HR Manager — Field & Industrial Operations

HR Services Group•La Porte, TX

35d•Hybrid

About The Position

My client is hiring a hands-on, strategic HR Manager to power our growing industrial services operation. You'll be the trusted HR partner to Operations leadership — supporting day-to-day execution while shaping workforce strategy across multiple regions, customer sites, and remote project locations. Oversee hiring and compliance efforts to staff refineries, turnarounds, and craft labor sites — mobilizing crews fast, resolving issues in real time, and keeping us compliant with the alphabet soup of industry requirements (Safety Councils, DISA, DOT/PHMSA, NCCER, customer onboarding portals, and more). Support, develop and manage 3-5 employees in the HR Department.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive HR experience with deep employee relations chops.
Bilingual fluency in Spanish and English — REQUIRED, not nice-to-have.
Direct experience supporting blue-collar, field-based workforces — refinery, construction, turnaround, or craft labor environments strongly preferred.
Working knowledge of Safety Councils, DISA, DOT/PHMSA, NCCER, and contractor compliance platforms.
Strong command of federal and state employment law and HR best practices.
Cool head under pressure — you handle sensitive situations with discretion and integrity.
Sharp problem-solving, sound judgment, and the credibility to influence at every level — from the field crew to the C-suite.
Excellent communicator who's equally comfortable in a trailer office and a boardroom.

Responsibilities

Partner with Operations leadership on workforce planning, staffing, retention, and org changes.
Mobilize crews fast for outages, turnarounds, and project-based staffing surges.
Travel to jobsites for onboarding events, investigations, and employee meetings.
Be the first call for field employees and managers on HR issues, conflict, and policy questions.
Lead thorough, fair investigations into complaints, grievances, and disciplinary matters.
Coach managers on engagement, accountability, and difficult conversations.
Build training on harassment prevention, conflict management, and workplace behavior.
Track and manage Safety Council credentials, drug testing programs, DISA, DOT/PHMSA, NCCER, and customer-specific onboarding requirements.
Make sure every employee is fully compliant and site-ready before they mobilize — zero surprises at the gate.
Oversee the coordination of compliance training and required certifications across the workforce.
Assist with scheduling from time to time.
Support employees through enrollment, life events, and benefit questions across medical, dental, vision, 401(k), disability, and life.
Manage the open enrollment and renewal process.
Manage FMLA, ADA accommodations, workers' comp, and return-to-work cases end-to-end.
Partner with brokers and vendors to resolve issues quickly.
Deliver HR support in Spanish and English — translations, investigations, training, and one-on-one conversations.