Human Resources Director

Company Description

Senior Flexonics is a part of Senior plc, an international manufacturer of high technology components and systems that generates almost 1 billion in annual revenue. Backed by the strength and investment of a diversified global organization, Senior Flexonics combines deep technical heritage with a modern focus on innovative engineering, precision manufacturing, and a solid focus on the future.

Flexonics traces its roots back to 1902, when its pioneering work in metal hose and expansion joint technologies established a reputation for solving complex engineering challenges in high-temperature and high-pressure environments. Flexonics continued to evolve by solving challenging engineering problems and developing new products and manufacturing processes to satisfy their end markets and customers. A defining milestone came in 1992 when the organization became part of Senior plc, which provided access to a global manufacturing footprint that enabled expansion into new product categories, advanced manufacturing capabilities, and international markets.

From its primary operations in Bartlett, Illinois, with additional manufacturing operations in Saltillo, Mexico, Senior Flexonics designs and produces innovative high-performance solutions in Fluid Conveyance and Thermal Management products. Products including heat exchangers, flexible tubing, metal bellows, and complex value add assemblies used across transportation, industrial, energy and medical device markets. Over time, the division has expanded its workforce and product lines to support growing global demand from long-term customers.

Senior Flexonics combines rigorous technical standards and disciplined performance management with locally driven operational expertise. This balance allows the business to remain agile, collaborative, and customer-focused while benefiting from the scale, supply-chain reach, and engineering depth of a global organization.

Today, Senior Flexonics continues to build on its legacy of innovation while offering employees the opportunity to contribute to meaningful work in an organization defined by technical credibility, continuous improvement, innovative thinking and long-term stability.

Job Description

Position

The Director, Human Resources, will see HR as a platform to build and contribute to a growing

organization. This modern leader will showcase the value of HR while building a stronger and

more capable organization...an organization that's prepared for what comes next.

As a trusted advisor who will help to translate business strategy into human capability, this

Director will report to the VP/General Manager of a complex, multi-location manufacturing

organization, and will shape the workforce of the future by aligning talent, leadership, and

culture with the company's evolving ambitions. This Director will build and execute programs

and processes to achieve these goals.

This role calls for a forward-thinking HR professional who blends deep business insight with a

modern understanding of workforce analytics, organizational design, and the responsible

application of AI-enabled tools. The Director will inspire leaders and employees, using data driven

insights and human-centered practices to strengthen engagement, enable smarter

decision-making, and build an environment where purpose and performance are recognized.

As a visible hands-on leader, the Director will guide talent strategy, leadership development,

culture and engagement, and labor relations as critical levers that shape how the organization

grows, adapts, and succeeds. This is an opportunity for a modern influential HR leader to help

architect and enhance a workplace where people thrive, leaders are equipped to lead through

complexity, and the workforce is positioned as a strategic advantage.

Key Responsibilities:

This leader will bring everything that's expected of a strong HR Director in a complex manufacturing environment including, sound judgment, operational rigor, talent expertise, advanced technical thinking, and the ability to ensure that the fundamentals of HR run exceptionally well.

Those capabilities are table stakes.

This HR leader will help to build the future and will have direct impact on a few critical areas where HR can powerfully shape the organization's trajectory:

• Translate business strategy into workforce capability by partnering with leaders to strengthen organizational effectiveness, using data and insights to guide decisions, and ensure the people strategy actively fuels performance and growth.
• Shape how leaders lead, by coaching and equipping them to build high-performing, engaged teams, developing talent intentionally, and creating an environment where trust and accountability coexist.
• Evolve the employee experience across facilities by fostering a culture where engagement, safety, collaboration, and pride in the work reinforce one another and support long-term retention and success.

This Director, Human Resources will see HR as a platform to build and contribute to a growing organization. This modern leader will be able to showcase the value of HR and build a stronger and more capable organization...an organization that's prepared for what comes next.

Qualifications

Professional Experience

• A bachelor's degree in business or related, with 6+ years of experience in progressively responsible HR leadership positions ideally in a manufacturing environment.
• History of building and executing modern HR strategies and processes that enhance both business and employee experiences.
• Highly collaborative. Skilled at strategy, implementation and project management in partnership with the leadership team.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging modern technology, data, and emerging AI capabilities to advance organizational performance and decision-making.
• Ability to translate analytics into actionable insights, modernize processes through digital tools, and introduce responsible AI or automation solutions that improve efficiency, workforce effectiveness, and business outcomes.
• Experience partnering with leaders to embed data-informed thinking into strategy, operations, and talent decisions.
• Experience influencing and communicating change with strong communication and organizational skills.
• Experience with exempt, non-exempt and unionized employee populations with a proven ability to build differentiated programs for different employee populations, maintaining equity and compliance.
• Bilingual (Spanish) is a plus.

Personal Characteristics

• A forward-thinker who sees beyond the immediate moment to align strategy, people, and purpose to shape what the organization could become. Has the ability to guide others to move forward with clarity and conviction.
• Challenges assumptions with curiosity and courage, listening deeply before acting, and transforming insight into momentum that makes work better, faster, and more meaningful for everyone.
• Builds influence through substance and partnership by translating complexity into direction, turning ideas into outcomes, and earning the confidence of leaders and teams by consistently delivering progress that matters.

Additional Information

The expected salary range for this position is $140-170K per year. Final compensation will be based on experience, qualifications, and other relevant factors.

In addition to base pay, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, which may include medical, dental, and vision insurance, Dependent Care FS, HSA or FSA, 401(k) plan with company match, paid time off (vacation, PTO, and holidays), short-term and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, employee assistance program (EAP), Identity Theft Protection, ARAG. Benefits eligibility and details may vary based on position, employment status, and location.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

This position does not offer H-1B visa sponsorship.

Trade Compliance Statement Access to our facilities is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to U.S. Persons (U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, U.S. Nationals, U.S. refugees, asylees, or temporary residents under amnesty provisions ), and to properly licensed foreign persons. Applicants receiving a conditional offer of employment will be required to provide information to determine whether they are subject to these regulations and, if so, to assess their country of chargeability for export control purposes. Additionally, potential employee names will be screened against the Consolidated Screening List (maintained by the United States government) to determine eligibility to receive controlled technical data.

To ensure there is no unexpected delay to your start date with our Company and due to the potential need to obtain an export license, we would like to promptly assess whether such a license is needed to access our facility and/or systems. Such licenses can take several weeks/months to obtain from the U.S. Government. Our Trade Compliance department may reach out to you with a Licensing Assessment form, which we request you kindly complete and return as soon as possible.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. EOE M/F/D/V/VEVRAA Federal Contractor