Job Role: Mixing & Material Development Manager (Mon-Fri Days) Basic Starting Salary: £50 000 - £55 000 Per Year Location: Doncaster, South Yorkshire (Commutable from West Yorkshire & South Yorkshire) Working Hours: Days Only | Monday-Friday (Early finish on Fridays) Benefits: 10% BONUS 8% PENSION REGULAR PAY INCREASES 33 HOLIDAYS SICK PAY LIFE INSURANCE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SHARESAVE SCHEME STAFF DISCOUNTS TRAINING DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR FURTHER PROGRESSION ADDITIONAL BENEFITS The Company This company are a multi-million pound, leading and long established manufacturer, with multiple sites in South Yorkshire. The Mixing & Material Development Manager Purpose To manage the manufacture, development and supply of new and recycled materials for the Extrusion and Injection Moulding processes. The Mixing & Material Development Manager Role Production of dry blend and pelletised materials in accordance with the production schedule, ensuring sufficient material stock availability to meet customer sales demand. Support sustainability initiatives through development of recycled material processes and production readiness, ensuring that waste is minimised. Manage the day-to-day activities within the mixing plant, taking ownership and accountability for departmental performance, process optimisation and improvement initiatives Work with key internal teams (purchasing, laboratory, production, quality) and external raw material suppliers to co-ordinate the development of materials and production processes aimed at increasing efficiency, quality and / or reduce cost. Responsibility for changes and updating of material specifications including communication via ECRs (Engineering Change Request) and ERP updates to reflect current product structure and costs. Work closely with production teams and process engineers to support the resolution of ad-hoc material processing issues. Work closely with Engineering support functions to ensure there is a Mixing planned maintenance programme in place, with appropriate management of associated budgets. The Mixing & Material Development Manager Requirements: In depth knowledge and understanding of plastic materials. Technical knowledge and understanding of mixing processes and equipment. Previous experience in production/operational process and team management. Ability to lead and drive change initiatives and improvements. Proven ability to write and submit high value / complex capital expenditure requests. Proven ability to embed preventative / planned maintenance schedules. Ability to problem solve and initiate countermeasures for improvement. If you are interested in this Mixing & Material Development Manager role, please apply with an up to date CV or call the team on 01138 331786 for more info. You must be eligible to live and work in the UK to be considered for this role