HR Manager

TekniPlex • Wenatchee, WA

20d • Hybrid

About The Position

TekniPlex is a global company with over 9,000 employees in 12 countries, focused on creating safer, smarter solutions that impact daily life. Through its divisions, TekniPlex Healthcare and TekniPlex Consumer Products, the company shapes industries such as healthcare, pharmaceutical, food & beverage, beauty, and personal care. The company encourages bold thinking, cross-cultural collaboration, and continuous growth, emphasizing that employees' ideas and work matter in shaping the future.

Requirements

• Previous experience working in a manufacturing environment in Human Resources.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a proven ability to work with varying levels within a multi-site plant environment.
• Experience with human resources information systems (HRIS).
• Ability to be responsive and persuasive at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to travel to other sites as needed.
• Knowledgeable of general human resource concepts and legal requirements.
• Ability to exercise good judgment within defined practices and policies.
• Demonstrate a high level of confidentiality.
• A bachelor's or master's degree in human resources or related discipline.
• 3-5 years human resources experience.
• Previous experience working in a Union environment.

Responsibilities

• Play a critical role in attracting, developing, and retaining talent to achieve business objectives.
• Foster a high-performing culture where employees are empowered to grow, contribute, and succeed.
• Serve as a trusted business partner, change champion, employee advocate, and culture builder across multiple manufacturing locations.
• Lead the full spectrum of Human Resources activities across multiple Consumer Products manufacturing facilities in Washington.
• Balance strategic business partnership with hands-on operational support.
• Provide leadership in talent acquisition, employee and labor relations, performance management, leadership development, compensation, benefits, onboarding, compliance, and HR policy administration.
• Develop and execute people strategies that support operational excellence, employee engagement, and organizational growth in partnership with Plant Managers and business leaders.
• Collaborate with centralized HR Centers of Excellence to deliver consistent, high-quality HR programs while ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, collective bargaining agreements where applicable, and company policies.
• Drive workforce planning, coach leaders, strengthen organizational capability, support labor relations and contract negotiations where applicable, and create a positive employee experience for both hourly and salaried employees across multiple manufacturing sites.
• Implement monthly people metrics within the sites, proactively monitoring and collaborating with the Head of HR and Plant leadership to identify and address gaps.
• Develop a deep understanding of plant operations to make informed decisions, provide valuable consulting to plant leadership, and offer strategic guidance on HR matters aligned with business objectives.
• Foster a productive and inclusive employee experience through proactive initiatives based on feedback and identified initiatives.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, including Plant leadership, supervisors, and local employees to identify solutions that drive safety, sustainable cultural change and supporting business success.
• Drive local ownership of People Leader activities ensuring creation of development plans, leveraging skills matrix, providing recognition, coaching and mentoring and managing performance documentation and evaluations to support organizational goals.
• Collaborate with Plant Leadership and union representatives to ensure correct implementation and accurate interpretation of the contract terms, addressing inquiries, grievances, and other union-related issues for consistent application (for Unionized Locations).
• Lead the development of local collective bargaining agreements and associated negotiations with employee unions (for Unionized Locations).
• Lead the recruitment and selection process, ensuring quality and diversity of talent acquisition.
• Responsible for new hire orientation and employee documentation control at the site.
• Support the administration of benefits programs that enhance the well-being and retention.
• Manage the local payroll process, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of employee compensation.
• Comply with labor laws and regulations, and handle employment contracts, terminations and employee relations effectively.
• Support the implementation of policies assisting with communication and local, state and federal compliance.
• Implement performance management process that fosters employee growth and accountability.
• Conduct exit interviews and monitor HR trends to implement retention best practices.
• Partner with leaders to implement employee engagement and community initiatives that cultivate a positive and inclusive work environment.
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

Benefits

• Target bonus incentive of 10%

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager