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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in HR leadership within a manufacturing environment, focusing on talent acquisition, employee engagement, and continuous improvement methodologies. Proven ability to coach and develop teams while fostering a high-performance culture and ensuring safety and compliance.
Highest-signal resume keywords
HR LeadershipTalent AcquisitionContinuous ImprovementEmployee EngagementChange Management
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Hard Skills
HR Generalist ExperienceRecruitmentOnboardingCoachingLean ProcessesData AnalysisPerformance ManagementWorkforce PlanningSafety AwarenessEmployee Relations
Soft Skills
Communication SkillsRelationship BuildingCollaborationProblem SolvingSelf-Starter
Tools & Technologies
ExcelPowerPoint
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree
Industry Keywords
ManufacturingHigh-Performance Work TeamsChicagoland Talent MarketNon-Union FacilityEmployee Recognition
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide HR leadership and support for a multifunctional, multiproduct-line manufacturing facility
- Coordinate and implement systems, processes, policies, and programs for recruitment, selection, onboarding, coaching, training, and development
- Partner with the Plant Manager on strategic initiatives to engage employees and create high-performing teams
- Report to the Human Resources Director with a dotted line to the Plant Manager
- Foster transparency, disciplined problem-solving, high-performance work teams, and continuous improvement as a plant leadership team member
- Identify key talent, align employees with appropriate roles, and prepare them to deliver results
- Drive employee engagement and cross-functional collaboration
- Coach employees and managers on employee relations
- Develop employee recognition and celebration initiatives
- Lead and promote safety awareness, accident prevention, and employee involvement in a safe work environment
- Leverage continuous improvement tools to improve operations and engage the manufacturing team through communication and direction
- Lead proactive workforce planning, hiring, onboarding, and retention activities
- Support compensation and benefits questions and delivery for the site
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
What you’ll need- 7-9 years of HR Generalist experience, including HR Leadership at a manufacturing facility
- Manufacturing experience desirable
- Successful experience with high performance work teams in a non-union facility required
- Experience working in and knowledge of the broader Chicagoland area and talent market highly desired
- Experience leading and implementing change management
- Experience coaching and developing managers, supervisors and team members
- Experience in talent acquisition/recruitment
- Experience with continuous improvement / Lean processes and tools
- Track record of driving employee engagement, identifying organizational opportunities and gaps, determining solutions, and implementing them
- Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
- High energy and tenacity to get results
- Independent self-starter and strong learner
- Hands-on ability to do heavy lifting work directly and through others
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong relationship-building and collaboration skills
- Strong business acumen, analytical and strategic capabilities, organization skills, and attention to detail
- Best-practice and continuous process improvement orientation
- Demonstrated ability to work across levels and cultures is a plus
- Bachelor's degree required
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
Benefits
Comp & perks- Compensation and benefits support for the site
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time