Field HR Manager: Talent Development & Onboarding

Penske Logistics LLC; Bolingbrook (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Professional development opportunities

Inclusive work environment

Opportunity to impact talent strategy

Job summary

Penske Logistics is seeking a Field Human Resources Manager to lead HR initiatives across multiple locations in IL, MN, WI, and IA. The role focuses on talent development, onboarding, retention, and compliance, with up to 50% overnight travel.

Based in Bolingbrook, IL, you will partner with Area HR Manager to ensure consistent enterprise-wide programs and effective manager coaching. You will oversee performance management, leadership development, and workforce planning while maintaining strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3+ years' experience in Staffing, Human Resources, or a related field is required, relevant experience will be considered.
• Professional certification in SHRM or HRCI is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of HR functions and employment law.
• Ability to travel 50% overnight travel required.
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job.
• Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history), and drug screening are required.

Responsibilities

• Lead local associate experience and retention efforts through the implementation of enterprise programs including new associate orientation and onboarding, global associate engagement surveys, local appreciation, and recognition events, etc.
• Identify and design solutions to address local retention challenges.
• Support the D&D efforts and encourage managers to foster an inclusive work environment.
• Supports recruiting team in resolving issues around requisition accuracy, approval chains, and manager responsiveness.
• Takes an active role in supporting recruiting activity and partners with the recruiting team to advise them on opportunities to access local diverse recruiting sources.
• Proposes appropriate staffing levels based on analysis of growth trends.
• Collaborates on leadership recruiting needs and participates in the selection process for critical roles to identify the best-qualified candidates.
• Partner with Area HR Manager in start-up activities for new business and assist in the transition through orientation and onboarding activities.
• Collaborates with Area HR Manager and Compensation to arrive at appropriate compensation packages.
• Maintains oversight of associate performance and ensures that development plans for those associates are in place.
• Supports new leaders as through critical HR processes needed to effectively manage and lead people.
• Oversees process for annual talent review and succession plan process and leverages Leadership Development tools to ensure that associates receive the appropriate functional training.
• Communicates and reinforces with management training and development as needed, including performance management, selection skills, safety, workplace violence, harassment in the workplace, equal opportunity, wage and hour laws, diversity & inclusion, leadership, and other focus topics.
• Partners with Area HR Manager, HR Director (as needed), Legal (as needed), and Labor Representative (as needed) in conducting regular location assessments and coach management on the proper interpretation and execution of policies, programs, procedures, and collective bargaining agreements.
• Investigates associate complaints and works with managers/legal/labor relations/security, as appropriate, to respond and resolve.
• Actively engages management team in performance management process utilizing training tools, coaching, and corrective counseling procedures.
• Provide operations leaders with relevant and meaningful HR metrics and analytics to help guide business decisions at the local level. This includes regular review and analysis of turnover, retention, LOA, exit interview data, etc.
• Regularly analyzes associate data, and scans for correct information, compensation parity (Equal Pay Act), FLSA compliance, consistent practices according to Penske policy, etc.
• Facilitates resolution of payroll issues in a timely manner, taking steps to avoid similar issues in the future.

Skills

Staffing

HR policies

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Penske Logistics is seeking a Field Human Resources Manager to lead HR initiatives across multiple locations in IL, MN, WI, and IA. The role focuses on talent development, onboarding, retention, and compliance, with up to 50% overnight travel.

Based in Bolingbrook, IL, you will partner with Area HR Manager to ensure consistent enterprise-wide programs and effective manager coaching. You will oversee performance management, leadership development, and workforce planning while maintaining strong