HR Manager

Axis Industries; La Porte (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Axis Industries is looking for a strategic HR Manager to enhance our industrial services operation in La Porte, Texas. This role involves being the trusted HR partner to Operations leadership, responsible for staffing and compliance across various sites.

The ideal candidate should have over 10 years in HR, be fluent in both Spanish and English, and possess experience in managing blue-collar workforces effectively. You will oversee HR processes, resolve employee issues, and ensure site-readiness.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive HR experience with deep employee relations skills.
• Direct experience supporting blue-collar workforces in environments such as refinery or construction.
• Strong command of HR best practices and compliance platforms.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Operations for workforce planning and staffing.
• Lead HR investigations and handle employee relations issues.
• Ensure compliance with various safety and employment regulations.

Skills

Bilingual fluency in Spanish and English

Employee relations experience

Problem-solving skills

Knowledge of employment law

Strong communication skills

Job description

Boots-on-the-ground HR leader role! If you thrive in a hard hat as easily as a conference room, speak Spanish and English fluently, and know what it takes to keep a field workforce site-ready, we want to talk.

About the Role

Axis is hiring a hands‑on, strategic HR Manager to power our growing industrial services operation. You’ll be the trusted HR partner to Operations leadership — supporting day‑to‑day execution while shaping workforce strategy across multiple regions, customer sites, and remote project locations.

Oversee hiring and compliance efforts to staff refineries, turnarounds, and craft labor sites — mobilizing crews fast, resolving issues in real time, and keeping us compliant with the alphabet soup of industry requirements (Safety Councils, DISA, DOT/PHMSA, NCCER, customer onboarding portals, and more). Support, develop, and manage 3‑5 employees in the HR Department.

What You’ll Do

Be the HR Engine for Operations

• Partner with Operations leadership on workforce planning, staffing, retention, and org changes.
• Mobilize crews fast for outages, turnarounds, and project‑based staffing surges.
• Travel to jobsites for onboarding events, investigations, and employee meetings — you’ll see the work, not just hear about it.

Own Employee Relations

• Be the first call for field employees and managers on HR issues, conflict, and policy questions.
• Lead thorough, fair investigations into complaints, grievances, and disciplinary matters.
• Coach managers on engagement, accountability, and difficult conversations.
• Build training on harassment prevention, conflict management, and workplace behavior.

Drive Compliance & Site‑Readiness

• Track and manage Safety Council credentials, drug testing programs, DISA, DOT/PHMSA, NCCER, and customer‑specific onboarding requirements.
• Make sure every employee is fully compliant and site‑ready before they mobilize — zero surprises at the gate.
• Oversee the coordination of compliance training and required certifications across the workforce. Assist with scheduling from time to time.

Administrator - Benefits & Leave

• Support employees through enrollment, life events, and benefit questions across medical, dental, vision, 401(k), disability, and life.
• Manage the open enrollment and renewal process.
• Manage FMLA, ADA accommodations, workers’ comp, and return‑to‑work cases end‑to‑end.
• Partner with brokers and vendors to resolve issues quickly.

Bridge the Language Gap

• Deliver HR support in Spanish and English — translations, investigations, training, and one‑on‑one conversations.

What You Bring

• 10+ years of progressive HR experience with deep employee relations chops.
• Bilingual fluency in Spanish and English — REQUIRED, not nice‑to‑have.
• Direct experience supporting blue‑collar, field‑based workforces — refinery, construction, turnaround, or craft labor environments strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of Safety Councils, DISA, DOT/PHMSA, NCCER, and contractor compliance platforms.
• Strong command of federal and state employment law and HR best practices.
• Cool head under pressure — you handle sensitive situations with discretion and integrity.
• Sharp problem‑solving, sound judgment, and the credibility to influence at every level — from the field crew to the C‑suite.
• Excellent communicator who's equally comfortable in a trailer office and a boardroom.

What the Work Looks Like

• Mostly office‑based with prolonged periods at a desk and computer.
• Regular travel to remote jobsites — expect standing, walking, lifting, kneeling, crouching, and bending while on site.