Sr HR Generalist (Manufacturing)

Location: Findlay, Ohio, United States

Company

hirify.global is part of the Freudenberg Group and operates in a manufacturing environment.

What you will do

• Own daily HR programs and employee lifecycle activities, including payroll administration, leaves of absence, ADA accommodations, workers’ compensation, attendance, benefits support, and HR compliance.
• Advise employees and leaders on employee relations, performance management, policies, corrective action, investigations, conflict resolution, and workplace concerns.
• Support labor and employee relations with site leadership in a manufacturing environment.
• Analyze HR KPIs and workforce metrics, identify trends and root causes, and lead improvement plans for retention, attendance, engagement, productivity, and organizational effectiveness.
• Partner with business and operations leaders on workforce planning, talent development, succession planning, and people strategies.
• Lead HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives while developing toward broader HR Manager responsibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Labor Relations, or a related field, with approximately 5+ years of progressive HR Generalist experience; substantial equivalent HR experience may be considered.
• Hands-on experience with payroll, LOA/FMLA, ADA, workers’ compensation, employee relations, performance management, investigations, and employment-law compliance.
• Employee and/or labor relations experience in manufacturing, industrial, distribution, or a similarly fast-paced operational environment.
• Ability to advise frontline employees and leaders and work across hourly, professional, and leadership populations.
• Experience owning HR metrics or KPIs, analyzing workforce trends, identifying root causes, and leading measurable improvement actions.
• Experience progressing beyond transactional HR by partnering with business leaders, influencing decisions, solving complex people issues, and connecting HR priorities to operational objectives.
• Strong leadership aptitude, business acumen, strategic thinking, communication, judgment, and change-management capability.
• Potential and motivation to progress into an HR Manager role, including increasing ownership of site HR strategy, workforce planning, talent development, organizational effectiveness, and leadership responsibilities.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion.
• Equal employment opportunity regardless of legally protected characteristics.