General Manager
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- 1703823 Requisition #
Trinity Industries, Inc., headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a diversified industrial company that owns market-leading businesses which provide products and services to the energy, transportation, chemical, and construction sectors. Trinity reports its financial results in five principal business segments: the Rail Group, the Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group, the Inland Barge Group, the Construction Products Group and the Energy Equipment Group. Trinity’s businesses provide industrial products and services ranging from railcars, barges, storage containers, and aggregates to highway products, structural wind towers, railcar parts, and railcar leasing and management services.
Trinity’s vision is to be a premier, diversified industrial company that owns market-leading businesses which provide superior products and services to customers while generating high-quality earnings and returns for shareholders.
TrinityRail Maintenance Services is searching for a talented team player to fill the open position of General Manager in our Jonesboro, AR plant! We welcome your ideas and your outstanding work ethic. Join our team today and be a part of Helping to Build America. ™
In this role, the General Manager will report directly to Regional Operations Director and oversee manufacturing, manufacturing support and administrative functions needed to run a manufacturing operation. As a member of the leadership team, the General Manager will provide business expertise in plant management, execution of the business plan, and market development. The General Manager is responsible for sustainable earning results, increasing market revenue, streamlining workflow and creating a team environment to increase productivity. Responsibilities for this role will also include optimization of inventory networks, plant line capacity, processing planning capabilities and systems, supporting short and long term improvement, delivery performance, flexibility and availability. The General Manager’s overall objective is to meet customer objectives, maintain compliance with quality guidelines and regulatory requirements while reducing costs, increasing service levels and achieving operation manufacturing excellence as Best in Class.
Responsibilities:
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Develops and administers financial budgets and activities to fund operations, maximize investments and increase efficiency
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Oversight of production, distribution, cost accounting, sales and customer services
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Directs and manages resources to implement tactical business plans and programs to see work through completion
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Communicate the vision for the plant and communicates strategy and objectives effectively
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Sets clear and consistent expectations for performance and leverages resources available to accomplish goals
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Follows up on critical tasks and holds people accountable for adhering to process and protocol
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Ensures that team has necessary resources and removes barriers where appropriate
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Stage work and recalibrate throughout the day as necessary to meet customer demand
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Prioritize the necessary resources and create the tactical steps required to accomplish goals on time
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Identifies talent correctly and shows ownership of all aspects of plant staffing and retention
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Exhibits a strong work ethic and focus on Lean manufacturing, safety, quality, productivity and cost
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Persistent in achieving desired results
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred
- Minimum of 3 years working with large , highly outfitted complex steel products with many steps in the manufacturing process
- Experience with complex to moderate project management in a steel fabrication environment
- Has led complex to moderate operations with products on multiple manufacturing lines including outfitting, setting, testing and coating
- Able to apply stringent quality control and federal regulatory requirements
- In depth knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles and practices
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Why Join Trinity?
Trinity Industries offers a comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees are offered Trinity’s standard company benefits package, which includes paid time off, tuition reimbursement, paid holidays, 401(k) with match and additional retirement contributions, medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, life and disability insurance. Little known fact about Trinity Industries: Once people come to work here, they tend to stay. Trinity is employee-focused and involved in our communities, which is probably why working for Trinity feels more like family than a large corporation. Add in the industry leading industrial products we build, and you can see why our employees are proud to call Trinity home. What legacy will you build?
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