Lead Human Resources Generalist

Eaton; Greenwood (SC); On-site; USD 97,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and retirement benefits

Paid time off programs

Variable incentive program

Job summary

Eaton is seeking a Lead Human Resources Generalist to lead HR at the Greenwood, SC site (Fuji Building). You will support the G2 plant and assist Laurens Highway plant with key HR initiatives.

The role combines leadership with hands-on support across employee relations, staffing, performance and talent management, compensation and rewards, and diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 3 years of progressive experience in Human Resources.
• Willingness to relocate to Greenwood SC (relocation assistance provided if needed).
• Ability to handle sensitive information confidentially.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills and collaborative in a team environment.
• Multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Understand, interpret, and communicate Eaton policies and practices.
• Influence across all levels in a highly-matrixed environment.
• Knowledge of federal, state, local employment laws.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail; manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to handle conflict and diffuse difficult situations.
• Focus on talent development and retention.
• Eaton will not sponsor employment immigration.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct the site in achieving HR targets and objectives, supporting corporate HR initiatives.
• Drive HR functional excellence by deploying Eaton programs and aligning with the Eaton Business System.
• Develop, optimize, document, and standardize sustainable HR processes across the division.
• Provide guidance to leadership on policies, practices, laws, and regulations.
• Own performance and talent management including annual cycles and succession planning.
• Oversee plant communication and change management using ADKAR.
• Drive results from employee listening surveys through proactive actions.
• Facilitate engagement through employee-led teams aligned to targets.
• Manage and develop compensation/reward and recognition programs.
• Support workers compensation and leave of absence programs (STD, LTD, FMLA).
• Drive inclusion and diversity practices; align site strategy with company programs.
• Advise leadership to build a high-performance, inclusive culture.
• Lead talent acquisition plans and coach leadership on retention of key talent.
• Guide talent and development processes to support training compliance.

Skills

HR leadership

employee relations

staffing

performance management

talent management

communication

change management

compensation and rewards

inclusion and diversity

talent acquisition

training compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

ADKAR

Eaton Business System

Job description

Eaton is hiring a Lead Human Resources Generalist for an onsite Monday-Friday role at its Greenwood, SC (Fuji Building) location. You will support the G2 plant and also assist the Laurens Highway plant as needed. This position combines HR leadership with hands‑on support across employee relations, staffing, performance and talent management, communication and change, compensation and rewards, leave and workers compensation, inclusion and diversity, and talent acquisition.

What you can expect

• Onsite, Monday-Friday schedule at the Greenwood, SC (Fuji Building) location.
• Compensation: USD 97,000 - 143,000 per year.
• Health and financial support through various Health and Welfare benefits and Retirement benefits.
• Paid and unpaid time away from work through several programs.
• Variable incentive program.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and direct the site in achieving HR targets and objectives, supporting both corporate/business group HR initiatives.
• Drive HR functional excellence by deploying Eaton programs, ensuring process quality and content alignment with the Eaton Business System to reach goals.
• Develop, optimize, document, and standardize sustainable HR processes, sharing best practices across the division and enterprise.
• Provide guidance to leadership on policies, practices, laws, and regulations to maintain compliance with local and governmental requirements and support business objectives.
• Own performance and talent management, including annual performance cycles such as goal setting, development planning, calibration, talent reviews, organizational capability assessment, and succession planning.
• Oversee plant communication and change management initiatives using ADKAR and Organizational Change Management.
• Drive results from employee listening surveys through proactive survey actions.
• Facilitate engagement through employee‑led teams and committees aligned to established targets and objectives.
• Manage and develop employee compensation/reward and recognition programs while fostering manager ownership and accountability across the employee life cycle.
• Support workers compensation and leave of absence programs including STD, LTD, and FMLA.
• Drive inclusion and diversity practices and planning, aligning site strategy with Eaton’s cultural diversity programs.
• Advise and influence leadership to build a high-performance winning culture and an inclusive environment.
• Lead talent acquisition plans to anticipate short- and long‑term needs, coach leadership on engagement and retention of key talent, and identify retention risk.
• Provide guidance to talent and development processes for the site to support employee development and training compliance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 3 years of progressive experience in Human Resources.
• Willingness to relocate to Greenwood SC (relocation assistance provided if needed).
• Ability to handle sensitive information confidentially.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate in a team environment.
• Ability to multitask and work in a fast‑paced environment.
• Ability to understand, interpret, and communicate Eaton policies and practices.
• Proven ability to influence and work across all levels in a highly-matrixed environment.
• General knowledge of federal, state, city, and county employment laws and ability to apply legal concepts to real‑world situations.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail; able to manage multiple priorities.
• Proven ability to deal with conflict and diffuse difficult situations.
• Focus on talent development and retention.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position (including CPT, OPT, STEM OPT, and various work authorization/visa pathways listed by Eaton).

Preferred qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a manufacturing or distribution environment.
• Master’s degree in HR or Business.
• PHR or SPHR certification.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive Human Resources experience.
• Prior experience with the Eaton Business System (EBS) or another similar integrated business system.

Tools and systems

• ADKAR
• Eaton Business System

Equal employment opportunity and fair chance

• Employment decisions are based upon job‑related reasons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
• Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act, and other local laws.

Accommodations

To request a disability‑related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, contact the phone number provided by Eaton. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.