General Manager

The General Manager is responsible for overseeing all daily operations of the plant from production and manufacturing to ensuring policies and procedures are followed. The ideal candidate is a strong leader who can improve production systems, drive efficiency, ensure safety and quality standards, and manage a diverse team of supervisors, operators, and support staff.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of plant operations including production, safety, quality, P&L, retention and compliance.
• Oversee and manage CNC machining operations, including setup, programming, and troubleshooting.
• Manage activities of several departments/sections including production operations, safety, planning and scheduling, shipping and receiving, inventory control, and facility and equipment maintenance.
• Direct the manufacturing and engineering areas to meet plant objectives and goals.
• Establish operational objectives and plans weekly production schedules.
• Meet with managers to analyse and correct problems and to ensure budgets, schedules and performance requirements are met.
• Provide technical leadership in the manufacturing processes and techniques.
• Design and implement process improvements throughout the plant.
• Oversee implementation of operations schedules and staffing requirements within established goals for quality, timeliness and volume.
• Manage staffing, training and performance evaluations to develop and improve staff.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and teamwork.
• Enforce health and safety protocols in compliance with company and regulatory standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Manufacturing, Business Administration, or related field.
• 10+ years manufacturing experience as factory leader.
• 5+ years previous management experience required.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing systems, lean principles, and quality standards.
• Excellent leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
• Broad knowledge of process/production principles.
• Ability to plan, organize, motivate and evaluate assigned resources.
• Ability to communicate clearly, both written and verbally.
• Proficient in the use of MS and mainframe applications.
• Advanced people skills: ability to evaluate, coach and motivate employees.