Multi-Site HR Manager - $110k-$125k

Michael Page; Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) with match

Annual bonus

Paid time off

Life insurance

Job summary

MPI is seeking a senior HR leader to oversee two manufacturing facilities in Western Massachusetts, guiding leadership and shaping an exceptional employee experience for 500+ staff. You will mentor HR professionals, drive workforce planning, and partner with operations to achieve business objectives in a fast-paced setting.

The role combines strategic HR leadership with hands-on execution, emphasizing employee relations, labor relations, investigations, and leadership coaching.

Qualifications

• Proven HR leader with manufacturing/industrial experience.
• Union and labor relations experience highly valued, including grievance management.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior HR leader across two facilities, partnering with site leadership to drive performance and workforce effectiveness.
• Lead and develop a HR team across locations, ensuring high-quality employee/leader support.
• Handle complex employee relations, investigations, and conflict resolution with fair decisions.
• Foster labor-management partnerships through strong relations with union representatives.
• Coach leaders to strengthen capability and performance.
• Utilize workforce data to identify trends and support decisions.
• Lead change management to support growth and evolving needs.

Skills

HR leadership

Labor relations

Employee relations

Team mentorship

Workforce planning

Change management

Leadership coaching

Operations partner

Job description

This role will lead HR across two manufacturing sites, serving as a trusted advisor to plant leadership while helping shape the employee experience for a workforce of 500 employees. You will lead a team of HR professionals while playing a key role in driving organizational effectiveness, developing leaders, strengthening workforce engagement, and supporting business objectives in a dynamic, fast-paced operational environment.

This role is full-time on-site in Hampden County, MA.

Client Details

Our client is a well-established global manufacturer that serves some of the world's most recognized industrial and consumer brands. Their products are essential to the movement of goods, materials, and equipment across manufacturing, distribution, automation, and transportation environments. Backed by international resources yet operating with the agility of a smaller organization, the company offers a unique combination of stability, operational excellence, and opportunities for career growth.

This is the senior HR leadership role supporting two unionized manufacturing facilities in the Western Massachusetts area with a combined employee population of more than 500. The position serves as the primary HR business partner to site leadership and is responsible for employee relations, labor relations, investigations, leadership coaching, talent development, workforce planning, compliance, and driving engagement initiatives across both operations.

The ideal candidate is a true operational HR leader who enjoys balancing strategy with execution. This person will spend time on the plant floor building relationships with employees and managers while also partnering with leadership on business objectives, workforce planning, and organizational development. Strong employee relations experience is essential, and labor relations experience is highly preferred.

Description

• Serve as the senior HR leader across two manufacturing facilities, partnering closely with site leadership to drive business performance and workforce effectiveness.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of HR professionals across multiple locations, building organizational capability and ensuring high-quality support for employees and leaders.
• Lead complex employee relations matters, investigations, and conflict resolution efforts while ensuring fair and consistent decision-making.
• Build strong relationships with union representatives and operational teams to foster productive labor-management partnerships.
• Coach and develop leaders at all levels, helping strengthen leadership capability and team performance.
• Use workforce data and key metrics to identify trends, solve challenges, and support informed business decisions.
• Lead and support change management efforts, helping the organization navigate growth and evolving business needs.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans, and all other qualified applicants.

Profile

A successful Human Resources Manager should have:

• Proven HR leader with experience supporting manufacturing, distribution, industrial, or other fast-paced operational environments.
• Prior union and labor relations experience is highly valued, including exposure to grievance management and contract administration.
• Comfortable balancing strategic HR leadership with hands‑on execution and day-to-day problem solving.
• Experience leading, mentoring, and developing HR teams while fostering a high-performance, team-oriented environment.
• Strong employee relations background with experience managing complex investigations, performance issues, and workplace conflict.
• Ability to build credibility quickly with both frontline employees and senior leadership teams.
• Experience partnering closely with operations leaders to support business objectives and workforce performance.
• Skilled at coaching and developing managers on leadership, accountability, performance management, and employee development.

Job Offer

• Competitive salary ranging from $110,000 to $125,000 per year with annual bonus eligibility.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Generous 401(k) program with company match and profit-sharing opportunities.
• Paid time off, company holidays, life insurance, disability coverage, and additional voluntary benefits.
• Permanent position in a well-established company within the industrial/manufacturing sector.
• Opportunity to serve as the senior HR leader across two manufacturing facilities with significant visibility and influence.
• Ability to make a meaningful impact on employee engagement, leadership development, workforce planning, and operational performance.
• Long-term career growth opportunities within a well-established international organization.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans, and all other qualified applicants.