General Manager

The General Manager oversees the operations and profitability for this company. The successful candidate will develop and drive strategic initiatives to optimize division performance, set policies and make decisions guiding productivity, quality, and cost efficiency of plant operations.

Responsibilities

- Work with the Executive Management Team on all strategic and tactical plans as they relate to budget management, cost benefit analysis and forecasting needs
- Coordinate proper company resources to ensure efficient and stable sales results
- Prepare, submit and track manufacturing and capital budgets
- Review and approve cost control reports, cost estimates and facilities requirements
- Monitor key competitor activities. Study market research and trends to determine consumer demand, potential sales volumes and effect of competitors' operations on sales
- Identify and direct the development of both short and long-range strategic business plans
- Assure customer expectations are consistently satisfied, products and services always meet quality specifications and all resources are fully utilized to provide cost-effective solutions
- Maintain/Improve on margins through effective monitoring of production throughput
- Ensure process is in place to develop and implement corrective actions
- Monitor regulatory, legislative and the business environment, modifying and refining strategic account plan initiatives/opportunities
- Ensure that all processes in the area of concern are documented according to customer’s quality requirements
- Responsible for the maintenance of an appropriate system of internal control for all assets, including physical, human resources and information, within the company
- Be a hands-on and collaborative leader achieving production targets while maintaining safe operations and quality standards
- Create and build a high performing team that will support operations and meet customer expectations
- Maintain positive, high performance environment that fosters customer satisfaction, enhanced morale and individual employee engagement
- Facilitate cross functional communications to improve internal efficiency and effectiveness
- Identify and resolve resource and technological constraints as well and ensure that resources are appropriately identified and assigned
- Ensure employees at all levels support and work to achieve the company goals and reinforce the corporate culture
- Exceptional leadership skills with a strong ability to motivate and communicate with all staff
- Foster good working relationships with unionized employees

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, preferably in Business Management, or related discipline
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in a Manufacturing, with at least 5 years in a management role with good business acumen
- Knowledge of capital budgets and staff planning/forecasting
- A proven track record in a manufacturing environment.
- Ability to work closely with all business functions using a “hands on” approach to management
- Ability to interact effectively with customers, identify their key requirements
- Knowledge of steel manufacturing, fabrication procedures, welding processes, machining applications and tooling, acceptable production rates, scheduling and manpower utilization
- Experience working in a unionized shop environment
- Demonstrated organizational, planning, communication and management development skills
- Demonstrated technical, material and manufacturing skills
- Strong problem solving and creative skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses
- Strong analytical skills and experience in interpreting a strategic vision into an operational model
- Good organizational skills with the ability to respond quickly to changing priorities

We thank all interested parties but only those selected will be contacted to move forward