Human Resources Manager

About the role

The Human Resources Manager is responsible for leading, coordinating, and implementing all aspects of human resources for Fleet Engineers in Muskegon, Michigan and Tramec Sloan in Holland, Michigan.

Responsibilities

• Partners with local leadership to support business goals, employee engagement, workforce planning, and overall HR strategy.
• Partners closely with operations leadership to understand business needs, staffing challenges, employee concerns, production workforce needs, and opportunities to improve communication, engagement, and accountability.
• Provides visible and proactive HR support to employees, supervisors, managers, and operations leadership at both the Muskegon and Holland locations.
• Regularly meets with employees to assess job satisfaction, retention risk, workplace morale, and overall employee concerns; develops and recommends solutions to address known challenges.
• Serves as both an employee resource and business partner, helping to support a positive, respectful, productive, and accountable workplace culture.
• Participates in the development and execution of company and HR department goals, objectives, policies, and standards.
• Recommends, implements, and interprets HR policies and procedures.
• Reviews and approves employee documents and transactions within the company’s HRIS system, Paylocity.
• Partners with local leadership on performance management, disciplinary investigations, coaching, employee development, and team effectiveness.
• Ensures compliance with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and company policies.
• Supports recruitment efforts for exempt and non-exempt positions, including job postings, candidate screening, interview coordination, hiring recommendations, and onboarding.
• Safeguards recruiting and hiring practices to comply with federal and state laws and company policies.
• Suggests modifications to recruiting and retention practices to help maintain a competitive position in the labor market.
• Supports new hire orientation, training programs, and exit interview processes to ensure they are completed timely and in accordance with company expectations.
• Administers employee benefit programs, including health, dental, vision, leave of absence, disability, life insurance, and retirement benefits.
• Supports the administration of fringe benefit programs, such as wellness, safety shoes, uniforms, prescription safety glasses, and similar programs, to ensure accuracy and compliance with company policies.
• Provides guidance and support related to attendance, absenteeism, HR metrics, recruiting, training, employee development, and retention.
• Manages workers’ compensation matters for assigned locations, including claim coordination, communication, documentation, and return-to-work support.
• Supports wellness and safety-related initiatives in partnership with local leadership and the safety team.
• Analyzes HR reports, trends, and department initiatives in relation to established goals and recommends new approaches to support continuous improvement.
• Acts as a change agent and culture champion, supporting company values, employee engagement, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Follows all established company practices and procedures, including safety rules, environmental protocols, and workplace standards.

Qualifications and Competencies

• Minimum education and experience required: 3+ years of Human Resources experience in a manufacturing environment.
• SHRM-CP, PHR, or SPHR certification preferred.
• Prior experience supporting multiple locations preferred.
• Experience with employee relations, investigations, performance management, recruiting, onboarding, and HR compliance.
• Workers’ compensation, safety, benefits, or leave administration experience preferred.
• HRIS experience required; Paylocity experience preferred.
• Must be detail-oriented, organized, dependable, and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Must be trustworthy, approachable, professional, and able to maintain confidentiality.
• Must be comfortable spending time on the production floor and engaging directly with employees in a manufacturing environment.
• Must bring energy, sound judgment, and a positive leadership presence to the role.
• Bilingual in Spanish is a plus.

Work Location and Travel Expectations

This position will support both Fleet Engineers in Muskegon, Michigan and Tramec Sloan in Holland, Michigan. The primary office location will be Muskegon. The Human Resources Manager will be expected to work onsite in Holland at least two days per week and as otherwise needed to support business and employee needs.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Tramec is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Tramec also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also Tramec’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.