Senior, Employee Relations Specialist

Compal USA Technology is a leading advanced manufacturing company specializing in the production of next-generation AI servers, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise technology solutions.

With rapidly expanding operations in Taylor and Georgetown TX, we are investing more than $235 million in manufacturing infrastructure and creating up to 1,500 careers in Central Texas. Guided by our commitment to Building Tomorrow, we combine innovation, operational excellence, and a high-performance culture to shape the future of technology manufacturing.

The Employee Relations Specialist is responsible for supporting a positive, respectful, consistent, and productive workplace across Compal USA Technologies’ manufacturing operations. This position serves as a key Human Resources resource for employees, supervisors, and managers regarding employee relations matters, workplace concerns, policy interpretation, attendance, performance management, corrective action, workplace investigations, and conflict resolution.

The Employee Relations Specialist partners closely with HR and manufacturing leadership to ensure employee matters are addressed promptly, objectively, consistently, and in accordance with company policies and applicable employment laws. This role requires a strong presence on the manufacturing floor and the ability to build trusted working relationships with employees and leaders across multiple departments and shifts.

• Serve as a primary point of contact for employee relations questions, complaints, concerns, and workplace issues.
• Conduct timely, objective, and thorough workplace investigations involving allegations of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, workplace misconduct, inappropriate behavior, policy violations, conflicts, and other employee concerns.
• Conduct interviews with employees, witnesses, supervisors, and managers.
• Gather and evaluate relevant documentation and information associated with investigations.
• Prepare clear and professional investigation documentation, summaries, findings, and recommendations.
• Escalate significant or high‑risk employee relations matters to HR leadership.
• Maintain confidentiality and appropriate discretion when handling sensitive employee information.
• Track employee relations cases and identify recurring issues, trends, or areas of organizational risk.

• Partner with supervisors and managers regarding employee performance, attendance, conduct, and behavioral concerns.
• Review corrective action documentation for consistency, completeness, and alignment with company policies.
• Assist leaders with verbal counseling, written warnings, final written warnings, performance improvement plans, and other corrective actions.
• Provide guidance regarding appropriate levels of corrective action based on policy, previous practices, and individual circumstances.
• Support managers in addressing performance and behavioral concerns promptly and professionally.
• Promote consistent application of corrective action across departments, shifts, and employee groups.
• Assist HR leadership with termination recommendations and documentation when appropriate.

• Maintain a visible and accessible HR presence on the manufacturing floor.
• Develop effective working relationships with hourly employees, leads, supervisors, managers, and senior leadership.
• Provide Employee Relations support across manufacturing departments and multiple shifts as business needs require.
• Address attendance, tardiness, no‑call/no‑show, workplace conduct, employee conflict, policy compliance, and related employee concerns.
• Partner with manufacturing leadership to identify and address…