We are looking to hire a motivated General Manager to join our stellar team at T & L Specialty Company Inc in Tupelo, MS.
Growing your career as a Full Time General Manager is an amazing opportunity to develop exceptional skills.
If you are strong in problem-solving, persuasion and have the right drive for the job, then apply for the position of General Manager at T & L Specialty Company Inc today!
Department: Management/Leadership
Job status: Full-time
FLSA status: Exempt Reports to: CEO
Work schedule: 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Travel required: As required
Weekend or on-call: Yes, as required
Positions supervised: Tupelo, MS operations (at present 20)
POSITION SUMMARY The General Manager is responsible for overall management and leadership of the business. This position will report to the CEO and will require regular review periods of organizational goals and objectives. The key responsibility will be one of creating a culture of continuous improvement through the application of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology ensuring achievement of growth and profitability goals while ensuring a culture of respect for people.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES Strong leadership characteristics creating a culture of continuous improvement and respect for people through Lean/TPS methodologies Regular participation in the strategic planning process Leadership and management to meet and exceed sales and profitability goals Leadership ability to help individuals meet their personal and organizational goals Periodic visits to customers to stay in tune with wants and needs of customers COMPETENCIES & SKILLS People skills :
Strong listening skills Tact and diplomacy Decisiveness Value people and their personal contribution Team emphasis Manage continuous improvement through change management Develop and manage reward and recognition processes Technical skills :
Proficient with Microsoft office products Presentation ability Lean Six Sigma technical tools Root cause analysis and system's level thinking Fact-based decision making Financial analysis using Excel Ability to define metrics that can be used to track success Business skills :
Link LSS to strategy Results/bottom line oriented while ensuring respect for people Ability to find optimal solutions to meet organizational goals and objectives, not always looking for the least expensive option Ability to "see" a future state and what is required now to meet that future state Certificates & Licenses :
Any certifications or licenses required or desired. Make note on whether required or desired.
EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION Required for success in the position
OTHER PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): safety glasses, gloves, apron, steel-toe boots, respirator
WORK ENVIRONMENT Industrial production environment, exposure to hazardous chemicals daily and general warehouse environment.
SALARY Annual salary for exempt, hourly for non-exempt
Reasonable Accommodations Statement To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The Company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the Company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the Company may deem appropriate.
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