HR Manager

At Ontex, we are making everyday life easier across generations. Worldwide our 5,500 colleagues are taking pride in their work, guided by our values – Passion, Reliability, Integrity, Drive and Everyone. Every day they are developing, producing, and distributing affordable and sustainable baby, woman and adult personal care products.

As a leading international provider of personal hygiene solutions for retailer brands and healthcare partners, founded in Belgium in 1979 and listed on Euronext Brussels, we believe that innovation should be accessible to everyone.

As we continue being “Here for you”, we’re looking for a HR Manager, USto join our HRteam.

The HR Manager is responsible for translating Ontex HR strategy into local HR practices to support the organization in attaining strategic priorities and business objectives. Thus enabling Ontex to win in the marketplace. As part of the Stokesdale, NC management team, this position will build strong partnerships with all stakeholders (Managers, Employees, vendors and community) to ensure the HR function delivers proactive, value-added services to the business.

To this end, the HR Manager is expected to establish themselves as a strong business partner by proactively developing programs, policies, practices and action plans to ensure all aspects of Ontex strategy pertaining to employee relations is successful.

The Human Resources Manager is responsible for the full “life cycle” of an employee’s employment rseeing all policies, programs and practices affecting employees and plant culture. Ensure leaders are appropriately applying policies and practices to foster an inclusive, engaged and empowered workforce encompassing the Ontex PRIDE values.

Directs and advances the following activities and programs in accordance with corporate policy, local, state and federal law to insure success of stated business objectives:

• Create, deploy and manage an HR roadmap for the unit which incorporates global initiatives and specific to local HR initiatives supporting the execution of the local business strategy/plan.
• Partner with plant management to develop annual performance goals and development opportunities.
• Manage the annual performance evaluation process, including calibration or ratings, the link of performance ratings to merit and bonus administration.
• Develop, manage and administer annual headcount budget

• Partner with local leadership to recruit talent while ensuring the local organization is lean, efficient and best adapted to meet the staffing needs of the plant to ensure achievement of the plants goals.
• Enhance employer branding turning Ontex into an employer of choice in the region.
• Ensure Recruitment plan is built in accordance with plant production schedule and staffing needs.
• Provides guidance on workforce planning and work schedules.

• Actively conduct the talent cycle: performance management, talent review, succession planning, etc.
• Partner with Line Management to provide HR guidance (e.g., coaching, counselling, career development, disciplinary actions), supporting leaders with all employee-related matters.
• Work closely with management to improve work relationships, build morale and engagement, and increase productivity and retention. Schedule and conduct implement employee engagement surveys, internal communication initiatives, and events.
• Build and implement action plan to address issues identified in annual employee engagement survey.
• Drive the local DE&I agenda to improve in areas considered priorities for the company.

• Manage the onboarding and training program for new hires.
• Establish and execute a training…