TOOLS GENERAL MANAGER

Job Summary: Tools General Manager (GM) is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Hornady Tools facility, managing staff, overseeing customer service, driving sales, managing budgets, and ensuring overall business functions run smoothly by implementing strategies and policies to achieve company goals; essentially acting as the leader of all aspects of a business at an operational level.

Objectives of this role

• Develop strategic plan for optimized productivity
• Review and improve organizational effectiveness by developing processes, overseeing employees, establishing a highly motivational work environment, and implementing innovative changes
• Adhere to company standards for excellence and quality
• Seek out opportunities for expansion and growth by developing new business relationships
• Provide guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas

Key responsibilities:

• Operational Management: Overseeing daily operations, assigning tasks, monitoring performance, and ensuring efficient workflow.
• Financial Management: Managing budgets, analyzing financial performance, identifying cost-saving measures, and making strategic financial decisions.

• Staff Management: Recruiting, hiring, training, and developing employees, addressing performance issues, and maintaining positive employee relations. Delegate responsibilities to the best-qualified employees and enforce all policies, procedures, standards, specifications, guidelines, training programs, and cultural values.

• Customer Service: Ensuring excellent customer service standards are met, handling customer complaints, and building positive customer relationships.
• Sales and Marketing: Contributing to sales strategies, promoting products or services, and monitoring market trends.
• Strategic Planning: Developing and implementing short and long-term business strategies to achieve organizational goals.

• Compliance: Ensuring adherence to all relevant laws, regulations, and company policies. Delegate responsibilities to the best-qualified employees and enforce all policies, procedures, standards, specifications, guidelines, training programs, and cultural values

• Performance Monitoring: Tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess business performance and identify areas for improvement.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Proven success in a managerial role
• Strong decision-making ability
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and delegation skills
• Proven ability to develop and achieve financial plans
• Ability to motivate and lead employees, and hold them accountable
• Strong working knowledge of industry regulations and standards

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or experience equivalency required.
• Experience and strong understanding of ERP systems and applications.
• Familiarity with manufacture of reloading equipment and participant in hunting and shooting sports helpful.

Physical Requirements: Manufacturing and office environment exposure.

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer and attending meetings.
• Prolonged periods of standing or walking on manufacturing floor or trade shows.
• Must be able to lift 25 pounds at times.
• Must be able to quickly traverse manufacturing areas.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)