HR Leader

Filtration Group; Des Plaines (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

401(k) with match

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

Filtration Group seeks an experienced Human Resources Leader to manage core HR activities across the employee lifecycle and lead talent acquisition, labor relations, compliance, and performance management at a unionized site.

You will collaborate across departments to drive inclusion, engagement, HRIS, safety, compensation, and benefits programs, while advising leaders and handling escalations. Strong HRIS/ATS skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, business, or related field.
• 5+ years HR experience with labor relations in a unionized setting.
• Experience with HRIS/ATS platforms and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Serve as trusted HR partner to leaders on talent, performance, and engagement.
• Interpret and administer CBAs; ensure contract compliance.
• Oversee talent acquisition, structured interviews, and onboarding.
• Lead labor relations investigations and resolutions.
• Manage performance cycle and talent development.
• Coordinate HR programs across site and lead cross-functional projects.

Skills

HR leadership

Labor relations

Talent acquisition

Employee relations

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in HR or related field

Tools

PeopleSoft

Workday

SuccessFactors

UKG

Excel

Job description

Overview

Position Summary:

The Human Resources Leader is a senior HR professional who manages core HR activities across the team member lifecycle and leads efforts in talent acquisition, team member/labor relations, compliance, performance management, and talent management in a unionized site. This role collaborates with applicable teams to lead HR initiatives across inclusion, engagement, HRIS, safety, compensation, and benefits. This role serves as a subject matter resource and advisor to team members and leaders, handles complex escalations, and coordinates HR programs across functions/divisions/locations.

Scope/ Supervision and Interaction:

This position generally reports to the Division HR Manager.

Responsibilities

The HR Leader performs direct responsibilities and accountabilities, including, but not limited to:

• Serve as a trusted HR partner and subject-matter advisor to functional and operational leaders to advise on talent, performance, and engagement strategies.
• Interpret and administer Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs). Ensure managers and supervisors follow contract terms regarding wages, hours, and working conditions.
• Mentor, coach, and potentially supervise HR team members in the future; assign and prioritize operational tasks and provide development feedback.
• Oversee the talent acquisition process, review resumes, build candidate pools, and design structured interview and selection processes that leverage automation, ensure legal compliance and fair evaluation.
• Create offer recommendations aligned to internal equity and market data; oversee preemployment screening process and onboarding quality.
• Lead complex team member/labor relations, investigate escalations, recommend corrective actions, and document findings.
• Manage the grievance process, investigate worker complaints, participate in arbitration hearings, and resolve disputes before they escalated.
• Ensure fair, consistent application of policies and practices, adherence to employment/labor laws, and lead audit readiness and corrective actions.
• Lead the full performance cycle (goal setting, check-ins, calibration, merit, reviews) across assigned business units.
• Partner with leaders in talent reviews, succession planning, and development planning. Monitor performance trends and talent movement; provide guidance on performance improvement plans and development pathways.
• Address complex compensation and benefits questions; partner with applicable teams as needed.
• Lead inclusion and engagement initiatives, including survey action planning and recognition programs; compile insights and present to leadership.
• Foster positive, professional working relationships with local union stewards.
• Oversee HR data integrity and conduct HR reporting and analytics; translate insights into recommendations for leaders.
• Collaborate with EH&S to coordinate training, incident documentation, trend analysis, and post-incident actions.
• Coordinate HR programs across the site to ensure alignment and execution excellence.
• Lead cross-functional HR projects; manage timelines, resources, and stakeholder alignment.
• Standardize and optimize HR processes and implement continuous improvement with measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive HR experience with at least one year managing labor relations in a unionized manufacturing, industriasl, or production environment.
• Advanced understanding of HR principles across the team member lifecycle (talent acquisition, relations, performance, compliance, compensation, benefits).
• Working knowledge of employment law fundamentals (EEO/AA, FLSA, FMLA, ADA), recordkeeping, and confidentiality requirements.
• Demonstrated exposure to complex team member relations, policy development, and HR program ownership.
• Proven experience with HRIS and ATS platforms (e.g., PeopleSoft, Workday, SuccessFactors, UKG); proficient in Excel and data analysis.
• Experience leading HR projects and influencing cross-functional stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• HR certification in progress or completed (e.g., SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP, PHR).
• Exposure to manufacturing environments; familiarity with union/labor relations processes.

Additional Comments:

The essential functions have been provided as example of the type of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. The company reserves the right to modify the work assignments and/or to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions. The job description is not intended to be an inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. It is intended to describe the general nature of the position.

Compensation: $100,000-$125,000 annual base salary. Eligible for annual incentive bonus.

Benefit & Retirement Plans

We offer competitive benefit programs, including:

• Comprehensive coverage for medical, prescription drugs, dental, vision, voluntary optional life, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance and critical illness insurance with competitive premium cost.
• 401(k) Plan with company matching contributions at 100% of the first 5% of pay.
• Company provided defined-contribution retirement plan with annual contribution equal to 3% of pay.
• Career development and tuition reimbursement.
• Other benefits including paid parental leave, short and long-term disability programs, adoption assistance, a Care.com membership and financial planning assistance are provided at no cost to you.
• Supplemental benefit programs including identity protection, legal protection, and pet wellness are available at competitive rates.
• Paid Time Off and Company-Paid Holidays.

Filtration Group now part of Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations.(“Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor”)

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