General Manager

Eden Capital Careers; Lake Geneva (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Eden Capital Careers seeks a results-driven Plant Manager to lead a Wisconsin facility. The role focuses on driving profitability while upholding safety and quality standards, and delivering strategic business plans to meet company goals.

You will spearhead continuous improvement initiatives and collaborate closely with sales to identify growth opportunities. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of progressive management experience, with at least 3 years in an industry segment management role, and a

Qualifications

• Experience in box conversion on corrugator lines.
• Proven track record in managing production KPIs (efficiency, profitability, safety).
• Budgeting and financial oversight for a plant or production facility.
• Strong project management and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Box conversion experience

Corrugator machine experience

Management experience

Budget and financial management

Project management

KPI management

Leadership by example

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