We are looking for an experienced General Manager – Extrusion to lead the development and launch of a new manufacturing facility in the Greater Houston area.
This is a hands-on leadership opportunity for a professional with strong technical expertise in plastics extrusion and compounding, ideally within masterbatch manufacturing.
The role will be responsible for overseeing the facility's development, equipment installation, commissioning, start-up, and production ramp-up. Key responsibilities also include building and developing the team, establishing operational processes and KPIs, and driving overall plant performance, quality, safety, and efficiency.
The ideal candidate combines deep knowledge of extrusion processes with strong leadership and operational management skills, with the ability to build a facility from the ground up and lead its long-term success.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
• Own the extrusion / compounding process end to end - line configuration, process parameters, throughput, quality, scrap, and scale-up of the masterbatch product
• Partner with engineering through construction, equipment selection, installation, commissioning, and start-up of the extrusion lines
• Build the organization: design the structure, define headcount by phase, and recruit, onboard, and train the team
• Establish procedures, management routines, KPIs, and controls across production planning, quality, maintenance, and materials
• After start-up, hold full General Manager responsibility for the site - production, people, safety, quality, maintenance, warehousing, logistics, and the plant P&L
Key Skills
• Deep, hands-on expertise in the extrusion / compounding process used to produce masterbatch (screw configuration, process optimization, troubleshooting, line scale-up)
• General Manager / full-site P&L leadership with the ability to build a plant, team, and processes from scratch
• Data-driven, KPI-based operational management (OEE, RFT, yield/scrap, cost of poor quality, throughput)
Education & Requirements
• Relevant engineering degree (mechanical, chemical, materials, or industrial engineering & management) preferred
• Significant experience managing a plastics or process manufacturing plant, including managing managers
• Experience with plant construction, expansion, commissioning, or start-up of production lines is a significant advantage
• Excellent English and experience working in an international environment
• Open to on-site work in the Greater Houston area and to the construction-through-operations timeline
Location
Greater Houston area, Texas (on-site).
Compensation
$150,000 - $180,000 base.