General Manager

Bodycote North America•Wyoming, MI

46d•Onsite

About The Position

Our people are the heart of our business. As the world’s largest provider of thermal processing services, Bodycote employs thousands of highly skilled staff around the globe, some of the best engineers, scientists, and technicians in the industry. Come join our team! Due to the nature of our business and a heavy industrial market, Bodycote deems this position to be safety-sensitive. Position Summary: Based in Grand Rapids, MI the General Manager will perform essential job functions associated with heat treatment under the direction of the VP of Operations to meet customer specifications including assisting other employees as needed.

Requirements

This position must satisfy ITAR compliance requirements, therefore candidates must be U.S. Citizens or Permanent Resident Card Holders.
Education – Completion of BA or BS in business, technology or related field, or equivalent; MS/MA degree in business or technical field preferred
Heat treat experience in management or equivalent experience in technical management preferred.
Minimum of 12 years of industrial and/or relatable leadership experience, within a complex industrial or operations environment
At least 10 years of experience utilizing lean concepts with a proven track record of lean/six sigma project implementation
Minimum of 10 years of proactive management of labor performance and appropriately handling of employee issues as they arise
Excellent Project Management skills and experience
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Strong management skills including the ability to make decisions with minimal supervision, strengths in goal setting, delegation, coaching, and motivating
Must be willing to travel as needed within the Region and possibly to other parts of the country
Must demonstrate the ability to read, write and communicate the English language
Knowledge and hands on experience of computer applications including Microsoft Office and databases is required

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience in business development, team building and recruitment desired
Desired experience in industrial environment, industrial engineering, and supervisory experience in the aerospace/defense industry
Familiarity with TS, IATF, ISO 9000-2000, and any other related automotive standards.

Responsibilities

Full leadership and management accountability regarding the performance on all aspects of safety, quality, on time delivery, and Profit and Loss (P&L) performance for the Grand Rapids Plant
Responsible for achieving or exceeding safety, quality, service, cost, business development, and sales growth goals for his/her plant
Responsible for achieving superior customer service, driving sales growth, as well as local business development
Retention, recruitment, training, and development of the plant leadership team to strengthen and develop leadership skill and management skills; ensure appropriate staffing level and depth is maintained throughout the plant
Setting the standard and driving operational excellence throughout the plant. This role requires daily interaction with all business functions to maintain and meet plant goals and objectives. These groups include: customers, quality, technical support, engineering support, and finance
Contribute to the development and deployment of systemic improvements to enhance the safety, quality, capacity, and capability of Bodycote’s technical business processes within the plant; executing continuous improvement opportunities using six sigma and lean methodologies to achieve business goals
Driving a dominant culture of customer service throughout the plant; may include the development of long term agreements with customers, growing sales opportunities within the current customer base, and driving strategic growth and business development plans
Capital equipment planning including plant layouts, capital planning and deployment, control of overhead expenses
Workforce planning and forecasting, employee hiring and training, and ensuring the full compliance of company policies and procedures
This position is responsible for the financial function of the business and as such will perform duties in a fiscally responsible manner
Must have the ability to report for work on time, follow directions, interact effectively with co-workers, understand and follow rules and procedures and accept constructive criticism
May have access to compensation information of other employees or applicants in this role and as such cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to other individuals.