Plant General Manager - P&L, Growth & Team Leadership

CLM Search; Indiana; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CLM Search is partnering with an established manufacturing business to appoint a General Manager with full P&L responsibility for two facilities in the automotive and industrial sectors.

The role requires a hands-on leader who blends financial and operational discipline with the ability to coach and develop a high-performing leadership team across Operations, Engineering, Materials, Maintenance, Quality, HR, Finance and IT.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years’ experience as a General Manager in manufacturing.
• Full plant P&L ownership including budgeting and financial performance management.
• Automotive manufacturing background with metal fabrication, welding and related industrial processes.
• Experience leading multi-shift manufacturing operations.
• Proven track record of improving operational and financial performance.
• Strong leadership, coaching and mentoring capabilities with high emotional intelligence.
• Ability to balance daily operational demands with longer-term growth, customer requirements and organisational development.

Responsibilities

• Own business performance. Take full responsibility for the plant P&L, budgeting and financial performance, improving profitability while ensuring effective day-to-day operational delivery.
• Deliver growth and successful launches. Prepare the operation for increased production volumes and upcoming programme launches, while maintaining performance across existing customer programmes.
• Maintain high operating standards. Drive consistent performance in safety, quality, delivery and customer satisfaction across a multi-shift manufacturing environment.
• Develop the leadership team. Coach and mentor managers, strengthen their capabilities and establish clear expectations, ownership and accountability.
• Drive continuous improvement. Build on existing systems and processes to improve productivity, efficiency and cost performance throughout the operation.
• Lead across all major functions. Provide leadership across Operations, Engineering, Materials, Maintenance, Quality, Human Resources, Finance and IT, ensuring teams work towards shared business priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching & mentorship

Financial discipline

Operational excellence

Emotional intelligence

Job description

CLM Search is partnering with an established manufacturing business to appoint a General Manager with full P&L responsibility for two facilities in the automotive and industrial sectors.

The role requires a hands-on leader who blends financial and operational discipline with the ability to coach and develop a high-performing leadership team across Operations, Engineering, Materials, Maintenance, Quality, HR, Finance and IT.