HR Manager

About the Company

Tenneco’s Motorparts (DRiV) is a world leader in the international automotive aftermarket, built from the combined strengths of Tenneco, Federal-Mogul, and Öhlins. With 31 globally recognized aftermarket brands—including 14 over 100 years old—our team across 25 countries drives advancements to help customers maximize every vehicle, ride, race, and journey.

Responsibilities

• Coach and consult employees and leaders on critical HR processes (e.g., staffing initiatives, onboarding, performance management, development planning, rewards planning, policy interpretation). Serve as a local extension to align corporate business strategies and ensure desired outcomes.
• Provide recommendations on day-to-day HR problems and issues.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert in employee relations, conducting investigations and leading cases to effective closure. Advise managers on appropriate corrective actions.
• Recommend revisions to policies and practices to align with best practices.
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local employment laws.
• Manage payroll processes for the plant’s hourly workforce.
• Drive a unified site people strategy by collaborating with plant leadership to:
  • Review trends and key people metrics, addressing improvement opportunities at the Kettering operation.
  • Progress engagement action plans, including diversity and inclusion, local engagement committees, and community initiatives.
• Communicate key business updates, strategy, and leadership messages; serve as a change champion for communications.
• Create and drive change management plans for major site-level changes.
• Reinforce and support talent development and succession action plans in partnership with the plant leadership team.
• Provide additional support as needed (e.g., project teams, business partner work).
• Partner with HR support teams (Compensation and Benefits, Legal Compliance, Talent Acquisition) on annual processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources management, business administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in an HR plant leadership role in a manufacturing or distribution environment.
• Strong credibility as an HR resource for business leaders; comfortable challenging leaders to drive optimal outcomes.
• Experience with workers’ compensation claims and cost control.
• Experience with recognition and engagement programs and processes.
• Project management experience, particularly in greenfield or high-growth environments.
• Labor relations and contract negotiations experience (highly desirable).
• PHR or SPHR certification (desirable).

Skills

• Strong written and spoken communication skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal relationship-building and employee coaching skills.
• Ability to practice and coach managers with a high level of confidentiality.
• General knowledge of various employment laws and practices.
• Excellent computer skills in a Microsoft Windows environment, including knowledge of Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS), preferably SAP.