General Manager

Job Details

Location:

Marceline, MO 64658. Position Type:
Salary - Production

As a General Manager, you will manage the activity in your assigned facility in a manner that maximizes productivity, meets customer requirements, minimizes costs, advances lean manufacturing and continuous improvement practices, promotes responsible use of AI tools and concepts to support operational decision making, and maintains a safe working environment in accordance with company policy.

• Review development of plant-wide budgets and follow up on variances from actual activity.
• Prepare the facility capital expenditure plan and review equipment justifications.
• Provide strategic direction and operational leadership to ensure facility performance aligns with company goals, customer expectations and financial objectives.
• Direct manufacturing to meet customer and company expectations.
• Establish quality target goals for each manufacturing department.
• Participate on cross-functional task teams.
• Champion lean manufacturing practices, continuous improvement initiatives, waste reduction efforts and standardized work processes across direct and indirect areas of responsibility.
• Evaluate and support appropriate use of AI tools, automation concepts and data-driven technologies to improve productivity, quality, scheduling, problem solving and operational decision-making while following company policies and data confidentiality requirements.
• Develop direct and indirect reports through coaching, training and succession planning, while maintaining role readiness through key process documentation and leadership bench development.
• Ensure all safety and work rules and regulations are followed.
• Communicate with departments throughout the corporation as needed.
• Communicate with customers and sales representatives as needed.
• Carry out leadership responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
• All other duties as assigned.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects.
• Ability to stay organized and self-directed in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment which may include diverse individuals and groups.
• Ability to work independently with sound judgment and confidentiality.
• Ability to learn job-related computer applications.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, root cause analysis and waste reduction.
• Ability to responsibly apply AI, automation and data tools to support business goals and decisions.
• Ability to develop direct and indirect reports through coaching, delegation and succession planning.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage, align and support teams across a multi-shift operation.
• Ability to read, interpret and follow instructions, procedures and related materials.
• Strong verbal, written and customer service skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly and accurately.
• Advanced proficiency with MS Word, Excel, Outlook and Windows-based databases.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance or a related field and ten years of experience in print manufacturing preferred; or
• Associate degree in Business, Finance or a related field and twelve years of experience in print manufacturing preferred.