General Manager

Company Description

Welcome! Are you seeking a global, well-established and innovative company that’s part of an industry with exciting growth potential? Then, start your Colorful Career with INX!

INX International is the third largest producer of inks in North America with full service subsidiaries in Europe and South America. We offer a complete line of ink and coating solutions technology for commercial, packaging and digital applications. As a leading global manufacturer of inkjet inks, we provide a full palette of digital ink systems, advanced technologies and integrated services.

At INX, we believe we can only grow our business as well as we grow our teams. The average employee has been here over 13 years. 

We are looking for new talent with new ideas as we continue to provide quality, service and innovation to the printing and packaging markets.

Job Description

Are you a people oriented, safety conscious executive with effective management skills and experience? We are seeking a General Manager to work at the INX manufacturing plant in Appleton, WI.  Coming soon! A new state-of-the-art facility with the latest technologies, PLC's and fire suppression is now in the planning phase to be built sometime next year north of Appleton! INX's location makes ink for flexible packaging used in the food industry. The General Manager will direct and coordinate all production, technical, distribution, sales, and administrative activities of the Plant promoting the effective use of all personnel to achieve the best possible sales, quality and profits for the benefit of the Company. At this position you will be the ambassador of our Corporate Vision and Guiding Principles to achieve the highest level of customer and employee satisfaction. Aids in developing and achieving long range goals and objectives and communicates Company policy, guidelines, procedures, and visionary direction to all subordinates.

As General Manager you will be responsible for:

• Working with Director of Operations in developing a detailed manufacturing program designed to obtain effective equipment utilization, consistent with adequate warehousing, preventative maintenance, proper manpower utilization, and repair and overhaul schedules, with full consideration given to cost, facilities, resource utilization and satisfactory quality and customer service.

• Directing and monitoring the application of approved manufacturing programs, work with personnel supervised in analyzing and correcting causes of significant deviations from plans

• Advising Director of Operations of progress on critical phases of the manufacturing program and take necessary steps to expedite the successful attainment of plant activity objectives.

• Reviewing production problems and arrange for the proper manpower and equipment to attain production schedules.

• Reviewing and approving the scheduling of shift hours for proposed production before commitments are made

• Reviewing performance and production reports and take appropriate action based on the results

• Working with appropriate plant personnel throughout the manufacturing organization in developing a “quality-consciousness and pride-of-workmanship” to assist in attaining quality objectives

• Reviewing quality reports and Customer Reports. When appropriate, follow up to insure taking of Corrective Actions and Preventative Actions

• Working with appropriate branch personnel and Corporate R&D in making decisions and recommendations that have important impact on technical activities within the plant and the Company

• Working with the Director of Operations in setting minimum and maximum inventory levels of stock items and to permit taking advantage of spot business, consistent with effective branch operations

• Frequently inspecting the methods of handling and storing inventories to insure compliance with procedures and takes corrective action to eliminate unsatisfactory conditions

• Working with the Director of Operations in developing sound relationships with customers so that a better understanding of customer product requirements and operating problems is obtained to provide a basis for improving customer service

• Developing throughout the manufacturing and technical departments, a realization of the effect of individual phases of operation on operating costs

• Directing personnel supervised in planning departmental performance against budget to anticipate and minimize possible losses

• Working with Corporate personnel and personnel supervised in the development and application of new or improved methods, equipment or procedures to reduce costs

• Applying an aggressive employee development plan so that each reac