Human Resources Manager

Aegis Worldwide; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Aegis Worldwide partners with an Indianapolis manufacturing company to hire an experienced HR Manager onsite in Indianapolis, IN. The role focuses on reducing turnover, boosting morale, and improving efficiency through strong HR leadership.

You will manage hourly recruiting, onboarding/offboarding, and performance management, serve as the UKG system expert, and partner with management and hourly staff to strengthen relationships and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field.
• 7+ years of HR management (or higher) experience, with 4+ years in manufacturing/industrial.
• Experience with hourly and temporary recruiting, employee relations, leave administration, employee engagement, performance management, and employment laws.
• Familiar with UKG HRIS; able to coach managers and navigate organizational change.

Responsibilities

• Lead HR activities for hourly workforce recruitment, attendance and timekeeping, onboarding, offboarding, hiring and performance management.
• Act as the plant expert for UKG HRIS and ensure data accuracy.
• Collaborate with management and hourly staff to boost morale, engagement, productivity and retention.
• Balance needs of hourly associates with management expectations while maintaining fair treatment.
• Conduct thorough employee relations investigations and documentation.
• Guide daily performance management, coaching, training, recognition, and career development.
• Provide HR policy guidance and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Identify training needs and implement new solutions with supervision.
• Contribute to organizational structure, succession planning and staffing plans.
• Analyze HR metrics to propose improvements and solutions.

Skills

HR management

Employee relations

Performance management

Training & development

Recruiting

Employee engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

UKG HRIS

Job description

Aegis Worldwide is partnered with an Indianapolis manufacturing company that is looking for an HR Manager. This plant is going through a turnaround and has current initiatives of boosting morale, improving efficiency, and reducing turnover. We're looking for HR professionals from the manufacturing industry, with several years of management-level experience.

Title: HR Manager

Location: Indianapolis, IN

Schedule: Fully onsite, Monday-Friday

Industry: Manufacturing

Day to Day:

• Handle HR activities such as hourly workforce recruitment, FMLA/ADA, attendance and timekeeping, onboarding & offboarding, hiring, firing, and performance management.
• Act as the plant expert in the HR Management system, UKG.
• Work with both management team members and hourly employees to improve overall working relationships, morale, engagement, productivity, and retention.
• Balance the voice of hourly associates with the needs of management.
• Employee relations activities – thorough and objective investigations & maintaining documentation
• Provide guidance on daily performance management, guiding managers on coaching/training, recognition opportunities, career development, disciplinary actions, and more.
• Guide employees on HR policies, following those, and understanding them.
• Identify needs for training, develop new training solutions as needed, and work directly with supervision/management staff on training implementation.
• Provide input and recommendations for the site’s organizational structure, succession planning, hiring plants, and more.
• Analyze trends/metrics in HR processes and hiring to develop solutions or come up with recommendations for solutions.
• Maintain knowledge of legal and compliance-based items, reducing risks and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Ensure that programs designed for employee engagement are followed through on and implemented properly.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or a related field required
• Must have 7+ years of HR Management (or higher-level) experience and 4+ years of this needs to be spent within manufacturing/industrial companies.
• Experience with hourly and temporary recruiting, employee relations, leave administration, employee engagement, performance management, federal and state respective employment laws, and more.
• Must be familiar with a Human Capital Management System, UKG system strongly preferred.
• Need someone comfortable pushing managers from time to time and dealing with leaders who can be stringent and a bit more abrupt/Someone with thick skin who can roll with the punches and ebb & flow with changes.