Human Resources Manager

HR Manager

The HR Manager is a hands-on leader responsible for day-to-day HR operations and people programs in a fast-paced, private equitybacked industrial distribution environment. This role owns onboarding and employee lifecycle processes, benefits administration, HR policy development, training coordination, compliance, and payroll processing. The HR Manager also plays a critical role in acquisition onboarding and integration, ensuring newly acquired employees' transition smoothly into the organization's culture, systems, and HR policies while maintaining compliance and operational continuity.

Corporate Culture & Employee Experience (Culture Champion)

• Champion and operationalize company culture, values, and leadership expectations across field and corporate locations.
• Partner with leadership to strengthen engagement, communication, and performance accountability in a PE-backed, results-oriented environment.
• Support change management efforts related to growth, organizational design, and acquisition integration.

New Hire & Employee Onboarding (Core + Acquisitions)

• Own end-to-end new hire onboarding, including offer-to-start workflows, I-9/E-Verify (as applicable), systems access coordination, and orientation.
• Build repeatable onboarding playbooks and manager toolkits to accelerate productivity and retention.
• Lead acquisition employee onboarding, including "Day 1" readiness, HR data migration support, handbook/policy alignment communications, and training on company tools and processes.

Benefits & Leave Administration

• Manage benefits programs (medical, dental, vision, disability, life, retirement plans), annual renewals, open enrollment, and employee communications.
• Partner with brokers/TPAs and finance to monitor cost trends, claims experience, and plan design recommendations.
• Oversee leave administration (FMLA/ADA accommodations coordination as needed) and ensure consistent, compliant practices.

HR Policy Development & HR Operations

• Develop, implement, and maintain HR policies, procedures, employee handbook updates, and internal controls for consistent application across the organization.
• Maintain accurate employee records and HR documentation in HRIS; ensure clean data governance and audit readiness.
• Drive standardization across locations while preserving flexibility for operational needs.

Training & Development

• Coordinate and deploy training programs (manager training, harassment prevention, safety and compliance training, performance management process).
• Support leadership development initiatives and onboarding training for supervisors and people managers.

Compliance, Employee Relations & Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with federal/state/local employment regulations and support internal investigations, corrective action processes, and documentation standards.
• Lead workers' compensation administration and support safety-related HR reporting and training coordination.
• Identify risk areas proactively and recommend practical solutions consistent with PE expectations for control and scalability.
• Manage Employee Handbook updates & distribution

Payroll Processing & Administration

• Own payroll processing (weekly/bi-weekly) in partnership with finance/payroll provider, including timekeeping, deductions, garnishments, and payroll reconciliations.
• Ensure accurate payroll reporting, tax filings coordination (with providers), and timely resolution of payroll issues.
• Maintain payroll SOPs and controls, especially during acquisitions or system transitions.

HR M&A Due Diligence & Integration Support

• Support HR-related acquisition due diligence: headcount/compensation validation, benefits review, policy gaps, classification issues, and integration cost-to-achieve estimates.
• Execute integration plans for HR processes, benefits transitions, payroll conversions, and onboarding communications.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or related field (HR certifications a plus: SHRM-CP/SCP, PHR/SPHR).
• 510+ years of progressive HR experience, ideally in industrial distribution, multi-site operations, manufacturing, or similar environments.
• Demonstrated experience with payroll processing and HR administration.
• Experience in HR due diligence and post-close integration strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with HRIS/payroll systems, Excel, and basic HR analytics/reporting.

Competencies & Preferred Attributes

• Sense of urgency: Executes with pace and discipline in a deadline-driven, PE-backed environment.
• Self-motivated / ownership mindset: Takes accountability for outcomes and follows through without excessive oversight.
• High initiative: Proactively identifies issues, builds solutions, and drives continuous improvement.
• M&A integration orientation: Comfortable operating in ambiguity and leading people-process integration during acquisitions.
• Strong judgment, discretion, and employee-relations maturity; ability to balance empathy with performance expectations.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid paternity leave
• Disability insurance
• Tuition assistance
• Paid maternity leave