General Manager

Strategic Recruiting Resources; Lake Geneva (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Top Echelon Software, LLC in Wisconsin seeks an experienced plant leader with a paper-to-box conversion background to drive profitability, safety, and quality at our facility. You will develop and implement business plans aligned with company goals, lead continuous improvement initiatives, and partner with commercial teams to identify growth opportunities.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s in Business or Engineering, 5+ years of progressive management experience (3+ in an industry segment

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering (preferred).
• 5+ years of progressive management experience.
• Minimum 3 years in an industry segment management role.
• Experience with budget and financial management.
• Ability to set goals and lead by example.
• Proven project management experience with KPI focus on production efficiency, overhead, profitability, safety, and reliability.

Responsibilities

• 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 collaborate with commercial/sales to identify facility growth opportunities and maintain key account relationships.
• Oversee and drive improvements in facility production to meet short-term and long-term divisional objectives.

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

Budget management

Continuous improvement

KPI tracking

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

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