Workforce Development Manager

About Us

Our capabilities cover a full suite of millwrighting services, including installing, setting, aligning, and leveling machinery and equipment, as well as dismantling, refurbishing, reassembling, and moving. Additionally, our expertise covers close tolerance and precision alignment, as well as fabrication, concrete construction, and industrial HVAC solutions.

Job Summary

The workforce development manager is responsible for creating and/or leading programs and initiatives that support the strategies to drive recruitment and develop talent inside/outside the organization while retaining current bench strength from within the company.

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Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Partner with project managers to understand long-term labor needs and align recruiting strategies with project schedules, workforce demands, turnover, and company growth objectives.

• Build and maintain strong pipelines of candidates through partnerships with trade schools, technical colleges, apprenticeship programs, industry associations, high schools, and community organizations and events.

• Develop and implement creative outreach strategies to attract qualified candidates and retain top talent in a competitive labor market.

• Partner with General Superintendent to oversee the full-cycle recruitment process for craft, and technical positions within industrial construction and maintenance, which includes screening, interviewing, and skills assessment. This includes workforce needs from staffing agencies.

• Design and implement training, mentorship, and career pathway programs that support employee growth and long-term retention which includes management of current CREWS program, and onboarding programs for newly promoted employees such as foreman and superintendents.

• Work with leadership to identify skill gaps and create development plans that strengthen technical knowledge, leadership platforms, and safety competencies.

• Promotes a culture of continuous learning by introducing innovative training methods, certifications, and workforce upskilling initiatives across the company.

• Oversee employee performance evaluations in collaboration with supervisors, providing constructive feedback and setting clear expectations for field employees, including annual evaluation process.

• Develop performance improvement plans, provide coaching, performance feedback and professional development when needed and administer disciplinary actions in accordance with company policies and procedures with HR Director.

• Recognize and reward high-performing employees to encourage engagement and productivity in collaboration with company leadership and department heads.

• Collaborate with leadership and safety teams to align workforce development programs with organization's five year plan.

• Conducts exit interviews and ensure proper communication has been provided to complete system termination.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

1. Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field; or 5+ years of Human Resources related experience or industry knowledge related in the construction and maintenance field

2. HR certification preferred (PHR, SHRM-CP), not required

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet but could have times of high noise level when on job sites or training.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Benefits

We offer our employees a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package and are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

Equal Opportunity Employer

As a leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction, facilities services, and energy infrastructure, we offer employees a competitive salary and benefits package and we are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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EMCOR Group and its companies do not reach out to individuals to help with marketing or to other similar services. If an individual is contacted for services outside of EMCOR's normal application process - it is probably fraudulent.

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Job Locations US-TN-Maryville

ID 2026-51331

Company Cherokee Millwright, Inc.

Category Human Resources

Position Type Full-Time

Location Type Onsite

Posted Date 2 weeks ago (7/20/2026 3:18 PM)