Recruitment firm serving plastics manufacturing leadership and technical roles
Plastic Executive Recruiters is a niche recruiter focused on the plastics manufacturing sector, placing managers, engineers, and supervisors across extrusion, molding, and thermoforming operations. The hiring velocity is accelerating with 63 open roles—split heavily between manufacturing (28) and engineering (17)—and a seniority mix weighted toward mid and senior levels, indicating clients are scaling production teams and technical staff. Active placements span operations optimization (lean manufacturing, Six Sigma adoption) and equipment expansion, mirroring the technical skill gaps their clients face.
Notable leadership hires: Director of Sales
Plastic Executive Recruiters is a full-service placement firm based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, serving the plastics manufacturing industry since 2005. They recruit for salaried positions across all major plastics processes—profile extrusion, film extrusion, injection molding, liquid silicone molding, thermoforming, rotational molding, and blow-molding—filling roles from executive and management through engineering, supervision, purchasing, maintenance, and continuous improvement. Current hiring activity spans manufacturing, engineering, sales, operations, and finance roles across the United States, Canada, India, and Peru, with an emphasis on mid- to senior-level placements.
They specialize in all major plastics processes: profile extrusion, film extrusion, sheet extrusion, injection molding, liquid silicone molding, thermoforming, rotational molding, and blow-molding.
Candidates typically have experience with Lean Six Sigma, equipment automation, process optimization, CAD tools, SAP, and industrial control systems (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, PLC), reflecting client demand for manufacturing and continuous improvement expertise.
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