General Manager Jobs

Who We Are:

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries. We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation and premium products to all of our customers.

Why We are Different:

At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are. We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members’ unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.

What You will Get:

1. A unique, inclusive, and supportive company culture.

2. Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more!

3. Fair and competitive compensation.

4. Career development and mentoring and opportunities to grow.

5. Holiday, personal and vacation days.

Summary/Objective:

The General Manager (GM) is responsible for managing and leading fabrication manufacturing department group leaders, team leaders, and team members for assigned areas/shift to ensure safety, quality, positive work environment, customer requirements, and manufacturing needs are met. Provide leadership and motivation to direct reports in manufacturing system that emphasizes safety, quality, customer satisfaction, accuracy, productivity, cost reduction, housekeeping, efficiency, training, teamwork, and morale.

Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working Conditions:

• Repetitive use of hands to operate computers, printers, and copiers.
• May sit for several hours at a time.
• Primarily working indoors, office environment.
• Prolonged exposure to computer screens.

Qualifications:

1. Preferred college degree, MBA is a plus.
2. Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office
3. Manufacturing / Industry experience of at least 5 years
4. Management / Leadership experience of at least 5 years

Essential Functions:

• Leads the AGM and Plant Manager in developing, planning, and maintaining the budget including making adjustments to achieve targets.
• Lead, facilitate, and empower appropriate personnel to problem solve and create more robust processes, products, and drive CI throughout the business.
• Review and track Manufacturing Key Performance Indicators (KPI) including leading problem solving for negative trends or goals not met.
• Must be metric driven and ensure operations are running effectively including safety, quality, delivery/service, value/productivity/cost, innovation, engagement, top-line growth, and personnel development.
• Ensures development of a strong #2, leadership team, team leaders, and team members through performance evaluation, development of training plans, feedback, coaching, corrective action, and cascade training.
• Own and role model Lippert core values to develop and transform the culture.
• Implement short- and long-term corrective actions for problems.
• Conduct daily audits to ensure procedures for safety, quality, equipment, and training are being followed; takes corrective as needed.
• Ensure all departmental procedures are compliant with quality and environmental management systems and programs.
• Develops and maintains positive team member relations centered on mutual trust, dignity, respect, fairness, consistency, two-way communication, teamwork, and harmony.
• Responsible for all facets of the business including full ownership of the P&L statement.
• Develops relationships with customers and sales team.

Competencies:

• Quality Management/Control.
• Strategic Planning.
• Organizational Skills.
• Time Management.
• Management Proficiency.
• Process Improvement.
• Initiative.
• Decision Making.
• Thoroughness.
• Communication Proficiency/Coaching.
• Financial Planning and Strategy.
• Staffing.

Supervisory Responsibility:

This position has direct reports upon hiring.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to talk and hear. This position requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling. The team member may have to lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time position, and the expected work hours are decided by the hiring manager.

Travel:

Travel will be as needed but will be primarily local and during the business day.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance:

Must be able to pass EVerify.

AAP/EEO Statement:

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters. All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.

Lippert’s strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member. Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership. Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the Team Member for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.