HR Manager

Staffing Network; Newark (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Staffing Network in Newark, CA is seeking a Human Resources Manager to lead all HR functions at a manufacturing facility. The role serves as a strategic business partner to plant leadership, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws.

You will oversee employee relations, recruiting, onboarding, performance management, training, compensation, benefits administration, and workforce planning in a fast-paced automotive manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5–10 years of progressive HR experience in manufacturing/industrial settings.
• Strong knowledge of California employment law.
• Experience with employee relations and investigations.
• Experience supporting hourly production workforces.
• SHRM-CP/PHR certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead all plant HR operations for hourly and salaried employees.
• Partner with operations leadership to support production goals and workforce planning.
• Manage recruitment, onboarding, orientation, and retention programs.
• Conduct employee investigations and resolve employee relations issues.
• Ensure compliance with California labor laws, wage and hour regulations, OSHA requirements, and company policies.
• Oversee leave administration, accommodations, workers' compensation, and unemployment claims.
• Support performance management, corrective action, and employee development initiatives.
• Manage training programs and maintain employee records and HRIS systems.
• Monitor turnover, absenteeism, staffing levels, and other HR metrics.
• Lead employee engagement and culture initiatives.
• Support audits and ensure compliance with company and customer requirements.

Skills

Employee relations

Recruiting

Performance management

Training

HRIS

California employment law

Leadership

Conflict resolution

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources

Tools

ADP

Workday

SAP

Job description

Annual Salary

130-145k

Position Summary

TheHumanResourcesManagerisresponsibleforleadingallHRfunctionsforamanufacturingfacility,servingasastrategicbusinesspartnertoplantleadershipwhileensuringcompliancewithfederal,state,andlocalemploymentlaws.Thisroleoverseesemployeerelations,recruiting,onboarding,performancemanagement,training,compensation,benefitsadministration,andworkforceplanninginafast-pacedautomotivemanufacturingenvironment.

Key Responsibilities

• LeadallplantHRoperationsforhourlyandsalariedemployees.
• Partnerwithoperationsleadershiptosupportproductiongoalsandworkforceplanning.
• Managerecruitment,onboarding,orientation,andretentionprograms.
• Conductemployeeinvestigationsandresolveemployeerelationsissues.
• EnsurecompliancewithCalifornialaborlaws,wageandhourregulations,OSHArequirements,andcompanypolicies.
• Overseeleaveadministration,accommodations,workers'compensation,andunemploymentclaims.
• Supportperformancemanagement,correctiveaction,andemployeedevelopmentinitiatives.
• ManagetrainingprogramsandmaintainemployeerecordsandHRISsystems.
• Monitorturnover,absenteeism,staffinglevels,andotherHRmetrics.
• Leademployeeengagementandcultureinitiatives.
• Supportauditsandensurecompliancewithcompanyandcustomerrequirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor'sdegreeinHumanResources,BusinessAdministration,orrelatedfield.
• 5-10yearsofprogressiveHRexperience,preferablyinmanufacturing,automotive,logistics,orindustrialenvironments.
• StrongknowledgeofCaliforniaemploymentlaw.
• Experiencewithemployeerelations,investigations,andperformancemanagement.
• Experiencesupportinghourlyproductionworkforcesandmultipleshifts.
• KnowledgeofHRISsystemssuchasADP,Workday,orSAP.
• SHRM-CP,SHRM-SCP,PHR,orSPHRcertificationpreferred.
• Excellentcommunication,leadership,andconflict-resolutionskills.

Preferred Experience

• Automotivemanufacturingexperience.
• Unionorlaborrelationsexperience.
• Multi-siteHRsupport.
• Workforceplanningandsuccessionplanning.
• Continuous improvement and lean manufacturing environments.