Are you a Best-in-Class Plastics Professional?

If your objective and honest answer is "yes", then we'd like to know more about the background, accomplishments, and interests that you have made you Best-in-Class. And if--and when--the time and opportunity are right, one of our world-class clients might want to make you an offer that you can't refuse.

Who are we?

JLI-Boston is a retainer-based executive search firm whose exclusive focus is the U.S. plastics industry. All we do is plastics, working discretely, confidentially, and selectively.

Our clients are a select group of the best performing and most respected companies in the plastics industry:

• Companies that are winning.
• Companies that are growing.
• Companies that value talented people and are seriously committed to attracting, retaining, and providing opportunity for the industry's best professionals.

What types of searches do we do?

Plastics, plastics, and more plastics. We only conduct searches in the plastics industry, and our clients all require previous experience in the industry. (If you don't have any plastics experience, click here for a special message now.)

Most often, our searches are for U.S. based companies and offer base salaries in the $60,000 - $150,000+ range (exclusive of bonus, commissions, or other incentive compensation).

If you have background in any of the following areas, we may be currently conducting a search for which you may be qualified:

• Functions
  • Senior Management. (President, VP, General Management.)
  • Sales/Marketing. (Management, Product Management, Market Development, Field Sales, e-Business, etc.)
    
  • Engineering. (Management, Plant, Process, Tech Service, Design, CAE, Applications, etc.)
    
  • Manufacturing / Operations. (Plant Management, Project, Engineering, Process.)
    
  • Research & Development. (Management, Scientific, Applied, Product Development.)
    
  • Corporate /Staff. (Corporate Planning, Market Research, Management Consulting, etc.)

• Sectors
  • Resins and Compounds. (Commodity, Engineering, Specialty)
  • Processing. (Injection molding, extrusion, blow molding, compounding, thermoforming, etc.)
    
  • Parts. (Molded, Sheet, Film, Bottles, Multilayer, etc.)
    
  • Distribution. (Resins, Compounds.)
  • e-Business.

• Markets
  • Automotive
  • Building and Construction
  • Computer / Business Equipment
  • Consumer / Industrial
  • Electrical / Electronic
  • Medical
  • Packaging
  • Telecommunications

What should I expect from JLI-Boston?

Objectivity, confidentiality, and honesty.

• Objectivity. First and foremost, understand that we represent our client. If you're sincerely interested and qualified for the position, we'll objectively present your credentials--along with our opinion--to our client in a fair and equivalent manner, along with several otherwise similarly-qualified professionals. And we'll give you prompt, honest feedback as soon as we have it, pro or con.

• Confidentiality. Second, understand that we provide, as well as expect, confidentiality--with your resume, our conversations, and any information we may share with you about our client's needs or its future plans. Specifically, your resume will never be released to a client without your verbal approval following an in-depth discussion about your background, interests, and our client's specific needs. And we expect that you'll treat our conversations with similar confidentiality and respect. (For more about privacy, click here.)

• Honesty. Last, but not least, understand that that we're not an "agency" style contingency recruiter, so expect us to be more thorough in evaluating you for a specific search. We're focused on assuring that the opportunity we're discussing is a "win-win" for both our client and you.
  Expect that we'll interview you in great depth…and that we'll carefully consider what you say about who you are and what you've accomplished. Expect that we'll want to speak to your professional references for their opinions and insight. Expect that we'll be honest with you…and we expect you to be completely honest with us.

How do we get started?

If you're Best-in-Class, you should get to know us, long before you're ready to make your next step. Choose one of the options below to start the process:

• To send us (1) an e-mail with a brief summary of your background and (2) your resume as an attachment, click here.

• To send use an on-line form to start the process, click here. (Be sure to also e-mail your resume.)

• Call our office.