Director, Human Resources
About The Position
DwyerOmega is seeking a strategic, business-minded HR leader to lead HR strategy and execution across multiple manufacturing and business sites. The Director partners with site and functional leaders to align people practices with business priorities, strengthen organizational capability and processes, and support a consistent employee experience across locations. This role leads a small HR team, with the opportunity to grow the team as the business expands. The Director advises senior leaders, develops scalable programs, and personally addresses complex employee, organizational, and operational needs. The role calls for strong business judgment, a practical approach, and the ability to drive change and build credibility with leaders and employees in a technical, non-union manufacturing environment. Regular travel between assigned locations, up to 50%, is required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field.
- 10 or more years of progressive HR experience, including experience leading HR for multiple sites or business units.
- Experience in a technical manufacturing, industrial, engineering, or other operational environment.
- Demonstrated experience advising senior leaders and influencing business decisions.
- Experience leading, developing, and scaling an HR team and streamlining processes.
- Strong background in employee relations, organizational development, talent management, workforce planning, and change management.
- Working knowledge of employment laws and HR best practices.
- Experience with HR information systems and people analytics.
- Willingness and ability to travel regularly between assigned locations, up to 50%.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
- SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or comparable certification.
- Experience supporting acquisitions, integrations, organizational restructuring, or multi-site transformation.
- Experience in a growing or evolving organization where processes and teams are still being developed.
- Experience partnering with engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, and commercial functions.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute HR strategies that support business performance, operational excellence, organizational growth, and employee engagement across multiple sites.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior, site, and functional leaders, translating business goals into workforce, talent, organizational, and leadership strategies.
- Assess organizational effectiveness and recommend improvements to structure, roles, capabilities, and leadership practices.
- Support workforce planning, succession planning, talent reviews, and leadership development.
- Establish consistent HR practices across locations while responding to individual site and business needs.
- Use workforce data and business metrics to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Build relationships with hourly and salaried employees across technical, engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and support functions.
- Partner with leaders to understand engagement and retention drivers, improve the employee experience, and reduce avoidable turnover.
- Guide complex employee relations matters, investigations, performance management, corrective action, and workplace concerns.
- Ensure HR practices are consistent, fair, legally compliant, and aligned with company policies and values; support compliance with applicable employment laws and regulations.
- Lead strategies to attract, develop, and retain talent in a competitive manufacturing environment; partner with Talent Acquisition on workforce planning, critical hiring, and employer branding.
- Strengthen onboarding, leadership development, career growth, performance management, and succession planning.
- Help establish career paths and development opportunities for technical, manufacturing, and professional employees.
- Coach leaders to improve communication, accountability, feedback, and employee development.
- Lead, coach, and develop a small HR team supporting multiple locations; build scalable HR capabilities and recommend future team structure as business needs evolve.
- Remain hands-on during change, organizational growth, complex employee relations activity, or resource constraints.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
