Human Resources Manager

We are collaborating with a globally recognized mid-market manufacturing organization, backed by private equity, to find a Human Resources Manager for their team in Pauls Valley, OK and Wichita Falls, TX.

We are seeking an experienced Human Resources Manager who can function as a strategic guide, providing consultation and solutions on the people aspects of successful execution of business plans and initiatives. With a keen ability to navigate the organization and collaborate effectively, the HR Manager provides coaching and guidance to managers and employees across a spectrum of talent management programs to include employee relations and engagement, team performance and effectiveness, learning & development, total rewards, workforce planning, and organizational design & development. This person will report to the Director of Human Resources.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a team of two HR representatives.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to align HR strategies with organizational goals, addressing challenges, and identifying key success factors. Actively participate in strategic planning, advocating for best practices in workforce planning.
• Identify and address HR-related challenges and opportunities that could impact business plan execution.
• Support organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning, performance management, and skills development in line with HR strategy.
• Provide coaching to business partners on career development, leadership, and management practices.
• Develop strategies for organizational and behavioral change by conducting needs assessments, analyzing issues, and recommending solutions for organizational development.
• Work with the Director of HR, GM, and senior management to develop solutions, action plans, and metrics, including creating effective skills and competency structures to meet business and talent needs.
• Advise management on learning and development solutions, create development and career plans, and track progress.
• Oversee the local performance management process, offering coaching and guidance.
• Support leaders with compensation actions, including annual reviews, promotions, and job leveling.
• Investigate and resolve employee relations issues, ensuring solutions align with company values, policies, and laws.
• Manage talent acquisition, staffing plans, compensation structures, and onboarding processes.
• Approve local HR transactions, prepare reports, and analyze data using the HRIS.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Organization Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, HR Management, or Organizational Leadership preferred.
• 6-8 years of progressively responsible HR experience, with expertise in the full talent management spectrum, including team development, learning solutions, performance management, coaching, employee relations, engagement, change management, and organizational design.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Ability to build trust and foster relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Proficient in developing and implementing employee engagement strategies, with a demonstrated ability to address challenges and lead teams through them.
• Self-motivated, accountable, and capable of prioritizing multiple projects to achieve results.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, problem-solving, judgment, influencing, and decision-making skills.
• Recognized as a key resource for employees and managers, approachable, and skilled in facilitating coaching conversations.
• Excellent facilitation and communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to prepare reports and deliver presentations or training across all organizational levels.
• Willingness to travel between Wichita Falls, TX, and Pauls Valley, OK, 1 to 2 times per week or as needed by business requirements.

Human Resources Manager

We are collaborating with a globally recognized mid-market manufacturing organization, backed by private equity, to find a Human Resources Manager for their team in Pauls Valley, OK and Wichita Falls, TX.

We are seeking an experienced Human Resources Manager who can function as a strategic guide, providing consultation and solutions on the people aspects of successful execution of business plans and initiatives. With a keen ability to navigate the organization and collaborate effectively, the HR Manager provides coaching and guidance to managers and employees across a spectrum of talent management programs to include employee relations and engagement, team performance and effectiveness, learning & development, total rewards, workforce planning, and organizational design & development. This person will report to the Director of Human Resources.

• Responsibilities:

  • Lead and manage a team of two HR representatives.
  • Partner with senior leadership to align HR strategies with organizational goals, addressing challenges, and identifying key success factors. Participate actively in strategic planning, advocating for best practices in workforce planning.
  • Identify and address HR-related challenges and opportunities that could impact business plan execution.
  • Support organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning, performance management, and skills development in line with HR strategy.
  • Provide coaching to business partners on career development, leadership, and management practices.
  • Develop strategies for organizational and behavioral change, conducting needs assessments, analyzing issues, and recommending solutions for organizational development.
  • Work with the Director of HR, GM, and senior management to develop solutions, action plans, and metrics, including crafting effective skills and competency structures to meet business and talent needs.
  • Advise management on learning and development solutions, create development and career plans, and track progress.
  • Oversee the local performance management process, offering coaching and guidance.
  • Support leaders with compensation actions, including annual reviews, promotions, and job leveling.
  • Investigate and resolve employee relations issues, ensuring solutions align with company values, policies, and laws.
  • Manage talent acquisition, staffing plans, compensation structures, and onboarding processes.
  • Approve local HR transactions, prepare reports, and analyze data using the HRIS.

  Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Organization Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, HR Management, or Organizational Leadership preferred.
  • 6-8 years of progressively responsible HR experience, with expertise in the full talent management spectrum, including team development, learning solutions, performance management, coaching, employee relations, engagement, change management, and organizational design.
  • Experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
  • Ability to build trust and foster relationships at all levels of the organization.
  • Proficient in developing and implementing employee engagement strategies, with a demonstrated ability to address challenges and lead teams through them.
  • Self-motivated, accountable, and capable of prioritizing multiple projects to achieve results.
  • Strong analytical, critical thinking, problem-solving, judgment, influencing, and decision-making skills.
  • Recognized as a key resource for employees and managers, approachable, and skilled in facilitating coaching conversations.
  • Excellent facilitation and communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to prepare reports and deliver presentations or training across all organizational levels.
  • Willingness to travel between Wichita Falls, TX, and Pauls Valley, OK, 1 to 2 times per week or as needed by business requirements.

Bachelor’s Degree