Human Resources Director

Elevate Digital; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevate Digital is seeking an HR Director with a deep manufacturing background to build and scale the people function as the company grows across U.S. sites. You will translate leadership vision into concrete HR programs, policies, and processes aligned with industry realities.

You’ll partner with the CEO and leadership team, shape culture, and guide recruiting for an industrial-focused workforce, including startup-like agility and accountability in a growing environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading HR in manufacturing or industrial sectors.
• Ability to build HR functions from the ground up.
• Comfortable in a startup or small/mid-size company environment.

Responsibilities

• Build and own core HR infrastructure (policies, processes, systems) for a scaling manufacturing company.
• Advise leadership and recruiting on manufacturing-specific hiring practices and market context.
• Define and rollout culture and values with concrete, actionable practices and accountability structures.
• Partner with the CEO and leadership team as a hands-on HR generalist during early growth.

Skills

HR leadership

Manufacturing industry

Startup experience

People operations

Job description

**Preferably someone with Manufacturing or Industrial sector experience**

Client is looking for an HR Director to build out its people function as the company scales. This role needs to come from a manufacturing or industrial background — not necessarily shop-floor experience, but a real understanding of how the industry works, so this person can advise leadership and the recruiting team with informed, industry-specific guidance rather than generic HR practices. Startup or smaller-company experience is a strong plus.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and own core HR infrastructure (policies, processes, systems) appropriate for a scaling manufacturing company.
• Advise leadership and the recruiting team on manufacturing/industrial-specific hiring practices, language, and market context.
• Support the definition and rollout of company culture and values — helping translate leadership's vision into concrete, actionable practices and accountability structures.
• Partner closely with the CEO and leadership team as a trusted, hands-on HR generalist during this early growth stage.
• Help scale HR practices as the company grows across multiple U.S. sites.

Qualifications

• Prior HR leadership experience within the manufacturing or broader industrial sector.
• Comfortable operating in a startup or small/mid-size company environment (not just large-company HR).
• Strong judgment and independent decision-making ability; comfortable being the primary HR voice without a large team around them.
• Experience building HR functions and practices from the ground up.

Nice to Have

• Experience with employee equity/incentive programs.
• Background supporting a company through a fundraising or major growth stage.