General Manager - Corrugated Sheets Plant

About the position

Greif is a leading supplier of industrial packaging products and services, growing from its beginnings in Cleveland, Ohio, to a global footprint across more than 30 countries and 200-plus locations. The role of General Manager at the Corrugated Sheets Plant involves managing the activities of teams associated with manufacturing, engineering, and production in a manufacturing complex. This includes Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Production Operations, Manufacturing Repair & Maintenance Operations, Manufacturing Production Planning & Control, Quality, Environmental Health & Safety.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple teams.
• Ownership of short to mid-term execution of functional strategy and operational management.
• Continuous optimization of large complex plant or multiple plant's performance by implementing lean manufacturing concepts, techniques, and processes.
• Effectively implements new performance management systems, production plans, and performance criteria; confirms production progress; responds to delays; takes corrective actions; records KPI performance.
• Creates and implements improvement plans for the overall operation.
• Ensures team understands roles and responsibilities as it relates to the team and Greif.
• Encourages joint problem-solving and individual development.
• Supports Greif mission, follows values of Greif, and works to better Greif's business as a whole.
• Manages and maintains safety observances, ensuring guards and safety features are working, and promoting good daily safety practices and habits.
• Communicates goals and objectives, applies company policy, staffs, trains, coaches, recommends salary increases, administers discipline, ensures positive colleague relations, and reviews the performance of colleagues.
• Forecasts future production and facility needs and participates in the establishment of strategic business and project goals.
• Contributes in annual budget preparation. Controls expenditures in accordance with budget.
• Maintain close connection and contact with other departments.
• May be responsible for more than one plant.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Typically possesses a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and 10 or more years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of the plant's operation.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Strong ability in problem-solving and multi-tasking.
• Computer skills.
• Solid interpersonal skills.
• Organization skills.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Excellent benefits
• Opportunity for growth