Plant General Manager

International Paper Company

$152K — $203K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7-10 years of corrugated industry experience preferred
  • Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent experience
  • Strong team-building skills
  • Business acumen and insight
  • Courage to make tough decisions
  • Customer-centric approach
  • Ability to make high-quality decisions
  • Talent development capabilities
  • Strong engagement-driving skills
  • Ability to communicate a clear vision
  • Skilled in managing complexity
  • Experience in optimizing work processes
  • Proficient in strategic planning

Responsibilities

  • Oversee profit and loss for the facility
  • Ensure compliance with environmental and safety regulations
  • Manage manufacturing operations including cost and quality control
  • Drive local sales efforts and customer service initiatives
  • Lead strategic business and marketing planning processes
  • Support positive labor relations within the plant
  • Guide human resources activities including recruiting and development
  • Establish and manage budgets ensuring financial compliance

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, welfare, and retirement plans
  • Medical, Dental, and Life insurance options
  • Flexible spending accounts for healthcare
  • Short-term and Long-term disability coverage
  • 401(k) plan with company-funded contributions
  • Generous paid time off policy
  • Support for education and professional development including tuition reimbursement
  • Student loan repayment assistance
  • Voluntary benefits for home, auto, vision, and pet insurance
Full Job Description
Job Description

Position Title:

Plant General Manager

Pay Rate:

$152,300 - $203,000

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range. Variable pay may provide additional opportunities for financial awards. This job is eligible to participate in IP's annual and long-term incentive plans.

Category/Shift:

Salaried Full-Time

Physical Location:

Buffalo NY

The Job You Will Perform:
  • Accountable for profit and loss of the facility.
  • Environmental, health and safety, including company policy and laws, state and federal regulations.
  • Manufacturing, including throughput, cost and waste control, maintenance, quality, inventories control and meeting budgeted production metrics.
  • Sales, including local sales, customer service, and partnering with sales manager to establish and meet facility sales goals, identifying and targeting market segments, deploying division pricing strategy.
  • Strategic planning, including business, marketing and capital planning processes.
  • Helping to maintain and support positive labor relations
  • Human resources, including workforce engagement, diversity, recruiting and hiring, employee and leadership development and employee labor relations.
  • Financial management, including establishing and managing budgets and compliance with financial controls.


The Skills You Will Bring:
  • Seven to ten years corrugated experience preferred.
  • Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent experience.
  • Builds Effective Teams
  • Business Insight
  • Courage
  • Customer Focus
  • Decision Quality
  • Develops Talent
  • Drives Engagement
  • Drives Vision and Purpose
  • Manages Complexity
  • Optimizes Work Processes
  • Plans and Aligns
  • Strategic Mindset


The Benefits You Will Enjoy:

International Paper offers a benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), Student Loan Repayment Assistance, and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets.

The Career You Will Build:

Sales and Leadership training, promotional opportunities within a global company

The Impact You Will Make:

We continue to build a better future for people, the planet, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 125 years. Join our team and you'll see why our team members say they're Proud to be IP.

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