Director, Human Resources Rewards

Position: Director, Human Resources Total Rewards
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Akron, OH, USAPosted:
Job Function:
Human Resources

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Salary Myers Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MYE) is a leading manufacturer of a wide range of polymer products for industrial, agricultural, automotive, commercial and consumer markets. We are also the largest distributor of tools, equipment and supplies for the tire, wheel, and under- vehicle service industry in the United States. Myers Industries was started in 1933, by Meyer and Louis Myers, as a tire supply storefront in Akron, Ohio.

In 1946, the Company began manufacturing plastic and rubber products related to the tire industry for distribution. In 1963, Myers Industries, Inc. was established and grew into a diversified plastics manufacturer and tire repair supply distributor. Since then, Myers Industries has expanded to become a leading polymer manufacturer of material handling containers and distributor of tire repair and retread products for both domestic and international markets.

Job Overview:
The Director, Total Rewards leads the Total Rewards Center of Excellence, owning compensation philosophy and administration, benefits strategy and delivery, leave administration, payroll operations and compliance, and total rewards analytics across all locations. This role serves as the enterprise leader for compensation, benefits, payroll, and associated vendor relationships, ensuring programs are competitive, compliant, cost-effective, and aligned with business objectives. The Director owns the organization-wide compensation process and job grading framework, approves field compensation decisions that fall outside approved grade ranges, and partners closely with HR Field Operations, HRIS, Finance, and Legal to support effective program administration, regulatory compliance, reporting, and operational excellence.

The Director oversees four direct reports: the Total Rewards Analyst, Compensation & Equity Manager, Senior Benefits Administrator, and Senior Payroll Administrator.

Duties and Responsibiliti e s
• Lead the Total Rewards COE: design, implement, and administer the compensation philosophy including job grading framework, salary band structure, merit processes, and equity review cycles.
• Serve as the organization-wide compensation process owner; approve all field compensation decisions that fall outside approved grade min/max ranges.
• Partner with the Director, HR Field Operations on compensation alignment and grade structure reviews to ensure field pay decisions remain consistent with the approved framework.
• Own benefits strategy, design, open enrollment, carrier management, and claims oversight for all employee benefit programs.
• Own leave administration including vendor management, FMLA/STD/LTD tracking, return-to-work coordination, and leave compliance.
• Own payroll operations, governance, and compliance across all sites, including accurate and timely multi-site, multi-shift payroll processing, federal, state, and local tax compliance, direct deposit, controls, vendor management, reconciliation, and audit management.
• Directly manage the Total Rewards Analyst, Senior Payroll Administrator, Compensation & Equity Manager, and Senior Benefits Administrator.
• Provide EEO-1 and ACA compliance data to the Director, People Strategy, Analytics & Compliance for regulatory filing; coordinate on compliance data requirements.
• Partner with HRIS leadership to ensure systems, reporting, data integrity, and technology capabilities effectively support compensation, benefits, payroll, compliance, and total rewards analytics.
• Partner with Finance on quarterly total rewards cost reviews and annual budget reconciliation as required.
• Engage Legal on annual benefits compliance reviews, ERISA matters, ACA regulatory updates, and…