General Manager

Zaddy Solutions; Lake Geneva (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Zaddy Solutions in the United States seeks a seasoned manager to lead our packaging operations in Wisconsin. The role focuses on profitability, safety, and quality while expanding production efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Ideal candidate has a business or engineering degree, 5+ years in management, and a strong background in paper-to-box conversion with corrugator experience.

Qualifications

• Must have paper-to-box conversion background.
• Corrugate background from sheet/pulp/other products is not acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Drive plant profitability and ensure safety and quality.
• Develop and implement business plans aligned with company goals.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives tied to the strategic direction.
• Collaborate with commercial partners to identify growth opportunities.
• Oversee production improvements to meet objectives and optimize efficiency.

Skills

Corrugator experience

Cardboard conversion

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