Job Title: General Manager Location: Charlotte, NC
Employee Classification: Full-time
Full-Time Employee Benefits: Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance, 401K Retirement Plan, Paid Time Off, and Life Insurance
Kamps Overview:
Kamps is a full-service pallet company meeting the needs of industries coast to coast. Kamps manufactures new pallets, reconditioned pallets, and recycles unrepairable pallets into mulch and bark. We believe the talented individuals that make up the Kamps Pallets team are our biggest asset. Here at Kamps we recognize and reward hard working individuals that consistently exceed expectations.
Essential Functions:
- Responsible for multi-location operations
- Full Profit & Loss responsibility for assigned locations
- Ability to summarize and establish costs of products manufactured at assigned locations
- Responsible for compliance and development of administrative processes to assure proper invoicing and costing
- Oversee transportation effectiveness and efficiencies at all locations
- Coordinate production requirements with other Kamps regional facilities and operating locations
- Responsible for hiring and staffing at all assigned locations
- Coordinate and forecast production demands based on sales trends and customer requirements
- Ability to develop and implement strategic framework for assigned regional facilities
- Work directly with regional and territorial sales executives on account service
- Develop relationships with major customers throughout assigned region
- Supervise Plant Managers and other supervisory positions in accordance with company policies and procedures
- Train, coach and develop Plant Managers and production teams
- Conduct performance reviews of Plant Managers; assist in ranking of team members
- Operate within Kamps Inc. safety standards, ensuring a safe and clean work environment
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Regional Director of Operations and/or Vice President of Operations
- Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations
- Work well with varied personalities and abilities
Requirements & Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent is strongly preferred
- Prior profit & loss responsibility is required
- Experience managing in a production environment is required
- Management and interpersonal skills
- Experience in wood manufacturing is a plus
- Periodic overnight travel may be required
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization
