Digital Manufacturing & MES Operations Manager Injection Moulding

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced manufacturing professional to take ownership of the day-to-day use, improvement and expansion of our FACTOS Manufacturing Execution System within our injection-moulding operations.

Our first stage is already complete. 16 injection-moulding machines are connected through IoT devices and HMIs, production plans are visible on the shop floor, and real-time production, shot-count and cycle-time data is being captured correctly.

This is not a software-development or MES-architecture role. We need someone who understands manufacturing operations and can ensure that operators, supervisors and production teams use the system correctly and consistently.

Key Responsibilities

• Take day-to-day ownership of the FACTOS MES system
• Ensure production plans are correctly loaded, started, monitored and closed
• Train operators, supervisors, mould setters and other shop-floor employees
• Ensure production, downtime and rejection entries are accurate and complete
• Monitor daily system usage and correct missing or incorrect entries
• Work with the Production Supervisor to compare planned and actual production
• Analyse cycle time, output, downtime, rejection and machine performance
• Prepare simple daily, weekly and monthly production reports
• Use MES data to identify production losses and improvement opportunities
• Coordinate corrective actions with production, quality, maintenance and tool-room teams
• Work with Dalnex/FACTOS and IoT support teams when technical issues arise
• Create practical SOPs and standard processes for shop-floor users
• Support future modules such as raw-material traceability, maintenance and mould tracking
• Help standardise the process before rollout to additional factories

Production-planning decisions will initially remain with the owners and Production Supervisor. The selected person will first stabilise and strengthen the existing system.

Required Experience

• At least 5–6 years of experience in a manufacturing facility
• Hands-on experience in injection moulding, plastics manufacturing or another machine-based manufacturing process
• Experience using or implementing an MES, digital production system, production-monitoring system or Industry 4.0 solution
• Understanding of production planning, machine cycle time, output, downtime, rejection and manufacturing KPIs
• Experience working directly with operators, supervisors, quality and maintenance teams
• Experience training shop-floor users and ensuring process compliance
• Ability to analyse production reports and identify incorrect or incomplete data
• Strong practical problem-solving and follow-up skills
• Ability to take ownership and work independently

Preferred Experience

Candidates with experience in the following will be strongly preferred:

• Injection-moulding machines and moulds
• Plastic components or packaging manufacturing
• Mould changes and machine setups
• Downtime and rejection analysis
• OEE, machine utilisation and productivity improvement
• Shop-floor digitalisation
• Raw-material traceability
• Preventive maintenance or mould-life tracking
• Multi-factory manufacturing operations

Educational Background

A diploma or degree in Mechanical, Production, Manufacturing, Plastics, Polymer, Industrial, Mechatronics, Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation or a related discipline is preferred.

Candidates with strong relevant manufacturing experience may also be considered.

The Ideal Candidate

The right person will:

• Understand manufacturing operations better than software architecture
• Be comfortable working regularly on the shop floor
• Communicate effectively with operators and supervisors
• Train employees patiently and practically
• Enforce process discipline without creating unnecessary conflict
• Respect existing manufacturing knowledge and working methods
• Use data to improve operations rather than only prepare dashboards
• Follow issues until they are fully resolved
• Work effectively with family-business owners and professional teams

This Role Is Not Primarily For

• Software developers or MES architects
• Database administrators
• Pure IT-support candidates
• Candidates with only theoretical Industry 4.0 knowledge
• Candidates without hands-on manufacturing experience
• Candidates looking for a desk-only role

Expected Outcomes

Within the first six months, the selected person should help achieve:

• Stable operation of all eight connected machines and HMIs
• Standardised FactOS usage by operators and supervisors
• Correct production-plan start and closure
• More than 90% downtime-entry completion
• More than 95% rejection-entry completion
• Regular production-performance reporting
• Corrective actions for major downtime and rejection causes
• At least one measurable productivity or loss-reduction improvement
• Readiness for the next stage of factory digitalisation

Application Process

Please send your CV and a brief letter of motivation to: [HIDDEN TEXT]