General Manager

Aspire Talent Solutions; Lake Geneva (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspire Talent Solutions in Wisconsin's Lake Geneva area seeks a seasoned Plant Manager to lead operations, safeguard safety and quality, and drive profitability by meeting production goals. You will manage budgets, set performance standards, and model leadership by example.

In this role you will develop and execute business plans aligned with strategic vision, pursue continuous improvement, and partner with commercial teams to identify growth opportunities while ensuring reliable, efficient

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Engineering required.
• 5+ years of progressive management experience in relevant industry.
• Operational oversight including budget and financial management.
• Ability to lead by example and establish goal foundations.
• Background in project management with KPI experience (production efficiency, overhead, profitability, safety).

Responsibilities

• Drive plant profitability and ensure safety and quality requirements are met.
• Develop and implement business plans aligned with company goals and strategic vision.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives aligned with strategic direction.
• Build partnerships with commercial/sales to identify growth opportunities and maintain key accounts.
• Oversee and drive improvements in facility production to meet short- and long-term objectives for optimum efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Project management

Continuous 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