HR Manager

Eaton; Gilching; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours arrangements

Company social benefits

Training and development opportunities

Egym Wellpass program

Wellness events

Fruit, coffee, and water

Job summary

Eaton’s Gilching site in Germany is seeking an HR Manager to partner with the Plant Manager and Site Leadership Team to shape people strategy, lead organizational change, and ensure compliant HR operations in a regulated aerospace manufacturing environment.

You will convert business plans into workforce plans, build skill matrices, and drive recruitment priorities and leadership development while embedding the Eaton Culture Model in daily routines.

Qualifications

• University degree in HR, business administration, law, psychology or a comparable field.
• Minimum 3 years of professional human resources experience in a matrix organization.
• Fluent German and strong professional English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Plant Manager and Site Leadership Team to define the people strategy for growth, organizational change, capacity expansion and capability building.
• Convert business plans into workforce plans, organization designs, skill matrices, recruiting priorities, development actions and succession plans.
• Lead site-specific HR and organizational projects, including restructuring, transfers, integration activities and general communication internally and externally, in coordination with the relevant Eaton HR teams.
• Use people data and operational insights to identify risks, trends and opportunities; establish clear actions, owners and follow-up routines.
• Embed the Eaton Culture Model in leadership routines, hiring, onboarding, goal setting, feedback, recognition, development and change management.
• Coach leaders to Think Big by staying curious and considering customer and enterprise impact
• Build and maintain a professional, trust-based relationship with the local works council and, where relevant, other employee representatives and unions.
• Ensure employment decisions are consistent, documented and compliant with applicable law, Eaton policies, collective agreements and site agreements.
• Coordinate external partners such as payroll, pension, actuarial, employer association, benefits and labor-law advisers as required.
• Ensure compliance with German occupational health and safety requirements relevant to people and workplaces, including the Arbeitsschutzgesetz, Arbeitsstättenverordnung and applicable Technische Regeln für Arbeitsstätten, in close partnership with the Plant Manager, MESH/EHS lead, occupational safety specialist, occupational physician and the works council.
• Accept and execute formally assigned EHS champion responsibilities and complete required MESH training.

Skills

People leadership

Stakeholder management

German & English fluency

Education

University degree in HR or related field

Tools

Oracle/HRMS

HR analytics tools

Digital workflow tools

Job description

Would you like to work for a global player that values ethics, inclusion, diversity, and people?

Our site in Gilching, Germany, is an agile hub for our aerospace expertise. As part of the Aerospace Group’s Fluid and Electrical Distribution Division, our Gilching location plays a key role in delivering customer-focused innovations and solutions for commercial and military aerospace manufacturers worldwide.

The HR Manager is a core member of the Site Leadership Team and combines strategic HR business partnering with hands‑on execution in a regulated aerospace manufacturing environment. The role shapes organization capability, constructive employee relations, leadership effectiveness and an inclusive, high‑accountability culture while ensuring robust HR operations and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with the Plant Manager and Site Leadership Team to define the people strategy for growth, organizational change, capacity expansion and capability building.
• Convert business plans into workforce plans, organization designs, skill matrices, recruiting priorities, development actions and succession plans.
• Lead site‑specific HR and organizational projects, including restructuring, transfers, integration activities and general communication internally and externally, in coordination with the relevant Eaton HR teams.
• Use people data and operational insights to identify risks, trends and opportunities; establish clear actions, owners and follow‑up routines.
• Embed the Eaton Culture Model in leadership routines, hiring, onboarding, goal setting, feedback, recognition, development and change management.
• Coach leaders to Think Big by staying curious and considering customer and enterprise impact
• Build and maintain a professional, trust‑based relationship with the local works council and, where relevant, other employee representatives and unions.
• Ensure employment decisions are consistent, documented and compliant with applicable law, Eaton policies, collective agreements and site agreements.
• Coordinate external partners such as payroll, pension, actuarial, employer association, benefits and labor‑law advisers as required.
• Ensure compliance with German occupational health and safety requirements relevant to people and workplaces, including the Arbeitsschutzgesetz, Arbeitsstättenverordnung and applicable Technische Regeln für Arbeitsstätten, in close partnership with the Plant Manager, MESH/EHS lead, occupational safety specialist, occupational physician and the works council.
• Accept and execute formally assigned EHS champion responsibilities and complete required MESH training.

Qualifications

• University degree in Human Resources, business administration, law, psychology or a comparable field, or an equivalent combination of qualification and relevant experience.
• Minimum 3 years of professional human resources experience in a matrix organization.
• Fluent German and strong professional English, written and spoken.

Skills

• Experience advising senior leaders through growth, organizational change and complex employee relations matters.
• Practical command of German individual and collective labor law, co‑determination and works‑council collaboration, including preparation and negotiation of works agreements.
• Progressive HR generalist / HR business partner experience in Germany, ideally in a multinational industrial, manufacturing or regulated environment
• Experience with Oracle/HRMS, digital workflow tools, people analytics and responsible use of AI in HR.

We Offer

• Flexible working hours arrangements
• Company social benefits
• Training and development opportunities
• Varied and responsible tasks
• Egym Wellpass program
• Wellness events
• Fruit, coffee, and water

All positions may require participation in video and in‑person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job‑related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.