HR Manager - Payroll and Benefits

Ernest-Gordon-Recruitment-Limited; League City (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ernest-Gordon-Recruitment-Limited is seeking an experienced HR Manager for on-site payroll and benefits at our League City, Texas site. You will work closely with engineering, operations, and maintenance teams to deliver payroll, benefits administration, and employee relations in a fast-paced industrial setting.

The role demands hands-on, visible leadership with the ability to influence across all levels, ensure compliant HR practices, and support workforce planning and engagement initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience with payroll and benefits in industrial environments.
• Ability to manage employee relations and HR operations across multiple functions.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication with leadership.

Responsibilities

• Act as on-site HR payroll and benefits contact for managers and staff.
• Deliver core HR activities: employee relations, recruitment, onboarding, performance management, workforce planning, policy guidance.
• Build relationships across plant to support engagement, retention, and HR practices.
• Partner with operations leadership to support a safe, high-performing workforce.

Skills

HR payroll

employee relations

recruitment onboarding

stakeholder management

operational HR

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Tools

HRIS/payroll software

Job description

HR Manager - Payroll and Benefits (BBBH25748HRM) League City, Texas

HR Manager–Payroll and Benefits

League City, TX | Full-Time

Are you an experienced HR professional with strong knoweldge and experise in Payroll and Benefits, who thrives in operational, industrial environments and enjoys being close to the workforce?

Do you want to be part of an award-winning site that supports each other and is renowned for the upmost care and wellbeing of its staff?

This is an opportunity to join a globally recognised chemical-operations site operating within a vibrant plant environment, supporting a diverse workforce across engineering, operations, projects, maintenance and commercial functions.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced in payroll and benefits fucntions and solutions who enjoys being embedded within operations, partnering with managers across the site and helping to maintain the well-established excellent culture across its fast-paced industrial setting.

This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of an award-winning operation, where a strong team culture and a commitment to supporting and developing employees create an environment where people thrive.

THE ROLE:

• Act as the on-site HR payroll and benafits correspondent supporting managers and employees across engineering, operations, maintenance, projects, safety, and commercial functions.
• Deliver core HR activities including employee relations, recruitment, onboarding, performance management, workforce planning, and policy guidance.
• Build strong relationships across the plant to support engagement, retention, and organisational effectiveness while ensuring consistent HR practices.
• Partner with operational leadership to support a safe, high-performing workforce within a regulated industrial environment.

THE PERSON:

• Previous HR payroll and benefits experience within industrial environments such as chemical plants, refineries, terminals, tank farms, manufacturing facilities, or heavy industry operations.
• Experience supporting technical and operational populations including engineers, technicians, operators, project teams, maintenance personnel, and field-based employees.
• Strong understanding of employee relations, stakeholder management, and delivering HR solutions in fast-paced site environments.
• Practical, visible, and relationship-led approach with the confidence to influence across all levels of an operational business.

HR Generalist, HR Business Partner, HR Manager, Industrial HR, Chemical Plant HR, Refinery HR, Manufacturing HR, Employee Relations, Site HR, Operational HR, Workforce Planning, Plant Operations, Heavy Industry, Human Resources

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.