Human Resources

NOX METALS•Detroit, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Human Resources | Nox Metals | Detroit, MI 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. Nox Metals is a technology company in Detroit supplying aluminum plate, bar, and rounds to aerospace and defense manufacturers. We use software and automation to supply metal to American factories faster than the industry thought possible. We need a Human Resources leader to own the people function end to end. Nox is built by the people we hire, and a great HR function is what lets us hire, develop, and keep them. Nox Metals is an employer with real opportunity for long term career growth, this is a place to build a career, not just hold a job.

Requirements

5+ years owning HR in a manufacturing, industrial, technology, or comparable fast-moving environment
Experienced running HR end to end as a solo operator or near-solo operator
Strong recruiting partner, you have closed great hires across blue collar, technical, and leadership roles
Fluent in employment law, payroll, benefits, and compliance for a multi-shift industrial workforce
Skilled at coaching managers, especially first-time managers running shift teams
Cracked with software and data, you run HR by the numbers and never lose a record
Calm under pressure when handling sensitive employee situations, fair, consistent, and discreet
High attention to quality, every offer letter, every onboarding, every record, every conversation
Always thinking about how to make processes better, you do not accept "this is how we have always done it"
Absolutely customer obsessed, your customers are our employees and the hiring managers building this company
A team player with a good attitude, you make the company better for everyone around you
Someone who takes ownership, if it touches a person at Nox, it is your responsibility
Precise under pressure and reliable
Organized and detail oriented
Committed to safety, you reinforce safe behavior across the entire workforce
High agency, you handle big items alone and ask for help when needed
Low ego, you walk the floor, you talk to operators on every shift, you do the unglamorous work because it needs to get done
Not afraid to work outside normal hours when America demands it
Never says "that's not my job"

Nice To Haves

Experience in metals, manufacturing, aerospace, or defense
SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certifications
Background hiring CDL drivers, factory operators, and skilled trades
Experience standing up an HR function from scratch at an early-stage company
Comfortable using AI tools to work faster and smarter

Responsibilities

Own the entire HR function as a solo IC and build the team as we grow
Partner with hiring managers across software, operations, and the floor to run hiring end to end
Own sourcing, screening, scheduling, offers, and closing for every role we run
Build and maintain our applicant tracking workflow and recruiting pipeline
Own onboarding, every new hire shows up on day one with everything they need to succeed
Own offboarding, exits handled with respect and discipline
Own payroll, benefits, 401k, leave, and every HR system that touches an employee
Own employee relations, coaching managers, mediating issues, handling investigations when they come up
Own performance management, reviews, comp planning, promotions, and PIPs when needed
Own compliance, employment law, I-9s, EEOC, ADA, FMLA, state and federal labor requirements, and all applicable Michigan rules
Build and maintain the employee handbook, HR SOPs, and people policies
Run engagement, culture, and retention programs that actually move the needle
Own HRIS, ATS, and all people systems, build them clean and keep them clean
Build dashboards and reports on headcount, hiring funnel, retention, comp, and engagement
Walk the floor regularly, you are not an HR leader who lives in a Slack channel
Always ask questions, never guess when something is unclear
Look at every process and figure out how to make it better
Work safely every shift and hold your teammates to the same standard