Human Resources Manager (Manufacturing)

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Job description

Are you excited at the prospect of contributing to the success of a fast-growing company?

Do you enjoy recruiting new talent, optimizing the efficiency of work processes and procedures, setting and achieving priorities, and setting strategic direction and goals? Are you a natural leader who can build a strong team and motivate others? If so, this may be the ideal opportunity for you.

You must be driven to deliver on deadlines, execute details, and problem-solve to achieve desired results. You will report to the President and should be an independent thinker and an effective communicator. If you have the initiative to figure things out and fill our pipeline with talent, you may be a good fit.

The Human Resources Manager has overall responsibility for the company's recruiting, training and development, employee relations, oversight of payroll processing and benefits administration, policy implementation, affirmative action and employment law compliance, and oversight of the company's performance management process.

About Church Hill Classics

As the trusted leader in the college diploma frame industry, Church Hill Classics hand-crafts an exclusive line of officially licensed, high-quality frames for college and university degrees. As a certified woman-owned business and 11-time Inc-5000 fast-growth awardee, we proudly build each custom frame in our 62,000 square foot Connecticut facility. Located just off Route 25 in Monroe, we are centrally located between Danbury and Bridgeport.

Benefits include PTO, annual incentive plan with target of 2% of annual base pay (1% guaranteed/ max is 3%), free tele-med plan, health care (including medical/dental/vision), 401k with match, STD/LTD/Life insurance, employee referral bonus, and quarterly goal-based rewards.

Pay and Schedule - $80,000 - $85,000 annually, depending on experience.

Key Job Functions

• Responsible for recruiting and selection efforts, including marketing efforts, to identify candidates who meet the requirements of the position and will support continued company growth.
• Manages HR Payroll and Benefits Specialist and HR Generalist and Recruiter.
• Oversees the company's onboarding efforts and contributes to planning efforts to successfully train new employees to maximize retention success.
• Fosters a culture of internal talent development and cultivates an external pool of talent to draw from for future hiring needs.
• Engages and provides company leadership on HR compliance matters, employee issues and reported concerns, strengthening managers' interviewing/recruitment skills, and the effective use of the company's progressive discipline process.
• Oversees performance management "Scorecard" system focused on increasing individual department accountability, performance controls, and development of team leaders and future talent.
• Coordinates quality, cost-effective educational training programs for employees, with emphasis on growth and strategic focus areas, including efforts to gain grant funding when possible.
• Participates in company safety and compliance reviews, and engages in staffing planning during peak and low seasonal periods to help maintain profitability and efficient operations.
• Oversees accurate payroll processing and benefits administration and establishes and manages the Human Resources budget
• Administers various HR plans and procedures for employees, oversees development and implementation of personnel policies and procedures including the Employee Handbook.
• Participates in developing annual and quarterly department goals to support company objectives and ongoing tracking of progress.

Desired Skills

• Proven capability to attract, identify, and successfully hire quality individuals across a spectrum from manufacturing floor and hourly workers up through middle and upper management talent.
• Demonstrates excellent judgment with proven experience successfully handling HR challenges, personnel issues, and conducting investigations in a fair and balanced way.
• • Has the ability to plan for future needs, identify and empower capable leaders, and utilize tools and resources to track and deliver against plan and priorities.
  • Possesses a strong ethical compass, is honest and trustworthy, and builds/supports a culture of excellence that is consistent with our company values: quality, passion, integrity, creative and caring.
  • Strong attention to detail, and continuous improvement, is important.
  • Excellent Communication Skills - Is proactive in keeping others informed and up-to-date on activities, issues, deadlines, and compliance requirements.
  • Bi-lingual in English and Spanish is a significant plus.

  Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree, preferred in Business, Human Resources Management or Related Field
  • 5-7 Years of Human Resources experience including management with oversight of HR department personnel for at least 2 years
  • Experience working in one of more HRIS systems, with Kronos experience a major plus.
  • Certifications such as SHRM are valued.

  Equal Opportunity Employer

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