HR Leader

Parker Hannifin; McCook (NE); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Hannifin is seeking a Human Resources Leader in McCook, Nebraska, to manage HR activities and lead talent acquisition. This role involves mentoring HR team members, overseeing compliance and performance management, and implementing HR initiatives across the organization.

The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in HR or a related field, 5+ years of experience in HR, and proficiency in HRIS and ATS platforms. The position emphasizes a collaborative approach in managing team dynamics and enhancing employee engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive HR experience.
• Advanced understanding of HR principles across the team member lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted HR partner and advisor to leaders.
• Oversee the talent acquisition process and onboarding quality.
• Lead inclusion and engagement initiatives, including survey action planning.

Skills

HR principles knowledge

Data analysis skills

Talent acquisition experience

Leadership and mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

HRIS platforms (e.g., PeopleSoft, Workday)

Excel

Job description

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. 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.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted HR partner and subject‑matter advisor to functional and operational leaders to advise on talent, performance, and engagement strategies.
• Mentor, coach, and potentially supervise HR team members; 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 pre‑employment screening process and onboarding quality.
• Lead complex team member relations, investigate escalations, recommend corrective actions, and document findings.
• 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.
• 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.

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.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive HR experience.
• 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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”) If you would like more information about Equal Employment Opportunity as an applicant under the law, please go to Employees & Job Applicants | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.