General Manager

Enhance Recruiting; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Enhance Recruiting, LLC seeks a General Manager to guide site strategy at a recycled linerboard mill, drive safety, reliability, and productivity, and develop its people.

You will translate business priorities into daily execution, lead large teams, and partner with functional leaders to ensure environmental compliance, product quality, and on‑time delivery.

Qualifications

• Progressive manufacturing leadership experience with substantial responsibility for a plant or mill.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering preferred, or equivalent experience in a related technical or manufacturing field.
• Experience leading large teams through a servant leadership approach in a complex manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated results in safety, operational improvement, employee engagement, and financial performance.
• Strong understanding of paper manufacturing processes, maintenance and reliability practices, and continuous improvement methods such as Lean or Six Sigma.
• Ability to guide organizational change, develop effective leaders, and build accountable teams.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to align priorities and influence partners across functions.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall direction for mill operations, with accountability for production, safety, quality, maintenance, equipment reliability, environmental compliance, and employee engagement.
• Make safety a consistent operating priority by reinforcing clear expectations and shared responsibility for employee well‑being.
• Convert strategic objectives into practical operating plans, performance measures, and actions with functional leaders.
• Use operational results to prioritize improvements in efficiency, costs, product quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Guide continuous improvement efforts that increase output, reduce waste, and strengthen the consistency of mill performance.
• Coordinate production plans with commercial, planning, and distribution teams to meet customer needs and maintain reliable delivery.
• Coach managers and employees, strengthen leadership capability, and create an inclusive environment that encourages ownership and collaboration.
• Work with human resources partners on workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, and the development of talent to support business goals.

Skills

Servant leadership

Leadership development

Safety management

Operations improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

An advanced recycled linerboard manufacturing operation is seeking a General Manager to guide site strategy, strengthen operational performance, and develop its people. Serving the packaging industry, this facility combines sophisticated production technology with an experienced workforce and a focus on product quality and environmental responsibility.

This executive will have broad accountability for mill results, translating business priorities into effective daily execution. Success requires a leader who can improve safety, reliability, productivity, and financial performance while building trust, developing leaders, and engaging employees throughout the operation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide overall direction for mill operations, with accountability for production, safety, quality, maintenance, equipment reliability, environmental compliance, and employee engagement.
• Make safety a consistent operating priority by reinforcing clear expectations and shared responsibility for employee well‑being.
• Convert strategic objectives into practical operating plans, performance measures, and actions with functional leaders.
• Use operational results to prioritize improvements in efficiency, costs, product quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Guide continuous improvement efforts that increase output, reduce waste, and strengthen the consistency of mill performance.
• Coordinate production plans with commercial, planning, and distribution teams to meet customer needs and maintain reliable delivery.
• Coach managers and employees, strengthen leadership capability, and create an inclusive environment that encourages ownership and collaboration.
• Work with human resources partners on workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, and the development of talent to support business goals.

REQUIREMENTS

• Progressive manufacturing leadership experience with substantial responsibility for a plant or mill. Background in paper, pulp, packaging, linerboard, or corrugated manufacturing is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering preferred, or equivalent experience in a related technical or manufacturing field.
• Experience leading large teams through a servant leadership approach in a complex manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated results in safety, operational improvement, employee engagement, and financial performance.
• Strong understanding of paper manufacturing processes, maintenance and reliability practices, and continuous improvement methods such as Lean or Six Sigma.
• Ability to guide organizational change, develop effective leaders, and build accountable teams.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to align priorities and influence partners across functions.