Human Resources Business Partner – Americas

LoneStar Fasteners Houston; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Life & Disability Insurance

401(k) with Company Match

Flexible PTO

Paid Holidays

Career Growth Opportunities

Team-oriented culture

Job summary

LoneStar Fasteners Houston seeks an experienced Human Resources Business Partner to align HR initiatives with manufacturing leadership across LoneStar Group sites. This role focuses on reducing turnover through workforce planning, leadership coaching, training, and proactive employee relations support.

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, influences leaders on policy, drives consistency in HR programs, and helps scale operations from entrepreneurial to process-driven.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive Human Resources experience.
• Experience serving as an HR Business Partner or senior HR leader.
• Demonstrated employee relations and investigation experience.
• Experience coaching managers and influencing leadership decisions.
• Strong knowledge of employment laws and HR best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead employee relations matters from intake through resolution (investigations when needed).
• Partner with site leadership to address performance, attendance, conduct, and policy matters.
• Support talent development, succession planning, and workforce planning initiatives.
• Collaborate with hiring managers on recruitment strategies and staffing plans.
• Drive organizational effectiveness, process improvements, and HR program implementation.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws across locations.

Skills

HR Business Partner

Employee relations

Leadership coaching

Employment law

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or Business Administration

Job description

Our Company

LoneStar is a leading global manufacturer and distributor of commercial, critical-service, specialty, and exotic alloy fasteners, sealing solutions, gaskets, and flow-control components. Through vertically integrated manufacturing capabilities, including machining, coating, plating, engineering, and accredited testing services, LoneStar supports customers across the energy, oil and gas, power generation, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and critical-service sectors. With operations spanning multiple facilities and business units, LoneStar is committed to operational excellence, quality, innovation, and customer service. The organization combines the strength of a global supply chain with local expertise, enabling the delivery of high-performance products that help customers minimize downtime and support mission-critical applications worldwide.

Our Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Career Growth Opportunities
• Collaborative and Team-Oriented Culture

About The Position

This role will serve as a strategic partner to leadership while driving HR initiatives that improve employee attraction, retention, engagement, and development. A key focus of this position will be reducing employee turnover through effective workforce planning, leadership coaching, training initiatives, and proactive employee relations support. The HRBP will help drive consistency in HR policies, practices, and employee experience across AmeriBolt, Lone Star Fasteners, and Lone Star Sealing companies under LoneStar Group. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, is highly visible on the production floor, and has a proven ability to influence leaders, strengthen accountability, and support organizational change. This role will play an important part in helping the facility evolve from a more entrepreneurial operating style into a scalable, process-driven organization.

Key Responsibilities

Employee Relations & Investigations

• Lead employee relations matters from intake through resolution.
• Conduct workplace investigations and recommend appropriate corrective actions.
• Partner with leaders to proactively address issues before they escalte.
• Advise management on performance, attendance, conduct, and policy matters.
• Support employee engagement and conflict resolution initiatives.
• Ensure consistent application of company policies and employment practices.

Leadership Partnership & Coaching

• Serve as the primary HR partner for site leadership and assigned business units.
• Coach leaders on employee performance, accountability, communication, and leadership effectiveness.
• Provide guidance on organizational and workforce challenges.
• Support organizational change and leadership development initiatives.
• Build trusted relationships across all levels of the organization.

Talent Management & Workforce Development

• Partner with leaders on succession planning and workforce planning efforts.
• Support employee development and career progression initiatives.
• Identify high-potential talent and development opportunities.
• Develop strategies to improve employee retention and engagement.
• Support training initiatives that strengthen leadership capability and workforce effectiveness.

Recruitment & Workforce Planning

• Partner with hiring managers on recruitment strategies and staffing plans.
• Support hiring for professional, technical, and leadership positions.
• Participate in candidate assessments and interviews.
• Assist with onboarding and new hire integration.

Organizational Effectiveness

• Analyze workforce trends and recommend practical business solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement of HR processes and programs.
• Support organizational design and workforce planning initiatives.
• Assist with implementation of company-wide HR initiatives.

HR Operations & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws.
• Support leave administration and employee accommodation processes.
• Review HR metrics and reporting to identify trends and opportunities.
• Maintain consistency across multiple locations and business units.

Skills And Qualifications

Required Experience

• 7+ years of progressive Human Resources experience.
• Experience serving as an HR Business Partner or senior HR leader.
• Demonstrated employee relations and investigation experience.
• Experience coaching managers and influencing leadership decisions.
• Strong knowledge of employment laws and HR best practices.

Preferred Experience

• Multi-site manufacturing, industrial, or distribution environment.
• Experience supporting geographically dispersed workforces.
• Experience driving organizational change and workforce planning initiatives.
• Experience working within private equity-backed organizations.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field preferred.

Certifications Preferred

• SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP
• PHR or SPHR

If you are a hands-on HR leader who thrives in a manufacturing environment and enjoys partnering closely with operations leaders to drive business results through people, this may be the opportunity for you.

As the Human Resources Business Partner supporting our sites, you will serve as a trusted advisor to site leadership, helping strengthen accountability, improve employee engagement, reduce turnover, and build a high- performing workforce. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing strategic partnership with day-to-day employee support and is passionate about creating positive change within an evolving organization.

Successful candidates will bring:

• Experience serving as a strategic HR partner to plant leadership and business leaders.
• Strong leadership coaching skills with the ability to influence, challenge, and develop leaders at all levels of the organization.
• A proactive approach to employee relations, emphasizing early intervention, conflict resolution, and practical problem-solving.
• Demonstrated success improving attraction, onboarding, retention, and employee development initiatives.
• Experience identifying performance gaps and implementing training, development, and performance improvement plans.
• The ability to independently manage complex employee relations matters, workplace investigations, and employment law issues.
• Strong change management capabilities, including helping organizations adopt more structured and scalable business practices.
• A collaborative, visible, and approachable leadership style that builds trust and credibility across all levels of the organization.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, industrial, distribution, or other operational environments.
• A passion for creating a positive workplace culture while balancing employee needs with business objectives.

The ideal candidate will be comfortable spending time on the production floor, building relationships with employees, partnering with leaders to solve workforce challenges, and driving initiatives that improve attraction, retention, training, and organizational effectiveness. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact on a growing operation while helping shape the future of the workforce and culture across LoneStar organization.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This role is primarily office-based within a manufacturing and warehouse environment. The successful candidate will regularly interact with employees and leaders throughout production areas and must be comfortable working in an industrial setting while adhering to all safety requirements.

Occasional travel between facilities may be required.