General Manager, Industrial Manufacturing

PSG® • Grand Terrace, CA

17h • Onsite

About The Position

PSG® is a global expert in pump, metering, and dispensing solutions, ensuring the safe and efficient transfer of critical fluids. Headquartered in Downers Grove, IL, PSG comprises several world-class brands and operates state-of-the-art, ISO-certified manufacturing facilities on three continents. PSG is part of the Pumps & Process Solutions segment of Dover Corporation. The company fosters a unique blend of small-company agility with large-company resources, encouraging an ownership mindset and entrepreneurial spirit. This role reports to the VP Industrial and will lead a multi-brand organization responsible for manufacturing, product management, supply chain, engineering, quality, and support functions in a fast-paced, high-mix/low-volume environment. The General Manager will oversee strategic planning and execution for a USD $180 million multi-site operation with over 250 employees, driving sustainable, profitable growth across a five-brand portfolio through disciplined strategy, operational performance, and customer-focused execution. The role involves leading brand-aligned product teams to develop and implement growth strategies, fostering innovation, customer-driven new product development, and effective portfolio management to accelerate bookings, revenue, and margin performance. As a people leader, the General Manager will build and develop a high-performing team, championing professional development, a culture of learning, transparency, ethical standards, continuous improvement, and a "best-team-wins" mindset. This is a high-visibility role with significant growth opportunities within PSG and Dover.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, operations or a related field; MBA preferred
• Ten years of operations and commercial experience in an engineering-oriented manufacturing environment, including seven years progressive management experience in at least a $100 million company
• Experience with manufacturing processes
• Success managing in a high-mix/low-volume production environment
• Demonstrated success using process and metrics-driven business/operating systems to drive operational excellence and continuous improvement across the organization
• A successful financial management track record, including capital and operational budgeting, and managing results against targets
• A proven ability to improve business performance through the effective management and development of people, from senior management to line staff
• Demonstrated executive presence, with exceptional interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and an ability to clearly articulate and sell a vision; an inspiring and decisive leadership personality
• Superior organizational skills and a demonstrated ability to prioritize and execute in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• A demonstrated commitment to integrity and the highest ethical standards

Nice To Haves

• MBA preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to the organization’s management team with a culture of high performance, accountability, professional development, ethical behavior, and an ownership mindset for creating and achieving growth.
• Develop and deploy a 3-year strategic plan for the five-brand portfolio by studying commercial opportunities and aligning them to PSG’s resources and capabilities; defining growth priorities and key initiatives by brand; presenting assumptions; identifying metrics; and recommending objectives to the PSG executive team.
• Lead the ongoing deployment of the site’s MRP platform, with a focus on developing organizational capabilities to support and optimize technology.
• Champion a process- and metrics-driven culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement to enable profitable growth across the five brands (key KPIs include bookings, revenue, gross margin, operating profit; quality, inventory on hand and inventory turns, days sales/payables outstanding, productivity, on-time delivery, and total recordable incident rate).
• Lead monthly financial and operational reviews, tracking progress against targets and growth initiatives by brand, and deploying countermeasures as needed.
• Own and drive brand and portfolio P&L performance, establishing growth and profitability targets by brand and ensuring execution plans deliver results (bookings, revenue, margin, and operating profit).
• Participate in corporate strategic planning and implement enterprise strategic goals and objectives at the Operating Company level.
• Lead capital and operational planning, budgeting, and resource allocation to fund and deliver the highest-impact growth priorities across the five-brand portfolio.
• Continuously analyze production processes and components within the business to identify appropriate outsourcing opportunities.
• Increase organizational effectiveness by communicating values, strategies, and objectives; assigning accountabilities; planning, monitoring, and appraising results; developing incentives; fostering a climate for offering information and opinions; and providing professional development and educational opportunities.
• Ensure PSG is an employer of choice by promoting an open and inclusive culture, robust career development and equal opportunity and affirmative action employment practices.

Benefits

• a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions
• medical, dental and vision insurance
• wellness programs
• health savings account
• health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• company paid short-term disability and long-term disability
• company paid employee basic life and AD&D insurance
• supplemental employee and dependent life insurance
• optional accident, hospital indemnity and critical illness insurance
• adoption, surrogacy, and fertility benefits and assistance
• commuter benefits
• parental, military, jury duty, and bereavement leaves of absence
• paid time off, including 11 paid holidays per calendar year, paid vacation days beginning at 160 hours annually, 40 paid sick leave hours annually or as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws
• business travel services
• employee discounts
• an employee assistance program that includes company paid counseling sessions and legal services

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager