General Manager, Indiana; South Bend) Division

Pioneer Metal Finishing is the leading surface engineering company in North America. For over 75 years, we’ve delivered consistent, quality metal finishing solutions for mission‑critical applications. Our advanced surface modification technologies and scalable execution improve the performance of mission‑critical products and enhance brand value for companies in the healthcare, aerospace, automotive, and industrial markets. We encourage you to learn more about opportunities with Pioneer Metal Finishing and join our team today!

Lead a business. Build a team. Shape what comes next.

Pioneer Metal Finishing is seeking a hands‑on General Manager to lead a division with full accountability for safety, people, customers, growth, and financial results. This is an opportunity for an experienced manufacturing leader to set the vision, turn strategy into action, and create an environment where employees perform at their best and customers receive an exceptional experience. As a steward of our values and The Pioneer Way, you will partner across the organization, allocate resources thoughtfully, and drive sustainable growth, profitability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement—all while maintaining full compliance with environmental and safety requirements.

• Strategic Leadership & Planning: Partner with the Business Unit Leader to develop divisional strategy, the Annual Business Plan, budget, and long‑term growth plans; translate strategy into priorities, goals, standards, and action plans; and allocate labor, equipment, and resources to balance daily performance with long‑term success.
• Operational Excellence & Results Delivery: Lead managers, supervisors, and team leaders across operational functions; improve safety, delivery, quality, cost, compliance, and productivity; align schedules with facility capabilities and customer requirements; maintain quality systems, accurate records, equipment, cleanliness, and compliance with corporate, environmental, and safety requirements.
• Customer & Growth Focus: Ensure customer requirements are met and concerns are resolved promptly, visit customers as needed, strengthen strategic partnerships, drive organic growth, and create a responsive operation that adapts to changing customer needs and market conditions.
• People Leadership & Development: Provide visible, values‑based leadership; coach, teach, and mentor employees; strengthen performance, retention, career‑path alignment, and future leadership capability; set expectations, provide timely feedback, and build an engaged, accountable, collaborative culture.
• Continuous Improvement & Best Practices: Champion Lean thinking, continuous improvement, and disciplined problem‑solving; partner with Operations Support to implement, sustain, and share best practices; and lead or contribute to company‑wide improvement projects.
• Financial & Business Performance: Own divisional financial performance, improve profitability, deliver budget commitments, review trends, identify risks and opportunities, take timely action, and complete plans on time and within budget while balancing customer, employee, operational, and financial priorities.
• Perform other related leadership responsibilities as business needs evolve.

• 7‑10 years of progressive leadership experience in a labor‑intensive production or manufacturing environment, including plant or operations management responsibility.
• Demonstrated success leading labor management, quality, Lean, and continuous improvement initiatives in manufacturing.
• Proven experience setting a vision, translating goals into action, managing through change, and holding teams accountable for results.
• Financial…