Human Resources Manager

Human Resources Manager

Owensboro, Kentucky | On Site | Manufacturing

We are partnering with an established manufacturing organization in Owensboro, Kentucky to identify an experienced Human Resources Manager
. This is a highly visible leadership role for an HR professional who combines strong employment law knowledge, sound business judgment, and advanced analytical skills with the ability to lead and develop a successful HR team.

The HR Manager will support a two shift manufacturing operation of approximately 700 employees and provide leadership across an established HR organization of approximately 10 to 11 professionals spanning HR operations, recruiting, and organizational development.

This organization has built a strong HR team and is looking for a leader who can build upon that foundation. The right person will be collaborative and approachable while also having the confidence and technical HR expertise to make difficult decisions, understand the legal implications of those decisions, and clearly explain the reasoning behind them.

Just as important, this individual must be comfortable working with data
. HR leadership relies heavily on metrics and analytics to support recommendations and communicate with executive leadership. The ability to take HR data, identify trends, and turn those findings into meaningful business recommendations will be a significant part of the role.

The HR Manager will serve as a key partner to manufacturing and executive leadership while providing direction, coaching, and support to the HR team.

• Provide leadership across the Human Resources and Organizational Development functions while continuing to develop an experienced HR team.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to manufacturing leaders on employee relations, investigations, performance issues, compliance, and other complex HR matters.
• Apply a strong understanding of employment law and HR compliance to daily decisions, recognizing potential legal implications and knowing when an issue should be elevated to senior HR leadership or outside counsel.
• Coach managers through difficult employee situations and clearly communicate not only what action should be taken, but why it is the appropriate course of action.
• Use HR data and analytics to identify trends, evaluate workforce issues, measure HR effectiveness, and support organizational decision making.
• Develop and present HR metrics to executive leadership in a way that turns data into meaningful business information and actionable recommendations.
• Utilize Excel and other analytical tools to analyze workforce data, employee engagement, staffing, retention, performance, and other key HR indicators.
• Help maintain and analyze the HR budget, understand the data behind budgetary needs, and use that information to support HR planning and recommendations.
• Partner with manufacturing leadership to understand operational needs while balancing those needs with employment law, company policy, consistency, and employee considerations.
• Lead workforce planning, recruiting, onboarding, development, and retention initiatives.
• Strengthen succession planning and leadership development programs to identify and prepare future leaders.
• Oversee performance management processes and ensure they support a high performance culture while being applied fairly and consistently.
• Identify training needs and support programs covering areas such as employment law, compliance, communication, management effectiveness, and leadership development.
• Use employee engagement information and other HR metrics to identify opportunities for improvement and measure the effectiveness of HR initiatives.
• Support continuous improvement within HR while preserving the collaborative culture and strong…