HR Manager

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leadership to align HR strategies with operational and business objectives.
• Coincides weekly non-exempt payroll, managing timecards in workbrain and preparing/reviewing payroll files.
• Coordinates exempt monthly payroll file.
• Lead workforce planning initiatives to support production schedules, staffing needs, and organizational growth.
• Develop and implement HR policies, procedures, and best practices that support operational excellence and employee engagement.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to leaders on employee relations, performance management, organizational development, and change management initiatives.
• Lead and conduct employee relations investigations involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation, workplace misconduct, and policy violations.
• Provide guidance and coaching to managers on performance management, corrective actions, conflict resolution, and employee development.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws including FMLA, ADA, FLSA, OSHA, EEO, and wage and hour regulations.
• Support and reinforce a positive, respectful, and compliant workplace culture across a non-union workforce.
• Partner with Safety and Operations teams to maintain compliance with workplace safety standards and promote a strong safety culture.
• Oversee full-cycle recruitment for hourly and salaried positions across manufacturing, engineering, quality, maintenance, and operations.
• Develop talent pipelines and retention strategies for skilled manufacturing and technical roles.
• Lead onboarding, employee engagement, and retention initiatives to improve workforce stability and employee experience.
• Support succession planning and leadership development efforts across departments.
• Manage performance evaluation processes and support leadership with coaching and employee accountability initiatives.
• Promote continuous improvement initiatives and foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, and operational excellence.
• Analyze HR metrics including turnover, absenteeism, staffing trends, and employee engagement data to support business decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an appropriate Human Resources discipline (or other) and 5 years of relevant experience.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
• Experience influencing at all levels and developing an internal network to gain support for HR initiatives.
• Demonstrated strategic orientation, business acumen, problem solving and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated leadership and team building experience.
• Demonstrated experience in employee relations, problem solving and conflict resolution experience.
• Experience with navigating cultural and business sensitivities to champion performance, and employee engagement.
• Must have personal integrity, exceptional communications skills, and the ability to build strong relationships.
• Prior Human Resources Management experience is preferred.
• Manufacturing Experience Required, Preferred In Aerospace But Not Required.

About the role

Howmet Aerospace Inc., headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. The position includes competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance (medical, dental, vision), excellent 401k matching program, paid holidays and vacation. The salary range for this position is $130,000 to $150,000.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance (medical, dental, vision), excellent 401k matching program, paid holidays and vacation.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $130,000 to $150,000.

Schedule

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