Region HR Manager

About the role

Onsite position in Medford, OR with 20% annual travel. Provides management, direction, development, and administration of human‑resource activities for a region within the Wood Products division, covering employment, training, EEO, labor and employee relations, salary and benefits administration, performance management, recruiting, productivity programs, communication activities, and workers’ compensation. May also oversee loss prevention, security, and safety. Supports 4–8 production facilities and 700–1,160 employees, with a department of 4–9 FTEs. Reports directly to the Region Manager.

Responsibilities

• Work with region management to identify and address organizational gaps, prioritize and implement initiatives to close those gaps.
• Lead efforts to attract, develop, compensate, and retain excellent, committed employees.
• Manage the region labor‑relations function, including negotiations, arbitration, grievance resolution, and contract interpretation.
• Lead efforts to support the desire to remain union‑free.
• Ensure compliance with HR‑related government laws and regulations, including OSHA, EEO, affirmative action, and state and federal employment laws.
• Develop and maintain the region communication strategy and program, including an active external community contact program.
• Direct effective safety and workers‑compensation programs.

Qualifications

• College degree or equivalent work experience; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum ten (10) years of broad HR Generalist experience, including safety management and OSHA regulations, selection, development, compensation, employee relations, and organizational planning.
• Proven ability to lead organizational change and manage multiple HR functions.
• Prior labor‑relations experience in unionized operations preferred.
• Field experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Ability to represent Boise Cascade to government, legal agencies, and all levels of region, division, and corporate audiences.
• Customer‑oriented with high drive, motivation, and ability to respond to customer needs with immediacy.

Pay

$120,000 – $180,000 USD annually.