HR Manager

CTS Corporation•Cranston, RI

24d•Onsite

About The Position

The Human Resources Manager, SyQwest is the onsite HR leader for CTS’s Cranston, Rhode Island site. This hands-on working manager partners with site leadership and AMS HR to build trust, strengthen leadership capability, support cultural integration, and deliver reliable day-to-day HR support. The role oversees employee relations, compliance, engagement, talent and workforce planning, HR operations, leadership coaching, and execution of CTS people processes in a manufacturing environment. The HR Manager serves as a trusted advisor to site leadership and establishes a visible, consistent HR presence. The position provides front-line employee support and practical problem-solving while balancing strategic HR partnership with detailed administrative execution. It coordinates shared HR Administrator support and collaborates with Legal, Corporate HR, Total Rewards, Safety, and AMS HR on employee matters and business needs. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience where appropriate, and at least 6–8 years of progressive HR experience. Relevant experience includes employee relations and HR business partner support in manufacturing, operations, engineering, defense, aerospace, industrial, or a similarly complex environment. Limited travel may be needed for CTS meetings, training, or site integration activities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered where appropriate.
Minimum of 6–8 years of progressive HR experience, including employee relations and HR business partner support in a manufacturing, operations, engineering, defense, aerospace, industrial, or similarly complex environment.
Experience advising leaders, influencing without direct authority, and establishing credibility in a hands-on site environment.
Strong knowledge of employee relations, investigations, performance management, employment law, policy interpretation, compensation, benefits, leave administration, workers’ compensation, payroll validation, timekeeping, and HR systems.
Experience with HRIS data, employee lifecycle transactions, payroll validation, timekeeping, leave administration, workers’ compensation coordination, and policy interpretation.
Ability to build credibility through sound judgment, discretion, confidentiality, consistency, and follow-through.
Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority and coach leaders through complex people, culture, performance, and change-management matters.
Hands-on, operational mindset and ability to balance strategic HR partnership with detailed administrative execution in a manufacturing site environment.
Strong documentation discipline, attention to HR data integrity, and ability to manage sensitive matters fairly and escalate appropriately.
Experience supporting culture integration, engagement, communication routines, leadership cadence, talent review, succession planning, retention planning, and workforce planning.
Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Teams, and Microsoft 365 tools.
Limited travel as needed for CTS meetings, training, or site integration activities.
Applicants must have valid work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship for employment authorization in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting cultural integration, change management, employee engagement, leadership coaching, talent review, succession planning, and retention planning.
Experience with SuccessFactors and Dayforce, or a similar absence management system.
Experience using Copilot or other AI-enabled tools.

Responsibilities

Serve as onsite HR leader and trusted advisor to SyQwest site leadership, partnering with operations, functional leaders, and AMS HR on people priorities, site stabilization, business performance, and CTS integration.
Maintain a visible and consistent HR presence and follow through on employee and leadership issues.
Coach leaders on communication, accountability, performance expectations, employee engagement, and CTS leadership standards.
Lead site culture and engagement efforts, including listening mechanisms, action planning, communication routines, and leadership follow-up.
Provide front-line employee relations support, including investigations, conflict resolution, performance concerns, attendance issues, policy interpretation, corrective action, documentation, and escalation.
Reinforce CTS standards of conduct and ensure expectations are communicated, documented, and applied consistently.
Partner with Legal, Corporate HR, Total Rewards, Safety, and AMS HR on sensitive employee matters, compliance, compensation, leave administration, workers’ compensation, and risk mitigation.
Support workforce planning, recruitment planning, talent review, succession planning, retention planning, onboarding, assimilation, development planning, and performance management.
Ensure timely and accurate execution of HR processes, including employee changes, HRIS transactions, timekeeping support, payroll validation, benefits inquiries, surveys, recognition programs, and employee communications.
Lead annual site compensation planning with Corporate HR support, including data review, leader guidance, calibration support, and completion of required actions.
Coordinate shared HR Administrator support while remaining hands-on with daily employee support, floor presence, problem-solving, and HR process reliability.