Senior People Operations Leader - Europe

About Us:

BW Packaging is driving performance at the intersection of people, technology, and customer care. As part of the privately held Barry-Wehmiller family, we unite a global team of packaging experts with a clear purpose:
People Who Care, Building Solutions that Perform. We take on our customers’ toughest challenges as our own — delivering both innovative and enduring solutions that set the standard for value and performance. Our strength comes from our people and the power of our brands — trusted names in packaging that are known worldwide for engineering excellence, application expertise, and lifetime commitment to customer success.

Truly Human Leadership guides our belief that exceptional business results and profound respect for people together provide the foundation of enduring success. We are committed to forging lasting partnerships with our customers, earning their trust through integrity, expertise, and execution. With our full range of packaging solutions and long term partnership and service, we help customers achieve operational excellence today while building the future of packaging together.

About Us:

BW Packaging is driving performance at the intersection of people, technology, and customer care. As part of the privately held Barry-Wehmiller family, we unite a global team of packaging experts with a clear purpose:
People Who Care, Building Solutions that Perform. We take on our customers’ toughest challenges as our own — delivering both innovative and enduring solutions that set the standard for value and performance. Our strength comes from our people and the power of our brands — trusted names in packaging that are known worldwide for engineering excellence, application expertise, and lifetime commitment to customer success.

Truly Human Leadership guides our belief that exceptional business results and profound respect for people together provide the foundation of enduring success. We are committed to forging lasting partnerships with our customers, earning their trust through integrity, expertise, and execution. With our full range of packaging solutions and long term partnership and service, we help customers achieve operational excellence today while building the future of packaging together.

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.



Job Description :

The Senior People Leader plays a critical role in how culture shows up in everyday interactions with team members, reinforcing care for people and the business through consistent follow-through, responsiveness, and attention to detail.

Owns the day-to-day execution of People processes and shapes how those processes are experienced by team members and leaders across teams, functions and locations. Ensures onboarding, offboarding, and core workflows run smoothly, accurately, and with clarity in moments that matter most to team members.

Operates in a multi-country environment, ensuring People practices reflect local market realities, cultural nuances, and regulatory requirements across EMEA.

Serves as a trusted point of contact for questions, support, and guidance, building strong, trusted relationships through reliability, accessibility, and clear communication.

Works closely with peers and leaders across multiple European countries, navigating cultural differences and aligning practices while respecting local context.

Brings People programs to life by supporting rollout and adoption of People Capabilities & Enablement initiatives, translating established frameworks into practical application. Observes how processes and programs are experienced in real time, identifying patterns, gaps, and opportunities to improve.

Strengthens alignment between how People practices are designed and how they are experienced across the organization.



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