General Manager

Launching Point; Lake Geneva (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Launching Point in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, is seeking a Plant Manager with paper-to-box conversion and corrugator experience. The role emphasizes driving profitability while upholding safety and quality, and leading continuous improvement initiatives aligned with strategic goals.

The candidate should have a Bachelor's in Business or Engineering and 5+ years of progressive management, including budgeting, KPI tracking, and cross-functional leadership to drive growth and efficiency at the plant.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive management experience, incl. 3+ years in industry segment management.
• Operational oversight including budget and financial management.
• Strong leadership, goal-setting, and example-led management.

Responsibilities

• Drive plant profitability while meeting safety and quality standards.
• Develop and implement business plans aligned with company goals.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives tied to strategic direction.
• Collaborate with commercial/sales to identify growth opportunities.
• Oversee production improvements to meet short- and long-term objectives.

Skills

Box conversion experience

Corrugator machine experience

Leadership

Budget management

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Engineering

Job description

Please read full job description to ensure match before applying:

• Candidate must have box (cardboard) conversion experience w/ corrugator machine experience.
• Candidates that come from the corrugate background with experience only in a sheet plant, pulp plant, or with products such as: (plastics, container board, particleboard, etc) need not apply, MUST HAVE paper to box conversion background.

What you'll be doing:

• Drive forward the plant’s profitability and ensure all safety and quality requirements are met
• Develop and implement business plans that align with company goals and overall strategic vision
• Drive and implement continuous improvement initiatives tied to the strategic business direction
• Build partnerships and effectively collaborate with commercial/sales business partners to identify facility growth opportunities, and maintain relationships with key accounts
• Oversee and drive improvements in facility production to meet short-term and long-term divisional objectives to achieve optimum efficiency

Your Background:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Engineering highly preferred
• 5+ years of progressive management experience, with a minimum of 3 years of experience within industry segment management role.
• Operational oversight, including budget and financial management
• Be able to acclimate and appropriately lead proper goal foundations and the ability to lead by example.
• Background in project management with proven success in KPI's such as: production efficiencies, overhead management, output profitability, and safety & reliability