Human Resources and Training ManagerDirect Hire | $70,000 to $90,000
Our recruiting team is partnering with our client to identify an experienced Human Resources and Training Manager for a direct hire opportunity within a distribution, warehousing, and operations environment.
This is a hands on HR leadership opportunity for someone who enjoys building programs, developing structure, improving existing processes, and partnering closely with operational leadership. The Human Resources and Training Manager will help further develop and formalize HR, employee development, training, onboarding, performance management, and employee relations programs.
The right candidate will be comfortable joining an environment where every process is not already defined and will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the continued development of the HR function.
Key Responsibilities- Partner with executive, operations, warehouse, and department leadership to understand business objectives and develop practical people strategies.
- Evaluate current HR practices and recommend processes, policies, systems, and programs that support organizational growth.
- Help establish the long term structure and priorities of the HR function.
- Serve as a resource to managers and employees regarding employee relations, workplace matters, policies, performance, and development.
- Assess current training practices and identify gaps across warehouse, operations, administrative, and leadership functions.
- Develop and implement a structured training and employee development strategy.
- Establish consistent onboarding and new hire training programs designed to improve productivity, engagement, and retention.
- Partner with department leaders and subject matter experts to develop role specific training plans and materials.
- Develop manager and supervisor training focused on communication, coaching, feedback, performance management, documentation, conflict resolution, engagement, and leadership expectations.
- Create processes for tracking employee training, certifications, competencies, and development.
- Identify opportunities for career paths, cross training, succession planning, and internal advancement.
- Evaluate and improve onboarding from offer acceptance through the first 30, 60, and 90 days of employment.
- Develop standardized orientation materials, training schedules, manager checklists, and employee resources.
- Support employee engagement, communication, retention, and company culture initiatives.
- Guide managers regarding employee relations, corrective action, attendance, coaching, performance, and workplace concerns.
- Support employee investigations and employee relations matters as needed.
- Coach managers on documentation and effective performance conversations.
- Evaluate current performance management practices and help establish consistent processes across the organization.
- Review HR policies, procedures, job descriptions, and documentation and recommend improvements.
- Help ensure HR practices comply with applicable federal, state, and local employment requirements.
- Partner with leadership regarding workforce planning, recruiting needs, job descriptions, interview processes, and candidate selection criteria.
- Analyze turnover, hiring trends, skill gaps, retention, attendance, employee relations, and other workforce metrics to identify trends and recommend improvements.
- Continuously evaluate HR programs and processes for effectiveness and scalability.
Qualifications- Bachelors degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field preferred.
- 5+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, ideally within distribution, warehousing, manufacturing, logistics, or another operational environment.
- Experience developing or improving HR processes, training programs, onboarding, or employee development initiatives.
- Strong working knowledge of employee relations and general employment practices.
- Experience partnering directly with operations leaders, supervisors, and frontline employees.
- Demonstrated ability to build processes and programs rather than solely administer established procedures.
- Strong communication, coaching, organizational, and problem solving skills.
- Ability to balance strategic initiatives with hands on daily responsibilities.
- Experience supporting both hourly and salaried employee populations strongly preferred.
Preferred Experience- Distribution, warehouse, logistics, manufacturing, or supply chain environment.
- Training and organizational development.
- Leadership development and supervisor training.
- Performance management program development.
- Employee engagement and retention initiatives.
- HRIS implementation or optimization.
- SHRM CP, SHRM SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification.
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