Human Resources Manager

Premier Placements is currently interviewing for a Human Resources Manager direct hire opportunity with an award-winning manufacturing facility at their newest location in Athens, GA The HR Manager is both a strategical and tactical hands-on role through partnering with the Plant Leadership and employees on day-to-day HR guidance and support to help develop and deliver the people strategy and business solutions. The HR Manager will provide leadership in creating a high-performance culture that emphasizes employee engagement, quality, safety, and effective continuous improvement implementation to drive a highly productive workforce. This role will have lead responsibility for employee relations as well as other high-performance initiatives to deliver transformation and ongoing continuous improvement to our work practices and team leadership capabilities.

Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

Salary: $85,000 - $90,000/year

What will you enjoy about this position:

• Rewarding Opportunity - Direct Hire position, Growth Potential, Development opportunities that enhance your career fulfillment.
• Established Employer - 150+ years in business, over 1,000 employees across 3 other manufacturing facilities in Virginia, Texas, and Utah.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package - Competitive salary, great benefits that help you care for you and your family.

Responsibilities:

• Partners with employees and management to communicate various Human Resources and Payroll policies, procedures, laws, standards, and government regulations.
• Takes on a change agent role within the Plant leadership team and can build and execute change plans.
• Observes legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting human resources functions and ensures compliance with policies, procedures, and reporting.
• Key participant in all aspects of the hiring of new personnel including recruiting, interviewing, background checks, employment references, and drug screenings.
• Manages relationships with outside vendors and temporary labor vendors.
• Develop compensation and benefit plans to ensure facility objectives are met.
• Develop facility performance evaluation program.
• Provides coaching for Plant Leadership, on onboarding performance, and career development.
• Facilitates strategic people moves.
• Payroll and time keeping management.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of experience as a HR Generalist or HR Manager required.
• Intermediate to Advanced knowledge with MS Office Suite to include Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Experience with an applicant tracking system is preferred.