TE Connectivity

HR PARTNER III

TE Connectivity$87K — $108K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in HR or related field preferred.
  • 5-7+ years of HR experience in a manufacturing or operational environment, particularly within a unionized setting.
  • Demonstrated success as an HR Business Partner or HR Generalist.
  • Ability to influence and partner with leaders in a matrixed organization.
  • Comfortable with strategic thinking and hands-on execution.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the primary HR partner to the Plant Manager and site leadership team.
  • Support site complexity assessments and implement the operating model.
  • Engage regularly in the manufacturing environment as a member of the plant leadership team.
  • Translate business unit and site strategy into workforce, talent, and culture priorities.
  • Develop and execute a site-specific workforce plan aligned to business cycles and growth plans.
  • Champion positive employee relations through proactive coaching and issue resolution.
  • Lead change management initiatives tied to organizational aims and operational changes.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance and 401(k).
  • Disability and life insurance offered.
  • Employee stock purchase plan available.
  • Paid time off provided.
  • Access to voluntary benefits.
Full Job Description
Job Title: HR PARTNER III

Posting Start Date: 7/2/26

Job Description:

Job Overview

Location: Mansfield, OH

Business Unit: Aerospace, Defense & Marine (AD&M) - relays

The HR Regional / Business Partner serves as a trusted, on-site business partner to plant and functional leadership, accountable for translating business priorities into people strategies that drive performance, engagement, and capability. As part of the North America HR Regional Team, this role balances local leadership presence with regional consistency and standardization, operating as a visible member of the site leadership team while leveraging shared HR capabilities across the region. This position is within a unionized environment.

This role is hands-on, plant-based, and business-facing, with accountability for execution excellence, workforce strategy, and culture.

This position will be closely partnered with HR Business leaders in the Aerospace, Defense, and Marine (AD&M) Business Unit to guarantee alignment in approaching business needs. Within AD&M, we encourage and embrace everyone's unique differences, and we want to leverage the power of those differences to drive the innovations of tomorrow by operating with our core cultural beliefs: People First, Think Customer, Mind What Matters, Get It Right, Own It, and Be Bold.

Key Responsibilities

Business Partnership & Leadership
  • Act as the primary HR business partner to the Plant Manager and site leadership team.
  • Support Site Complexity Assessment and implementation of the operating model, ensuring workforce structure, leadership layers, and HR practices align to site complexity.
  • Participate as a full member of the plant leadership team, with regular site presence and engagement in the manufacturing environment.
  • Translate BU and site strategy into clear workforce, talent, and culture priorities.


Workforce & Talent Strategy
  • Develop and execute a site-specific workforce plan aligned to AD&M business cycles, growth plans, and skill requirements.
  • Embed career paths and competency frameworks into talent planning, development, and succession discussions.
  • Partner with regional HR and COEs on talent planning, succession, performance management, and compensation cycles.
  • Coach leaders on performance, engagement, retention, and leadership effectiveness.


Employee Relations & Culture
  • Experience interpreting and operating within the constraints of a Collective Bargaining Agreement.
    • Lead positive employee relations through proactive coaching, issue resolution, and culture reinforcement.
    • Drive action planning from Every Voice Counts engagement results and hold leaders accountable for outcomes.
    • Serve as a visible champion of safety, inclusion, accountability, and TE values.


Operational Excellence & Change
  • Lead and support change management tied to organizational alignment, business growth, and operational transformation.
  • Identify HR process improvement opportunities and partner with the regional team to drive standardization and scalability using TEOA (lean operating model).
  • Ensure disciplined execution of HR programs, policies, and compliance requirements.


Regional & Enterprise Integration
  • Operate within the HR Regional Partner model, aligning local actions to regional standards.
  • Leverage HR Service Centers and COEs for delivery while maintaining local ownership and accountability.
  • Collaborate across sites and BUs to share best practices and improve HR capability at scale.


What your background should look like:

Experience & Capability

  • Bachelor's degree required, HR or related field preferred.
  • 5-7+ years of progressive HR experience, with demonstrated success as an HRBP or HR Generalist in a manufacturing or operational environment within a unionized environment
  • Proven ability to influence and partner with leaders in a matrixed organization.
  • Strong balance of strategic thinking and hands-on execution.
  • Must have experience working within a Union environment.


Leadership & Style

  • Credible coach and advisor who earns trust through presence, judgment, and follow-through.
  • Experience collaborating with union representatives, often requiring strong negotiation and conflict resolution.
  • Comfortably operating in ambiguity while driving structure, discipline, and results.
  • Data-informed, process-oriented, and biased toward action.
  • High emotional intelligence with the ability to challenge leaders constructively.


Operating Expectations

  • On-site role with regular plant-floor engagement.
  • Travel within regions up to ~10%.
  • Commitment to safety, compliance, and ethical leadership.


Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

COMPENSATION
• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $87,000 - 108,000 (subject to change dependent on physical location)
• Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. TE Connectivity reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.
• Total Compensation = Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits

BENEFITS
• A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING RECRUITMENT FRAUD
TE Connectivity has become aware of fraudulent recruitment activities being conducted by individuals or organizations falsely claiming to represent TE Connectivity. Please be advised that TE Connectivity never requests payment or fees from job applicants at any stage of the recruitment process. All legitimate job openings are posted exclusively on our official careers website at te.com/careers, and all email communications from our recruitment team will come . If you receive any suspicious communications, we strongly advise you not to engage or provide any personal information, and to report the incident to your local authorities.

Job Locations:

175 NORTH DIAMOND ST
MANSFIELD, Ohio 44902
United States

Posting City: MANSFIELD

Job Country: United States

Travel Required: Less than 10%

Requisition ID: 152565

Workplace Type: Onsite

External Careers Page: Human Resources

About TE Connectivity

TE Connectivity is a technology company that designs and manufactures connectivity and sensor solutions for a variety of industries including automotive, aerospace, defense, oil and gas, consumer electronics, and industrial. The company was founded in 2007 as a spinoff from Tyco International and is headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. TE Connectivity has a global presence with operations in over 50 countries and serves customers in more than 150 countries. The company's products include connectors, sensors, antennas, relays, and fiber optics, among others. TE Connectivity is committed to sustainability and has set goals to reduce its environmental impact and increase its social responsibility.
Learn more about TE Connectivity
Size
89,000 employees
Market Cap
$36.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$114 million
5 Year Trend
+6%
Revenue
$12.5 billion
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