Human Resources Manager (CONFIDENTIAL)

Lucas James Talent Partners • Downers Grove, IL

3d • Onsite

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 balances execution with strategic influence, ensuring compliance, consistency, and risk management while strengthening leadership capability, engagement, and organizational performance.

The manager partners with site and functional leaders on workforce planning and organizational effectiveness, advises on employee relations and risk, and develops human capital strategies aligned with business objectives. The role also oversees core HR processes, supports compliance, ensures effective use of HR systems and accurate reporting, improves site-level processes, and delivers training and coaching to managers and employees. The position is onsite four days a week.

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 and understanding of recruiting practices and employment law.
• Experience partnering in a matrixed environment.
• Proficient Microsoft Office skills.
• Relevant working knowledge of HRIS.

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 to provide strategic HR guidance on facility operations, workforce planning, and organizational effectiveness.
• Participate in business and operating meetings, integrating people strategy with business strategy and advising on workforce risks, trends, and opportunities.
• Influence and coach leaders to strengthen leadership capability, accountability, and decision quality.
• Provide employee-relations guidance on performance management, conduct issues, investigations, corrective action, and terminations.
• Ensure 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, including talent planning, engagement, capability development, and retention.
• Identify organizational and people capability gaps and develop practical solutions for current and future business needs.
• Use human capital data, analytics, and insights to inform decisions and measure HR effectiveness.
• 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.
• Handle sensitive employee and business information with confidentiality and sound judgment.
• Support effective use of HR systems and tools, including UKG and SAP, and help leaders and employees use them accurately and on time.
• Oversee HR and operational transaction processing and reporting, 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 rollouts of HR programs and initiatives.
• Equip 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 performance factors.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager