General Manager - Cabinet Doors

CCR Search•San Antonio, TX

8d•Onsite

About The Position

A growing, established custom building-products manufacturer is seeking an experienced General Manager to lead a critical manufacturing operation through its next stage of growth. This is a highly visible leadership opportunity for a hands-on operational leader who knows how to improve quality, increase throughput, build accountability, and earn the trust of a production workforce. Demand for the company's products is strong. The opportunity now is to strengthen operational performance so the organization can fully capitalize on that demand. The incoming General Manager will have a meaningful mandate to stabilize operations, remove production constraints, improve product quality, and build the capacity needed to support continued growth. The right leader will not manage solely from an office—or through an iron fist. This position requires someone who is comfortable on the plant floor, understands the realities of custom manufacturing, and can hold people accountable while coaching, developing, and motivating the team.

Requirements

Significant General Manager, Plant Manager, manufacturing, or operations leadership experience.
Demonstrated success improving quality, productivity, throughput, and on-time delivery.
Experience leading operational improvements or turning around an underperforming manufacturing environment.
Strong understanding of production planning, labor utilization, capacity, workflow, quality systems, and continuous improvement.
A hands-on leadership style and willingness to maintain a strong presence on the production floor.
Ability to establish accountability while earning credibility and respect across all levels of the organization.
Proven ability to coach, develop, and motivate manufacturing teams.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an ability to translate operating data into action.
Experience supporting a growing organization where operational capacity directly affects sales and customer satisfaction.
A track record of balancing operational discipline with a positive, employee-focused culture.

Nice To Haves

Experience in cabinetry, doors, architectural millwork, custom building products, wood products, or another high-mix/custom manufacturing environment is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Improve product quality and reduce defects, rework, and customer-impacting issues.
Increase manufacturing efficiency, capacity, and throughput to meet growing customer demand.
Identify and eliminate operational bottlenecks that constrain sales and revenue growth.
Improve on-time delivery while maintaining high standards for custom craftsmanship.
Establish clear expectations, operating disciplines, metrics, and accountability throughout production.
Build trust and engagement across the workforce while raising performance expectations.
Develop supervisors and production leaders into stronger, more accountable people managers.
Create a sustainable culture of continuous improvement without sacrificing the organization's employee-focused environment.
Partner effectively with sales and other functional leaders to align operational capacity with customer demand.
Ensure the operation has the people, processes, equipment, and discipline required to perform consistently at a high level.