General Manager

Unified Talent Group; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Unified Talent Group seeks a General Manager to lead the Tulsa, OK operation, overseeing manufacturing, engineering, quality, materials, testing, and HR. The role carries full P&L accountability and strategic responsibility for performance across the plant.

The GM will drive the startup, commissioning, staffing, and ramp-up of a new facility, aligning equipment readiness with production readiness and process qualification. Strong leadership and regulatory experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Min. 10 years of progressively responsible manufacturing leadership experience.
• Proven experience with plant operations and P&L responsibility.
• Proven ability to lead change, growth, or startup initiatives in manufacturing.
• Strong production management, budgeting, capacity planning, and continuous improvement knowledge.
• Experience in regulated manufacturing environment preferred.
• ERP proficiency and MS Office suite knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across the Tulsa facility.
• Oversee manufacturing, engineering, quality, materials, testing, and HR functions.
• Own plant performance including profitability and budgeting.
• Lead startup and commissioning of a new manufacturing facility.
• Develop budgets, forecasts, and capital plans.
• Communicate risks, opportunities, and variances to senior leadership.
• Build and lead the site leadership team and ensure safety/quality targets.

Skills

Leadership

Profit & Loss

Plant operations

Lean manufacturing

Strategic thinking

Communication

Team motivation

Budgeting

Capacity planning

ERP systems

Tools

ERP systems

MS Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Unified Talent Group is partnered with a well-known manufacturer seeking an experienced General Manager to lead the overall performance of its Tulsa OK operation. This senior leadership position will oversee manufacturing, engineering, quality, materials, testing, and human resources while maintaining full accountability for operational and financial results.

The General Manager will also lead the startup and commissioning of a new manufacturing facility, including equipment readiness, staffing, process qualification, production ramp-up, and transition to stable operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across the Tulsa facility.
• Oversee manufacturing, engineering, quality, materials, testing, and human resources functions.
• Maintain full ownership of plant performance, including profit and loss responsibility.
• Develop and execute operating budgets, forecasts, and capital plans.
• Review financial and operational reports and communicate significant risks, opportunities, and variances to senior leadership.
• Lead the commissioning and production ramp-up of a new manufacturing facility.
• Build, develop, and hold accountable a strong site leadership team.
• Establish performance standards for safety, quality, cost, productivity, inventory, on-time delivery, customer satisfaction, and supplier performance.
• Implement manufacturing best practices, continuous improvement initiatives, and lean operating principles.
• Oversee capacity planning, production scheduling, labor efficiency, material usage, and resource allocation.
• Develop corrective action plans when operating or financial results do not meet expectations.
• Partner with supply chain, engineering, quality, and manufacturing teams to qualify materials and support new product introductions.
• Maintain effective communication with customers, employees, senior leadership, and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure complex customer requirements are handled with responsiveness, flexibility, and professionalism.
• Develop short- and long-term operating plans that support the organization’s strategic goals.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of progressively responsible manufacturing leadership experience.
• Significant plant-operations experience with demonstrated profit and loss accountability.
• Proven success leading organizational change, facility growth, or manufacturing start-up initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of production management, budgeting, capacity planning, and continuous improvement.
• Experience in a highly regulated manufacturing environment is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with advanced materials and specialized manufacturing processes is helpful but not required.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of production control and purchasing is preferred.
• Strong strategic thinking, judgment, integrity, communication, and leadership skills.
• Ability to motivate teams, manage competing priorities, and hold employees accountable in a fast-paced environment.