Director, Human Resources Position Profile
ABOUT MARMON AEROSPACE & DEFENSE
Marmon Aerospace & Defense is a Marmon | Berkshire Hathaway Company located in Manchester, NH and Naples, FL. They manufacture specialty engineered wire & cable solutions for key defense markets of land, air, sea, and space. Their highly skilled engineering and operations professionals bring unparalleled expertise to cable design and manufacturing which has earned them a reputation for producing standard military specification and custom cable solutions that meet and exceed the demands of mission critical military applications.
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Director of Human Resources will plan, lead, direct, develop, and coordinate the policies, activities, and staff of the Human Resource (HR) department, ensuring legal compliance and implementation of the organization’s mission and talent strategy.
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new staff in the department.
- Oversees the daily workflow of the department.
- Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.
- Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.
- Collaborates with senior leadership to understand the organization’s goals and strategy related to staffing, recruiting, and retention.
- Collaborates and liaises with Marmon to ensure all policies and procedures are in alignment with Marmon and Berkshire Hathaway.
- Plans, leads, develops, coordinates, and implements policies, processes, training, initiatives, and surveys to support the organization’s human resource compliance and strategy needs.
- Administers or oversees the administration of human resource programs including, but not limited to, compensation, benefits, and leave; disciplinary matters; disputes and investigations; performance and talent management; productivity, recognition, and morale; occupational health and safety; and training and development.
- Identifies staffing and recruiting needs; develops and executes best practices for hiring and talent management.
- Conducts research and analysis of organizational trends including review of reports and metrics from the organization’s human resource information system (HRIS) or talent management system.
- Monitors and ensures the organization’s compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews and modifies policies and practices to maintain compliance.
- Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law; applies this knowledge to communicate changes in policy, practice, and resources to upper management.
- Develops and implements departmental budget.
- Facilitates professional development, training, and certification activities for HR staff.
- Performs other duties as required.
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Skills/Abilities Requirements:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong supervisory and leadership skills
- Ability to adapt to the needs of the organization and employees
- Ability to prioritize tasks and delegate them when appropriate
- Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software
- Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the organization’s HRIS and talent management systems
- Proficient knowledge and understanding of COBRA, ERISA, FMLA, and related state and federal regulations
- Travel up to 25%
Education Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required; Master’s degree preferred
- 5+ years of human resource management experience required
- PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP are highly preferred
- Multi-plant experience is highly desirable
- Experience supporting a manufacturing operation is highly desirable
- Demonstrated ability to be successful in a fast-paced, high growth environment
- Demonstrated ability to be a self-starting leader in developing an HR strategy and executing with a “hands-on” approach
- Must be able to demonstrate strong HR Business Partnering experiences with executives; strong business acumen strongly desired
CRITICAL COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESS
Results-Oriented
The Director of Human Resources must be performance-driven and able to provide measurable results. The successful candidate will be resourceful, and action-oriented, as well as a flexible and decisive leader who establishes clarity during distractions to produce results in a timely fashion. They will provide clear direction and establish achievable goals and will actively lead cross-functional teams to ensure their success.
Communication
This individual should possess very strong communication, listening, and persuasion skills, in order to truly partner with the leadership team. They must be comfortable, dynamic, and an effective presenter in front of both external and internal audiences including employees, senior management, and customers and public forums. This individual should have a broad perspective on the impact of Innovation, Operations, Sales, Finance, Information Technology, and Executive Management. A willingness to engage in a broad range of topics and discussions across all constituents.
Perspective
This individual will provide a worldly perspective of macro and industry influences to assist in guiding the company. They will provide perspective coming in from outside the organization to aid in the collective leadership team’s understanding and acceptance of trends, insights, changing business perspective and management strategies. This keen perspective should be presented with patience and guidance rather than brute authority.
Mission Driven
This individual must be intellectually sharp and clearly capable of thinking on their feet while demonstrating outstanding business judgment. The Director of Human Resources will possess the analytical skills to improve overall productivity and elevate the company’s human resources efforts as a point of differentiation in the marketplace. This person must not only embrace change but be entrepreneurial in nature, creating and altering the road map along the way.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Title: Managing Director Email: pmeder@comharpartners.com Direct: (312) 313-8452 Mobile: (312) 203-8526
Title: Director
Email: mlayton@comharpartners.com
Direct: (312) 313-8454
Mobile: (224) 805-9369
