HR Manager

We are looking for an HR Manager to lead all aspects of the employee lifecycle in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This highly visible role partners closely with leaders to influence business outcomes, support organizational change, foster a strong workplace culture, and ensure a positive employee experience. Responsibilities include recruiting, employee relations, leadership coaching, performance management, compliance, compensation, benefits, and engagement programs.

About Us

Truck Bodies & Equipment International (TBEI), a subsidiary of Federal Signal Corporation, is a leading manufacturer of dump bodies and trailers, landscape bodies, platforms, hoists, and truck and trailer equipment and accessories. With 1,000+ distributors and dealers across North America, TBEI is known for industry-leading technology, management, and performance, including high-quality products such as military-spec dump bodies for the US Armed Forces. Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS) builds and delivers equipment that moves material, cleans infrastructure, and protects communities. Headquartered in Downers Grove, IL, the company operates two groups: Environmental Solutions and Safety and Security Systems.

Responsibilities

• Builds effective working relationships with organizational leaders and balances facility/group needs with HR guidelines when making decisions.
• Provides coaching to leaders and individual contributors at the Plant Manager level and below to promote individual success.
• Drives change management among leaders to ensure strategic changes are rolled out in an engaging, well-communicated, and reinforced way.
• Assesses and monitors associate engagement on a proactive, ongoing basis and implements engagement strategies to address disengagement issues.
• Completes reports and information requests accurately and timely.
• Executes core annual programs, such as performance objectives and goal-setting, performance evaluations, compensation planning, talent assessment, succession planning, wellness, annual enrollment, and OSHA logs.
• Manages the talent acquisition process to attract and hire qualified candidates.
• Addresses employee grievances, mediates conflicts, and fosters a positive work environment.
• Analyzes trends in compensation and benefits; researches and proposes competitive programs to attract and retain top talent.
• Conducts surveys and analyzes compensation data.
• Administers employee leaves of absence, reasonable accommodation requests, and investigates allegations of wrongdoing.
• Oversees employee disciplinary meetings, terminations, and investigations.
• Ensures HR functions (recordkeeping, talent development, promotions, terminations) comply with company procedures and legal requirements.
• Oversees performance appraisal systems, provides feedback, and develops performance improvement plans.
• Creates learning and development programs and initiatives for internal employee development.
• Develops, implements, and updates HR policies and procedures, ensuring consistent application across the organization.
• Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations; reviews policies and practices to ensure compliance.
• Leads state employment-related inquiries from the Department of Labor.
• Leads employee engagement activities and community events for the facility.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Leads the HR function for a facility, providing functional HR expertise, planning, and executing key projects.
• Directly manages facility HR Partners, driving performance in the local HR team, as applicable.
• Executes HR programs within the facility and ensures alignment with HR processes and programs.
• Collaborates with HR colleagues to share best practices and leverage successes across the company.
• Supports peer networks across the company and leverages them for learning when encountering new challenges.
• Manages personal development following changes to company, business, and/or HR strategy.
• Participates in the development of HR colleagues.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of human resource management experience preferred.
• SPHR, PHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP certification highly desired.

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical, project and change management, relationship building, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and delegate them when appropriate.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Proficiency with or ability to quickly learn HRIS and talent management systems.
• Excellent understanding and implementation of federal, state/province, and local employment laws.
• Knowledge of talent acquisition techniques, including recruitment, interviewing skills, and selection.
• Understanding of compensation and benefit policies and programs, and employee relations practices.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to move around the manufacturing facility, including standing, walking, and climbing stairs.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times.
• Some travel may be required.
• Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment.
• Stooping, bending, twisting, and reaching may be required in completion of job duties.

Schedule

This role requires onsite presence Monday through Friday.