HR Manager

Position Summary The Human Resources Manager serves as the on-site HR leader for the Farmington location, providing hands-on HR support to employees, managers, and site leadership. This role is responsible for employee relations, performance management, workforce support, compliance, employee engagement, and effective delivery of site HR services. The HR Manager leads the Farmington HR team and serves as a trusted advisor to leadership, with a strong focus on resolving employee issues, strengthening manager capabilities, supporting a positive workplace culture, and ensuring consistent application of company policies and employment practices.

Essential Responsibilities The essential functions of this job require the person, with or without reasonable accommodations, to perform the following:

• Lead employee relations for the Farmington site, including workplace investigations, employee complaints, corrective actions, performance concerns, attendance issues, conflict resolution, separations, and unemployment responses and hearings.
• Coach and advise managers and supervisors on employee relations, performance management, communication, policy interpretation, and appropriate documentation.
• Serve as the senior HR partner to Farmington leadership on workforce needs, staffing, retention, organizational changes, and other people-related matters.
• Lead and develop the Farmington HR team, ensuring responsive, consistent, and effective support for employees and managers across all shifts.
• Support workforce planning, recruiting, onboarding, employee development, performance reviews, retention, and succession activities in partnership with other HR resources.
• Drive employee engagement and support a positive, respectful, safe, and accountable workplace culture.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal and Connecticut employment requirements and company policies, including appropriate documentation and recordkeeping.
• Partner with Payroll, Benefits, Talent Acquisition, EHS, and other HR functions to ensure effective delivery of HR programs and resolution of site-specific issues.
• Monitor employee and workforce trends, including turnover, attendance, employee relations, staffing, and engagement, and recommend practical actions to site leadership.
• Support implementation and local adoption of company and HR initiatives while ensuring Farmington's operational and employee needs are represented.
• Maintain HR visibility and accessibility across the site, including occasional off-shift or after-hours support when business or employee needs require it.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 5+ years of progressive HR experience, with significant employee relations responsibility.
• HR leadership, HR Business Partner, or senior-level HR Generalist experience preferred.
• Manufacturing or other operational workforce experience strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of federal and Connecticut employment requirements and HR best practices.
• Experience conducting workplace investigations and coaching managers through complex employee situations.
• SHRM-CP/SCP, PHR/SPHR, or similar HR certification preferred.