General Manager (GM)

Who we are

Truck Bodies & Equipment International (TBEI) is a Subsidiary of Federal Signal Corporation that encompasses seven leading manufacturers of dump bodies, landscape bodies, platforms, hoists, and truck and trailer equipment and accessories. We are a publicly held corporation which highlights:

1,000 distributors and dealers, across North America

12 major brands

Industry-leading technology, management team, and performance

High quality products including military-spec dump bodies for the US Armed Forces

What we do

TBEI, Inc. manufactures and installs dump bodies, end-dump trailers and specialty dump body equipment. From fabricating raw steel to precise machining capabilities to welding and finish paint, TBEI provides customers with a “one-stop-shop for their complete dump truck and trailer needs. Dump bodies and other equipment are then installed and mounted onto truck chassis at one of our ten manufacturing facilities across the US or shipped to our distribution network.

TBEI –Mission Statement

We are a leading manufacturer of truck bodies, trailers, and hoists in North America. We enable the safe and efficient transportation of material in the construction, defense, and agriculture markets. Each member of our team strives to exceed customer expectations with prompt delivery, exceptional quality, and unmatched response times. We do this through the development of market-leading products with a commitment to continuous improvement of our employees, our production techniques, and our product lines. “We don’t make the truck; we make the truck work…We put the work in Work Truck.”

What we are like

We have 10 manufacturing facilities across the US and Canada encompassing North Dakota, Minnesota, Mississippi, Texas, Washington, Pennsylvania, Alabama and Edmonton, Canada. In whole, TBEI has over 1100 employees. We work on creating an atmosphere where people feel good about coming to work and performing the work they do. We are a hands-on management team supporting our people along the way.

Your Role

The General Manager is responsible for the full profit and loss of this $60M business unit. Including setting the strategic direction, capital planning, growth initiatives and cash management. The GM will drive manufacturing operations through a team of functional managers and front-line supervisors, ensuring increasing levels of customer and employee satisfaction. The GM will have direct and indirect reports at the facility for reporting purposes and will lead all aspects of the business to support continual growth in revenue and earnings. They will provide general management over finance, marketing, sales, manufacturing, engineering, materials, quality assurance/control, human resources, and information systems in a matrix-based reporting structure. The GM is the ambassador of the facility to the customer, showcasing our systems and manufacturing processes to be the industry best quality of products.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a positive business environment centered around the customer.
• Build, develop and maintain a strong leadership team.
• Lead the manufacturing fulfillment (manufacturing, up-fitting, customer service, Quality).
• Collaborates with sales on programs and customer council teams to understand the voice of the customer.
• Reporting financial results and leading business process improvements.
• Manages policy deployment in the areas of safety, lean manufacturing techniques, quality, cost reduction, complete and on-time delivery, customer satisfaction, employee relations, visual controls and plant performance measures.
• Provides leadership for employee relations through effective communications, coaching, training, and development.
• Manages working capital and is laser focused on inventory management.
• Ensures compliance with company standards for cost control, waste reduction, quality, safety, and on-time delivery.
• Ensures compliance with company needs for capital investments and improvement projects.
• Works with inter and intra plant teams to drive operational excellence and process optimization ideas through KPI’s.
• Measurement of performance to company goals and standards and establishment of targets for improvements in safety, quality, cost, delivery, and employee relations.

Qualifications

Ideal candidate profile:

• Ability to facilitate best practice translation.
• Able to work in a fast-paced, lean, high-achievement, cross-functional, information challenged, and multi-division environment.
• Intermediate computer and systems literacy (Microsoft Office products).
• Personal characteristics: results oriented, strong communications, high energy, innovative, and a high degree of confidence and integrity.

Job Requirements:

§ Management or Operations related bachelor’s degree. An MBA is preferred.

§ Experience managing a business utilizing “80/20” or the willingness to learn.

§ Previous experience in heavy metals or truck equipment industry.

§ Proven experience leading operations and P & L

§ Ability to personally build solid business relationships with employees and customers.

§ Proven skills in team building and leadership to motivate an integrated facility.

§ Experience in financial and operational analysis

§ Must be a team player that maintains a high integrity while meeting the company goals.

§ Strong problem-solving skills and process orientation.

What will make you Successful

Experience will get you in the door, but your passion and ability to drive manufacturing improvements and planning processes throughout our organization, along with a positive attitude on behalf of our customers will help you be successful.

Benefits

We offer a full scale of benefits including health, dental, vision, STD, LTD and life that begin the first of the month following your date of hire. Eligibility in our 401k plan begins upon employment!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $125,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 5 years

Shift:

• 8 hour shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Lake Crystal, MN 56055: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $125,000 - $150,000