General Manager Portland Recycle

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The Opportunity :

The General Manager at WestRock Portland Recycle plant is responsible for the total operation and financial success of the facility.

Management areas include plant operations (multi-shifts), compliance, safety, business development, employee management, and meeting corporate financial goals.

Responsibilities :

As site leader, the General Manager is responsible for the safety, operational excellence and business results of a large, multi-product recycling facility.

To successfully achieve the desired results, the GM has oversight and ownership for all business results working closely across all functions.

Key areas of accountability include :

• Drive a culture of safety across a multi-shift facility, investing in behavioral recognition programs and a strong focus on hazard recognition and prevention utilizing corporate resources and programs.
• Ensure a systematic approach to maintenance, preventative maintenance, and appropriate capital investments.
• Work with sales resources to ensure appropriate recycle contracts and drive profitable product disposition.
• Engage across local business and government operations to ensure contracts and services to the benefit of all.
• Collaborate with procurement, logistics, and customers to ensure best landed cost of product to internal mills.
• Negotiate with outside contractors, vendors, suppliers to ensure competitive services and prices as needed.
• Understand and drive the financial performance of the business.
• Engage regularly with employees to ensure alignment, communication and engagement across the facility.
• Lead with integrity and ensure the facility is compliant with all appropriate standards, policies and regulations.
• Oversee transportation fleet and ensure all compliance.
• Seek out and develop new opportunities for increased business.
• Work closely with sales manager in developing and maintaining relationships with key accounts.
• Build effective relationships with all departments to produce strong customer relationships and a superior 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.
• Foster employee development through training and other resources.
• Value and seek contributions from all team members and facilitate regular team meetings.
• Control cost within budgetary limits to achieve profitability.
• Review and understand annual budget, forecasts and monthly financial summaries for area.
• Be responsible for management of assets (P&L) to include material sourcing-procurement, sales, safety, plant operations, customer service, environmental, and quality.

What You Need :

Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Experience in the single stream waste handling required.

General Manager experience preferred.

Leadership experience a must.

Effective negotiating skills.

Strong customer service mentality.

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