HR Manager — Unionized Manufacturing (Relocation)

Brightleaf Group; Columbus (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Brightleaf Group in Columbus, GA seeks an experienced Human Resources Manager to serve as the senior HR leader for a large, unionized manufacturing operation. This role partners with Plant Manager and site leadership to drive labor relations, workforce strategy, engagement, and organizational effectiveness.

The ideal candidate brings strong union and labor relations experience, business judgment, and the ability to build productive relationships with employees, union representatives, and plant

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or related field.
• Progressive HR leadership experience within a manufacturing facility.
• Several years of direct responsibility for a unionized workforce.
• Strong knowledge of collective bargaining agreements, grievances, investigations, labor law, and union-management relations.
• Experience with workforce planning, leadership development, and succession planning.
• Ability to support employees and leaders across a multi-shift operation, including adjusting hours when necessary.
• Food, consumer products or other high-volume manufacturing experience.
• Experience supporting collective bargaining and labor negotiations.
• Experience implementing leadership development and succession-planning programs.
• HRIS experience, including Workday.
• Lean manufacturing or continuous-improvement environment experience.
• PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP certification.

Responsibilities

• Direct plant HR activities covering employee relations, recruiting, performance management, staffing, and talent development.
• Counsel managers on workplace investigations, corrective action, conflict resolution, employment practices, and policy application.
• Administer and interpret the collective bargaining agreement, manage grievances, prepare for arbitration, and assist with labor negotiations.
• Maintain productive working relationships with union representatives and address concerns before they affect the operation.
• Oversee hourly hiring, job-bid processes, headcount planning, and workforce forecasting.
• Develop frontline supervisors through coaching, training, succession planning, and individual development efforts.
• Analyze staffing, retention, attendance, and employee-relations trends to identify risks and recommend action.
• Lead HR initiatives supporting organizational change, continuous improvement, recognition, and employee engagement.

Skills

Labor relations

Employee relations

Leadership development

Workforce planning

Coaching

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or related field

PHR/SPHR/SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP certification

Tools

Workday

Job description

Brightleaf Group in Columbus, GA seeks an experienced Human Resources Manager to serve as the senior HR leader for a large, unionized manufacturing operation. This role partners with Plant Manager and site leadership to drive labor relations, workforce strategy, engagement, and organizational effectiveness.

The ideal candidate brings strong union and labor relations experience, business judgment, and the ability to build productive relationships with employees, union representatives, and plant