Hr Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, Industrial Relations, or a related field required.
• Eight + years of progressive more responsible Human Resources experience.
• Experience as primary HR lead in manufacturing, technology, or startup environments.
• Demonstrated experience in employee relations, talent acquisition, and HR compliance.
• Experience managing staffing agencies and contingent workforce programs.
• Strong working knowledge of federal, California state, and local employment laws, including wage and hour requirements, leave administration, workplace investigations, and employee relations best practices.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration (MBA), Organizational Development, or a related field is a plus
• Professional HR certification (SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR) preferred.
• Experience with site startups, workforce ramp-up, or high-growth operations strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting customer audits, operational readiness activities, regulatory reviews, or compliance audits preferred

Responsibilities

• Works with regional HR, shared services, and TA to staff and onboard the site.
• Partners with plant leadership on workforce planning and hiring decisions.
• Manages agency relationships and screens agency candidates for technician-level capability.
• Works with staffing partners on performance or conduct issues while ensuring agency workers are managed consistently with plant practices.
• Leads ER for plant employees and builds an issue‑resolution culture that resolves concerns early and supports engagement.
• Reinforces the local business culture through leader coaching and consistent application of plant practices.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local laws and maintains clean HR practices.
• Works with local leaders to identify risks and develop solutions that support operations.
• Engages regional HR on significant issues and partners with the region when broader support is needed.
• Coordinates with regional HR and shared services on compensation, benefits, and HR operations and provides insight into local market practices.
• Supports linkages between local HR activities and HR shared services to ensure correct execution.
• Ensures all HR documents and entries are complete and accurate for payroll and HR systems and reporting.
• Monitors workforce trends and uses local data to identify issues and develop solutions.
• Leads local reporting and analysis that support start-up and ongoing operations.
• Maintains HR records that support regional reporting.
• Supports site start-up activities with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, and EHS.
• Coordinates onboarding, orientation, and job-related training with regional L&D to support workforce readiness.
• Supports the establishment of the safety culture and reinforces practices that support engagement and retention.
• Coaches plant leaders on performance and communication and champions company values.
• Builds leader capability for a high-automation environment.
• Supports BU employees on-site with routine ER needs and aligns escalations with region HR.