2025-10-02
Kito Crosby
Other
/yr
employee
contract
Longview
Texas
75601
United States
Title: General Manager, Crosby Longview
Job Type: Regular Full-Time
Category: Salaried
Location: Longview, TX, US
Requsition ID: 1953
Description:
Responsibilities
Kito Crosby is seeking a highly motivated, hands-on, and results-driven leader to join its team as the General Manager (“GM”) for the flagship Longview, Texas manufacturing site. Reporting to the Vice President, Operations, the GM will be responsible for overseeing the overall performance of the Longview facility, managing day-to-day business operations and ensuring seamless execution of the strategic plan, while working closely with union leadership.
This leader will play an integral role in establishing the company’s strategic direction and will be instrumental in driving the future expansion of the business. The role requires a leader who can balance strategic thinking with operational execution to deliver measurable results that support the company’s growth trajectory.
The General Manager will ensure the business meets or exceeds annual revenue and profit targets, as well as prepare the business to achieve longer-term growth goals. This will include setting manufacturing strategies, prioritizing the allocation of resources and investments, and working collaboratively with the Kito Crosby functional management teams. In addition, the GM will be responsible for developing and mentoring a robust talent bench at all levels of the business.
Specific responsibilities will include:
The person in this role will help the organization achieve:
Professional Experiences and Qualities
The ideal candidate is an accomplished operations professional with demonstrated experience as the senior leader across a complex single-site or multi-site manufacturing business. This leader should have a demonstrated track record of success within a highly regarded, best-in-class, diversified manufacturing company, delivering excellence across innovation, financial performance, and continuous improvement. The candidate should have experience leading change in an established and mature production environment.
This individual will also be a dynamic and successful executive operations leader who has demonstrated the ability to implement Lean and continuous improvement initiatives within a world-class business system. The GM must have high expectations for themselves and Kito Crosby, coupled with a high work ethic, grit, and a bias for action. The successful candidate will be a hands-on leader who is able to enact transformation across the organization. Additionally, this individual will possess personal qualities of humility, integrity, credibility, and dedication to Kito Crosby’s mission, vision, and values
The ideal candidate should also possess, at minimum, the following qualifications and attributes:
Education
A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or other related technical discipline is preferred; MBA or other advanced degree is considered a plus.
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