General Manager (OH)
- Job Title
- General Manager (OH)
- Job ID
- 27662559
- Description
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General Manager
Open GM role outside of Wilmington, OH. In this position, you will oversee the operations of a four-acre greenhouse and have responsibility for operations, plants, and processes. This GM role is with a state-of-the-art company that is committed to reducing the environmental impact of food and servicing local communities in various locations across the country.
*Please note: Our client requires this individual to be fully vaccinated for Covid-19.
Job Responsibilities:- Engage and inspire your team to achieve business objectives, attract, develop, and retain an engaged workforce committed to each other
- Responsible for all direct and indirect functions associated with the greenhouse including food safety, resources, and growers
- Accountable for revenue, managing operating expenses, ensuring quality for the operation of the facility. This includes production, planning, reporting, plant performance, labor management, balancing inputs, throughput & demand, facilities, and maintenance
- Lead efforts to be a lean organization and drive a CI culture
- Accountable for ensuring the greenhouse is a clean and safe place to work
- Lead management team to develop and execute the strategies to achieve mission
- Accountable for all supply chain/logistics efforts associated with the facility
- Deal with daily issues, manage resolutions yourself or through others, removing barriers, and anticipating issues
- Point person for special greenhouse projects
Required Skills/Qualifications:- 10-15 years experience working in manufacturing, distribution, or agriculture. Food experience is a plus
- Previous experience in a large structured organization, in addition, to start-up/scale-up experience and the ability to demonstrate a solid foundation while being flexible & adaptable to operate successfully in a dynamic organization
- Proven track record of achieving targets while managing spend and ensuring quality standards
- Passionate about taking a company from start-up to scale up, driving standardization and efficiency while creating and building along the way
- Resourceful & solutions mindset with excellent communication skills
- Natural leadership presence, ability to inspire, motivate and engage employees at all levels
- Ability to mentor and develop a strong management team (Production Manager, supervisors, leads, etc.)
- Ability to foster excellent cross-functional relationships
- Past working experience with lean manufacturing, including leading training exercises.
- Openings
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