At Spectrum Control, most departments operate on a 4-day, 10-hour work schedule in exchange for a 3-day weekend. We offer competitive wages and PTO, plus our benefits begin on day 1 of employment. Come join a workforce where we put you first!
Position Summary
The HR Manager is a key member of the site leadership team, responsible for leading HR processes across compliance, employee data, employee relations, talent management, and organizational development.
This role balances hands-on HR operations with strategic initiatives, focusing on accurate employee data, effective recruiting, talent management, and creating a strong employee experience that promotes retention and growth
Key Responsibilities

Strategic Partnership & Trusted Advisor

• Serve as a strategic partner to the Plant Manager and leadership team, providing HR guidance that supports both business performance and employee well-being.
• Act as a trusted advisor and approachable resource for employees, maintaining fairness, confidentiality, and balance in all matters.

Employee Data Management & Compliance

• Oversee HRIS systems (Workday or equivalent), ensuring accuracy of employee data, reporting, and analytics.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws; stay informed of regulatory changes and adapt policies accordingly.
• Manage HR-related reporting including EEOC, DOL, unemployment claims, and safety requirements.

Talent Management & Acquisition

• Lead end-to-end recruitment to attract top talent across both production and professional roles.
• Work collaboratively to develop and implement talent management strategies that go beyond hiring — including onboarding, training, career pathing, and succession planning.
• Partner with managers to identify and grow internal talent, supporting career development and long-term employee engagement.
• Facilitate the employee lifecycle, ensuring smooth transitions, strong onboarding, and meaningful offboarding processes.

Employee Engagement & Culture

• Build and sustain a positive, inclusive, and high-performance culture that fosters morale, engagement, and retention.
• Be a consistent and even-keeled presence on the plant floor, providing approachable HR leadership.
• Support diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and encourage open communication across teams.

HR Operations & Projects

• Monitor HR metrics to identify trends in retention, engagement, and performance, and take action to address gaps.
• Lead or support cross-functional HR projects to improve employee experience, process efficiency, and organizational capability.
• Partner with HR colleagues across the company to align site-level initiatives with broader corporate HR strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Labor Relations, or related field; Master’s or HR certification (S/PHR, SHRM-CP/SCP) preferred. (or equivalent experience)
• 5–10 years of HR management experience, ideally in a manufacturing or industrial environment (aerospace or defense a plus).
• Strong knowledge of employment laws and HR compliance.
• Proficiency with HRIS systems (Workday preferred) and advanced MS Office skills.
• Experience in both talent acquisition and talent management strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to manage confidential information with discretion and integrity.

Essential Skills & Traits

• Business Acumen: Ability to connect HR strategy with operational and financial goals.
• Trusted Advisor: Builds credibility and trust with leadership and employees alike.
• Talent Management Focus: Skilled at developing people strategies that foster employee growth and retention.
• Data Accuracy: Detail-oriented, analytically driven, committed to maintaining reliable HR systems and reporting.
• Self-Starter & Composed Professional: Demonstrates initiative, resilience, and a steady, approachable temperament; able to stay balanced under pressure and guide others with fairness.
• Effective Time Management: Capable of prioritizing competing demands, meeting deadlines, and maintaining accuracy in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and coaching skills.

Why Join Us
As our HR Manager, you’ll be more than the steward of HR processes — you’ll be a key leader in shaping culture, developing talent, and building employee success stories. This is an opportunity to make a lasting impact in a growing manufacturing organization where your expertise, judgment, and balanced leadership will matter every day.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Manufacturing Site
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Third-Party Recruiters
Please note, that per Spectrum Control Policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening and in alignment with our values and expectations. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that Spectrum Control will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity. If you or your agency are interested in becoming an approved vendor please contact scirecruiting@am.spectrumcontrol.com.
Spectrum Control combines engineering expertise, innovation and manufacturing excellence to enable mission-critical solutions. Designed to solve complex problems in signal modulation and transmission, Spectrum Control solutions enable high quality product performance in the military and government, space, commercial, aerospace, security, medical, industrial and communications industries. Through proven experience and innovation, Spectrum Control delivers reliable solutions for the most rugged environments in the world – and beyond. Our team works to understand each customer’s needs at every level, which leads to long-term partnerships with our customers that transcend transactions and projects, helping to drive ongoing value at all levels of an organization.
Spectrum Control operates by the following guiding principles: safety, integrity, respect, ethics, trust and continuous improvement. Spectrum Control is dedicated to delivering highly-engineered, reliable products that help save, enhance and protect lives. The company employs a secure, trusted, innovative, empowered and resilient environment to collaborate across the organization to deliver impactful results to our customers.
Founded in 1981, Spectrum Control brought together the power of several trusted brands and formed a uniquely capable partner for RF/microwave, electromagnetic, and security solutions. Over the past 70 years, the company’s engineers and technologists have led the way in creating high-quality solutions for demanding environments everywhere. Today, Spectrum Control’s team includes 1,300+ people working across 14 design/manufacturing centers in North America and Europe.

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