Head of Recruiting & HR

Eaton’s Power Reliability Division is currently seeking a Human Resource Manager to join our team. This position is based at the South Milwaukee non-union manufacturing location with 360 employees. The role will report directly to the Plant Manager and has three (3) direct reports.As an integral part of the site leadership team, this role will identity, develop and deploy business driven HR strategies designed to attract, manage, develop, motivate and retain key people while creating a high-performance, sustainable organization that is capable of achieving the business objectives and action plans. Key areas of responsibility include, but are not limited to labor relations, staffing, culture, engagement and building organizational capabilities.What you’ll do:Lead the HR team consisting of a Lead HR Generalist, Sr HR Generalist, and HR Training Coordinator while serving on the plant leadership team focusing on partnering with peer leaders to drive continuous improvement and functional excellence across the facility.Lead employee and labor relations for 300 plant employees and 60 salaried employees across three shifts by building relationships, practicing positive employee engagement and investigating and resolving labor and employee issues timely and effectively.Drive HR functional excellence through deployment of Eaton programs, ensuring quality of process and content and alignment with the Eaton Business System to achieve goals and objectives. Develop, optimize, document and standardize sustainable processes, sharing best practices across the division.Lead the talent management and organizational effectiveness strategy by championing robust cross-training, succession planning, performance management practices and developing talent.Ensure compliance with all country, provincial, federal and state laws and compliance requirementsLead the talent acquisition strategy for all salaried and hourly positions while understanding trends in the local and national labor markets, facility turnover and annual profit plan headcount requirements.Lead the building organizational capability process by ensuring high levels of manager effectiveness, employee engagement and inclusion and diversity strategies to ensure facility has the talent and teams needed to meet our customer’s needs and key metrics.Qualifications:Required (Basic) Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institutionMinimum of seven (7) years Human Resources experienceMinimum of three (3) years managing peopleMinimum of three (3) years working in a manufacturing environmentMust be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorshipPreferred Qualifications:Master’s degree in Human Resources or MBA from an accredited institution7 years managing peoplePHR or SPHR certification preferredSkills:Position Success Criteria:Ability to understand, interpret and easily communicate and align policies and practices to the Eaton leadership attributesProven ability to influence and work effectively across all levels in a highly matrixed environmentDemonstrate discretion, able to work with sensitive and confidential materials and possess good business judgementGeneral knowledge of employment laws and ability to apply legal concepts to real world situationsHighly organized with strong attention to detail, while also able to manage multiple prioritiesExcellent communication skills, both written and verbal across a wide audienceProven ability to deal with conflict and diffuse difficult situationsWe are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at View phone number on click.appcast.io to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements. #