Strategic HR Partner for Multi-Location Teams

Dexter; West Valley City (UT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental and Vision benefits

401(k) plan with company contributions

Paid holidays and PTO

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Dexter is seeking an experienced Human Resources Manager to serve as the primary HR Business Partner across multiple branch locations. You will attract, develop, engage, and retain talent while ensuring consistent HR policy execution and legal compliance.

This role partners with leadership to drive workforce planning, onboarding, and employee relations, fostering a high-performing, safety-focused culture. Travel to assigned locations is required to maintain strong leadership relationships and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Industrial Relations, or related field preferred; equivalent HR experience considered.
• 5+ years of HR experience required; distribution, industrial, automotive HR exp 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: SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary HR Business Partner for assigned branch and distribution locations, building trusted relationships with operational leaders and providing strategic guidance on workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, leadership development, employee relations, and organizational change.
• Partner with operational leadership, Talent Acquisition, and staffing partners to anticipate workforce needs, develop recruiting strategies, and attract, select, and retain the talent necessary to achieve business objectives.
• Drive onboarding experience to ensure all onboarding activities are completed, new employees are integrated, and onboarding practices support engagement and retention.
• Lead employee relations activities, including investigations, policy interpretation, conflict resolution, corrective action, and performance management with compliant practices.
• Coach and influence leaders to execute recruiting, onboarding, performance management, development, succession planning, engagement, and change.
• Ensure standardized HR processes and SOPs across locations, identify opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce risk.
• Leverage analytics to identify trends, suggest data-driven strategies to improve recruiting, retention, engagement, and performance.
• Ensure compliance with policies and employment laws while maintaining HR records and HRIS accuracy.
• Foster a positive culture and courage to care safety values across teams.
• Lead cross-functional HR initiatives to improve service delivery and organizational capability.

Skills

Employee relations

Investigations

Corrective action

Workforce planning

Labor staffing

Attendance management

HR compliance

Coach leaders

HRIS/timekeeping

Hourly manufacturing support

Stamping operations

Press operations

Metal fabrication

High-heat treatment

Plant expansion

Rapid workforce ramp-up

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Industrial Relations, or related field

Tools

HRIS

Timekeeping system

Job description

Dexter is seeking an experienced Human Resources Manager to serve as the primary HR Business Partner across multiple branch locations. You will attract, develop, engage, and retain talent while ensuring consistent HR policy execution and legal compliance.

This role partners with leadership to drive workforce planning, onboarding, and employee relations, fostering a high-performing, safety-focused culture. Travel to assigned locations is required to maintain strong leadership relationships and