Manager Human Resources (relocation provided)

We are seeking an experienced Human Resources Manager to serve as the senior HR leader for a large, unionized manufacturing operation in Columbus, Georgia. This role partners directly with the Plant Manager and site leadership team to drive labor relations, workforce strategy, employee engagement, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness. The ideal candidate brings strong union and labor relations experience, sound business judgment, and the ability to build productive relationships with employees, union representatives, and plant leadership.

• Direct plant HR activities covering employee relations, recruiting, performance management, staffing, and talent development.
• Counsel managers on workplace investigations, corrective action, conflict resolution, employment practices, and policy application.
• Administer and interpret the collective bargaining agreement, manage grievances, prepare for arbitration, and assist with labor negotiations.
• Maintain productive working relationships with union representatives and address concerns before they affect the operation.
• Oversee hourly hiring, job-bid processes, headcount planning, and workforce forecasting.
• Develop frontline supervisors through coaching, training, succession planning, and individual development efforts.
• Analyze staffing, retention, attendance, and employee-relations trends to identify risks and recommend action.
• Lead HR initiatives supporting organizational change, continuous improvement, recognition, and employee engagement.

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
• Progressive HR leadership experience within a manufacturing facility.
• Several years of direct responsibility for a unionized workforce.
• Strong knowledge of collective bargaining agreements, grievances, investigations, labor law, and union-management relations.
• Experience with workforce planning, leadership development, and succession planning.
• Ability to support employees and leaders across a multi-shift operation, including adjusting hours when necessary.
• Food, consumer products or other high-volume manufacturing experience.
• Experience supporting collective bargaining and labor negotiations.
• Experience implementing leadership development and succession-planning programs.
• HRIS experience, including Workday.
• Lean manufacturing or continuous-improvement environment experience.
• PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP certification.