Senior HR Manager

About the Role

The Senior HR Manager – Wear & Maintenance Components Operations serves as a strategic business partner to global operations leadership, driving enterprise-aligned people strategies across six manufacturing facilities (union and non-union) in the US, Mexico, and Korea. This role leads a team of HR professionals and is accountable for delivering high-impact solutions in employee relations, labor relations, workforce planning, and organizational effectiveness. Additionally, this role supports the ICD Central Supply Chain organization.

The Senior HR Manager plays a critical role in shaping business performance by leveraging data-driven insights, strengthening leadership capability, and ensuring consistent application of HR policies, practices, and global employment laws. This position drives the integration of human capital strategy into core business decisions to enhance engagement, retention, and operational outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Partnership: Serve as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders, aligning HR strategy with operational and financial goals. Influence business decisions through workforce insights, organizational design, and succession planning.
• Global HR Leadership: Ensure consistent interpretation and execution of HR policies, labor agreements, and employment regulations globally.
• Labor & Employee Relations: Provide expert guidance on labor relations, including collective bargaining support, grievance resolution, and investigations. Partner with site leaders to proactively manage employee relations risks and maintain a positive work environment.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Leverage HR analytics (turnover, engagement, productivity) to identify trends and recommend actionable business solutions. Translate data into compelling insights and executive-level recommendations.
• Talent & Workforce Planning: Lead succession planning and workforce strategy. Partner with leaders to enhance organizational effectiveness, career development, and leadership pipelines.
• Change Leadership: Design and deploy change management strategies to support business transformation initiatives. Drive adoption of HR programs, systems, and enterprise initiatives across regions.
• Talent Acquisition & Onboarding Oversight: Provide strategic direction for production and management hiring efforts. Ensure effective onboarding practices that improve retention and time-to-productivity.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• Business Acumen: Knowledge of business concepts, tools, and processes needed for making sound decisions; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.
• Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
• Talent Management: Knowledge of how an organization attracts, recruits, retains, and develops talent; ability to develop the talent required for an organization to achieve its goals.
• Influencing: Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to impact decisions within and outside the organization.
• Leadership: Knowledge of leadership practices and processes; ability to use strategies and skills to enlist others in setting, embracing, and achieving objectives with a long-term perspective.

Additional Information

This position can be located in Peoria, IL or Irving, TX. This role requires working onsite five days a week. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. International and domestic travel up to 25% is required.

Pay

Summary pay range: $159,120.00 - $238,680.00. Compensation and benefits may vary depending on job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance, and experience.

Benefits

Benefits are subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits available:

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits (day one coverage).
• Paid time off plan (vacation, holidays, volunteer days, etc.).
• 401(k) savings plans.
• Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
• Health lifestyle programs.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Voluntary benefits and employee discounts.
• Career development opportunities.
• Incentive bonus.
• Disability benefits.
• Life insurance.
• Parental leave.
• Adoption benefits.
• Tuition reimbursement.

These benefits also apply to part-time employees.