General Manager-Automation

The General Manager will oversee day-to-day operations of the Acieta Iowa division to support the growth and financial viability of the organization, be focused on strategic planning and goal setting to direct the operations groups in the Acieta Iowa office in support of its goals, and responsible for the growth of the leaders within the company.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for leading, managing and directing operations, which include project management, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, and integration teams.
• Responsible for all operation improvements including annual productivity improvements, the effective implementation of an overall quality initiative which may include lean manufacturing principles, Six Sigma and other continuous improvement initiatives that will allow Acieta to provide high quality, cost competitive systems and components for our customers. 
• Responsible for the profit and loss of Acieta Iowa’s operations.
• Responsible for customer satisfaction which is essential to the growth and profitability of Acieta. 
• Build strong relationship with vendors, and supplier-partners, including a continuous value analysis of their products and services.
• Responsible for a direct review of solutions developed by project teams that are greater than $.5 million total sales or require an area of expertise not previously provided by Acieta because of the potential for a large loss from a single project.
• Collaborate with the COO and other GMs to establish, implement and communicate the strategic direction of the operations of the organization.
• Supports other Acieta activities, in pursuit of overall Acieta goals and objectives.
• Reside in the Omaha/Council Bluffs area and will be required to travel on occasion; extensive travel is not expected nor encouraged.
• Support our employees an opportunity to grow both personally and professionally.  We require high performance and sustain high performance through a culture of empowerment where the employees are strongly encouraged to make recommendations that they feel will improve Acieta and resolve challenges the company may face.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• All Mid-level Managers will report to the General Manager which include the areas of project management, engineering, integration, and production. All direct reports must be evaluated at least on an annual basis. The GM’s has the responsibility to make staffing requirement recommendations to the COO.  Any changes in the status of a direct report to the General Manager must have prior approval of the COO.

Budget:

• The GM will be responsible for budgeting all funding needs for the Iowa Division on an annual basis. Any capital expenditures must meet the company’s minimum ROI requirements, and it is the GM’s responsibility to prepare the justification for the same. All capital expenses and expenditures which exceed more than $5,000 from budgets require the COO. 

Reporting:

• The GM will report to the COO of the company and will be required to make both formal and informal presentations to the COO, members of the COO’s staff, employees of the company and C-Suite Managers. There will be a set of annual goals and objectives including three goals for each area of responsibility, other than special projects.  Goals will be established on an annual basis and reviewed semi-annually.  Additionally, the GM will keep the COO informed of activities by filing a monthly report, format to be determined.

Education, Experience, Skills, Licenses, and Other Requirements: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education and/or Experience: A Bachelor of Science degree in a related field such as engineering or business is preferred or equivalent education/training; or a combination of education/training with 10 years of supervisory experience in operations. A strong business background with experience in being responsible for running a profitable enterprise that was involved in a business where sales came from projects specifically designed to solve end user’s needs.  Must be able to show evidence that they have been successful at this type of enterprise and have lead groups/organizations that were growing at more than 15% annually for multiple periods and met profitability goals during that growth period. Experience in manufacturing/engineering in the design of equipment comparable to the products of Acieta would be a big advantage. A strong background in project management and CPM credentials would be considered very valuable.     
• Communication Skills:  Ability to develop reports about the operations of Acieta and use them to provide timely updates to the COO staff about what corrective action is required for operations that are not performing as planned. Using these same reports to implement rapid corrective action with subordinates of the GM for any operations or projects that are not performing to plan. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or Acieta employees.
• Manufacturing Expertise:
  • Must be thoroughly familiar with development of project type capital equipment systems.
  • Must be comfortable with directing supervisors of engineering, project management, manufacturing, assembly, purchasing, and shipping/receiving. 
  • Projects must be done within the budget and established schedule.   
  • Must be at ease supervising others of equal or greater technical expertise and experience in an effective manner.
• Reasoning Ability:  Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.  Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instruction in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Licenses and Other Requirements:
  • Personal computer literacy with working familiarity of software related to financial and schedule tracking of projects.