General Manager

The Armor Group•Elkhart, IN

About The Position

The General Manager is responsible for manufacturing activities at the Armor Indiana/Michigan facilities, with the objective of maximizing growth and improving efficiencies to decrease production costs while maintaining employee safety. The role has responsibility for approximately 50 employees across Manufacturing Operations, Purchasing, Engineering, Quality, and Safety, and includes direct profit and loss responsibility. The General Manager ensures that company policies, procedures, and processes are properly implemented and executed throughout the company. The position interacts with manufacturing supervisors and engineers, shop personnel, project managers, production control, the HR Director, the Vice President of Engineering & Quality, Division Presidents, the Corporate President, the CFO, the COO, and the USA-Mason headquarters location. The General Manager reports to the COO for assigned responsibilities.

Requirements

Previous experience managing profit and loss (P&L).
Strong understanding of machining and stamping.
Strong communication skills to communicate effectively with shop personnel and executives.
Flexibility in scheduling and ability to shift expectations as priorities change according to customer needs and workflow.
Adept time-management skills.
Familiarity with MS Outlook, MS Word, and MS Excel.
At least 7 years of machining and stamping experience.
At least 5 years of management experience in a manufacturing setting.
Demonstrate Armor’s core values: customer-focused, passionate about work, solution-oriented, and driven by integrity.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or Business.

Responsibilities

Ensure manufacturing operations meet safety standards, quality expectations, and customer demands, and hold operations accountable for performance.
Manage operations to maintain profitability and on-time delivery.
Manage processes to prevent fraud or abuse of company assets.
Identify and eliminate constraints in the supply chain, engineering, and production.
Maximize purchasing power and ensure purchasing adheres to high ethical standards.
Establish productivity and margin improvement initiatives.
Plan engineering, material, and production resource capacities.
Report on job profitability and operational budgets.
Oversee capacity planning to control planned outputs.
Create and document best practices across functional areas, and manage operations to those processes.
Develop a qualified, well-trained, and motivated staff; understand what the team is doing and how it does it.
Conduct weekly one-on-one meetings with direct reports.
Perform additional duties as assigned by the COO.