We are currently recruiting for a General Manager to lead Accelleron’s REMAN Center in Bolingbrook, Illinois. This is a senior leadership opportunity for a hands-on operations leader who wants to take full responsibility for a fast-growing industrial service business, develop a high-performing organization, and help scale a key North American operation within a global Swiss technology leader.
Position Summary
As General Manager, you will have full responsibility for the performance and development of the Bolingbrook REMAN Center, including safety, quality, delivery, cost, profitability, customer satisfaction, and people development. The role combines hands-on operational leadership with strategic and financial accountability and requires a visible, on-site leadership presence.
The center employs approximately 60 people and serves as a key remanufacturing hub within Accelleron’s North American operations. Accelleron has invested significantly in the facility, equipment, and processes to support continued growth. The General Manager will lead the end-to-end remanufacturing operation, develop and execute a strategic roadmap for growth and operational resilience, strengthen the local leadership organization, and build scalable processes while maintaining close alignment with North American and global stakeholders. The role reports to the Managing Director of North America and is part of the North American leadership team.
Why This Role Is Attractive
- Full general management and P&L responsibility for a strategically important and growing U.S. operation
- Opportunity to combine hands-on operational leadership with strategic responsibility for organizational development, operational excellence, and future growth
- High-visibility leadership role within a global technology leader with a strong market position and international footprint
Main Responsibilities
- Full P&L responsibility, including productivity, inventory performance, capital investment planning, and cash-flow improvement
- Develop and execute the strategic roadmap for growth, operational resilience, and scalable performance of the Bolingbrook REMAN Center
- Lead end-to-end remanufacturing operations, including workshop operations, planning, material management, warehouse and logistics, quality, and supporting functions
- Maintain high standards for safety, quality, delivery, turnaround time, cost, and customer satisfaction
- Further develop the site’s safety culture through clear accountability, performance indicators, and proactive risk management
- Ensure effective production planning, inventory management, material availability, scheduling, and capacity management while adapting to fluctuations in demand
- Drive Lean, Six Sigma, continuous improvement, automation, and process-development initiatives
- Develop and strengthen the local leadership team and establish a clear people development and succession plan
- Support strategic customer relationships and operational reviews
- Balance day-to-day shop-floor execution with longer-term strategic planning and sustainable growth
Candidate Profile
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, Business, or a related discipline; Master’s degree preferred
- 10+ years of leadership experience in manufacturing, remanufacturing, MRO, industrial service operations, or a comparable industrial environment
- Strong operations background with direct leadership responsibility for shop-based manufacturing, remanufacturing, or industrial service activities
- Experience in relevant industrial environments, particularly rotating equipment such as engines, pumps, compressors and turbines, as well as aerospace MRO, heavy equipment, or similarly complex products is beneficial.
- Proven ability to combine strategic thinking with detailed, hands-on operational execution
- Strong planning, financial, and operational acumen with a clear understanding of P&L, productivity, inventory, and working capital
- Demonstrated ability to develop shop-floor, technical, and professional teams and build leadership capability
- Ability to lead effectively through growth, changing demand, and operational complexity
- Entrepreneurial and continuous-improvement mindset with the ability to challenge established processes constructively
- Strong communication skills and credibility with employees, customers, and senior stakeholders in an international matrix organization
- International or multicultural exposure is important; direct turbocharger experience is not required
Company Profile
Accelleron is a Swiss technology leader in turbocharging, fuel injection, and digital solutions for large engines used in marine, power generation, gas compression, rail, and other heavy-duty applications. Headquartered in Baden, Switzerland, the company has more than 100 years of industry heritage, approximately 3,000 employees, and a global service network spanning more than 100 locations in over 50 countries. Accelleron became an independent company following its spin-off from ABB in 2022 and combines deep engineering expertise with a large, recurring lifecycle service business.