Human Resources Manager

Air Distribution Technologies Careers•Geneva, AL

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About The Position

The Human Resources Manager leads all human resources functions for the plant, emphasizing proactive, lawful labor relations. The role builds fair, consistent, and responsive employee relations and helps prepare the site to navigate organizing activity lawfully and effectively, in partnership with corporate labor relations and outside legal counsel. Direct, hands-on experience with labor relations and union organizing campaigns is a core requirement. The manager serves as the plant’s day-to-day point person on labor relations and organizing matters under the direction of legal counsel and corporate labor relations. The role maintains working knowledge of NLRA requirements, supports compliant communications and conduct, prepares leaders and supervisors to engage lawfully with employees, and maintains election and post-election contingency plans. The role also oversees core plant HR operations, including recruiting, onboarding, performance management, compensation, benefits, compliance, investigations, employee relations, metrics, and development of the site HR team, including a Senior HR Generalist. The position works under the guidance of corporate labor relations and outside legal counsel on organizing matters to ensure compliance with the NLRA and applicable Alabama employment law.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
At least 7 years of progressive HR experience.
At least 3 years of experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
Direct, hands-on labor relations experience, including managing or directly supporting a union organizing campaign from initial activity through a representation election.
Strong working knowledge of the NLRA and lawful employer conduct before and during organizing activity.
Track record of building employee trust and engagement programs that measurably improved retention or workplace climate.
Excellent communication and coaching skills, particularly with frontline supervisors.

Nice To Haves

SPHR or SHRM-SCP certification.
Experience working alongside outside labor counsel on sensitive labor and employee relations matters.

Responsibilities

Design and lead a proactive employee relations strategy that strengthens trust, fairness, and engagement before and during organizing activity.
Conduct listening sessions, stay interviews, surveys, and skip-level meetings to identify concerns and inform leadership.
Partner with plant leadership to ensure pay, benefits, and working conditions remain fair and competitive for the region.
Coach and train frontline supervisors on consistent, fair, and respectful management practices.
Maintain accessible channels for employee concerns and ensure timely, credible responses, including open-door practices, suggestion systems, and town halls.
Serve as the plant’s day-to-day point person on labor relations and organizing matters in partnership with corporate labor relations and outside legal counsel.
Maintain working knowledge of NLRA requirements and ensure plant communications and supervisor conduct comply with applicable labor law and the TIPS framework.
Coordinate legally compliant employer communications related to union organizing with outside labor counsel.
Monitor workplace climate and flag early indicators of organizing activity or emerging employee concerns to leadership.
Prepare site leadership and supervisors to engage appropriately and lawfully with employees before, during, and after an organizing campaign or representation election.
Build and maintain election and post-election contingency plans.
Oversee recruiting, onboarding, performance management, compensation administration, and benefits for the plant.
Manage HR compliance with federal, Alabama state, and local employment laws.
Lead investigations and resolve employee complaints, disciplinary matters, and policy violations consistently and with appropriate documentation.
Own HR metrics, including turnover, engagement, time-to-fill, and employee relations case trends, and report regularly to plant and corporate leadership.
Manage and develop the site HR team, including a Senior HR Generalist, through coaching and hands-on exposure to labor relations work.