Manufacturing HR Business Partner: Lead Employee Relations

Paycom; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Paycom is seeking a Senior Human Resources Business Partner to support our Irvine manufacturing operations and hourly workforce. This onsite role focuses on employee relations, manager coaching, and building frontline leadership capability.

You will act as a trusted advisor to plant leaders, guiding investigations, performance and attendance coaching, and policy adherence. The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of HR experience with hands-on employee relations, strong communication, and fluency in

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive HR experience with hands-on employee relations responsibility.
• Experience supporting a manufacturing, distribution, warehouse, or similarly fast-paced hourly workforce.
• Bilingual English and Spanish strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience independently conducting workplace investigations and managing complex employee relations matters.
• Experience coaching frontline supervisors and managers through performance issues, corrective actions, and difficult employee situations.
• Strong working knowledge of CA employment and wage-and-hour requirements.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary HR partner for plant leadership, supervisors, and team members on employee relations matters.
• Manage employee relations issues from intake through resolution, including workplace concerns, attendance, performance, conduct, policy violations, conflict, and corrective action.
• Conduct thorough, timely, and objective workplace investigations and recommend appropriate actions based on findings, company policy, past practice, and applicable employment requirements.
• Ensure corrective actions and employment decisions are fair, consistent, well documented, and appropriately communicated.
• Identify employee relations trends and recurring workplace issues and partner with leaders to address root causes.
• Maintain a visible and approachable presence across the plant and build trusted relationships with team members across shifts.

Skills

Employee relations

Manager coaching

Communication

HR policy

Job description

Paycom is seeking a Senior Human Resources Business Partner to support our Irvine manufacturing operations and hourly workforce. This onsite role focuses on employee relations, manager coaching, and building frontline leadership capability.

You will act as a trusted advisor to plant leaders, guiding investigations, performance and attendance coaching, and policy adherence. The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of HR experience with hands-on employee relations, strong communication, and fluency in