Title: General Manager - ETC
Classification: Exempt/Full Time
Reports to: EVP Engineering & Maintenance
Location: Engineering Technology Corporation, Salt Lake City UT
Date: July 7, 2025
Company Description: Engineering Technology Corporation, a subsidiary of Zoltek-Toray Group, is a machine fabricator that designs, develops and manufactures carbon fiber winding machinery and other specialty composites manufacturing equipment. ETC has over 50 years' experience designing and manufacturing filament winding machinery. We are located in an 80,000 square foot manufacturing plant in Salt Lake City, UT and currently employ approximately thirty employees consisting of Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, Machinists, R&D Technicians, Sales and Customer Support and winding machine Service Technicians. Engineering Technology Corporation is a division of Zoltek, a world leader in the research, development, manufacture and distribution of industrial grade carbon fiber. Learn more at .
Essential Duties & Responsibilities: The General Manager is responsible for developing a world-class manufacturing operation, planning, directing and coordinating all day-to-day plant activities including production, materials, manufacturing engineering, while meeting requirements related to cost, safety, environment, security, quality, shipping and other customer and company expectations.
- Provide technical leadership in driving exceptional operational improvements in quality, scheduling, safety, productivity, efficiency, cost improvement, and employee relations.
- Exemplify leadership and management skills, ensure that employees have the resources to do their respective jobs, provide clear direction, communication, feedback, positive and constructive discipline as required, maintain and improve employee morale and performance.
- Train, supervise and mentor staff to enhance their performance and overall potential.
- Champion safe and environmentally sound performance in all areas of production and adhere to all corporate and regulatory requirements.
- Champion the Quality System Implementation/ Maintenance.
- In conjunction with top management, establish and manage activities to meet short and long term plant goals, and report plant metrics and progress.
- Drive all six sigma and lean initiatives within the production department and continually strive to reduce waste and improve departmental standard operating procedures.
- Drive the Profit/Loss of the plant by implementing measures as needed.
- Responsible for working with sales in order to plan production.
- Responsible for maintaining inventories.
Qualifications: - BS degree in Engineering, Chemical, Mechanical or Materials, MBA preferred
- Minimum 10 years of experience in manufacturing with increasing levels of responsibility
- Knowledgeable of Carbon Fiber/Composite products and manufacturing processes/equipment
- Proven track record in machinery manufacturing, composites manufacturing or related field
- Training in Lean and Six Sigma concepts preferred
- Leadership/management skills as well as technical competence and project management skills
- Proven track record in building a high-performing manufacturing team
- Must be energetic, hands on and self-disciplined in fostering a team oriented approach.
- Ability to drive own agenda and make decisions effectively
- Ability to interpret financial reports.
- Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical journals.
- Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
- Ability to effectively present information to executive management, public groups, and/or board of directors
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described below are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Office Environment
- Manufacturing environment which contains noise, moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles
Physical Demands: - Good finger and manual dexterity
- Ability to lift, turn, bend, squat, kneel, reach, pull, walk or stand for periods of time
- Ability to tolerate heat and must be able to wear a dust mask and/or gloves as needed
- Ability to lift, push, pull, push 50+ pounds
Safety: Tasks related to environmental management, occupational health and safety management, and energy management:
- handling chemicals according to the safety data sheets available at the workplace;
- selective collection of hazardous and non-hazardous waste at work;
- compliance with occupational health and safety management standards; and if necessary, make colleagues and subcontractors to comply with OHSA standards;
- report non-compliance connected with environmental protection, occupational health and safety to your direct supervisor;
- contribute to the improvement of the efficiency of the environmental management and occupational health and safety management.
Zoltek is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation or expression, religion, national origin, marital status, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.
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