Allan James Associates is recognized as a leading recruitment firm serving the Plastics, Medical Device, Packaging, Chemical and other industries.  With more than 23 years of experience, we have developed recruiting systems that produce outstanding candidates.  The following is only a sample of the thousands of individuals available through our firm!

TOP TEN CANDIDATES

These are candidates that have recently come to our attention as a result of ongoing recruitment campaigns. These are hand picked, top drawer professionals that offer remarkable skills, achievement, and potential.  Many are not actively “in the market” but have indicated an interest in seeking a new opportunity.  We have more than 10,000 candidates in our database and contacts throughout the industries we serve.  

Contact Roger Aistrup, General Manager at 417-881-6767 or email jobs@allanjamesassociates.com for more information.

Operations Manager / Engineering Manager

BS Mechanical Engineering with 26 years of progressive experience with Fortune 500 Consumer Product, Automotive Component, and Plastic Packaging.  Recent Plant Manager for high volume, precision injection molder of caps and closures serving major beverage OEM’s.  Prior P & L responsibility for a major player in the large tonnage market serving Automotive and Agricultural OEM’s.  Early career in Engineering Management provided exceptional technical skill in design, tooling, plant layout, and automation.  Additional strength in Lean Manufacturing.  Living in the Southeast and completely open to relocation.  $110,000 plus bonus.  #11439

Tooling and Project Engineer

BS Mechanical Engineering with 28 years of injection molding industry experience. Highly skilled in leading product development projects including coordination of tool and product design, prototyping, supervision of tool build and production launch.  A rare candidate with additional experience in supervision of tool room operations involving repair and modification, fixture design, and automation of production processes.  Solid skills in injection mold process and troubleshooting as well.  Impressive Program Management skills.  Currently living in the Upper Midwest and open to relocation.  $90,000 base.  #11396.

Plant Manager – Plastic Packaging

BS Mechanical Engineering with over 20 years of experience in thermoforming, injection molding and extrusion.  Primary background in Engineering and Management of high speed food packaging operations.  Highly successful in implementing Kaizen, Process Improvement Teams, Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing techniques producing improved EBITA of $800,000. Strong AIB, FDA, and USDA compliance skills.  Early career as Process Engineer provided outstanding skills in Capital Equipment Justification, Selection, Installation; FDA/AIB compliance; and maintenance.  Thin and Heavy Gauge Materials.  Living on the West Coast and open to relocation.  #11369.

Supervisor / Group Leader – Injection Molding and Assembly

BS Management with 17 years of experience in high speed, high volume, precision injection molding, assembly and packaging.  Has additional college training in Plastics Technology and has developed strong injection molding process, equipment, tooling and materials troubleshooting skills.  Offers mature leadership skills including experience in the development of training programs for maintenance, utilization of Kan Ban and other lean systems, process and methods improvement, and cost reduction. A resident of the Northeast, open to relocation anywhere. $65,000 base.  #11115. 

Sales and Marketing Manager – Commodity Resins

MBA with 20 years of progressively more responsible assignments in sales and marketing.  Early career as a Regional Account Executive focused on thermoplastic compounds, specialty resins and polymers, engineered plastics, colors and additives.  Success led to promotions to Sales Management for multi-state territories.  As Marketing Manager, responsibilities have included overseeing the commercialization of new accounts for a major global distributor that increase sales by 25%.  Lives in the Northeast and completely open to relocation and road warrior travel.  $130,000 base plus bonus package.  #11477.

Field Service Technician / Senior Maintenance Technician

Impressive technical expert in injection molding with 20 years of outstanding experience with just four employers. Trained and certified by Arburg, Husky, and Toshiba in all aspects of machine maintenance and operations.  Additional certifications in hydraulic, electrical, and pneumatic systems.  Strong PLC troubleshooting (AB, BC, GE, Omron, Siemens) and programming.  Has been traveling nationwide for a major manufacturer of injection molding machines providing new machine start-up/commissioning, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance and customer training since 2002.  Living on the West Coast and open to road warrior travel or relocation.  $$68,000 base plus incentives ($10,000).   #11318

Design Engineer

MS Mechanical Engineering with 19 years of design and project engineering experience.  Extraordinary background includes proficiency with Pro/Engineer CAD and Pro/Mechanica FEA for applications in consumer product and computer peripheral products.  In recent years, projects have included concept development; initial design, prototyping and testing; design revision including development of tool design and hand-off to manufacturing engineering.  Has designed injection molded plastic, metal cast, powdered metal, extruded and sheet metal components.  Experience includes substantial gear and mechanism design for products including powered hand tools and computer printers.  Strength is ability to produce functional aesthetic designs that can be mass produced. A resident of the Southeast and open to relocation.  $83,000 base.  #11392

Senior Program Manager – Medical Device

BS Management with 25 years of experience primarily in plastic product development and manufacturing.  Exceptional Medical Device Program Manager skills and ability to guide products from concept through design, prototyping, testing, validation and production.  Early career assignment in Mold Making led to assignments in project engineering for both major OEM and larger custom molders serving medical device.  Strong technical base combined with well developed FDA design control, compliance, and validation protocols. Living in the Northeast and completely open to relocation.  $120,000 plus bonus.  #11306

Sr. Product Engineer / Project Manager – Medical Device

Masters in Management, BS Mechanical Engineering with 20 years of experience in medical device and aerospace industries.  Specific experience in management of product development projects for vacuum and infusion pumps, syringes, catheters, and numerous disposable single use items.  In addition, has completed competitor analysis, filed for patent rights and performed intellectual property research.  Strong regulatory, compliance, validation, SOP, ISO, FDA 13485, and 510 k submission experience.  Has extensive experience with pre and post clinical investigations and trials.  Living in the Southeast, renting, and easily relocated anywhere.  $110,000 plus 15% bonus. #10745

Mold Design Engineer

BS Mold Design Technology (Equivalent to US Engineering Technology Degree) with 25 years of experience in injection mold and product design.  Offers broad range of products and tooling types for applications in automotive, medical device, electrical switches, large and small appliances.  Consults extensively with customers and manages new product development projects by coordinating product and tool design, prototyping and testing, selection of and supervision of domestic and offshore tooling vendors, and ensuring project stays on budget and schedule.  Looking for advancement and stable opportunity.  Living in the Southeast and looking for opportunity on the East Coast.  $80,000 #10846