Director, Human Resources
Port City Logistics Inc•Port Wentworth, GA
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About The Position
Role Description: The Director of Human Resources leads the day-to-day HR function for a 300-employee logistics and transportation organization. This role is responsible for executing HR strategy, overseeing HR operations, and ensuring consistent, compliant people practices across the company. This position requires a pragmatic leader who can operate strategically when needed while remaining deeply engaged in operational HR delivery.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, or related field
- 7+ years of progressive HR experience
- Demonstrated experience leading HR operations
- Strong employee relations and employment law knowledge
- Experience partnering with senior leaders
Responsibilities
- HR Operations Leadership
- Lead and oversee the daily operations of the HR function
- Directly manage the HR team
- Ensure consistent and effective execution of employee lifecycle processes
- Serve as escalation point for complex employee relations issues and investigations
- Oversee the administration or human resource programs including but not limited to; compensation, benefits, and leave.
- Execution of HR Strategy
- Partner with the Chief HR & Compliance Officer to implement enterprise HR initiatives
- Translate company priorities into actionable HR plans
- Drive adoption and accountability across departments
- Support organizational changes, growth initiatives, and workforce planning
- Executive & Leadership Partnership
- Regularly interact with the executive leadership team on workforce matters
- Provide data-driven insight on turnover, performance, engagement, and risk
- Coach leaders on employee relations, documentation, and accountability
- Support performance management and leadership capability development
- Compliance & Risk Management
- Ensure adherence to federal, state, and local employment laws
- Maintain and update HR policies and practices
- Partner closely with the Director of Safety & Compliance on cross-functional risk areas
- Support audits, reporting, and internal compliance initiatives
- Systems, Metrics & Continuous Improvement
- Oversee HR systems and reporting accuracy
- Monitor key workforce metrics and identify trends
- Improve process efficiency and scalability across HR operations
- Develops and implements departmental budgets.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
