HR Manager

CTS Corporation•Cranston, RI

26d•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 provide reliable day-to-day HR support in a manufacturing environment. The role covers employee relations, compliance, engagement, talent and workforce planning, HR operations, leadership coaching, and execution of CTS people processes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered where appropriate.
At least 6–8 years of progressive HR experience, including employee relations and HR business partner support in manufacturing, operations, engineering, defense, aerospace, industrial, or a similarly complex environment.
Experience advising leaders, influencing without direct authority, and establishing credibility in a hands-on site environment.
Experience with HRIS data, employee lifecycle transactions, payroll validation, timekeeping, leave administration, workers’ compensation coordination, and policy interpretation.
Strong knowledge of employee relations, investigations, performance management, employment law, policy interpretation, compensation, benefits, leave administration, workers’ compensation, payroll validation, timekeeping, and HR systems.
Ability to build credibility through sound judgment, discretion, confidentiality, consistency, and follow-through.
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.
Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Teams, and Microsoft 365 tools.
Limited travel as needed for CTS meetings, training, or site integration activities.
Valid U.S. work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship.

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 the onsite HR leader and trusted advisor to SyQwest site leadership, partnering with operations, functional leaders, and AMS HR to align people priorities with site stabilization, business performance, and CTS integration objectives.
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 reviews, succession planning, retention planning, onboarding, assimilation, development planning, and performance management.
Execute core HR processes accurately and promptly, including employee changes, HRIS transactions, timekeeping support, payroll validation, benefits inquiries, surveys, recognition programs, and employee communications.
Lead annual site compensation planning activities 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, practical problem-solving, and HR process reliability.