General Manager

COMPANY OVERVIEW:A family-run, environmental and industrial services company that is a premier specialty provider in mechanical dewatering, wastewater management, and industry advising.

POSITION: General Manager

COMPENSATION: Competitive salary + DOE

BENEFITS: Standard package

LOCATION: Hitchcock, TX

SUMMARY: Reporting to the CEO, the General Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations and execution of the business to meet company goals, including P&L ownership and development. This individual needs to be an excellent operational and commercial leader who effectively builds relationships, drives change management, and has a hands-on attitude. The number one quality of success for this individual is the ability to motivate and relate to their team. Paired with the P&L responsibilities, this individual must be comfortable working very closely with sales to ensure current and future business can be carried out successfully.

DUTIES OR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for driving growth through active management of all internal processes (inventory, freight/transportation, equipment needs, lead-time expectations, etc.) and is fully responsive to customer needs.
• Inspire, motivate, and develop staff to achieve only business goals, but to create a world[1]class culture and an engaged workforce.
• Responsible for effectively planning, directing, and coordinating all activities for production, quality control, and maintenance to ensure customer commitments are met.
• Monitors and controls direct and indirect costs of expense and capital budgets to meet annual operation plan and strategic deployment action plan.
• Reports on site specific activities and performance metrics.
• Provides periodic updates and special status reports as requested by management and customers.
• Manages processes necessary to identify and fix/diffuse employee issues and maintains positive employee relations.
• Coordinates with shared services (HR, Accounting, IT, etc.)
• Employee recruitment, onboarding, training, and day-to-day activity management.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of seven (7) to ten (10) years of documented success as operations leadership role, including team growth and development.
• Experience with chemistry a plus
• Previous leadership experience in industrial operations including distribution planning, quality control, cost reduction and supply chain methods and mechanical/chemical dewatering preferred.
• Experience building relationships, driving change leadership, and managing the P&L of a complex, high growth business that supports many different industries.
• Experience detailing strong analytical abilities, with excellent communication skills, outstanding organizational skills with high level, problem-solving aptitude.
• Experience management of P&L (25 M+) and understanding balance sheet and tax implications
• Capability to meet key metrics including EH&S objectives, on time delivery, quality, cost management, and inventory management.
• Strong computer skills (MS Office) and mandatory experience utilizing ERP systems.
• Ability to lead, plan and manage a diverse industrial business.
• Experience developing major goals to support broad, functional objectives.
• Able to make and execute sound business decisions with minimal direction and work in a matrix environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities

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