Director of Employee Relations (Manufacturing)

Location: hirify.global, NY, US; other location: Charlotte, NC, US. The role supports U.S. manufacturing sites.

Salary: $182,214–$250,545 annually for full-time status.

Company

hirify.global is a global materials science and manufacturing company developing glass, ceramic, and connectivity technologies for life sciences, consumer electronics, optical communications, automotive, display, and solar markets.

What you will do

• Provide strategic employee and labor relations support across assigned represented and non-represented manufacturing sites.
• Partner with site and corporate leaders to deliver consistent labor relations guidance across multiple facilities.
• Lead or support collective bargaining, grievance handling, arbitration strategy, and case preparation.
• Advise leaders on employee relations, labor relations policies, investigations, and workplace issues.
• Develop and implement employee relations strategies aligned with corporate, business, and plant objectives.
• Partner with Human Resources, Operations, and Legal to manage risks and strengthen labor-management relationships.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Labor Relations, Human Resources, or a related field.
• 8+ years of labor relations or Human Resources experience with significant labor relations responsibility, including plant- and corporate-level experience.
• Experience supporting multiple locations.
• Experience developing labor relations strategies and conducting collective bargaining.
• Experience with union contract administration, grievances, arbitrations, and NLRB or other agency proceedings.
• Strong consultation, facilitation, communication, problem-solving, business acumen, service orientation, and project-management skills.
• Ability to influence and collaborate across corporate, functional, and plant-level leadership teams.
• Immigration sponsorship is not available.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree.
• First-chair negotiation experience.
• Human Resources generalist experience.
• Human Resources or labor relations experience in a manufacturing environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives aligned with business results.
• Company-paid pension benefit and matching 401(k) contributions, with total retirement contributions of 7%–12% depending on age and service.
• Medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family-building support, fitness benefits, life insurance, disability coverage, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee recognition program for exceptional contributions.
• Equal employment opportunities and reasonable accommodation support are provided.