HR & Safety

NOX METALS•Detroit, MI

5d•Onsite

About The Position

American factories deserve a supply chain that moves as fast as they do. The next generation of American manufacturing is being built right now. Nox Metals is the supply chain behind it. We use software and automation to supply metal to American factories faster than the industry thought possible. The HR & Safety Lead keeps our people safe, supported, and growing. You own recruiting, onboarding, and the safety program for a 24/7 metals cutting facility scaling across multiple cities.

Requirements

Experienced recruiting hourly industrial talent in a tight labor market
Experienced running HR and safety in manufacturing or warehousing
Fluent in OSHA 1910 and state compliance
Comfortable on a factory floor in steel toes
Direct in hard conversations with operators and executives
Fast at building systems from scratch
Strong with modern HR tools and willing to use AI to move faster
Low ego, high agency, never says "that's not my job"

Responsibilities

Source and recruit operators, machinists, and saw techs through trade schools, veterans networks, community colleges, job fairs, and direct outreach
Build a pipeline of skilled hourly talent in Detroit and LA before we need them
Run hiring end to end for hourly and salaried roles, from posting through offer letter
Onboard every new hire, including paperwork, benefits, orientation, and PPE
Administer payroll, benefits, PTO, and timekeeping
Own the safety program: written plans, JSAs, training, incident investigation, OSHA recordkeeping
Run daily safety walks on the factory floor
Build training for forklift, overhead crane, saw operation, lockout tagout, and hazcom
Handle employee relations, performance conversations, and workers comp
Stand up the same systems in LA as we scale