Job Description

The General Manager provides leadership, motivation and guidance to plant operations to include manufacturing, logistics, maintenance, manufacturing engineering, material control, purchasing, quality assurance and control, and tooling areas to enhance flexibility and to improve overall costs, quality, and on-time delivery of Company products. Ensure efficient production of parts and products with the best material usage, quality levels, and service that exceed the customer’s expectations. Responsible for ensuring all key measures are met from plant and business operations. Lead and promote matters related to safety, health, environmental, labor control, equipment, material, processes, and customer relations.

Essential Functions:

• Lead, plan, and manage all manufacturing activities and related functions at the plant including manufacturing, logistics, manufacturing engineering, tooling, maintenance, material control, purchasing, quality assurance and control, and tooling to ensure safety and quality and to meet and exceed customer and Company requirements.

• Understand and execute all plant policies and procedures.
• Lead development and management of annual plan, budget, key measures, operating efficiency, and cost control.
• Act as key contact for customers and local industry groups.

• Manage and direct staff in assigned manufacturing group with a focus on equipment, processes, human resource allocation, cost management, setting priorities, removing roadblocks, and leading through problem identification and resolution, and implementation of short- and long-term corrective actions to manufacturing problems.

• Provides strategic leadership and full accountability for profit and loss performance, ensuring financial goals are met through effective forecasting, cost management, and margin optimization.
• Leads the development and execution of integrated sales and marketing strategies to drive revenue growth, strengthen brand presence and expand market reach.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement leveraging Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies to enhance operational efficiency, reduce waste, and maximize customer value.
• Sponsor and drive Voice of the Employee (VoE) initiatives, ensuring action plans are developed and executed to strengthen engagement, culture, and organizational effectiveness.
• Lead efforts to improve and sustain Net Promoter Score (NPS) through proactive customer engagement, service excellence, and rapid resolutions of product or service issues.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, operations management, supply chain, or related discipline.
• 10-15 years of relevant functional leadership experience as a manager in a manufacturing environment.

• Experience in engineering with a focus on engineering management, design and manufacturing is preferred.

• Practical experience and working knowledge of Basic Equipment Care (BEC) and Preventive Maintenance Optimization (PMO) systems for machinery, tooling, and gauges.
• Practical experience applying Lean principles in a manufacturing environment.

• Practical experience applying Total Quality Production System (TQPS) principles in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems.
• Experience working with integrated computer programs and/or applications.

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group
Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access.

As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.

As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.