General Manager - Huntsville Recycle

Description & Requirements

WestRock (NYSE : WRK) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose : Innovate Boldly.

Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of integrity, respect, accountability and excellence, we use leading science and technology to more fiber-based packaging forward.

The Opportunity :

The General Manager is responsible for the overall business health of the Huntsville Recycle facility including plant operations, safety, employee management, business planning, environmental, customer care, and planning and financial accountability.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following :

SAFETY

Maintain a strong focus with the primary emphasis geared towards injury recognition and prevention utilizing corporate assistance as well as awareness programs.

Direct the training and implementation of all required Safety programs

Grow safety culture of facility to focus on caring for each employee

OPERATIONS

Initiates plans and processes that minimize costs and effectively utilizes manpower, budget, equipment, material, and capital to meet or exceed plant objectives and performance goals while maintaining the highest level of customer satisfaction.

Implements business strategies and operation plans that support WR strategic initiatives

Coordinates work with various functions regularly from WestRock corporate in IT, procurement, logistics, legal, accounting, capital planning, and other teams to support corporate initiatives and Huntsville’s needs.

Drives continuous improvement initiatives

Establish goals, track results, uptime and quality productivity.

Coordinates the production of the facility to achieve facility and division goals.

Supervises the dispatch of raw materials and shipment of finished goods.

Maintain an effective work force through personnel management.

Responsible for maintaining WR assets to include building, land, equipment, vehicles and other assets of the company.

COMPLIANCE

Maintain compliance in all areas including, but not limited to, OSHA, EPA, DOT and all local codes.

Assure that all WestRock values, standards and Customer Commitments are followed within the plant.

Maintaining the security of all company assets and information.

Ensure all environmental compliance issues are addressed on a timely basis.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND CUSTOMER CARE

Seeks out and develops new opportunities for increased business.

Work closely with procurement representative in developing and maintaining relationships with key accounts.

Manages and directs the efforts of the procurement representative and the customer service representative.

Ensure all customer feedback is promptly dealt with and all complaints are corrected immediately.

Build effective relationships with all departments in the plant to produce strong supplier & customer relationships and a high quality, marketable product.

Build effective alliances with other WestRock plants to better serve customers that cross multiple plants.

Provide a vision for the plant strategically linking resources of the facility with its respective markets.

PERSONNEL

Foster employee development through training and other resources

Values and seeks contributions from all team members and facilitate regular team meetings

Supervises the facility’s managers and supervisors; responsible for all employee training and development

Establishes individual and group goals and responsibilities and evaluates work performance for direct reports; reviews and approves performance evaluations for indirect reports

FINANCIAL

Control cost within budgetary limits to minimize costs and maximize profit.

Responsible for capital planning and budgeting for immediate and strategic needs for Huntsville’s success

Review and understand annual budget, forecasts and monthly financial summaries for area

Responsible for management of assets to include : material sourcing-procurement, sales, safety, plant operations, customer service, environmental, and quality.

Supervisory Responsibilities :

Direct supervision of the Operations Manager, Office Manager, Account Representative, and indirectly for all plant employees.

What You Need for this Role :

College degree preferred with a minimum of five (5) years equivalent related industry experience; at least 5 years prior supervisory experience

Must be able to present reports at multiple levels of the organization in a professional manner using Excel, PowerPoint, and other WestRock software programs.

Must be able to develop strong interpersonal relationships with plant employees, management, external vendors, and the community including municipalities etc.

This position requires strong leadership skills, independent thinking, strong organizational and planning skills, excellent analytical and problem-solving ability, as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Must have strong business aptitude or demonstrated aptitude for running a business.

What we offer :

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability and excellence
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies and potential
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.

WestRock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to create and maintain a diverse workforce where everyone feels valued, respected, and included.

WestRock does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.