HR Manager - Kingsley Plant

Milliken & Company; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Milliken & Company is seeking an HR Manager for the Kingsley site to direct HR operations, including safety, benefits, compensation, and talent management. You will coordinate onboarding/offboarding and ensure data integrity while advising the Plant Manager on strategic and operational HR matters.

The role emphasizes policy guidance, confidentiality, and cross-functional collaboration across production, administration, and corporate HR teams. On-site position with standard business hours.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree in HR or related field with 5+ years of HR experience
• Attention to accuracy of detailed information
• Knowledge of Employment Law, Benefits Administration, Compensation and Wage Structure
• Willingness to be CPR/1st Aid Certified
• Experience in HR manufacturing (preferred)
• SAP/SuccessFactors experience (preferred)
• Bilingual English/Spanish (preferred)
• OSHA guidelines and workplace safety experience (preferred)
• Audiometric & Drug Testing guidelines familiarity (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and training to accomplish company goals and objectives.
• Administer core HR functions and compliance areas including Safety processes and policies.
• Lead talent acquisition, job descriptions, sourcing, screening and interviewing candidates.
• Lead location safety processes and OSHA programs; manage Workers' Compensation.
• Act as trusted advisor to Plant Manager and management team on location matters.
• Lead HR-related projects and surveys; maintain turnover and safety reports.
• Manage onboarding/offboarding for hires and terminations; ensure confidentiality.
• Support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives and Textile Operations engagement.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

OSHA guidelines & safety

Audiometric & drug testing guidelines

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

BS/BA in Human Resources or related field

Tools

SAP/SuccessFactors

Job description

Milliken & Company is a global manufacturing leader whose focus on materials science delivers tomorrow’s breakthroughs today. From industry-leading molecules to sustainable innovations, Milliken creates products that enhance people’s lives and deliver solutions for its customers and communities. Drawing on thousands of patents and a portfolio with applications across the textile, flooring, chemical and healthcare businesses, the company harnesses a shared sense of integrity and excellence to positively impact the world for generations. Discover more about Milliken’s curious minds and inspired solutions at Milliken.com and on Facebook , Instagram and LinkedIn .

POSITION TITLE / LOCATION

HR Manager – Kingsley

JOB CLASSIFICATION

HR Manager

POSITION REPORTS TO:

HR Director

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Kingsley HR Manager position directs and manages all HR operations of the site. The position helps coordinate on/off boarding, data integrity, and provides guidance and expertise on HR policies. The HR Manager has responsibility for all HR functions including safety, employment, development, training, benefit administration, and communication.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide leadership and training to accomplish the company goals and objectives.
• Consistently administer core Human Resources functions and compliance areas to include:
• Safety Process
• Company Policies and Procedures
• Benefits Program
• Salary Administration
• Workers Compensation
• Verbal and written communication, and ability to interact effectively to all production, administrative, and management associates, as well as corporate HR staff
• Lead the talent acquisition process including developing/maintaining job descriptions, sourcing, screening, and interviewing candidates, maintaining the Talent Central job posting system
• Leads the location Safety Process (safety process using Enablon, attend safety steering committee team meetings, lead New Hire Safety class). Assists in managing OSHA Programs and Workers Compensation. Safety leadership is a significant part of this position .
• Act as a trusted advisor and thought partner to the Plant Manager, and management team on all location matters (strategic and operating)
• Lead special HR related projects and surveys
• Maintain specific reports and ensure timely completion (turnover, safety, local/regional compensation data)
• Manage the on-boarding process for new hires and the off-boarding process for voluntary/involuntary terminations
• Always demonstrate a high level of confidentiality
• Manage training associates by:
• Fostering a working environment that promotes open communications, teamwork and individual engagement to accomplish goals and objectives
• Ensuring that work is properly allocated and completed in a timely and accurate manner
• Ensuring that written performance evaluations of supervised employees are completed as required, provides continuous feedback on personnel performance issues, and takes immediate action to recognize achievements and address deficiencies or problems.
• Share a trusting relationship with workgroup and recruit, manage and develop plant staff.
• Support Milliken’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion strategies and initiatives.
• Support Textile Operations engagement and morale initiatives.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• BS/BA degree in Human Resources or related field with preferably 5+ years of hands-on HR experience.
• Proven leader that is highly motivated, self-driven, and open-minded individual who is capable of accomplishing tasks and projects in a limited supervision environment.
• Attention to accuracy of highly detailed information
• Knowledge of Employment Law, Benefits Administration, Compensation and Wage Structure
• Willingness to be CPR/1st Aid Certified

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous HR manufacturing experience
• SAP/Success Factors Experience
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)
• Experience with OSHA Guidelines and Workplace Safety Processes
• Experience with Audiometric & Drug Testing Guidelines

SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• Communication skills – verbal, written, and group presentations
• Interpersonal skills to facilitate interaction with the workforce
• Capability to interact with all levels of the organization
• Ability to work as a team player in a fast-paced work environment
• Analytical/problem-solving skills
• Leadership skills
• Ability to challenge the status quo
• Decision making & Change Management
• Ability to develop others
• Self-direction and ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities

SHIFT/WORK HOURS

Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (on call 24/7)

Travel to other locations as needed.

Milliken is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, including but not limited to lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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