General Manager - Corrugated Packaging Plant Leader

Keystone Distinction Group; Lake Geneva (WI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Keystone Distinction Group is seeking a General Manager for their corrugated box manufacturing facility in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in box conversion and a robust background in management and financial oversight. Responsibilities include driving profitability, ensuring safety and quality, and leading continuous improvement initiatives. A Bachelor's Degree in Business or Engineering is preferred along with at least 5 years of management experience, including 3 years in the specific industry segment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive management experience required.
• Minimum of 3 years in an industry segment management role.
• Strong operational oversight with budget and financial management experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive plant profitability and ensure safety and quality requirements are met.
• Implement business plans aligned with company goals.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with sales partners to identify growth opportunities.
• Oversee facility production improvements to meet objectives.

Skills

Management

Project Management

Production Efficiency Improvement

Financial 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.

The General Manager will have full responsibility for the performance and profitability of the corrugated box packaging manufacturing facility in WI.

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