Human Resources Manager, Labor Relations, Hesston

AGCO; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Dental and vision plans

Flexible work options

401(k) Savings Plan with company match

Paid holidays and paid time off

Health savings and flexible spending

Reimbursement for continuing education

Life insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

AGCO in Hesston, KS is seeking a Labor Relations Manager to lead collective bargaining administration, grievance management, and labor-management relations across the manufacturing setting. You will advise leaders, conduct workplace investigations, support workforce planning, and apply AI-enabled analytics to identify trends and strengthen organizational effectiveness.

This role emphasizes collaboration with HR stakeholders, leadership coaching, and ensuring compliance with employment laws while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business, or a related field required; master's degree or MBA preferred.
• PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP certification preferred; Labor Relations Certificate preferred.
• Approximately 9 or more years of progressive experience in labor relations or human resources, preferably including people leadership, supervisor coaching, investigations, grievance administration, and collective bargaining agreement administration.
• Experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment required; unionized manufacturing experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead labor relations activities including collective bargaining agreement administration, contract interpretation, grievance management, labor-management engagement, and negotiation support.
• Conduct and lead workplace investigations involving employee relations concerns, grievances, corrective actions, labor disputes, and policy violations while ensuring compliance with company policies, employment laws, and organizational standards.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders, supervisors, and HR stakeholders by providing guidance on employee relations matters, workforce challenges, labor law implications, and organizational risk.
• Develop leadership capability through coaching and training while supporting workforce planning, talent acquisition administration, new hire orientation, onboarding, and organizational change initiatives that strengthen organizational effectiveness and employee experience.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Investigations

Workforce analytics

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or Business

Master's degree or MBA preferred

Tools

AI-enabled analytics

HR reporting tools

Job description

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Human Resources Manager, Labor Relations, Hesston

Date: Aug 31, 2026

Location: Hesston, KS, US

Workplace Type: Onsite

Employment Duration: Permanent

Not everyone can claim to feed the world, but it is part of our every day. Behind everything we do for our farmers, there is one AGCO team making it happen. We are proud to put our curiosity to work, building a better and more sustainable world. Join our extraordinary team today!

The Labor Relations Manager serves as the subject matter expert for labor and employee relations matters within the assigned business unit or manufacturing location. The role leads the interpretation and administration of collective bargaining agreements, grievance management, labor-management relations, negotiation support, workforce insights, and labor relations process improvement initiatives. Working independently and providing guidance in complex situations, the positionserves as a trusted advisor toleaders, employees, union representatives, and HR stakeholdersby leading laborand employee relations initiatives, conducting workplace investigations, developing leadership capability, supporting workforce planning and talent acquisition processes, using workforce insights tomitigate risk, strengthen organizational effectiveness, and support business objectives.

Your Impact

Lead labor relations activities including collective bargaining agreement administration, contract interpretation, grievance management, labor-management engagement, and negotiation support

Conduct and lead workplace investigations involving employee relations concerns, grievances, corrective actions, labor disputes, and policy violations while ensuring compliance with company policies, employment laws, and organizational standards.

Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders, supervisors, and HR stakeholders by providing guidance on employee relations matters, workforce challenges, labor law implications, and organizational risk.

Develop leadership capability through coaching and training while supporting workforce planning, talent acquisition administration, new hire orientation, onboarding, and organizational change initiatives that strengthen organizational effectiveness and employee experience.

Leverage workforce data, reporting tools, and AI-enabled analytics to identify trends, improve decision-making, monitor organizational health, and deliver actionable insights that support business performance and employee outcomes.

Your Experience and qualifications

Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business, or a related field required; master's degree or MBA preferred.

PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP certification preferred; Labor Relations Certificate preferred.

Approximately 9 or more years of progressive experience in labor relations or human resources, preferably including people leadership, supervisor coaching, investigations, grievance administration, and collective bargaining agreement administration.

Experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment required; unionized manufacturing experience strongly preferred.

Extensive knowledge of labor and employment law and regulations.

Health care and wellness plans

Dental and vision plans

Flexible and virtual work options (where available)

401(k) Savings Plan with company match

Paid holidays and paid time off

Health savings and flexible spending accounts

Reimbursement for continuing education

Life insurance and other supplemental insurance plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan offering eligible employees the ability to purchase AGCO stock at a discounted price

Your Workplace

This role follows AGCO’s on ‑ site work model, with employees working5days per week to support collaboration and teamwork.

We value inclusion and recognize the innovation a diverse workforce delivers to our farmers. Through our recruitment efforts, we are committed to building a team that includes a variety of experiences, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives.

Nearest Major Market: Wichita

Job Segment: Employee Relations, Labor Relations, Recruiting, Sustainable Agriculture, HR Manager, Human Resources, Agriculture

AGCO is a global leader in design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision technology. AGCO delivers value to farmers and OEM customers through its differentiated brand portfolio including leading brands like Fendt®, Massey Ferguson®, PTx and Valtra®. AGCO's full line of equipment, smart farming solutions and services helps farmers sustainably feed our world.