Human Resources Manager

Union Tank Car Company - UTLX; Muscatine (IA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement program

Medical, dental, vision

Company-paid life insurance

STD & LTD

Job summary

UTLX, a Marmon Holdings company backed by Berkshire Hathaway, seeks a Human Resources Manager to lead HR and labor relations at a unionized railcar repair facility. Based onsite five days a week, you will drive employee relations, talent acquisition, and workforce planning while ensuring regulatory compliance and a safety‑minded culture.

You will partner with plant leadership, investigate workplace issues, manage union relations, and guide recruitment, onboarding, and development across hourly

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in HR, business, or related field.
• 3–5 years of progressive HR experience in manufacturing/industrial environments.
• Ability to partner with frontline leaders and support an hourly workforce.
• Experience navigating union environments, contract administration, and labor relations.
• Knowledge of employment laws including FMLA and ADA.
• Excellent communication and conflict-resolution skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with plant leadership to drive employee and labor relations and HR strategy.
• Build relationships with employees, leaders, union reps, and community partners.
• Coach leaders to strengthen performance, engagement, and succession planning.
• Lead investigations, grievances, disciplinary actions, and labor relations matters.
• Administer collective bargaining agreements, job bidding, seniority, and recalls.
• Oversee recruiting, onboarding, retention, and workforce planning for all employees.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws, regulations, and safety requirements.
• Drive employee engagement, recognition, and culture-building initiatives.
• Analyze workforce metrics to identify trends and improve outcomes.
• Support operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Employee relations

Labor relations

Investigations

Performance management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field

Job description

UTLX

As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings-which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway—you'll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We're committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone's empowered to be their best.

The Human Resources Manager is the lead HR partner for a unionized railcar repair facility, driving employee and labor relations, talent acquisition, workforce planning, employee engagement, compliance, and organizational effectiveness. This hands-on leader works closely with plant leadership to build a high-performing, safety-focused culture while maintaining a strong presence on the shop floor. Success in this role requires sound decision-making, strong relationship-building skills, and the ability to navigate complex employee and labor relations matters in a fast-paced industrial environment. This role is based onsite five (5) days per week and requires frequent interaction with employees and leaders throughout the industrial facility.

Primary Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Partner with plant leadership to drive employee relations, labor relations, workforce planning, talent management, and HR strategy.
• Build strong relationships across the facility through a visible shop floor presence and active engagement with employees, leaders, union representatives, and community partners.
• Coach and influence leaders to strengthen performance, develop talent, improve engagement, and build succession pipelines.
• Lead employee and labor relations matters, including investigations, grievances, disciplinary actions, conflict resolution, labor-management meetings, and contract administration.
• Administer and interpret collective bargaining agreements, including job bidding, seniority, layoffs, recalls, and other union-related processes.
• Direct recruiting, onboarding, retention, and workforce planning efforts for hourly and salaried employees.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws, labor regulations, company policies, and workplace safety requirements.
• Champion employee engagement, recognition, communication, and culture-building initiatives that support a positive work environment.
• Analyze and leverage workforce metrics to identify trends, solve problems, and improve business outcomes.
• Drive HR and cross-functional initiatives that support operational excellence, continuous improvement, and organizational effectiveness.
• Promote and model company values while fostering a high-performing, inclusive, and accountable workplace culture.

Required Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field, or possess equivalent experience.
• 3 – 5 years of demonstrated progressive HR experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or similar environment.
• Partner effectively with frontline leaders and support an hourly workforce.
• Navigate union environments, including contract administration, grievance resolution, and labor relations.
• Lead workplace investigations, employee relations matters, and performance management processes.
• Apply strong knowledge of employment laws, including FMLA and ADA.
• Influence leaders and build trusted relationships with employees, union representatives, and operational management.
• Communicate, negotiate, and resolve complex workplace issues with professionalism and confidence.
• Manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
• Support multiple shifts, weekends, holidays, and after-hours employee relations matters as needed.

Disclaimer

Please note the duties listed are not set forth for purposes of limiting the assignment of work. They are not to be construed as a complete list of the many duties normally to be performed under a job title or those to be performed temporarily outside an employee’s normal line of work. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

It is the policy of Union Tank Car Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons, and to recruit, hire, train, promote, and compensate persons in all jobs without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or sexual orientation, gender identify, protected veteran status or any other protected characteristic protected by the law.

Why Join Our Team?

We take pride in offering our employees rich benefits packages. We appreciate hard-working and passionate individuals which is why we offer...

• Tuition reimbursement program
• Medical, dental, vision
• Company-paid employee and dependent life insurance
• Company-paid STD & LTD
• 401k with generous company match
• Annual safety shoe reimbursement
• 4 Week Paid Parental Leave
• Holiday pay
• Paid Vacation
• Marmon employee discount program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Program

Pay Range

94,500.00 - 115,500.00

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that may include medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, and more!

Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.