General Manager

Red Seal Recruiting Ltd.; Lake Geneva (WI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Seal Recruiting Ltd. seeks a seasoned plant manager with box conversion and corrugator experience to lead profitability, safety, and quality at a Wisconsin facility.

You will develop business plans aligned with strategic goals and drive continuous improvement across operations. The role requires 5+ years of progressive management, with at least 3 years in an industry segment context, and strong budgeting, project management, and KPI skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Engineering preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive management experience.
• Minimum 3 years in industry segment management.
• Experience with budget and financial management.
• Ability to lead by example and set goals.
• Background in project management with KPI success.

Responsibilities

• Drive profitability and ensure safety and quality.
• Develop and implement business plans aligned with company goals.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives tied to strategic direction.
• Collaborate with sales to identify growth opportunities and maintain key accounts.
• Oversee production improvements to meet short- and long-term objectives.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Project management

KPI tracking

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Engineering

Tools

ERP systems

MS Excel

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