General Manager

Pursuit Aerospace • Morton, IL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

We are currently searching for a General Manager to join the Pursuit Aerospace organization. This is a key leadership role supporting approximately $54m in annual sales and manufacturing output. Key responsibilities include safety, quality, delivery, and financial performance targets. These will be achieved through leadership and management of an organization of 120 employees responsible for all operations at the sites including safety, kaizen (continuous improvement), manufacturing, quality, engineering, account management, material management, and production planning. Ultimately the General Manager needs to balance the objectives of maximum financial performance with customer needs while driving productivity, employee growth, and engagement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, technical field
• 15+ years of progressive experience in a complex, precision-driven manufacturing environment
• 5+ years of progressive experience in a leadership role, with direct reports
• 2+ years of site leadership experience, with P&L ownership
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis without sponsorship now or in the future. The Company cannot offer employment to visa holders who require employer sponsorship in the future or cannot work now on a full-time basis.
• Must be able to perform work subject to ITAR/EAR regulations.

Nice To Haves

• Aerospace experience preferred.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• Outstanding negotiation skills with a proven ability to create and maintain positive working relationships with vendors, suppliers, shippers, and internal and external customers.
• Must be a strategic and analytical, and a results-oriented leader with sound judgment who will empower others to take ownership and pride in company operations.
• Detailed working knowledge and understanding of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement and their importance of driving cycle time and cost out of products produced.
• Working knowledge and understanding of business support functions and their contributions including human resources, information technology, accounting, finance, etc.
• Possesses the ability to apply logic to a wide range of abstract and practical problems faced in the context of business and to problem-solve possible resolutions and outcomes.
• Development and management of operating and capital investment plans.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong track record of establishing and developing a company culture focused on positive employee relations and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated experience as a change agent with ability to build trust, influence and communicate at all levels within the organization.
• Proven ability to collaborate broadly across all levels of the organization and achieve results through accountability with cross-functional teams.
• Proven experience building dynamic, successful, high performing teams, understanding how to motivate and inspire.
• A champion who forges customer and vendor relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate sales, operations, finance, logistics and human resource disciplines to maximize the site P&L performance. Develops and implements performance indicators to continually improve the efficiency and productivity of the manufacturing operations.
• Demonstrated leadership effectiveness. Must be an effective change leader; balancing consistency with flexibility and willing to change ideas in the face of new information. Impeccable integrity; superior interpersonal skills; strong ability to communicate with and present to all levels of the organization. Emotionally intelligent change agent who challenges the status quo and acts with a sense of urgency to drive results.

Responsibilities

• Provides ongoing leadership in the development and refinement of the business strategy and strategic plan. Establishes supporting goals for Operations and all supporting functions and ensure they are implemented. Responsible for the overall business performance.
• Serves as a visible leader for the business; model and communicate behavior/expectations that set the standard for ethics, quality, customer responsiveness and accountability, including ensuring all employees are trained in, aware of, and compliant with company, government, and customer policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Ensures all established safety, cost, quality, inventory and delivery commitments are met. Demonstrates a relentless commitment to prudent financial management and operational excellence.
• Oversees full range of direct and indirect functions of the business through a team of functional managers and supervisors. Empowers teams with a leadership/management style that is collaborative, inclusive and balanced in approach to drive and achieve results while embracing the company’s servant leadership philosophy. Consistently achieves and executes the business plan the right way.
• Ensures the effective management of operating methods and manufacturing process plan, budget spending, manpower/resource utilization and labor efficiency, material scheduling and capacity planning, facility needs, and tooling and equipment planning to achieve quality standards and on-time delivery goals for the customer.
• Becomes immersed in production and operating processes and directs the resolution of operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays.
• Conducts business in a manner that is consistent with the Pursuit Vison, Mission, and Values, inclusive of leveraging the Pursuit Production System, a relentless approach to developing our people and processes using Kaizen and Moonshining that results in breakthroughs in technology and improved quality. The core of this methodology is quick process changes for the betterment of our customers and employees.
• Works collaboratively across the organization on policy deployment targets focused on cash generation and cost reduction.
• Oversees and, at times, directs the interface with customers and regulating bodies. Is deeply involved in building and maintaining relationships with these entities.
• Actively partners and engages Sales on customer management as the “voice-of-the-customer” (VOC). Seeks to expand product offerings with existing customers, help develop new customers and expand the division presence as a strategic supplier.
• Operates as a strong team leader and team builder focused on generating results through collaboration, influence and relationship building as much as direct line authority. Builds a passionate and driven leadership team that possesses unmatched intensity and professionalism who desire and understands “how to win”.
• Attracts, develops, and retains qualified, talented people, creating and sustaining a high-performance culture. Organizes the business to execute and deliver promised results on a consistent basis - the right way.

Benefits

• Pursuit Aerospace also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements, among other things.

What This Job Offers

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