General Manager

Trueline Talent; Kentucky; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Medical and dental coverage

Job summary

Trueline Talent seeks a General Manager for a high-impact leadership role in Northeast Ohio. You will own day-to-day operations across production, quality, finance, HR, and workforce planning, guiding growth and capacity for a fast-scaling organization.

You will partner with ownership and senior leadership, shaping an operating structure capable of meeting aggressive demand while expanding production capacity and partnerships.

Qualifications

• Senior operational leadership experience in construction, heavy civil, precast concrete, or project-driven manufacturing.
• Experience leading a business/plant/division with broad scope beyond one department.
• Strong understanding of how manufactured products are used in construction or infrastructure.
• Experience overseeing production in a made-to-order or project-based environment.
• Experience operating within a sizable business, ideally >$100M annual revenue.
• Ability to lead through rapid growth and entrepreneurial environments.
• Strong business judgment managing people, processes, finances, quality, and commitments.
• Comfortable working closely with owners and executives in a fast-moving organization.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day operations across production, quality, finance, HR, and workforce planning.
• Lead manufacturing operations to meet aggressive demand and growth targets.
• Build processes, accountability, and operating structure as the company scales.
• Partner with ownership and senior leadership to share operational responsibilities.
• Collaborate across production, engineering, sales, and admin to align priorities.
• Oversee hiring and organizational development as the team expands.
• Monitor performance and identify opportunities to improve capacity, quality, and efficiency.
• Prepare the business for revenue growth and a larger operating footprint.
• Support integration of outside manufacturing partnerships as capabilities expand.

Skills

Senior operations leadership

Business leadership

Infrastructure construction knowledge

Made-to-order manufacturing

Revenue scale experience

Growth leadership

Business judgment

Hands-on with owners/executives

Job description

Trueline's client, a rapidly growing manufacturer serving major infrastructure and mission-critical construction projects, is seeking a General Manager to join their team in Northeast Ohio. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for an experienced construction or manufacturing operator to take ownership of day-to-day business operations while helping a fast-scaling organization build the systems, team, and production capacity needed for its next stage of growth.

What You'll Do as the General Manager:

• Own day-to-day operations across production, quality, finance, HR, and workforce planning.
• Lead the manufacturing operation and ensure production keeps pace with aggressive customer demand and growth targets.
• Build stronger processes, accountability, and operating structure as the organization continues to scale.
• Partner closely with ownership and senior leadership while taking operational responsibilities off their plates.
• Work across production, engineering, sales, and administrative functions to keep priorities aligned.
• Oversee hiring and organizational development as the team expands.
• Monitor operational and financial performance and identify opportunities to improve capacity, quality, efficiency, and execution.
• Help prepare the business for significant revenue growth and a larger, more sophisticated operating footprint.
• Support the integration of outside manufacturing and production partnerships as the company expands its capabilities.

Must-Haves as the General Manager:

• Senior operational leadership experience in construction, heavy civil, precast concrete, construction products, or project-driven manufacturing.
• Experience leading a business, plant, division, or major operating function with responsibility well beyond a single department.
• Strong understanding of how manufactured products are used in construction or infrastructure applications.
• Experience overseeing production operations in a made-to-order or project-based environment rather than traditional retail or inventory-driven manufacturing.
• Experience operating within a sizable business, ideally one approaching or exceeding $100M in annual revenue.
• Ability to lead through rapid growth, changing priorities, and an entrepreneurial environment.
• Strong business judgment with the ability to manage people, processes, financial considerations, quality, and customer commitments.
• Comfortable working closely with owners and executives in a hands-on, fast-moving organization.

Nice-to-Haves as the General Manager:

• Experience with utility, electrical infrastructure, heavy civil, data center, industrial, government, military, healthcare, or other mission-critical construction markets.
• Experience with engineered or custom concrete components.
• Background scaling a manufacturing business through major increases in volume or revenue.
• Experience working in a job shop, engineer-to-order, configure-to-order, or purchase-order-driven production environment.
• Exposure to both manufacturing operations and construction project execution.

Our Client Offers:

• A highly visible leadership role with direct access to ownership and executive leadership.
• The opportunity to take meaningful control of an operation experiencing exceptional growth.
• Broad authority across production and business operations rather than ownership of one narrow function.
• A fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where strong leaders can make decisions and see the impact quickly.
• Significant long-term growth potential as the company expands production capacity, partnerships, and its national customer base.
• Relocation assistance for the right candidate, with flexibility based on individual circumstances.
• Benefits including medical and dental coverage and voluntary life insurance.
• The chance to join an organization supplying infrastructure for demanding commercial, industrial, mission-critical, and government-related projects.

Trueline and its clients are unabashed equal-opportunity employers committed to a diverse workforce. We welcome smart and ambitious applicants and recruit, refer, hire, place, and promote without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law.