Sr. Human Resources Manager Manufacturing

Henkel; Bay Point (CA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Work-Life Balance (hybrid policies)

401k & Employee Share Plan

Parental Leave & Family Support

Career Growth & Education

Job summary

Henkel is seeking an HR Leader to support roughly 300 teammates from leadership to front-line staff, executing HR processes and strategies across the plant. You will lead a team of HR business partners and collaborate with CoEs to optimize benefits, compensation and talent acquisition while maintaining a strong on-floor presence.

The role requires manufacturing experience, a BA/HR-related degree, and proven experience in labor relations within a unionized setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Psychology, Business Administration or related field.
• Minimum 5 years professional HR experience.
• Experience leading, coaching, and developing HR professionals.
• Manufacturing experience; HR on the production floor prioritized.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, verbal and presentation communication skills.
• Experience leading labor relations in a unionized environment with CBAs.
• Comfort using AI tools to facilitate problem solving.
• Travel up to 10% and multi-location support.

Responsibilities

• Leads, supports and implements change management projects and HR communications.
• Monitors HR KPIs (turnover, engagement) and partners with local/regional teams.
• Collaborates with Centers of Excellence for Benefits, Compensation and Talent Acquisition.
• Maintains a strong presence on the manufacturing floor with employees.
• Champions D&I commitments and safety culture; guides leadership on labor matters.
• Uses dashboards and data visuals to drive solid HR decisions.
• Interprets collective bargaining agreements and supports union environments.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Presentation skills

Problem solving with data

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, Psychology, Business Administration or related field

Tools

AI tools

Job description

About this Position

AtHenkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future throughinnovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands likePersil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edgetechnologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths andgrow.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career andmake an impact at Henkel.

What you´ll do

This role is responsible for supporting approximately 300 employees from Leadership Team to Front-Line colleagues; delivers and executes HR processes, solutions and implements strategies to further our objectives. Further this role includes direct support of union & non-union staff and directly leads a team of HR Business partners.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Leads, supports and implements change management projects and manages HR related internal and external communication.
• Monitors relevant cultural & HR related KPI's such as turnover, drop off and engagement; work with local & regional teams to implement action plans.
• Collaborates with HR Centers of Excellence to ensure best-in-class delivery of Benefits, Compensation, and Talent Acquisition resources to the plant.
• Is an effective and frequent presence on manufacturing floor, interacting with employees to reinforce Henkel cultural values and address employee concerns.
• Is an Champion of Henkel D&I commitment & steers diversity and integration management.
• Champions Henkel Safety Culture by modeling proper behavior and escalating recognized safety issues.
• Actively uses storytelling using dashboards and visualization tools and uses data to make solid decisions.
• Comfort working in a union environment and able to interpret/administer collective bargaining agreement and provide appropriate guidance to leaders.

What makes you a good fit

Education & Professional Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Psychology, Business Administrationor related field.
• Minimum 5 years professional HR experience.
• Prior experience leading, coaching, and developing HRprofessionals.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment; must understandthe value of HR being on the production floor and prioritize tasks to support.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, verbal and presentationcommunication skills.
• Strong ability to handle complex HR concepts, practices, andprocedures in areas such as dispute resolution, performance management,employment law, employee relations, recruiting/ staffing, and communications
• Demonstrated experience leading labor relations activitiesin a unionized manufacturing environment, including collective bargainingagreement administration, grievance resolution, union-management relations, andproviding strategic guidance to plant leadership on labor matters
• Comfort using Ai tools to facilitate problem solving.
• Experience supporting employees in multiple locations ispreferred.
• Ability to travel 10% time.

Physical Requirements

• Work around hazardous materials, chemicals, and equipment.
• Frequently sit, view a computer screen, and type on a keyboard for extended periods of times.
• Stand continuously and walk frequently during the shift.
• May rarely lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Tool use including operations requiring dexterity in hands.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision. Corrective lenses are adequate for job requirements.

Some benefits of joining Henkel

• Health Insurance: affordableplans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time offincluding sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybridwork policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
• Financial: 401k matching,employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares,annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
• Family Support: 12-week genderneutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertilitysupport, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderlycare, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diverse nationaland international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skillsdevelopment courses, and tuition reimbursement

The salary range for this role is $124,000.00 and $180,000.00. This range represents the good‑faith minimumand maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at thetime of posting. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligiblefor incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable. TheCompany also offers a comprehensive benefits package as described above. Actualcompensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills,experience, education, training, and work location. This posting is intended tocomply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws.

Henkel does notaccept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore,Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of anunsolicited referral.

At Henkel, wecome from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. Webelieve the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Henkel is anequal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard torace, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status,genetic information, and other legally protected categories.