Vice President/General Manager

Thrive HR Consulting; Waco (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Relocation

Job summary

Thrive HR Consulting is assisting a client in Waco, TX to recruit a General Manager for a new stainless steel fabrication operation. The GM will own P&L, lead manufacturing, safety, quality, delivery, productivity, cost control, and people leadership to build a best-in-class shop.

You will shape plant layout, equipment, processes, staffing, and operating standards from the ground up, with a hands-on leadership style and strong business acumen; relocation will be offered for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Direct stainless steel fabrication experience required.
• Experience managing P&L and overall plant performance.
• Background leading manufacturing or fabrication operations.
• Experience with greenfield, brownfield, plant startup, or major expansion.
• Strong understanding of fabrication processes, welding, production flow, quality, and efficiency.
• Proven leadership of managers, supervisors, and hourly teams.
• Track record of improving safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and profitability.
• Hands-on leadership style with strong business and financial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Own overall operation performance including P&L, safety, quality, delivery, productivity, cost, and people leadership.
• Shape the facility as it grows: plant layout, equipment, processes, staffing, production flow, operating standards, and capacity planning.
• Lead and develop managers, supervisors, and hourly manufacturing teams to achieve targets.
• Drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and profitability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to design and operate a best-in-class stainless steel fabrication shop.

Skills

Stainless steel fabrication

P&L ownership

Manufacturing leadership

Greenfield/startup/scale-up

Operations optimization

Job description

General Manager – Stainless Steel Fabrication

Our client is expanding its manufacturing footprint with a new stainless steel fabrication operation in Waco, TX, and we are looking for an experienced General Manager to help build, launch, and lead the facility.

This is not simply a plant management role. The GM will have responsibility for the overall performance of the operation, including P&L ownership, manufacturing, safety, quality, delivery, productivity, cost, and people leadership, while also playing a key role in developing the new facility into a best-in-class stainless steel fabrication shop.

The GM will help shape the operation as it grows, supporting decisions around plant layout, equipment, processes, staffing, production flow, operating standards, and future capacity.

We are particularly interested in leaders who bring:

• Direct stainless steel fabrication experience
• Experience managing a P&L and overall plant/business performance
• Background leading manufacturing or fabrication operations
• Experience with a greenfield, brownfield, plant startup, major expansion, or significant scale-up
• Strong understanding of fabrication processes, welding, production flow, quality, and manufacturing efficiency
• Proven leadership of managers, supervisors, and hourly manufacturing teams
• A track record of improving safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and profitability
• A hands‑on leadership style combined with strong business and financial acumen

For someone who has successfully built or scaled a fabrication operation, this is an opportunity to have a significant influence on how the facility is designed, structured, and operated from the beginning.

This job pays a bonus, equity, and we will pay relocation for the right candidate

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