HR Manager - Aurora, IL

Mitutoyo America•Aurora, IL

2d•$100,000 - $125,000•Onsite

About The Position

Position Summary The HR Manager leads a team that aligns Human Resources operations to ensure consistent support for all employees across the organization: including headquarters, showroom/sales locations, and technical service sites in Ohio and California. The HR Manager ensures HR operates as a scalable system, not a reactive service. They build structure around the “HR whirlwind,” ensuring operational clarity while enabling the HR leadership to focus on strategic planning, leadership development, and organizational design. Reasonable Accommodation Statement: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Requirements

Strong process and systems-thinking
Professional written and verbal communication
Ability to lead work through others
Sound judgment and confidentiality
Data comprehension & insight generation
Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or related field.
5+ years of progressive HR experience and leading a team.
Strong employee relations and manager support experience.

Responsibilities

Lead, guide, and align the HR team.
Conduct structured HR team meetings to establish priorities, track commitments, and ensure clarity.
Promote accountability, documentation, professionalism, and strong communication.
Ensure consistent HR support for showroom/sales locations, enhanced services in Ohio, and the California calibration/repair lab.
Oversee core HR functions: employee relations, leave administration, compensation support, performance management, benefits support, policy guidance, recruiting workflows, and onboarding processes.
Develop and update policies, procedures, and tools that make HR processes clear and repeatable.
Serve as a key HR resource for 50+ managers and supervisors, guiding them through performance expectations, documentation, and policy application.
Facilitate consistent handling of corrective actions and investigations; ensure documentation is legally defensible and scalable.
Guide managers to lead properly
Track trends (turnover, performance, retention, staffing gaps).
Suggest compensation and headcount plans
Make benefit renewal recommendations.
Ensure compliance and accurate documentation across the team.
Map current HR processes and identify improvements for clarity, efficiency, and scalability.
Use data to inform decisions and present actionable recommendations to leadership.
Oversee coordination of temporary housing for Japanese expatriates relocating to and from the U.S.
Serve as Chief Privacy Officer for the company.
Support travel program administration in partnership with designated internal stakeholders.