Manager, Human Resources, Madera

POSITION PURPOSE

The Human Resources Manager serves as a strategic business partner to site leadership, helping drive organizational effectiveness, workforce capability, employee engagement, and business performance.

This role proactively identifies opportunities, solves complex people and organizational challenges, leverages data to drive informed decision-making, and partners across functions to build a high-performing, inclusive, and continuously improving culture.

As a highly visible, onsite leader, the incumbent is expected to maintain a strong presence throughout the facility, fostering relationships with employees and leaders while remaining connected to the day-to-day realities of the manufacturing environment.

 

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Strategic HR Leadership & Business Partnership


* Plan, develop, organize, implement, direct, and evaluate the site’s Human Resource function and performance aligned to site business objectives.

This includes the development and implementation of change management and communications activities.


* Ensures that the site’s people strategy is aligned to BAC by fostering an innovative, diverse, agile, and empowered culture that enables strategic growth and grows BAC’s identity as an Employer of Choice.


* Translate strategic and tactical business plans into HR strategic and operational plans.


* Manage the budget and other financial impacts of the plant human resource department.

Workforce Planning & Talent Strategy


* Lead site workforce planning initiatives by partnering with business leaders to anticipate staffing needs, identify capability gaps, develop succession pipelines, and align talent strategies with short- and long-term business objectives.


* Partner with site leadership to assess organizational effectiveness, recommend organizational design improvements, clarify roles and accountabilities, and build structures that support business growth and operational excellence.


* Partner with the Talent Acquisition Team to develop and support staffing strategies to identify talent within and outside the plant for positions of responsibility.

Leadership Development & Employee Experience


* Champion the employee experience throughout the employee lifecycle, ensuring meaningful onboarding, development opportunities, recognition programs, career growth pathways, and positive employee relations practices.


* Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders by providing coaching on performance management, employee relations, leadership effectiveness, team dynamics, conflict resolution, and change management.


* Partner with leaders in design and presentation of engaging training programs for all levels of the facility to educate and develop employees.


* Establish credibility throughout the organization with management and employees as an effective listener and problem solver.

Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence


* Drive continuous improvement i...