Job Description
Job Title
Human Resources Manager
About Our Client
My client is a global, multi-industrial manufacturing organization known for delivering innovative, customer-focused solutions across a diverse range of end markets. They operate within a decentralized, entrepreneurial culture that empowers employees to think like owners while driving strong performance and continuous improvement.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities HR Leadership & Business Partnership
- Provide leadership and direction to site HR teams, ensuring consistent, high-quality HR delivery across locations
- Partner with operations and functional leaders to translate business strategy into actionable HR initiatives
- Coach and influence leaders on performance management, organizational effectiveness, and employee engagement
- Reinforce company values and leadership expectations to drive a strong, accountable culture
Talent Management & Organizational Effectiveness
- Assess organizational capabilities and identify talent gaps, developing targeted plans to address needs
- Lead succession planning efforts, including identifying critical roles and mitigating risk
- Facilitate talent review processes, including performance and potential assessments
- Support organizational design and change initiatives to improve efficiency and clarity
Workforce Planning & Talent Acquisition
- Partner with leadership to develop and execute workforce plans aligned to business objectives
- Support hiring strategies across exempt and non-exempt roles, including job scoping and compensation alignment
- Ensure strong onboarding processes that promote engagement and accelerate productivity
Employee Engagement & Experience
- Lead employee engagement initiatives, including surveys and action planning
- Drive continuous improvement of the employee experience through standardized practices and communication
- Partner with operations to support and reinforce a strong safety culture
Employee Relations & Compliance
- Serve as the escalation point for complex employee relations matters, including investigations and performance issues
- Ensure compliance with employment laws, policies, and regulatory requirements
- Oversee HR audits, documentation, and reporting processes
- Maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment in sensitive matters
HR Process & Operational Excellence
- Standardize HR practices across sites to ensure consistency and efficiency
- Leverage data and metrics to inform decisions and improve HR outcomes
- Support compensation planning, job evaluations, and alignment with market benchmarks
MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.
The Successful Applicant
A successful Human Resources Manager should have: Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
- 5-7+ years of progressive HR experience, including leadership responsibility
- Experience supporting manufacturing or industrial environments preferred
- Strong knowledge of employee relations, employment law, compensation, and workforce planning
- Proven ability to influence and partner with leaders in a fast-paced environment
- Experience leading change initiatives and driving engagement
- Strong communication and coaching skills
- Proficiency with HR systems and tools (HRIS experience preferred)
- Willingness to travel domestically (approximately 20-25%)
What's on Offer
- Competitive annual salary ranging from $120,000 - $150,000 USD + Bonus
- Opportunities for career growth and professional development.
- Comprehensive benefits package to support employee well-being.
Job Summary
Sector: Human Resources
Sub Sector: HR Manager
Industry: Industrial / Manufacturing
Where: Woodstock
Contract Type: Permanent
Consultant name: Clayton Hamilton
Job Reference: JN-062026-7049182
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Woodstock, Illinois |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $120,000–$150,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Website | https://www.michaelpage.ca/ |
About Company
Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
Our business was established in Canada in 2005 when we opened our Toronto office. Our role is to work with employers and job seekers to facilitate a successful match. This can range from advising a global company on a candidate sourcing strategy to helping a job seeker find their dream job.
In Canada, we focus on recruiting for the following areas:
Banking and financial services
Digital and e-commerce
Engineering and manufacturing
Finance and accounting
Human resources
Information technology
Marketing
Oil and gas
Procurement and supply chain
Property and construction
Sales
An Established Brand
The Group has established a leading presence in many of the key markets for professional recruitment around the world and has positioned itself in certain other markets, which offer the opportunity for future growth. Within its current largest markets, Michael Page has also built a regional presence, including in the UK, France and Australia. Consequently, the Michael Page brand is among the most widely recognized brands in the professional recruitment industry.
A Market Leader
The role of a recruitment consultancy is to act as an intermediary, identifying and sourcing suitably qualified candidates on behalf of its clients. Candidates are recruited either for permanent or contract positions (typically for a fixed term) or on a temporary basis. Within the overall recruitment industry, the market for professional recruitment services is a specialist sector which has developed more recently. Michael Page is widely recognized as leading the development of this market around the world.
Learn the benefits of working with Michael Page yourself. Submit your resume or contact a Michael Page recruitment consultant today.
Skills
- Business Administrationunmatched
- Business Planunmatched
- Business Strategyunmatched
- Coachingunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Customer Relationsunmatched
- Decentralized Operations/Managementunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Employee Relationsunmatched
- Employment Lawunmatched
- Entrepreneurshipunmatched
- HRIS/HRMSunmatched
- Human Resourcesunmatched
- Human Resources Managementunmatched
- Human Resources Processesunmatched
- Human Resources Strategyunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Manufacturing Managementunmatched
- Metricsunmatched
- Onboardingunmatched
- Operational Supportunmatched
- Operations Processesunmatched
- Organizational Development/Managementunmatched
- Performance Analysisunmatched
- Performance Managementunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Risk Managementunmatched
- Succession Planningunmatched
- Talent Managementunmatched
- Willing to Travelunmatched
- Workforce Planningunmatched
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