HR Manager

Tekni Plex is a globally integrated company that provides innovative solutions through materials science and manufacturing technologies. A global leader in the Healthcare and Consumer Product markets, Tekni Plex provides medical device components and a multitude of material science solutions that lead to a healthier and more sustainable world. Its solutions are found in some of the most well‑known names in the Healthcare, Personal Care, Household, and Food and Beverage markets.

As part of the Human Resources Team, you’ll help us attract, hire and retain the top talent we need to achieve our vision. You’ll play a vital role in defining, developing and maintaining our winning culture that empowers employees the opportunity to stretch, grow, and succeed every day. We are seeking change leaders, talent strategists, employee advocates and culture architects to enable our teams, partners and business to do our best and support our customers.

The HR Manager is responsible for supporting the HR function across multiple manufacturing plants. This position carries out a balance of strategic and tactical responsibilities (like approving payroll) in the following functional areas: benefits administration, employee relations, training, performance management, onboarding, policy implementation, recruitment, and employment law compliance.

You’ll lead all HR functions within multiple plants, ensuring they are aligned with strategic business objectives and company commitments. This key role involves close collaboration with Plant leadership and centralized HR services to elevate the manufacturing employee experience by delivering impactful HR solutions for both the hourly and salaried workforce and maintaining strong positive culture. You will help drive business success, oversee staffing, performance management, employee relations, (local contract negotiations) all while ensuring compliance with labor laws and regulations.

Reporting the Head of HR for Compounds, this role will:

• Implement monthly people metrics within the sites, proactively monitoring and collaborating with the Head of HR and Plant leadership to identify and address gaps.
• Develops a deep understanding of plant operations to make informed decisions, provide valuable consulting to plant leadership, and offer strategic guidance on HR matters aligned with business objectives.
• Fosters a productive and inclusive employee experience through proactive initiatives based on feedback and identified initiatives.
• Builds strong relationships with key stakeholders, including Plant leadership, supervisors, and local employees to identify solutions that drive safety, sustainable cultural change and supporting business success.
• Drives local ownership of People Leader activities ensuring creation of development plans, leveraging skills matrix, providing recognition, coaching and mentoring and managing performance documentation and evaluations to support organizational goals.

• Collaborate with Plant Leadership and union representatives to ensure correct implementation and accurate interpretation of the contract terms, addressing inquiries, grievances, and other union‑related issues for consistent application.
• Lead the development of local collective bargaining agreements and associated negotiations with employee unions.

• Lead the recruitment and selection process, ensuring quality and diversity of talent acquisition.
• Responsible for new hire orientation and employee documentation control at the site.
• Supports the administration of benefits programs that enhance the well‑being and retention.
• Manage the local payroll process, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of employee compensation.
• Comply with labor laws and regulations, and handle employment contracts, terminations and employee relations effectively.
• Support the implementation of policies assisting with communication and local, state and federal compliance.
• Implement performance management process that fosters employee growth and accountability.
• Conduct exit interviews and monitor HR trends to implement retention best practices.
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