Sr. Human Resources Business Partner

Dexter is the premier manufacturer and supplier of axles, suspension, brakes, doors, venting products, trailer parts, accessories, and towing components serving the commercial trailer, RV, heavy‑duty, marine, agriculture, and manufactured housing markets.

Headquartered in Elkhart, Indiana, Dexter has manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. and Canada. Employing state‑of‑the‑art robotics, precision welding equipment, and automated machining processes, Dexter has achieved many years of success through a commitment to the principles of superior quality, continuous improvement, and unparalleled customer service.

Dexter is seeking a strategic, technically adept Senior Human Resources Business Partner to serve as a trusted advisor to executive and senior leaders, facility HR teams, and employees across Dexter Upfit. This position provides enterprise‑minded HR leadership and hands‑on support for component (Upfit) facilities, translating business priorities into practical people strategies that strengthen culture, compliance, employee experience, organizational capability, and operational performance.

This role requires the ability to anticipate workforce needs, influence leaders at the highest levels, and apply data, technology, and AI‑enabled solutions to improve HR decision‑making and service delivery. The Senior HRBP will bring advanced HR expertise across employee relations, compliance, performance management, talent development, change management, compensation support, workforce planning, training, benefits, and HR operations.

The Senior HRBP will champion Dexter's vision, mission, cultural principles, and commitment to safety through trusted leadership counsel, consistent communications, and up‑to‑date knowledge of HR best practices, employment law, emerging workforce trends, and responsible AI application.

• Serve as a senior HR advisor to Dexter Upfit executive and senior leadership, providing high‑judgment counsel on talent, organization effectiveness, culture, leadership capability, employee relations, and workforce risk.
• Translate business priorities into integrated people strategies, workforce plans, organizational design recommendations, and practical HR solutions that support growth, operational excellence, and employee engagement.
• Coach executives, people leaders, and HR partners through complex leadership decisions, sensitive employee matters, performance challenges, change initiatives, and talent planning discussions.
• Identify emerging talent, culture, compliance, and organizational risks, and present forward‑looking recommendations that help leaders make proactive, informed decisions.
• Partner with executive and facility leaders to guide change management, leadership communications, organizational effectiveness, and adoption of new ways of working across Dexter Upfit.

• Provide strategic direction and tactical oversight for HR support across corporate leadership groups and Upfit facilities, partnering closely with plant HR teams as needed.
• Ensure ongoing monitoring, compliance, and maintenance of human resources policies, procedures, employment practices, and employment records to meet organizational needs and comply with local, state, and federal laws.
• Develop and recommend policies, procedures, and scalable practices that address plant and business needs not covered within the scope of company‑wide policies.
• Stay current on employment laws, government reporting requirements, HR best practices, emerging HR technologies, and workforce trends that may affect the organization.
• Advise managers and employees on employee relations, performance management,…