General Manager

Barron Industries; Oxford (MI); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) with Company Match

Life Insurance

HSA & FSA Options

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Barron Industries in Oxford, MI, seeks an experienced General Manager to oversee daily manufacturing operations, drive excellence, and lead production teams in a fast‑paced aerospace/defense environment. The GM will balance strategic planning with shop floor execution, ensuring on‑time delivery and measurable performance across multiple departments.

Responsibilities include setting priorities with the President, managing revenue and budgets, guiding capacity planning, and driving continuous

Qualifications

• Proven leadership with responsibility for multiple teams or broad manufacturing operations.
• Experience as GM, Plant Manager, or Operations Director in aerospace/defense preferred.
• Ability to manage revenue goals, budgets, and delivery commitments using data.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the President to set priorities, goals, and strategic plans.
• Oversee revenue, budget, production, and delivery; implement corrective actions.
• Hold managers accountable for performance, productivity, and cost objectives.
• Lead capacity planning, staffing, inventory, equipment, and backlog alignment.
• Coordinate across casting, machining, quality, engineering, and shipping.
• Review reports, identify risks, and communicate results to executives.
• Drive continuous improvement in productivity, cost reduction, and throughput.
• Participate in customer meetings and provide operational updates.
• Evaluate growth opportunities and future manufacturing capabilities.
• Ensure safety, quality, and ITAR compliance; promote accountability.

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Performance management

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

About Barron Industries:

Founded in 1983, Barron Industries is a leading investment casting and precision machining company serving the aerospace and defense industries. We are a rapidly growing investment casting foundry with expansive, state-of-the‑art machining facilities dedicated to serving the critical needs of the defense and aerospace markets. We are seeking an experienced, results‑driven General Manager (GM) to oversee daily manufacturing operations, drive operational excellence, and lead our production teams. The GM will be directly accountable for meeting revenue goals, optimizing interdepartmental workflows, and ensuring 100% on‑time delivery to our demanding customer base. This role requires a hands‑on leader who can balance high‑level strategic resource planning with daily shop floor execution.

Why Work at Barron Industries?

We invest in people the same way we invest in advanced manufacturing technology. View employee testimonials HERE.

Top‑Tier Benefits

• 100% health insurance premium paid coverage for employees, their spouses and children
• Additional medical GAP Insurance that assists with deductibles
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Life Insurance
• HSA & FSA Options
• Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays

Barron Industries, a leader in aerospace and defense manufacturing since 1983, is seeking an experienced General Manager to join our team in Oxford, MI.

What You’ll Do:

• Partner with the President to establish operating priorities, performance goals, and strategic business plans.
• Oversee overall operating performance, including revenue, budget, production, and delivery goals; identify variances and implement corrective actions.
• Establish expectations and hold operational leaders accountable for departmental performance, productivity, quality, and cost objectives.
• Oversee capacity planning, staffing, inventory, equipment, and order backlog to align resources with customer commitments and business goals.
• Ensure effective coordination across casting, machining, quality, engineering, and shipping to improve efficiency and maintain reliable delivery.
• Review operational and financial reports, identify risks and improvement opportunities, and communicate results to executive leadership.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, cost reduction, throughput, and capacity expansion.
• Participate in critical customer meetings, address escalated concerns, and provide operational updates as needed.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to evaluate business growth opportunities, customer needs, and future manufacturing capabilities.
• Ensure appropriate systems and processes support safety, quality, customer requirements, and applicable aerospace, defense, and ITAR compliance.
• Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Perform other duties as directed by the President.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven leadership experience with responsibility for multiple teams, departments, or broad manufacturing operations; experience as a General Manager, Plant Manager, Operations Director, or in a comparable senior role preferred.
• Strong understanding of investment casting, precision machining, or other complex manufacturing environments; aerospace and defense experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage operating performance, revenue goals, budgets, costs, capacity, and delivery commitments using measurable business data.
• Experience preparing and presenting operational and financial reports to executive leadership.
• Ability to lead and hold managers accountable while delegating day‑to‑day production execution to the appropriate operational leaders.
• Strong customer communication, cross‑functional leadership, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills.
• Familiarity with manufacturing ERP systems and the use of accurate operational data for planning and performance management; familiarity with Barron’s ERP system preferred.
• Knowledge of applicable aerospace and defense quality systems and requirements, including AS9100, NADCAP, and ITAR, or the ability to work effectively with responsible subject‑matter leaders.
• Ability to evaluate business priorities, identify operational risks, and lead improvement efforts in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.