Why This Role MattersThis is an opportunity to step into a highly visible HR leadership role within a complex, safety-critical, unionized manufacturing environment. As the HR Manager, you'll shape the employee experience on site - partnering directly with plant leadership, union representatives, and cross-functional teams to build strong relationships, develop leaders, and foster a culture where people and performance thrive together.
What You'll Do- Be a trusted partner to plant leaders, aligning people strategies with business goals and delivering practical HR solutions
- Partner across the organization, including plant leadership, Health, Safety & Environment, Operations, Legal, and across the HR function to ensure alignment and consistency
- Interpret and administer the collective bargaining agreement fairly and consistently
- Partner closely with Payroll to ensure accurate and compliant application of the collective bargaining agreement, including proper handling of pay practices, premiums, and contractual obligations
- Foster a positive, inclusive, and accountable workplace culture
- Lead hiring, development, and succession planning to build strong teams
- Coach leaders in real time to strengthen performance management, employee relations, and leadership effectiveness
- Support leaders in navigating union-related and complex employee situations with sound judgment
- Provide insights on team dynamics to strengthen communication, trust, and collaboration
- Lead change initiatives and support continuous improvement efforts
- Ensure compliance with regulations and reinforce a strong safety culture
- Use data and insights to improve HR processes and drive business value
What to Expect- Onsite role with high visibility and engagement across all levels
- Direct interaction with frontline employees, union representatives, and leadership
- Fast-paced, dynamic environment where priorities can shift quickly
Required Qualifications- 7+ years of HR experience in manufacturing, chemical, or industrial environments
- Bachelor's degree in HR, business or technical discipline
- Experience in a unionized setting and familiarity with labor relations
- Strong employee relations expertise
- Ability to influence leaders and build relationships across stakeholders
- Hands-on, pragmatic approach with plant-floor presence
Preferred Qualifications- Certification in HR Management, PHR, or SPHR
- Ability to build trust across union partners, employees, and leadership
- Demonstrated collaboration and problem-solving skills
- Balanced approach with empathy and accountability
- Curious, approachable, and solutions-oriented mindset
The base salary range for this role is $104,600 to $156,800 annually.
We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include periodic pay rate adjustments based on market competitiveness. Hired applicants will be eligible for paid holidays, paid time off including vacation, eligibility to purchase company stock, tuition reimbursement, and a 401K with a competitive company match. Certain roles may be eligible for discretionary financial benefits such as incentive pay, equity awards, and participation in a deferred compensation plan.
Hired applicants will be eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending and health savings account eligibility, employer-provided short term disability benefits, eligibility to purchase long term disability benefits, employer-provided basic life insurance and eligibility to purchase voluntary life coverages.
The pay range, incentives and benefits listed above are general guidelines only and not a guarantee of total compensation or benefits. The final offer will depend on multiple factors, including but not limited to, the responsibilities of the job, experience, education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as the job location, applicability of a collective bargaining agreement, length of service, internal equity, and alignment with market data. The incentive pay is dependent on your role, business results and individual performance. All aspects of total rewards offered are subject to the terms and conditions of the specific plans.
At AdvanSix, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past work experience doesn't perfectly align with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to still apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.