Human Resources Manager (Phoenix)

Human Resources Manager | Industrial Manufacturing | On Site | Phoenix, AZ

Well-established industrial manufacturing organization seeks an experienced Human Resources Manager for its Phoenix facility. This role reports to the Plant Manager, serves as a key member of the plant leadership team, and provides comprehensive HR support across the employee lifecycle.

In addition to supporting the Phoenix operation, the HR Manager will collaborate with HR leaders and senior leadership across North American operations to develop and implement broader HR initiatives.

Position Overview

The HR Manager will partner closely with plant leadership and employees to support workforce planning, employee relations, recruiting, performance management, compliance, payroll administration, benefits, workers compensation, and employee engagement.

The right candidate is a practical, hands-on HR leader who is comfortable working directly with employees in an industrial manufacturing environment while also helping strengthen HR programs, processes, and policies.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary resource for employee relations matters, including employee engagement, investigations, conflict resolution, documentation, and recommendations.
• Support performance management and provide guidance to managers and employees.
• Administer employee benefits programs and provide employee support and guidance.
• Manage full-cycle recruiting, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding.
• Identify training needs and support employee development initiatives.
• Coordinate biweekly payroll administration for hourly, nonexempt, and salaried employees.
• Manage HR transactions and maintain accurate information within HRIS/HRMS systems.
• Maintain compliant personnel files and employee documentation.
• Develop, update, improve, and enforce company policies and the employee handbook.
• Ensure compliance with applicable employment and labor laws.
• Develop and execute employee engagement initiatives.
• Manage vacation schedules and accruals for hourly and salaried employees.
• Participate in workplace Environmental, Health and Safety initiatives.
• Prepare HR reporting and KPIs, including headcount, turnover, attendance, and related workforce metrics.
• Manage workers compensation processes, OSHA-related support, disability management, and return-to-work programs.
• Provide HR accessibility across plant shifts, including occasional off-shift support.
• Support Employee Assistance, training, and return-to-work programs.
• Lead or participate in plant-level and corporate HR projects.
• Provide HR support to other company locations as needed.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in Human Resources or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience with payroll, workers compensation, and benefits administration.
• HR certification or progress toward certification is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of employment laws and HR best practices.
• Experience with workers compensation, disability management, incident investigation, and loss control.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and Word.
• Experience working with HRIS/HRMS platforms.
• Strong employee relations, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to build credibility and relationships across all levels of an organization.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Industrial manufacturing experience strongly preferred.

Travel

Periodic travel to other U.S. operations, approximately quarterly.

Work Authorization

This position does not qualify for employment visa sponsorship.