HR Manager at Tailored Management in Horse Cave, KY

Job description

• HR Manager
• Location: Horse Cave, KY (onsite)
• Pay: $40-60/Hr
• Type: Full-time W2 contract | M-F
• Duration: Initial 3 months, seeking to convert based on performance
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision
• Target Start: October 6 / ASAP
• Interview: 1 round
• This is a highly visible, hands-on HR leadership role responsible for partnering with plant leadership and team members to build a strong, engaged, safe, and high-performing workforce.
• The Horse Cave campus is a significant manufacturing operation producing frozen bakery products for customers across the country. The HR Manager will play a key role in supporting a primarily hourly workforce across a multi-shift production environment while ensuring alignment with company policies, employment laws, safety standards, and business objectives.
• This position is ideal for an HR professional who enjoys being on the floor, working directly with employees and leaders, solving problems, developing people, and connecting HR strategy to day-to-day manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities

• Employee Relations & Engagement
• Serve as a trusted HR partner and resource for employees and plant leadership.
• Provide day-to-day guidance and coaching regarding employee relations, performance management, attendance, conduct, and workplace concerns.
• Investigate employee complaints and workplace issues fairly, consistently, and in accordance with company policies.
• Promote a positive, respectful, inclusive, and high-performance workplace culture.
• Develop and execute employee engagement initiatives that support retention, morale, communication, and recognition.
• Maintain a visible HR presence throughout the manufacturing facility and across shifts.
• Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning
• Partner with plant leadership and hiring managers to identify workforce needs and develop recruiting strategies.
• Lead or support recruiting, interviewing, selection, onboarding, and orientation of hourly and salaried employees.
• Develop strong local recruiting pipelines and community relationships to support ongoing staffing needs.
• Monitor turnover, vacancies, absenteeism, and workforce trends and develop solutions to address them.
• Partner with staffing agencies and other external recruiting resources when appropriate.
• Performance Management & Development
• Coach leaders on effective performance management and employee development.
• Support annual and ongoing performance review processes.
• Identify training and development needs and partner with leaders to implement solutions.
• Help develop frontline leaders and supervisors in areas such as communication, coaching, employee relations, and leadership.
• Support succession planning and talent development initiatives.
• Compliance & HR Administration
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and company policies.
• Maintain accurate employee records and HR documentation.
• Partner with corporate HR on policies, procedures, audits, investigations, and compliance initiatives.
• Support leave administration, accommodations, unemployment claims, workers' compensation, and other employee programs as appropriate.
• Maintain confidentiality of employee and company information.
• Ensure HR practices are consistently applied across departments and shifts.
• Manufacturing & Safety Partnership
• Work closely with Operations, Safety, Quality, and plant leadership to support a safe and compliant work environment.
• Participate in safety initiatives, investigations, and corrective actions.
• Reinforce company safety expectations and employee accountability.
• Partner with leadership to identify workforce-related risks and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Support HR initiatives that align with plant productivity, quality, food safety, and operational goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive HR experience, preferably in a manufacturing, food production, distribution, or other high-volume hourly environment.
• Strong employee relations and conflict-resolution experience.
• Experience supporting hourly employees across multiple shifts.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with plant/operations leadership.
• Strong knowledge of employment practices and HR compliance.
• Experience with recruiting, performance management, investigations, and workforce development.
• Strong communication, coaching, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to build trust and credibility with employees at all levels of an organization.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and maintaining a visible presence on the production floor.
• Strong judgment, discretion, and ability to handle confidential information.

Skills

Required

• Employee relations
• Conflict resolution
• Performance management
• Recruiting
• Investigations
• Workforce development
• HR compliance
• Communication
• Coaching
• Organizational skills
• Problem-solving
• Building trust and credibility