITDA growth, according to the group annual plan and in concert with the global strategy for the antimicrobial business unit.
  • Identify target market segments and priority accounts, where solutions can deliver protection, performance improvement, lifecycle improvement, and/or consumer preference increase
  • Create mutually beneficial relationships, with key decision makers, in those accounts to develop a pipeline of sales opportunities and build a book of business, by closing new customer deals.
  • Manage and support existing Key Accounts for customer retention and expansion, helping to support their success in the marketplace.
  • Develop strategic business relationships with partner companies, communicate thought leadership and insights to those prospects, develop trust and ultimately execute new sales contracts supporting product sales, royalties, license fees and testing fees, depending on required solutions.
  • Manage territory budget, sales and pricing strategy, contract renewal strategy, deal negotiation, development fees, account and customer support and other elements, so that the territory profitability is improved and optimized in accordance with the annual plan.
  • Assist in the compilation of the annual territory budget and strategic business plan.
  • Support delivery of company messaging at trade fairs, technical conferences, regulatory sessions and public presentations to further the brand, products, solutions and sales for the business.
  • Help commercial team peers replicate commercial successes in different territories and other regions of the world, by documenting case studies for key wins and sharing insights with others.
  • Monitor and analyze market trends and competitors to make sure products and services stay competitive and make suggestions on how to better improve, position, or promote current product lines, into new partner accounts and application spaces.
  • Help development of unique products and/or formats to meet customer needs, working with the technical teams to bring these optimal solutions to market.
  • Manages 4-6 employees in business development activities across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. In partnership with the Senior Director, International Business Development, is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the designated territory. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
  • Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
  • This position requires interfacing with key company stakeholders globally including sales, R&D, supply chain, marketing, customer service, and manufacturing, and the person in this position must be able to effectively collaborate and communicate with these departments to meet company expectations and consumer/partner demands. The Director, Business Development (APAC) manages business revenue as set at the start of each financial period for the assigned Territory

Candidate Profile:

  • Educated to bachelor’s degree level.
  • Demonstrable experience in a sales leadership role.
  • Experience selling a technical, solution based product or working for a Brand.
  • Skilled in listening, discovery and solutions selling.
  • Adept at interpersonal skills to develop and maintain business relationships and determine customer wants and needs.
  • A self-starter, who coordinates well with teams in support roles and with teams in other territories.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English and Mandarin is required.
  • Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents; ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community; ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format; ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
  • Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry; ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
  • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and have experience with Salesforce.com or other Customer Relationship Management system and business social media platforms such as LinkedIn.
  • Skilled in the following areas: pricing, lead generation, networking, financial understandings, customer awareness, manufacturing, international business knowledge, commercially astute, high level detailed branded royalty agreements, project management, marketing, copy writing, contract negotiating, C[1]Suite corporate negotiations.
  • Tenacious mindset, possess negotiation prowess, creativity and natural curiosity
  • Must be able to travel as needed up to 50% of the time.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided.  All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

 

To apply please contact Ellie Guest

ellie.guest@listgrove.com

0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?

  • Five Decades of Market Intelligence
  • Unrivalled Industry Networks
  • Recognised International brand
  • HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:

NPE Orlando USA, Hispack Barcelona, FIP Lyon, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

 

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Application Development Engineer

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Application Development Engineer
Polymer Distribution
Based in France

Job ref: EG/61509

Client Overview:

Our client is a leading distributor of both commodity and specialist engineering thermoplastics to the plastics processing industry. Key market sectors include automotive, medical, electrical and packaging. The company enjoys an enviable reputation for product quality and stock availability. It is well placed to respond to customer needs through a worldwide service and distribution network and is seeking an Application Development Manager to develop their standard range of products.

The Role:

· Identify, develop and close new, profitable and sustainable technical project opportunities.
· Focus on strategic customers (OEM, Convertors, Tier 1) aligned with the business strategy.
· Penetrate and build relationships at targeted customers at executive level to fully understand needs that can be converted into relevant projects.
· Provide technical support and advice to customers in the areas of design review, material proposals, product selection, approvals, risk management and thermoplastic processing / troubleshooting.
· Assist field and internal sales staff with technical advice as above.
· Technically understand and promote the complete product portfolio to plastic processors, designers, engineers, and OEM’s.
· Actively support the introduction of new products at customers.
· Actively support and investigate product quality complaints at customers, using official documents and systems.
· Maintain up to date customer files and visit reports using the Customer Relationship Management system.
· Fully use and maintain the Business Pipeline tool (Opportunities) to document all technical projects at customers.
· Take responsibility as required for specific market sectors and work with the Country/ Sales Manager to maximize the potential sales in this sector.
· Work closely with the Product Development function to ensure new material and application developments are followed up.
· Specify and interpret Moldex®, Moldflow® and ANSYS® FEA analyses as required and report to customers as necessary.

Candidate Profile:

· Polymer Engineering Graduate or equivalent.
· Knowledge of the plastics industry is essential.
· Project management skills required.
· Working knowledge of Microsoft Office essential.
· Knowledge of SAP preferred but not essential.

Experience and Skills:

· Deep technical knowledge and understanding of all polymer types and their application.
· High level technical knowledge of plastics processing, tool design and application development.
· Minimum 5 years’ experience in a customer-facing role
· Excellent communication skills.
· Highly self-motivated with the ability to perform with minimum supervision.
· Very good English and French language skills (written and spoken).
· Excellent organisational and planning skills.
· Team player with a “can do” attitude.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Ellie Guest
ellie.guest@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
NPE Orlando USA, Hispack Barcelona, FIP Lyon, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Electrical Design Engineer

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Electrical Design Engineer
Based in Edinburgh

Job ref: HS /62414

Salary and Benefits: Based on experience

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Company Overview:
A market leader, delivering affordable market ready projects in the low carbon renewable sector.

Role Overview:

Working with all aspects of design, relating to production, procurement, service support and technical documentation of electrical systems, within ‘Hydrogen Energy’ solutions. It will be your responsibility to ensure all equipment designed is done so to the highest levels of safety and quality standards and on time within the project plan.

Responsibilities:

· Take ownership of the design, and specify electrical equipment, including power distribution systems, motor control centres, instrumentation, and control systems.
· Coordinate and communicate requirements to external manufacturers assisting in the production process.
· Working closely across engineering disciplines to develop effective integrated solutions.
· Creating detailed electrical schematics and diagrams outlining the electrical layout.
· Active participation and contributions in HAZOP’s, LOPA’s, RA’s and RCI’s where applicable.
· Preparation of Bills of Material in line with system specifications.
· Liaison with Procurement department to ensure quality of parts and design integrity.
· Preparation of Technical file documentation and assisting with the O&M Manuals.
· Ensure that the H&S, quality, and environmental procedures are followed, and documentation completed appropriately.
· Production and maintenance of the projects ATEX documentation.
· Preparing technical/functional specifications for electrical equipment.
· Active participation in design reviews and project ‘Lessons Learned’ discussions, providing insight towards improvements.
· Actively contribute to the day-to-day learning and development of junior colleagues by sharing knowledge and experience.
· Regular liaison with customers on product requirements and progress made.
· Work with Production and field service to produce technical documentation for machine operation, testing and installation.
· Liaise with commercial team for all changes of engineering scopes to cost additional out of contract design work.

Success Measures:

· Completion and delivery of work packages within a timely manner to the Production department, ensuring compliance to wider project milestones.
· All Electrical designs are fully compliant with BS7671 and ATEX regulations.
· All technical documentation created and available to relevant stakeholders in line with design milestones and recorded as per the Integrated Management System SOP’s.
· Engineering change orders completed prior to any out of scope design work.
· No design failures at time of Production.

Desired Experience:

· Educated with a degree within electrical engineering or a related discipline OR holding substantial proven experience.
· Proven experience in producing high quality, detailed control panel designs including the integration of PLC’s, HMI’s and Drive Systems up to 33kV (within a manufacturing environment: Process, Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy as examples are advantageous).
· Proven hands-on experience of performing electrical calculations, conducting system studies, and generating accurate engineering drawings with electrical design packages such as Eplan or similar.
· Experience of direct liaison with customers.
· Experienced in working as part of a multi-disciplined engineering team.
· Adept at system/circuit orientated layout of multiline diagrams.
· Expert MRP and BoM generation experience, in the ECO process.
· Solid understanding of procurement and manufacturing stages of a design lifecycle.
· Knowledge of ATEX Directive and other relevant functional safety standards such as DSEAR.
· Working knowledge of relevant technical standards (earthing philosophies, HV distribution as examples).

Skills Required:

· Commercially minded, with the ability to liaise with customers and determine change requests falling outside of original contract.
· Ability to work well within a team, across engineering disciplines and interdepartmentally.
· Able to demonstrate personal project management skills driving the delivery of work packages from the start to finish, demonstrating self-discipline and enthusiasm.
· Excellent time management skills: managing workload effectively to deliver designs on time, within a wider project schedule.
· Strong communication skills: at all levels, both verbal and written, internally and with customers, with the ability to translate complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
· Methodical and detail-oriented approach to design.
· Ability to prioritize multiple work packages and maintain focus.
· Logical thinker with excellent analytical and fault-finding ability.
· Highly motivated, practical and proactive problem solver.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Haydn Spires
Haydn.Spires@listgrove.com
01789 207070

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Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.
Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.
Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Business Development Manager – Asia

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Business Development Manager, Asia
Based in Indonesia

Job ref: JE/61561

Sector: Packaging
Function: Sales
Location: Indonesia, Singapore or Australia

Client overview

Listgrove has been retained by a global manufacturer of flexible packing who is a pioneer in sustainable, flexible packaging innovation and development.

Role Overview

· To identify and manage new target markets and customers across Asia-Pacific to achieve maximum profitable sales potential for the business in line with pre-determined budgets.
· Identify new potential customers within new and existing market sectors.
· Drive profitable growth within the accounts you on board, whilst defending current margins.
· Effectively maintain internal and external network and communications at all times.

Responsibilities:

· Carry out the appropriate market research to identify potential customers.
· Develop a plan to target those customers, ‘open the door’ and present the Company in a professional manner.
· Understand customers’ requirements for existing and future new packaging solutions and, in conjunction with NPD, provide and commercialise appropriate packaging solutions.
· Effectively and efficiently manage your accounts to ensure the maintenance of good working relationship and customer service are provided.
· Identify and convert new opportunities within those accounts for additional business.
· Understand customers’ requirements for new packaging solutions and, in conjunction with NPD, provide and commercialise appropriate packaging solutions
· Develop strong working relationships with customers.
· Understand customers’ strategy for packaging requirements.
· Manage customer expectations whilst consistently achieving deadlines.
· Communicate with customers at all times on relevant changes, new developments etc.,
· Liaise with internal account execs to remain aware of account activities and respond accordingly.
· Ensure all customer trials are managed effectively through the business.
· Work with UK to fix customer quotations.
· Ensure internal processes are followed at all times, particularly in relation to quotations and customer trials.
· Effectively communicate with other departments within the business and develop strong working relationships.
· Communicate customers’ requirements effectively throughout the business.
· Keep yourself abreast of NPD activities and developments at all times.
· Report monthly to your Manager on previous month’s sales activity and accurate future forecasts and any appropriate business threats / opportunities.
· Attend monthly sales meetings.
· Ensure accurate and timely availability of sales activity.
· Prepare annual and monthly budgets / forecasts in line with company requirements.
· Attend exhibitions or promotions where required.

Candidate Skills and Attributes:

· Proven experience of new business development with a “hunter” mentality
· Experience of Print / Packaging industry essential.
· Good standards of education – degree level preferable.
· Print or packaging technical experience ideal.
· Highly motivated, driven self-starter.
· Exceptional communication skills, written, verbal and formal presentation skills.
· Excellent negotiation skills.
· Flexible and eager approach.
· Highly organised – deliver to deadlines.
· Able to influence with the ability to drive ideas forward.
· Sound commercial skills with the ability to understand detailed costing’s, estimates etc.
· IT literate with the ability to produce detailed spread sheets, word and PowerPoint documents.
· Flexible to travel as the demands of the role require.
· Fluent English Essential

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jane Edwards
Jane.edwards@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

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Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Business Development Manager – Europe

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975.

Business Development Manager-Europe
Polypropylene compounds to Food & Healthcare Sector
Location options: Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Norway

Job ref: LL/61728

Salary/Benefits: Attractive based upon experience

The Client:

Part of an ambitious and progressive international group, the company is a well-established Manufacturer and Supplier of Polypropylene used in a wide variety of applications supplying to a European customer base.
The company is targeting growth in the rigid plastic packaging industry for the Food and Healthcare sectors.

This role requires the incumbent to have an ambitious and tenacious nature with a strong commercial mind set and the ability to build relationships in the Food and Healthcare Packaging sectors – someone who would class themselves to be a natural hunter and networker.

Responsibilities & Key Tasks:

· Propose initiatives and drive the efforts to identify new business opportunities with a focus on the rigid packaging (injection molding, thermoforming) for the food sector aligned with the company’s strategic goals.
· Generate a pipeline of prospective customers and drive the end-to-end sales pipeline from prospection to closing towards securing long-term profitable top line growth.
· Develop and nurture mutually beneficial relationships and collaborations with key participants in the Polypropylene (PP) value chain, including brand owners and converters, to enable the company’s growth strategy.
· In collaboration with the commercial team, develop a deep understanding of the hierarchy of needs of the company’s target markets and leverage the findings to strengthen the company’s position against its direct competitors.
· Promote the company’s products/services and keep the company abreast of latest market trends, shift in customer requirements or innovations within target markets and PP industry at large.
· Leverage customer relationship management (CRM) tool to drive interactions and management of new customers efficiently, liaising with key accounts and sales managers.

Competencies and Skills:

· You are well versed in driving sales and BD initiatives
· Extensive knowledge of polypropylene – either working for a raw material compounder/producer or a food packaging convertor that uses this material
· Market knowledge of the plastic food rigid packaging is essential
· Market knowledge of the healthcare/medical packaging industry is an advantage
· Proven track record of identifying and capitalizing on market opportunities
· Proven track record of building relationships and influencing key decision makers at small and large organisations.
· Strong communication and negotiation skills
· Excellent English required and a third European language a plus.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Lorena Hull-Lozano
Lorena.hull-lozano@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

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Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
FIP Lyon, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

General Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

General Manger
Based in Northamptonshire/Hybrid

Job ref: JE /62333

Client Overview:

Listgrove has been retained by a specialist manufacturer of materials that serve the insulation, civil engineering and packaging sectors. They are now seeking an experienced General Manager to make the following role their own:

The General Manager will be responsible for the overall management of the business, reporting directly into the European Board Oslo. You will have 8 direct reports with overall responsibility for 54 staff across 3 manufacturing sites.  This role will require someone who is at home with commercial & operational management, this includes; departmental oversight (production, engineering / technical, transport, sales) and P&L management. This is a stand-alone role and you are expected to operate as a true G.M. with little support at a Group level.

Sites are located in Scotland and Northamptonshire. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will be located within travelling distance from Northamptonshire and will be required to visit Scotland on a fortnightly basis.

The objectives for the General Manager include:

· Developing the commercial aspects of the new Corby site.
· An excellent eye for detail. Particularly in controlling costs and efficiencies
· Commercially aware, with proven track record of increasing the top line and at good margin
· Able to lead and motivate a Sales Team
· Good at nurturing and developing talent.
· To lead the company commercially and ensure that it remains market focused; in terms of product development, service offering and customer relationships.
· Drive the company’s commercial activities including marketing, sales, customer service and pricing.

Candidate’s Profile:

The ideal General Manager will demonstrate competencies in the following areas:

· A proven track record of managing the full P&L responsibility
· A proven track record of implementing and executing business strategies.
· A strong leadership style that can manage a range of business functions and personalities.
· Directly managing the field sales team including taking the sales lead on key client meeting and making pricing decisions.
· Have previously held responsibility for several business functions including operations and sales for at least 5-10 Years.
· Good commercial knowledge of the Construction market.
· Excellent communication skills.
· Technically competent with a production management background

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jane Edwards
Jane.edwards@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE Orlando USA, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Production Unit Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Production Unit Manager
Based in Leuna, Germany

Job ref: JE /60945

The Client

A leading family-owned company, producing engineering polymer materials and are a highly integrated solution provider committed to the sustainable future of polyamides.
With ten production sites and several sales offices around the world, this organization serves customers and partners globally.

The Role:

· Develop, set and achieve annual production targets as part of the site and business objectives and in line with the strategic direction of the site
· Inspiration and leadership to define and achieve visions and goals with employees
· Responsibility for driving forward and implementing continuous improvement processes

Responsibilities:

· Overall responsibility for the production area for the manufacture of inorganic primary products and fertilizers, consisting of several process plants
· Management and development of employees
· Responsibility for planning, organizing and developing the necessary resources
· Planning and implementation of maintenance and investment measures
· Development of continuous improvement potentials and implementation of suitable optimization measures and strategies for continuous further development and efficiency increases in technologies and processes
· Hazard analyses to assess and ensure proper operational procedures
· Planning, control and adherence to budgets
·Control, tracking and reporting of production KPIs

Candidate Skills and Attributes:

· Successfully completed university studies in the field of chemistry, process engineering / chemical engineering or in a similar field
· Several years of experience in the management of employees and in the management of chemical plants/operations
· Proven background in operational excellence
· High level of expertise and responsibility in occupational health and safety and environmental protection
· Sound knowledge and experience in project management
· Authentic and empathetic leader
· Experience in the design of change processes
· In-depth understanding of complex value creation processes
· Business fluent in English
· Very good knowledge of Office 365
· High motivation, reliability, flexibility, high sense of responsibility
· Strong communication skills, creative and pragmatic implementation skills
·Convincing and confident appearance

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided.  All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jane Edwards
Jane.edwards@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Production Lead

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Production Lead
Location: Leipzig area, Germany

Job ref: AZ /60623

Responsible for the company’s production division.
This includes the effective and successful management of all work, productivity, quality control and safety processes defined for the production departments.
Responsible for improving operations, systems and principles in the areas of information flow and management, business processes and seeking opportunities to expand and improve systems in the production department
Performing supervisory duties in accordance with company guidelines and applicable laws.
Management and development of employees Production

Main Tasks:

· Strategic selection and planning of employees Production
· Manage, motivate, assess, and strategically develop subordinate employees.
· Carry out coordinated individual personnel measures in the area.
· Maintaining a safe and healthy work environment by establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal requirements
· Maintaining a safe, injury-free and accident-free workplace
· Work closely with the safety department to ensure that all processes comply with operational, legal and other regulatory requirements.
· Acts as contact person when customer problems arise in connection with product quality (support of the QMB)
· Communicating customer issues with the operations team and developing ways to improve the customer experience, including resolving issues and complaints (supporting the QMB)
· Contributing to recommendations for strategic improvements and creating and completing the resulting action plans
· Implement production, productivity, quality, and customer service standards; solve problems; identify trends to optimize productivity and costs.
· Create forecast requirements/annual budget in cooperation with management/Group; plan resulting expenses; analyze variances; initiate corrective measures.
· Develop operations by determining product handling and storage requirements, developing, implementing, enforcing and evaluating policies and procedures, developing processes for internal delivery of raw materials and production of products, utilization of machinery, inventory management and shipping, in close collaboration with other operational areas.
· Analyzing the process workflow, employee, and space requirements as well as the system layout; implementing changes
· Continuous updating of professional knowledge by attending training courses, seminars, and trade fairs. Reading specialist publications; maintaining personal networks.
· Budget responsibility for the areas of production, including compliance, planning, and monitoring of expenditure.
· Work closely with the MD and management team to establish and / or implement policies, procedures and systems and continue implementation.
· Communicate all operational policies and/or issues at department meetings.
· Work closely with the team to conduct inventory analysis to ensure inventory is being used effectively, the right equipment is being sourced and inventory data is robustly maintained to minimize external storage costs.

Responsible for the mass balance of raw materials and finished products.

Superiority and Subordination, authority to issue instructions, representation:

· Subordinate to the management in technical and disciplinary terms
· Technical and disciplinary authority to issue instructions to employees in all productive processes and work processes (production, mixing)

Documents and Information:

· Various documents as well as process and work instructions

Working and Operating Materials:

· Machines and systems on site, computers with standard and special software

Required knowledge and skills:

· Technical degree, at least 5 years of specialist professional experience in project and/or production management, English (business fluent)

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided.  All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Andy Zanin
andy.zanin@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

EU Account Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

EU Account Manager
Based in Germany

Job ref: JE/60115

Client Overview:

One of the world’s most efficient suppliers of premium-quality Nylon, TPO, and Polypropylene resins, for the automotive, lawn & garden, consumer products, and electronics industries. The business also manufactures and supplies high quality anhydrous lanolin to pharmaceutical, personal care, and industrial markets.

Role Overview:

Reporting to the Senior Sales Manager, the EU Account Manager aims to support the company’s Sales & Marketing efforts for existing and new OEM & Tier I customers within Europe, specifically focused on customers in Germany.

Responsibilities:

· Carefully learn and understand business’s virgin, PIR and PCR material offerings and understand the company’s material strengths versus competitor grades through on-the-job training and by working closely with internal R&D team.
· Act as the lead interface with OEMs and Tier l customers assigned. Key account management interfaces will include Material Management, Purchasing, and Engineering/R&D functions.
· Identify and prioritize key customers within assigned region, creation of action plans to grow business/relationship with customer and maintenance/reporting of quarterly ‘priority’ action plans to management and peers.
· Responsibility for program management function for key future projects including meeting timing, budget and customer expectations. Support to include attending customer meetings, summarizing meeting minutes, creation of customer presentations, reporting to internal team during weekly project meetings.
· Along with automotive, this position would also seek out opportunities to grow sales in non-automotive industries such as lawn & garden, irrigation, recreation, industrial equipment, power tools, among others.
· Responsibility within 180 days of hiring to creation of regional market study to assess key customers (Tier and OEM), key markets, key competitors within account mangers region of responsibility.
· Assist/attend customer moulding trials and document processing results and working with Technical Services and CAE Sr. Manager to ensure that a proper level of preparation occurs to ensure successful trials.
· Assisting with supporting the automotive industry, technical shows & conferences, as requested.
· Assisting sales and R&D team to understand new material development/approval opportunities.
· Report progress with customers, projects, through specified reporting tools, (WIG, Key Project Meeting). Keep up to date Customer Profiles, customer visit reports for all customers as assigned.

Candidate Profile:

· University degree (in economics, business development, chemistry or another technical subject).
· Minimum of 3 to 5 years experience in a Sales Account Management role or Technical Services role in the Plastics industry.
· Minimum of 2 years’ experience with working directly with Tier I customers on thermoplastic products or minimum of 2 years’ experience working directly with automotive OEM’s.
· Minimum of 2 production programs supported from concept to production.
· Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to adapt to a range of personality types.
· Strong internal cooperation and team player focus, with emphasis on project success rather than individual successes.
· Bilingual in German and English.
· Located in Germany (surrounding areas may be considered).

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jane Edwards
Jane Edwards@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

CONNECT WITH ME ON LINKEDIN.

Why select Listgrove?
•              Five Decades of Market Intelligence
•              Unrivalled Industry Networks
•              Recognised International brand
•              HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
NPE Orlando USA, Hispack Barcelona, FIP Lyon, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Corporate HSE & Process Safety

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Corporate HSE expert with focus on process safety
Germany or France – remote/hybrid opportunity

Job ref: AZ /61504

For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

Job Description:

As the Corporate HSE Expert, within the corporate and local HSE organization, play a central role in shaping and driving the company’s Care to be Safe, safety journey. This position will be responsible for supporting, developing and maintaining the current and future HSE standards of the group. A specific emphasis in that the role is dedicated to process safety management (PSM). The candidate will have experience in HSE domains, demonstrated expertise in PSM, and the ability to influence and lead safety initiatives across a multinational organization. You will report to the HSE director of the company.

Responsibilities:

· Support the continuous improvement and further development of the current HSE journey that align with global standards and best practices.
· Support to ensure consistency in current and future HSE standards across all company sites, fostering a unified safety culture.
· Support the development and maintenance of the corporate PSM program that includes risk assessment, process design and equipment integrity, operating procedures, maintenance practices and emergency response plans
· Monitoring and review of incidents and potential events from multiple sites to support the identification of opportunities for improvement in safety, support the sites in investigation.
· Provide technical expertise and guidance to site-based process safety engineers and other stakeholders on PSM-related matters.
· Support the sites in safety risk assessments including process safety risks.
· Participate in corporate HSE audits and inspections and ensure that corrective actions are implemented across all sites.
· Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that new processes are designed with safety in mind and comply with relevant regulations and standards.

Requirements:

· Successfully completed bachelor degree, preferably in a technical/scientific field with a focus on chemistry, chemical process engineering, energy or environmental technology.
· Qualification (certified safety specialist) or corresponding several years of experience in the field of occupational health and safety.
· Experience in the domain of occupational health and safety and process safety.
· Additional experiences in the domains of industrial hygiene, transport safety and/or environmental management/environmental protection would be an advantage.
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate with all levels of the organization.
· Fluent communication and presentation skills in English and German/French, both written and spoken, absolutely essential
· Readiness to travel

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

To apply please contact Andy Zanin
andy.zanin@listgrove.com
0044 (0) 1789 207070

Why select Listgrove?
· Five Decades of Market Intelligence
· Unrivalled Industry Networks
· Recognised International brand
· HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

MEET WITH LISTGROVE AT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS in 2024:
Packaging Innovations, NPE 2024, CHEMUK, FIP Lyon, PRS Europe, Compounding World Expo Brussels, Scanpack Gothenburg

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

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