General Manager

Smurfit Westrock Company

$90K — $120K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business or Engineering
  • 7+ years of progressive management experience in manufacturing
  • Minimum of 5 years in operations/production management
  • Proven experience in budget and financial management
  • Strong record in goal setting and team leadership
  • Knowledge of capital management and financial analysis
  • Excellent strategic planning and analytical skills

Responsibilities

  • Maintain plant profitability and ensure compliance with safety and quality standards
  • Develop and implement business plans aligned with company goals
  • Build and lead high-performing teams to drive organizational change
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives with a strategic focus
  • Partner with sales teams to identify growth opportunities and maintain key relationships
  • Oversee facility production improvements to achieve efficiency targets
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance customer service

Benefits

  • Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence
  • Comprehensive training and development opportunities
  • Generous benefits package starting on the first day, including medical, dental, and vision
  • 401k match and paid time off
  • Career development within a global packaging company focused on sustainability, safety, and inclusion
Full Job Description
General Information

Job ID
ATR60605

Posting Job Title
General Manager

Locations
IN Mishawaka

Employment Type
Full Time

Date Posted
07-Jul-2026

Relocation Support
No

Description & Requirements

The Opportunity:

The General Manager will have full responsibility for the performance and profitability of the corrugated packaging manufacturing facility. This includes managing and focusing on measures associated with safety, quality, cost, and productivity and focusing on strategic expansion by increasing local and regional sales.

How you will impact Smurfit WestRock

  • Maintain the plant's profitability and ensure all safety and quality requirements are met
  • Develop and implement business plans that align with company goals and overall strategic vision
  • Build a high performing team and work collaboratively to drive change initiatives within the organization
  • Drive and implement continuous improvement initiatives tied to the strategic business direction
  • Build partnerships and effectively collaborate with commercial/sales business partners to identify facility growth opportunities, and maintain relationships with key accounts
  • Oversee and drive improvements in facility production to meet short-term and long-term divisional objectives to achieve optimum efficiency
  • Build effective alliances with other Business Units, Sales, Logistics, Production, Safety and Quality Managers to better serve customers that cross multiple business units


What you need to succeed

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business or Engineering - Required
  • 7+ years of progressive management experience in a manufacturing facility, with a minimum of 5 years of experience in operations/production management - Required.
  • Proven experience in budget and financial management
  • Have a proven track record of goal setting and demonstrated ability to build, develop, lead, and motivate diverse teams through transformative change
  • Ability to initiate projects in pursuit of greater profitability, anticipate potential problems and address them early
  • Ability to facilitate the development of others' knowledge and skills
  • Demonstrated knowledge of capital management (P&L and capital budgets) and analyzing financial data
  • Must possess excellent strategic planning and analytical skills
  • Ability to operate with the customers' best interest in mind
  • Ability to respond quickly to changing demands, processes, and evolving information
  • Communicate effectively with the ability to adjust communication style based on audience


What we offer

  • Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability and excellence
  • Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
  • An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies and potential
  • A generous benefits package starting on your first day of employment, including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 401k match, paid time off
  • A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.


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