Manufacturing HR Leader | People & Compliance

Dexter Group; Cooper (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental & Vision coverage

Profit sharing (3%)

401(k) plan with company contributions

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Dexter Group is seeking an on-site Human Resources Manager for our Cooper, TX operation. You will partner with plant leadership to deliver employee relations, workforce planning, and HR standard work in a high-growth production environment.

You will lead investigations, ensure compliance, coach frontline leaders, and maintain HR data integrity while supporting hourly manufacturing teams. Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Industrial Relations, or related field preferred; equivalent plant HR experience considered.
• 5+ years of HR experience required; manufacturing/industrial/automotive experience strongly preferred.
• Required: employee relations, investigations, corrective action, workforce planning, labor staffing, attendance management, HR compliance, supervisor coaching, HRIS/timekeeping.
• Languages: bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with plant leadership to translate production, capacity and growth plans into staffing actions.
• Lead employee relations, investigations, corrective action, policy interpretation, and documentation with consistency.
• Build demand-driven workforce plans tied to production schedules, overtime, attendance, turnover, and shift coverage.
• Coach frontline leaders on performance standards, attendance, and values-based leadership.
• Execute HR standard work across lifecycle: hiring, onboarding, attendance, ER case management, and data integrity.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition, Safety, Operations, and Training to improve hiring velocity and workforce readiness.
• Maintain floor presence and support for communication, onboarding, meetings, and investigations.
• Use data dashboards to identify risk and improve labor predictability and plant performance.

Skills

Employee relations

Investigations

Corrective action

Workforce planning

Labor staffing

Attendance management

HR compliance

Supervisor coaching

HRIS/timekeeping

Hourly manufacturing support

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/related field

Tools

HRIS

Job description

Dexter Group is seeking an on-site Human Resources Manager for our Cooper, TX operation. You will partner with plant leadership to deliver employee relations, workforce planning, and HR standard work in a high-growth production environment.

You will lead investigations, ensure compliance, coach frontline leaders, and maintain HR data integrity while supporting hourly manufacturing teams. Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.