Human Resources Manager (CONFIDENTIAL)

Lucas James Talent Partners•Downers Grove, IL
•$120,000 - $126,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Human Resources Manager serves as a strategic trusted advisor to site leadership, providing expert guidance on employee relations, workforce effectiveness, and talent strategies that support business and operational objectives. The role combines strong execution with strategic influence, ensuring compliance, consistency, and risk management while driving leadership capability, employee engagement, and organizational performance. The manager partners with site and functional leaders, coaches leaders at all levels, and develops human capital strategies aligned with business objectives. The role oversees core HR processes, supports HR systems and reporting, ensures employment-regulation compliance, and delivers training and guidance that equip managers to lead teams effectively.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field.
  • At least 8 years of related HR experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • People leadership experience.
  • Working knowledge of recruiting practices and employment law.
  • Experience partnering in a matrixed environment.
  • Proficient Microsoft Office skills.
  • Relevant working knowledge of HRIS.
  • Ability to conduct conversations, presentations, and written communications in both English and Spanish is highly desirable.

Nice To Haves

  • PHR certification or a master's degree.
  • Ability to conduct conversations, presentations, and written communications in both English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with site and functional leaders on HR guidance concerning facility operations, workforce planning, and organizational effectiveness.
  • Participate in business and operating meetings, providing insight on workforce risks, trends, and opportunities and integrating people strategy with business strategy.
  • Influence and coach leaders to strengthen leadership capability, accountability, and decision quality.
  • Advise on employee relations matters, including performance management, conduct issues, investigations, corrective action, and terminations.
  • Promote consistent application of company policies, practices, and employment standards while balancing fairness, risk mitigation, and business needs.
  • Partner with Corporate HR and Legal to develop, interpret, and apply employee relations guidelines and procedures.
  • Develop and implement human capital strategies for talent planning, engagement, capability development, and retention.
  • Identify organizational and people capability gaps and design practical solutions for current and future business needs.
  • Use human capital data and analytics to inform decisions and measure HR effectiveness, including through scorecards, dashboards, and key metrics.
  • Oversee and support staffing, compensation, benefits administration, performance management, training, and development processes.
  • Ensure compliance with employment regulations and proactively identify and mitigate compliance risks.
  • Maintain confidentiality and sound judgment when handling sensitive employee and business information.
  • Support effective use of HR systems and tools, including UKG and SAP, and help leaders and employees use them accurately and promptly.
  • Oversee processing and reporting of HR and operational transactions, ensuring data integrity and accuracy.
  • Identify opportunities to improve site-level HR processes, standardization, and efficiency.
  • Deliver and support new-hire orientation, leader training, and rollout of HR programs and initiatives.
  • Provide managers with tools, coaching, and guidance to lead teams and address people issues proactively.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
  • Company-paid life insurance and short-term disability.
  • Voluntary additional life, disability, and hospital/accident insurance.
  • 401(k) with company-provided match.
  • Paid time off.
  • Bonus incentive programs; target bonus is 10%, subject to program rules and individual and organizational performance.
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