General Manager (Rock Island)

Description

As the General Manager, Quad Cities / Chicago at Liberty Packaging, you will lead and manage two Liberty Packaging Central locations, collaborating across business functions to provide vision, leadership, and day‑to‑day management. This role is responsible for setting commercial and operational strategy, aligning business objectives to strategy and customer requirements, and driving a focus on product and process excellence for the manufacturing plant located in Rock Island and the distribution facility in Chicago, Illinois. The role will manage the business to produce desired profitable growth.

This position reports directly to the Senior Vice President – Packaging and is located at the Liberty Packaging facility in Rock Island, Illinois.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior leader for Liberty Packaging Central; provide leadership to teams including Sales, Operations, Customer Service, Pricing, Design, EHS, and Human Resources and Finance in partnership with functional leaders
• Plan, develop, organize, and execute the Liberty Packaging Central profitable growth strategy to deliver company financial growth objectives
• Be responsible for the overall P&L results, including identifying and executing growth, improvement, and cost‑saving opportunities
• Work collaboratively across the organization and specifically with functional leaders
• Manage resources to effectively balance strategic objectives with financial return and efficient use of assets
• Ensure manufacturing schedule attainment meets customer service expectations, cost and quality considerations
• Lead sales team to secure new opportunities that fulfill commercial profitable growth strategy
• Partner with Enterprise Solutions EHS function to develop and implement all safety policies and programs, promote a culture of safety and improve safety performance
• Maintain customer and related business relationships; participate in key customer and supplier visits and calls
• Manage employee performance by establishing clear goals and expectations, tracking progress against goals, ensuring timely feedback, and addressing performance challenges promptly and professionally
• Represent Liberty Packaging Central in the community in accordance with core values of Caring, Innovation, Trust and Excellence
• Other duties as assigned

Required Education, Experience and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in management, operations or related field required
• 10+ years of senior leadership experience in general management, plant management or senior level functional experience (including sales, marketing, distribution, and finance) within a manufacturing environment
• Previous experience building and executing commercial growth strategies
• Previous experience developing capital strategies to improve operational effectiveness, customer fulfillment and cost improvements
• Strong management/leadership skills and ability/willingness to sponsor change
• Effective communication skills and ability to work with all levels of Liberty Packaging’s organization
• Strong customer focus and demonstrated ability to build lasting customer relationships
• High personal standards with a proven track record of integrity, business ethics, and professionalism
• Action orientation with initiative to achieve results
• Travel up to 50% between Liberty Packaging Quad Cities and Chicago locations

Preferred Education, Experience and Skills

• Corrugated packaging experience or closely related industry experience strongly preferred
• Significant operational and continuous improvement experience
• Previous experience with mergers and acquisitions

Compensation & Benefits

The starting base salary range for this position is $221,462 – $276,828 per year plus eligibility in an annual bonus program. The compensation posted is the anticipated pay for the position at the time of the posting. We may pay above or below posted amount based on several factors, including, but not limited to, education and/or certifications, skills, experience, or work location. Some positions may qualify for additional compensation in the form of bonuses or deferred compensation options.

At LDI, we are pleased to provide employees with a comprehensive benefits package including health/dental/vision insurance options; paid time off; 10 paid holidays; 401(k) plus company matching and annual discretionary profit sharing; flexible spending and health savings account options; life and disability insurance; tuition assistance; wellness and mental health resources, and financial advising services. Eligibility in benefit programs is based on hours worked per week.

Physical Requirements

• Regular sitting, standing, and walking throughout the day to accomplish tasks
• Manual and finger dexterity used regularly with some repetitive finger motions
• Ability to work in front of a computer screen for long periods of time
• Specific vision abilities include close and distance vision; ability to identify colors, small letters, and numbers; hand/eye coordination, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• Hearing and speaking
• Other conditions may include frequent reaching, stretching, pushing, pulling, pinching, grasping, and gripping

Equal Opportunity Statement

Liberty Diversified International is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, creed, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.