Vice President of Human Resources

Frazer Jones; Janesville (WI); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Frazer Jones is representing a private equity-backed food manufacturing business seeking a Vice President of Human Resources to lead people strategy across two Janesville facilities. The role reports to the CEO and oversees HR for approximately 250 employees.

The successful candidate will drive safety, engagement, and operational excellence while building scalable HR infrastructure and talent programs in a fast-changing environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience in manufacturing or related sectors.
• Experience supporting large hourly employee populations across multiple shifts and locations.
• Experience with private equity-backed or high-growth environments is a plus.
• Strong change management and organizational effectiveness expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead HR strategy across two manufacturing facilities in Janesville, WI.
• Partner with the CEO and executive team to drive transformation and growth initiatives.
• Develop scalable HR processes, onboarding, training, and leadership development programs.
• Improve talent acquisition and retention for hourly manufacturing staff across sites.
• Lead talent reviews and succession planning to support expansion plans.

Skills

Executive leadership

HR strategy

Change management

Employee relations

Workforce planning

Bilingual English/Spanish

Tools

HRIS / HR analytics

Job description

Vice President of Human Resources

Janesville, Wisconsin (On-Site, 4-5 Days Per Week)

Base Salary: $200,000 – $250,000 + Bonus

We are partnering with a private equity-backed food manufacturing business to appoint a Vice President of Human Resources to lead the people strategy across two manufacturing facilities in Janesville, Wisconsin.

This is a highly visible executive leadership role supporting approximately 250 employees across two production facilities. Reporting directly to the CEO and partnering closely with the executive team, the successful candidate will play a critical role in helping strengthen and scale the organization as it prepares for future expansion.

The Opportunity

Backed by significant investment and led by a newly assembled executive team, the business is embarking on an ambitious transformation and growth journey. The Vice President of Human Resources will play a critical role in strengthening organizational capability, enhancing HR infrastructure, improving talent attraction and retention, and supporting operational excellence across two manufacturing sites. Over time, the focus will expand to include acquisitions, integrations, and broader national growth initiatives.

This is a highly visible leadership role offering the opportunity to make a lasting impact on both the business and its people while helping shape the future of a growing manufacturing organization.

Key Priorities

• Partner with executive leadership to support a broad business transformation agenda.
• Continue strengthening a culture centered on safety, accountability, engagement, and operational excellence.
• Build and develop a scalable HR function capable of supporting future growth.
• Improve attraction, retention, and development of hourly manufacturing talent.
• Evaluate compensation structures and workforce planning strategies to support business objectives.
• Lead employee relations initiatives and foster a proactive, positive, non-union culture.
• Support significant organizational and workforce change initiatives across operations, maintenance, and support functions.
• Enhance onboarding, training, and leadership development programs.
• Implement people processes, systems, metrics, and reporting that provide greater organizational visibility and accountability.
• Partner closely with leaders across Operations, Finance, Safety, and Supply Chain to improve overall business performance.
• Lead talent review, succession planning, and organizational capability-building efforts.
• Help prepare the business for future acquisitions, integrations, and multi-site expansion.

Ideal Background

We are seeking an HR executive who combines strategic leadership with a highly visible, hands‑on operating style.

Candidates should offer:

• 10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience.
• Experience within manufacturing, food production, consumer products, packaging, distribution, or similarly operational environments.
• Experience supporting large hourly employee populations across multiple shifts and locations.
• Strong change management, transformation, and organizational effectiveness experience.
• Proven success leading through periods of business evolution, restructuring, capability upgrades, or operational turnaround.
• Deep employee relations expertise within complex manufacturing environments.
• Experience partnering closely with leaders to build strong safety cultures and workforce engagement.
• Experience developing HR infrastructure, processes, and systems within growing organizations.
• Exposure to M&A, integration activity, or high‑growth environments is highly desirable.
• Experience within private equity‑backed organizations is a plus.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• A hands‑on leadership style with a strong presence on the plant floor.
• Bilingual English/Spanish capability would be advantageous but is not required.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• Executive leadership role with significant influence across the organization.
• Opportunity to help shape a business during a pivotal transformation and growth phase.
• Direct partnership with a newly assembled executive team focused on long‑term success.
• Broad scope spanning two manufacturing facilities and future expansion initiatives.
• Opportunity to build and strengthen HR infrastructure while driving meaningful cultural impact.
• Exposure to future acquisitions, integrations, and growth projects across the United States.
• Combination of strategic leadership and operational engagement.
• Ability to leave a lasting mark on a business investing heavily in its people, leadership, safety culture, and future growth.

For HR leaders who enjoy building, transforming, and scaling organizations, this represents a very unique opportunity to help lead a business through a critical stage of its evolution while creating the foundations for future nationwide growth.

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