Human Resources Manager

Team Overview

• Join a manufacturing company expanding its operations and workforce in the Charlotte area.
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative setting where HR plays a vital role in supporting growth.
• Collaborate with a hands-on leadership team looking for an HR partner to develop scalable programs and manage day-to-day execution.
• Support an international and diverse workforce comprising skilled production staff, technical experts, and corporate personnel.

Opportunity Highlights

• Serve as the primary HR leader with broad influence on the people function during significant organizational growth.
• Take comprehensive ownership of recruiting, employee relations, training, payroll, benefits, compliance, performance management, and workforce planning.
• Work directly with organizational leaders to shape policies, programs, structure, and overall employee experience.
• Lead visible efforts to build scalable HR processes and infrastructure that support future expansion.

Location and Employment

This is a full-time, direct hire position based onsite in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the entire employee lifecycle including workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, performance management, development, retention, and exit processes.
• Develop recruiting strategies and build talent pipelines for production workers, technical professionals, experienced and entry-level hires; collaborate with staffing agencies and external recruiters when necessary.
• Design and implement training, onboarding, and professional development programs that enhance operational growth and workforce readiness.
• Create and update scalable HR policies, procedures, job descriptions, compensation structures, performance reviews, and the employee handbook.
• Oversee payroll administration, benefits management, maintaining employee records, reporting, workers’ compensation, workplace safety, and legal compliance.
• Manage employment-based immigration processes with external legal counsel, including documentation, work authorization tracking, communication, and support for internationally hired employees.

Candidate Profile

• Experience in HR roles within manufacturing or production environments, supporting both hourly and skilled workforce segments.
• Proven success recruiting a range of talent including skilled production employees, technical staff, experienced professionals, and early-career workers in a competitive marketplace.
• Background in designing and administering employee training, development, onboarding, and workforce readiness programs.
• Comprehensive HR expertise including employee relations, performance management, payroll, benefits, compliance, workers’ compensation, workplace safety, compensation, and policy formulation.
• A proactive and collaborative leadership approach able to independently establish programs, address challenges, uphold confidentiality, and thrive in a fast-growing organization.