Factory Production Manager – Plastic Recycling

About the role

The Production Manager leads all manufacturing activities at A~STAR Plastics' recycling and compounding plant. You will be responsible for delivering high‑quality plastic pellets on schedule while ensuring safety, cost efficiency, and environmental compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Plan, organise and supervise daily production to meet schedules and customer delivery requirements.
• Oversee the full recycling chain – material receiving, sorting, shredding, metal separation, extrusion, pelletising and packing.
• Monitor output, machine utilisation, labour productivity and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Optimise process parameters, reduce waste, lower costs and increase equipment uptime.
• Coordinate production priorities with sales, warehouse, procurement, maintenance, logistics and quality teams.
• Maintain a clean, safe and well‑organised production environment.

Required profile

• Proven experience managing production in a plastics or related manufacturing environment.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and develop a team of machine operators.
• Excellent problem‑solving and decision‑making abilities.
• Good understanding of safety, quality and environmental standards.

Required skills

• Extrusion
• Pelletising
• Shredding
• Metal separation

What we offer

• Competitive monthly salary (SGD 3,800‑4,800)
• Opportunity to lead a high‑performing team in a fast‑growing recycling business.
• Professional development and continuous‑improvement culture.