General Manager – Wood Products Manufacturing
$150,000–$225,000 year
On-siteLebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
Job Summary
Own the overall performance, profitability, execution, and culture of the business by leading manufacturing and supporting functions through accountable department managers. Connect customer demand, sales priorities, production capacity, materials, staffing, and financial goals to establish clear KPIs, management rhythms, and decision rights. Improve margin, labor efficiency, throughput, quality, delivery, scheduling, and cost performance while assessing, developing, and strengthening the leadership team. Build a management team that consistently owns commitments, decisions, and results within a full-business perspective. This role requires senior leadership experience in manufacturing with P&L ownership and a track record of transforming established operations.
Required Qualifications
- Senior leadership experience within a manufacturing or similarly complex operational business
- P&L ownership or meaningful accountability for profitability, budgets, and financial performance
- Proven experience leading managers across multiple departments
- Evidence of measurable operational, financial, or organizational improvement
- Strong understanding of production planning, capacity, quality, labor, and continuous improvement
- Ability to lead close to the operation while maintaining full-business perspective
Desired Qualifications
- Custom, make-to-order, engineer-to-order, cabinetry, furniture, millwork, wood products, or building-product manufacturing
- Experience improving or transforming an established operation
- Experience connecting commercial demand with production and supply-chain capacity
- Familiarity with Lean, EOS, ERP systems, or similar operating frameworks
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