Primary HR Leader
Partner with operational leaders to drive meaningful site-wide improvements.
About Our Client
Our client is a respected industrial organization with a long-standing operational footprint and a reputation for stability, innovation, and continuous improvement. The site combines both manufacturing and technical functions, creating a dynamic environment where HR plays a critical role in supporting business performance and employee engagement.
Job Description
- Lead employee and labor relations activities, including investigations, policy guidance, union partnerships, and support for labor initiatives.
- Coach managers on performance management, employee relations, accountability, and leadership best practices.
- Drive employee engagement, recognition programs, communications, and culture-building initiatives.
- Administer core HR processes including attendance, leave management, compliance, timekeeping oversight, and payroll coordination.
- Partner with hiring managers on recruiting, workforce planning, and talent acquisition efforts.
The Successful Applicant
- Bachelor's degree.
- Human Resources experience within a manufacturing environment.
- Ability and willingness to work onsite five days per week.
- Strong employee relations and leadership coaching experience.
- Experience supporting unionized workforces.
- Exposure to labor relations or collective bargaining environments.
- Ability to work independently in a standalone HR role.
- Strong organizational skills and execution capability.
- Confidence operating as the sole HR leader on-site.
- Excellent relationship-building skills with employees, managers, and union stakeholders.
- Strong judgment and problem-solving abilities.
- A hands-on, visible approach to supporting operations.
What's on Offer
- Base Salary: $85K - $100K
- Bonus: 5% annual opportunity
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Work Model: Fully onsite from 8:00am - 5:00pm (West Groton, MA)
- Stable and established manufacturing environment
- Strong partnership network with regional HR colleagues and leadership teams
Job Summary
- Sector
- Human Resources
- Sub Sector
- HR Generalist
- Industry
- Industrial / Manufacturing
- Where
- Groton
- Contract Type
- Permanent