General Manager

H.T. Prof Executive Search; Lake Geneva (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

H. T. PROF Group is seeking a General Manager for a corrugated box packaging facility in Wisconsin. You will drive profitability, safety, and quality while leading strategic initiatives and continuous improvement.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's in Business or Engineering with 5+ years of senior management experience, including KPI leadership in production, overhead management, and reliability.

Qualifications

• Box conversion experience in corrugated packaging.
• Corrugator machine experience required.
• Experience in leading production and KPI delivery.

Responsibilities

• Drive plant profitability while ensuring safety and quality.
• Develop and execute business plans aligned with company goals.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives tied to strategy.
• Collaborate with sales to grow key accounts and opportunities.
• Oversee production improvements to meet short/long term targets.

Skills

box conversion

corrugator experience

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.

The General Manager will have full responsibility for the performance and profitability of the corrugated box packaging manufacturing facility in WI.

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