Area Human Resources Manager - East

Location: Northeast / Mid-Atlantic Region (Lester, PA; Kingston, MA; Williamsport, MD)

Travel: Approximately 50%

Position Type: Full-Time

Guardian Fire Services is a rapidly growing, multi-location provider of fire protection and life safety services. Through continued organic growth and strategic acquisitions, we are building a strong national organization while maintaining the local relationships, operational expertise, and entrepreneurial spirit that make our businesses successful.

We are seeking an experienced, hands‑on Area Human Resources Manager – East to support our growing operations throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, initially covering locations in Lester, PA;
Kingston, MA; and Williamsport, MD.

This is a highly visible, field‑facing HR leadership role for someone who enjoys working directly with branch managers, operational leaders, and employees in an industrial services environment.

The successful candidate will be a practical, business‑minded HR professional who understands the challenges of managing a skilled field workforce and can balance employee advocacy with operational accountability and business performance.

• Recruiting & Workforce Planning: Partner with branch leadership to identify staffing needs, recruit skilled field technicians and operational talent, and develop sustainable talent pipelines.
• Employee Relations: Provide hands‑on guidance regarding employee concerns, workplace issues, conflict resolution, investigations, corrective action, and employment practices.
• Leadership Coaching & Development: Coach, counsel, mentor, and train branch managers and supervisors to strengthen their people‑management capabilities.
• Retention & Engagement: Identify turnover trends, address underlying retention challenges, and implement practical strategies to improve employee engagement and workforce stability.
• Performance Management: Support performance evaluations, accountability, employee development plans, and effective management of performance issues.

Succession Planning & Talent Development: Identify high‑potential employees, support internal advancement, and develop future branch and operational leaders.

• Safety &
  
  Risk Management:
  
  Partner with operational and safety leadership to reinforce a strong safety culture, promote accountability, and support incident investigations and corrective actions.
• HR Compliance & Best Practices: Ensure consistent application of HR policies, employment laws, and sound people‑management practices across assigned locations.
• Organizational Growth: Support onboarding, change management, and HR integration activities as Guardian continues to grow through acquisitions.

• - 7+ years of progressive HR generalist, HR business partner, or HR management experience.

• - Experience supporting industrial field services, construction, skilled trades, mechanical services, facilities services, or similar operational environments is strongly preferred.
• - Demonstrated success partnering directly with branch managers and field operations leadership.
• - Strong experience in recruiting, employee relations, workplace investigations, performance management, retention, and leadership development.
• - Working knowledge of federal and multi‑state employment laws and HR practices.
• - Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and manage competing priorities across multiple locations.
• - Strong interpersonal, communication, coaching, and problem‑solving skills.
• - Willingness and ability to travel approximately 50% throughout the assigned region.
• - Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or related discipline preferred; SHRM or HRCI…