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Plant General Manager

Columbia, MO 65201

Posted: 06/30/2025 Industry: None Job Number: 1701406

Job Description


PLANT GENERAL MANAGER




JOB TITLE   

Plant General Manager

SHIFT:  8:00 am-5:00 pm Monday through Friday (additional hours as required)

LOCATION Columbia, MO




RESPONSIBILITIES:

Direct, motivate, and manage all subordinates and staff to achieve plant performance goals, while enforcing company policies and procedures. Develop and implement and execute on the yearly strategic plan to include revenue/profit budgets, key operational metrics and safety goals. Ensure positive weekly communication and training is given to teammates and staff and create a productive, safe work environment for all employees. Prepare weekly touch updates, and monthly report outs and present to Office of CEO to ensure communication. Ensure customer satisfaction and contract renewals by meeting fill rates and delivery time schedules. Partner with colleague General Managers on support when plants need backup resources and assistance. Uphold and communicate the company’s values. 







REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB:
  • Daily overview of all plant and office area functions
  • Direct report oversight of Plant Manager, Transportation Manager, Engineering Manager, Customer Service Manager & Teams. In-direct reporting to include plant Human Resources 
  • Partner with Corporate Support Services to ensure the organization executes on standardized infrastructure, best practices and policies to create a united but autonomous model to include (Safety, Engineering, Transportation, Production, Customer Sales/Service, Marketing, Finance & IT)
  • Renewal of all service contracts that ensure revenue and profit growth
  • Develop accountability reports and mechanisms that drive growth and key initiatives 
  • Holding employee/plant meetings to communicate company direction, policies, and recognitions
  • Regular customer meetings to review QBRs and service recovery
  • Participate in recruiting, training and retention of employees
  • Partner with corporate support services to solve daily issues and implement corporate models and programs
  • Ensure enforcement of all company policy, procedures and programs per handbook
  • Oversight of progressive discipline and terminations (including all documentation)
  • Learn and manage local ABS (billing) system, GLSS and technology infrastructure
  • Regular presentations and collaboration with CEO to ensure Realtime communications on the business 
  • Learn and master all financial reports (P&L), reports and all other reports to manage and direct the

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Meet Your Recruiter

Darren Sessoms

Professional Summary

  • Darren has over 16 years of experience in talent acquisition
  • Darren specializes in Supply Chain & Manufacturing and has an extraordinarily strong network of professionals in these industries that allows him to reach passive candidates and bring high-end talent to his clients.


Personal philosophy

  • Darren takes the time to understand his client’s business plans for growth, and then develops a recruiting plan to fit within the overall goals of the business.
  • The more value he can add by offering his expertise on hiring in the industry and the overall job market, the easier it is to become a partner to his clients.


Professional Philosophy

  • Darren and his team are entrenched in the markets they serve, which allows them to bring value to our clients beyond recruiting, bringing market data, consulting and other industry news that is valuable to our client’s growth.
  • This includes becoming part of the same professional groups, heavy networking in the industries and years of recruiting experience to be part of the same world and gain access to a strong candidate pool.

 

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