Employee Relations Manager : 1st Shift | Approximately 6:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Unusual Machines • Orlando, FL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a strong Employee Relations leader who thrives in fast-paced manufacturing environments and enjoys being highly visible and engaged with employees and leaders across the floor. This is not a desk-based HR role. The position involves walking the floor, building relationships, coaching managers, conducting investigations, resolving employee concerns, supporting accountability, and helping create a safe, respectful, high-performing, and employee-focused workplace. At Unusual Machines, this role will play a critical part in supporting the growing hourly workforce across manufacturing, warehouse, and operational teams, serving as a trusted employee advocate, operational partner, and culture ambassador while ensuring consistency, compliance, communication, and strong leadership across all shifts.

Requirements

• 5+ years of HR or Employee Relations experience
• 3+ years supporting manufacturing, warehouse, distribution, or other high-volume operational environments
• Strong employee relations and investigation experience
• Experience supporting multi-shift operations
• Strong judgment, professionalism, and emotional intelligence
• Ability to remain calm and solution-oriented in fast-paced environments
• Strong communication and conflict resolution skills
• Experience coaching leaders through difficult employee situations
• Comfortable working independently while also collaborating closely with operations and HR leadership
• Hands-on, highly visible leadership style
• Experience using HRIS, ATS, payroll, or timekeeping systems
• Strong working knowledge of employment law and HR compliance practices
• Comfortable walking manufacturing floors and working in active production environments
• Equivalent experience is valued more heavily than formal education

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary HR and Employee Relations partner for hourly manufacturing and operational employees across assigned facilities
• Build strong relationships with employees and leaders through consistent floor presence and visibility
• Conduct employee relations investigations involving workplace concerns, policy violations, attendance issues, and employee complaints
• Coach leaders through corrective actions, documentation, employee conversations, performance concerns, and terminations
• Support a positive employee experience through engagement initiatives and culture-building efforts
• Partner with managers to maintain fair, consistent, and legally compliant employment practices
• Assist with onboarding, orientation, employee check-ins, and integration of new hires
• Support employee leave administration, benefits questions, workers compensation coordination, and employee accommodations
• Assist employees and managers with timekeeping support, missed punches, PTO corrections, and HRIS-related questions
• Maintain accurate employee documentation and compliance records
• Support OSHA, labor law, I-9, E-Verify, and workplace compliance initiatives
• Partner with recruiting and operations teams during hiring events, career fairs, and onboarding surges
• Support multiple facilities and operational groups as the company continues to scale
• Partner closely with fellow Employee Relations Managers during shift overlap periods to ensure continuity and communication across all shifts
• Help build scalable HR processes, programs, and infrastructure during a period of rapid company growth

Benefits

• Equity eligibility
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• PTO and paid holidays
• Catered Lunch 5 days a week
• 401K
• Career growth opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed