Human Resource Manager

Position Responsibilities:

The Human Resources Manager will lead HR support for two manufacturing facilities, serving as a trusted partner to plant leadership while guiding employee relations, workforce strategy, HR operations, and organizational change across hourly and salaried populations.

• Serve as the primary HR partner to plant and business leaders across both manufacturing locations.
• Lead employee relations activities, including investigations, workplace concerns, conflict resolution, corrective actions, performance matters, and conduct issues.
• Coach operational leaders on practical, consistent decisions aligned with employment requirements and HR policies.
• Build strong relationships with production employees, skilled trades, supervisors, and senior leadership through visible and responsive HR support.
• Lead and develop the local HR team while maintaining direct involvement in significant employee and business matters.
• Oversee HR service delivery, personnel documentation, employee data, reporting, benefits coordination, and recordkeeping.
• Partner with leadership on workforce planning, staffing, retention, succession planning, and organizational capability.
• Oversee recruiting and selection efforts in coordination with recruiters, hiring managers, and the local HR team.
• Strengthen onboarding practices covering performance expectations, safety requirements, organizational practices, and plant culture.
• Analyze turnover and workforce trends and translate findings into practical retention and workforce actions.
• Guide performance management, goal setting, salary administration, employee communications, and relevant training initiatives.
• Maintain compliance with applicable employment laws, company policies, reporting requirements, audits, and documentation standards.
• Partner with operations and safety leadership on workplace incidents, investigations, corrective actions, and risk mitigation.
• Translate broader HR priorities into practical processes that work effectively within manufacturing operations.
• Support employees and leaders through changing systems, processes, organizational structures, and integration initiatives.

Position requirements:

• 7–10 years of progressive Human Resources experience within a manufacturing plant or comparable industrial environment.
• Strong employee relations experience supporting both hourly production and salaried employee populations.
• Experience supporting skilled trades, welders, or comparable manufacturing and production employees.
• Broad HR generalist expertise spanning employee relations, talent management, performance, compliance, compensation, benefits, training, and HR operations.
• Demonstrated experience advising plant managers or senior operational leaders on complex workforce and business matters.
• Ability to independently lead a local HR function, prioritize competing demands, exercise sound judgment, and drive initiatives through implementation.
• Experience leading, developing, and coordinating HR team members.

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience supporting multiple manufacturing facilities, operating groups, or business units.
• Experience supporting organizational integrations, process improvements, or significant operational change.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline; graduate education or equivalent relevant experience is valued.

Reasons to Apply:

• Competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package.
• Health coverage, retirement plans, and other company-sponsored perks.
• Generous paid time off, including holidays, to support work-life balance.
• Flexible schedules and work life balance.
• Strong focus on employee development with on-the-job training and career growth.
• A positive company culture that values diversity and collaboration.