General Manager

6 Degrees Search; Lake Geneva (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

6 Degrees Search is seeking a seasoned plant operations leader to drive profitability and safety at our Wisconsin facility. The role emphasizes paper-to-box conversion expertise, strategic planning, and budget oversight in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The ideal candidate will bring 5+ years of progressive management experience, including 3 years in an industry segment management role, and a track record of KPI-driven improvements, strong collaboration with commercial partners, and a

Qualifications

• Must have paper to box conversion background with corrugator experience.
• 5+ years of progressive management experience, with minimum 3 years in an industry segment management role.

Responsibilities

• Drive forward the plant’s profitability while ensuring safety and quality requirements are met.
• Develop and implement business plans aligned with company goals and strategic vision.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives tied to strategic direction.
• Build partnerships with commercial/sales teams to identify growth opportunities and maintain key accounts relationships.
• Oversee and drive production improvements to meet short- and long-term divisional objectives for optimum efficiency.

Skills

Box conversion experience (corrugator)

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