General Manager

Soap Creek Resources; Lake Geneva (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Soap Creek Resources in Wisconsin seeks a driven Plant Manager to lead profitability, safety, and quality at our production facility. You will develop business plans aligned with our strategic vision and oversee continuous improvement initiatives to boost efficiency and output.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's in Business or Engineering, 5+ years in management, and at least 3 years in an industry segment lead role. Experience in paper-to-box conversion and corrugator operations is required.

Qualifications

• Experience in box/conversion with corrugator operations.
• Ability to manage budgets and financials.
• Proven track record in KPI-driven production improvements.

Responsibilities

• Drive plant profitability while ensuring safety and quality standards.
• Develop and implement business plans aligned with company goals and strategic vision.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives tied to business direction.
• Collaborate with commercial/sales partners to identify growth opportunities and maintain key accounts.
• Oversee production improvements to meet short-term and long-term objectives for efficiency.

Skills

Box conversion

Corrugator experience

Project management

KPI tracking

Budget management

Leadership

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