HR Manager

Job Description

Job Description

OSW Equipment & Repair is seeking a Human Resources Manager to lead the day-to-day HR operations at our facility. This role serves as a strategic partner to business leaders while ensuring the effective execution of core HR programs, including talent acquisition, employee relations, performance management, compensation and benefits administration, and compliance with employment laws and company policies.

The HR Manager provides coaching and guidance to both leaders and employees, drives employee engagement initiatives, and supports organizational change efforts. This position plays a critical role in fostering a positive workplace culture, resolving employee concerns, and implementing HR strategies that attract, develop, and retain top talent.

Additionally, the role may oversee HR team members, collaborate with cross-functional HR partners, and ensure alignment with company-wide HR practices. The HR Manager is instrumental in driving compliance, enhancing the employee experience, and supporting overall business objectives.

This role requires to be onsite Monday - Friday.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Leads the HR function for a facility, provides functional HR expertise, plans, and executes on key projects.
• Directly manages facility HR Partners driving performance in the local HR team, as applicable.
• Executes HR programs within the facility. Ensures alignment with HR processes and programs.
• Collaborates with HR colleagues to share best practices and leverage successes across the company. Supports peer networks across the company.
• Leverages network for learning when encountering a new challenge. Manages personal development following changes to company, business and/or HR strategy. Participates in development of HR colleagues.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Builds effective working relationships with organizational leaders. Balances facility/group needs with HR guidelines when making decisions. Provides transparency into work.
• Provide coaching to leaders and individual contributors at the Plant Manager level and below, to promote individual success.
• Drives change management among leaders to ensure strategic changes that impact associates are rolled out in an engaging, well communicated, and reinforced way.
• Assesses and monitors associate engagement on a proactive, ongoing basis.
• Implements engagement strategies to systematically address disengagement issues.
• Completes reports and information requests accurately and timely.
• Responsible for executing core annual programs, such as performance objectives and goalsetting, performance evaluations, compensation, planning, talent assessment, succession planning, wellness, annual enrollment, etc.
• Manages the talent acquisition process to ensure the company attracts and hires qualified candidates.
• Address employee grievances, mediate conflicts, and foster a positive work environment.
• Analyzes trends in compensation and benefits; researches and proposes competitive benefit and pay programs to ensure the organization attracts and retains top talent.
• Conduct surveys and analyze compensation data.
• Administer employee leaves of absences, reasonable accommodation requests, investigate allegations of wrongdoing.
• Oversees employee disciplinary meetings, terminations, and investigations.
• Responsible for implementation of Affirmative Action Plan and goals, as applicable.
• Responsible for ensuring that human resources functions, including recordkeeping, talent development, promotions, terminations, etc. are all conducted in accordance with Company procedures and applicable legal requirements.
• Oversee performance appraisal systems, provide feedback, and develop performance improvement plans.
• Creates learning and development programs and initiatives that provide internal development opportunities for employees.
• Develop, implement, and update HR policies and procedures. Ensure consistent application across the organization.
• Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations and recommended best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance
• Research and address state tax issues that affect the local facilities, in conjunction with the accounting department.
• Take point on state employment related inquiries from all areas under the Dept of Labor per view.
• Some travel may be required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical, project and change management, relationship building, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the organizations HRIS and talent management systems.
• Excellent understanding and implementation of federal, state/province and local employment laws.
• Knowledge of talent acquisition techniques, including recruitment, interviewing skills, and selection.
• Understanding of compensation and benefit policies and programs, employee relations practices.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required.
• 5+ years of human resource management experience preferred.
• SPHR, PHR, SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP highly desired.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to move around the manufacturing facility, including standing, walking, and climbing stairs.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times.
• Some travel may be required.
• Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment.
• Stooping, bending, twisting and reaching may be required in completion of job duties.

Additional Job Information:

• Wage Expectations: $100,000.00 – $115,000.00 per year, plus bonus opportunity
• Pay: This is an exempt salaried position, and employees are paid on a bi-weekly basis
• Typical Schedule: Five (5) Eight (8) hour days M-F
• Location: On Site – 20812 Broadway Ave; Snohomish, WA 98296
• Travel: Up to 5%

Benefits:

• Employees are eligible on the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment:
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Company Paid Life Insurance Policy for each full-time employee in the amount of $20,000.00.
• Voluntary Life Insurance for Employees, their spouse (or domestic partner), and their children
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health-related expenses as well as Dependent Care related expenses
• Employees are eligible for the following benefits as of their first day of employment:
• 401(k) with partial company match
• 100% vested immediately.
• Upon the Completion of 90 days employees are eligible for:
• PTO
• 9 Paid Holidays

About Us

OSW Equipment & Repair is the largest truck body and trailer manufacturer in the Pacific Northwest and has been in business for over 20 years. OSW Equipment & Repair manufactures products for the construction, transportation, industrial, and mining industries. OSW Equipment & Repair is a subsidiary of Federal Signal Corporation’s Truck Bodies Equipment International group. For more information, visit

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS) provides products and services to protect people and our planet. Founded in 1901, Federal Signal is a leading global designer and manufacturer of products and total solutions that serve municipal, governmental, industrial, and commercial customers. Headquartered in Downers Grove, IL, with manufacturing facilities worldwide, the Company operates in two groups: Environmental Solutions and Safety and Security Systems. For more information on Federal Signal, visit:

The Company is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of, and will receive consideration for employment without regard to, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category, characteristic, or trait under applicable law. If you require reasonable accommodation in the application process, call Human Resources at View phone number on us.fitly.work. All other applications must be submitted online.