SR HR Specialist

Veteran Hiring Solutions•Hopkinsville, KY

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is for an HR Senior Specialist, Plant at Toyota Boshoku America, Inc. (TBA) in Hopkinsville. TBA is a manufacturer of automotive interior systems and filters, and is currently scaling, having crossed 14,000 team members across 23 locations in the Americas and opening its first smart plant in Hopkinsville. The Plant HR role is crucial for managing team member relations, pay, staffing, and compliance during this expansion. The position is responsible for ensuring team members are treated fairly, paid correctly, and heard when issues arise, operating within the Toyota Production System culture of standardized work, continuous improvement, and a non-stop floor. This is a hands-on role focused on the human infrastructure of a manufacturing plant, requiring broad scope and independent judgment. The mission for the first 12 months is to become the HR anchor of the plant, owning team member relations, ensuring accurate pay and timekeeping, filling staffing needs, maintaining compliance, and operating effectively within a fast-paced, multi-shift environment. The successful candidate will be trusted by both the floor and management.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Six or more years of HR generalist experience; manufacturing setting preferred.
Four or more years supporting HR and employee relations in a manufacturing setting; automotive preferred.
Working knowledge of ADA, FLSA, HIPAA, FMLA, NLRA, and Title VII.
HRIS experience; Oracle and Kronos preferred.
Ability to work fixed or rotating shifts including overtime, with on-call flexibility.
Travel 0 to 10%.
Must have served in the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Space Force, U.S. Reserves, or U.S. National Guard.

Nice To Haves

PHR or SPHR preferred.

Responsibilities

Resolve team member relations cases, investigations, and corrective actions to closure within a defined cycle time, with documentation that holds up to legal and audit review.
Deliver biweekly Kronos timekeeping verification and Oracle entries at or near 100% accuracy, so every team member is paid correctly and on time.
Fill assigned hourly and salaried openings within target time-to-fill, coordinating temporary agency staffing to hold plant headcount at production plan.
Keep hourly attendance tracking and corrective action current, consistent, and evenly applied, so no case is exposed to a fairness or labor-relations challenge.
Deliver EEO, new hire, and state and federal regulatory reporting on schedule, with zero late or inaccurate filings.
Execute the plant communication, recognition, and engagement calendar (communication meetings, service awards, all-team-member events, opinion surveys).