General Manager

Plant General Manager (OHW)

Direct and coordinate activities of subordinate supervisors to ensure production, quality, safety, and continuous improvement objectives are met. Works daily to ensure his areas of responsibility are working at risk lowered to ALARA specifically in an effort to achieve ZERO HARM.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

An individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily.

• Manages all aspects of plant manufacturing from raw materials to finished products. Ensures safety, quality and productivity are attained utilizing continuous improvement and empowerment processes.
• Manages financial objectives by accurately compiling manufacturing and maintenance budgets, scheduling expenditures, analyzing spending variances and controlling cost; initiating corrective actions when indicated.
• Maintains close partnership with product manager or national sales manager to ensure production and sales objectives are compatible and directed toward Business Unit Plan / Forecast and maximize Business Unit Profitability.
• At the plant, oversees engineering, maintenance, capital expenditures, product development, and continuous improvement processes. Evaluates present equipment and processes for improvement opportunities and investigates new equipment and new processes for higher quality, increased performance and lower operating cost.
• In all decisions and evaluations, Zero Harm attributes and processes are used.
• Carries out responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Manages 9 salary staff members. Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of these units. Also directly supervises one non-supervisory employee. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Professional Qualifications

Education and Experience

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, feel or grasp; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and twist from a sitting or standing position. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environmental characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is usually in office conditions; but may occasionally be exposed to wet and / or humid conditions (non-weather); moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; cold (non-weather); heat (non-weather); risk of electrical shock; explosives; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is occasionally very loud.

Required Protective Clothing / Devices

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to wear earplugs, safety shoes, and safety glasses / goggles.

These duties may be modified or changed at any time at the sole discretion of management either orally or in writing. The above statements are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of this position. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

For your hard work, you receive :

INSTEEL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request an accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career center as a result of your disability. To request accommodation, contact a Human Resources Representative.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to consider applicants residing in locations outside the US requiring Visa sponsorship at this time.

About the Company :

Insteel Industries is the nation's largest manufacturer of steel wire reinforcing products for concrete construction, including prestressed concrete strand and welded wire reinforcement such as engineered structural mesh and concrete pipe reinforcement. Founded in 1953 and headquartered in Mount Airy, NC, Insteel operates 11 manufacturing plants across the U.S. and has a dedicated engineering services division. As a publicly traded company, our goal is to be the supplier of choice by delivering superior value to our customers. Learn more at insteel.com / careers.