Onsite Manufacturing HR Leader

Dexter; Cooper (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wage

Full benefits package including Health

3% profit sharing in Safe Harbor

401(k) Plan with company contributions

Opportunities for internal career dev

Job summary

Dexter is seeking an on-site Human Resources Manager to lead HR activities for our Cooper, AZ? no, Cooper, TX manufacturing operations and multiple sites.

You will partner with plant leadership to deliver employee relations, workforce planning, HR standard work, compliance, and leadership capability in a fast-paced production environment. You will build demand-driven workforce plans, coach frontline leaders, manage ER cases, and drive data-driven improvements in labor predictability and plant

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; with manufacturing, industrial, fabrication, automotive, metals, or related plant HR experience strongly preferred.
• Required: employee relations, investigations, corrective action, workforce planning, labor staffing, attendance management, HR compliance, supervisor coaching, HRIS/timekeeping discipline, and hands-on support for hourly manufacturing teams.
• Preferred: experience with stamping, press operations, metal fabrication, high-heat treatment, plant expansion, or rapid workforce ramp-up.
• Professional Certifications: SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR preferred.
• Languages Required / Preferred: bilingual English/Spanish required.

Responsibilities

• Partner with plant leadership to translate production, capacity, and growth plans into practical people strategies and staffing actions.
• Lead employee relations, investigations, corrective action, policy interpretation, documentation, and escalation with sound judgment and consistency.
• Build demand-driven workforce plans tied to production schedules, overtime, attendance, turnover, critical skills, and shift coverage.
• Coach frontline leaders on performance standards, underperformance, attendance management, communication, accountability, and values-based leadership.
• Execute HR standard work across the employee lifecycle, including hiring support, onboarding, attendance and leave, ER case management, corrective action, performance management, compensation/job changes, and HR data integrity.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition, Safety, Operations, and Training to improve hiring velocity, 0-90 day retention, compliance completion, and workforce readiness.
• Maintain strong floor presence across shifts and provide support for employee communication, coaching, onboarding, meetings, and investigations.
• Use workforce data, dashboards, and trend analysis to identify risk, recommend countermeasures, and improve labor predictability and plant performance.

Skills

employee relations

investigations

workforce planning

labor staffing

attendance management

HR compliance

supervisor coaching

HRIS/timekeeping

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Industrial Relations

Job description

Dexter is seeking an on-site Human Resources Manager to lead HR activities for our Cooper, AZ? no, Cooper, TX manufacturing operations and multiple sites.

You will partner with plant leadership to deliver employee relations, workforce planning, HR standard work, compliance, and leadership capability in a fast-paced production environment. You will build demand-driven workforce plans, coach frontline leaders, manage ER cases, and drive data-driven improvements in labor predictability and plant