Bachelor's degree in HR, Management, Business, Psychology, or related field required
8+ years of Human Resource Management experience
Strong knowledge of state and federal laws
Willingness to travel up to 25% to Houston and Port Neches sites
Responsibilities
Partner with plant leaders to develop HR solutions aligned with business goals
Contribute to site leadership team on safety, operational discipline, and employee engagement
Embed safety culture into leadership and employee behaviors
Coach leaders on performance management and team development
Build relationships across organization levels while maintaining confidentiality
Manage employee relations, investigations, and disciplinary actions effectively
Assess talent needs and strengthen succession and retention strategies
Benefits
Collaborative work with plant leadership teams
Close involvement with business operations and HR decision-making
Opportunity to influence workforce culture and leadership development
Engagement in continuous improvement initiatives
Supportive environment for professional growth and talent acquisition
Full Job Description
Job Summary:
The Human Resources Manager serves as a key member of the Site Leadership Team and strategic HR partner for TPC's Houston Operations and Port Neches Terminal locations. This role is responsible for translating business priorities into practical people strategies that strengthen safety culture, improve leadership capability, build workforce readiness, and support reliable execution across the sites.
The HR Manager will partner closely with plant leadership to support operational discipline, talent development, employee relations, workforce planning, compliance, labor relations, and change management while reinforcing a culture of accountability, safety, ownership and continuous improvement. This role is ideal for an HR leader who wants to be close to the business, influence decisions, solve real workforce challenges, and help build the leadership and talent capability needed for long-term success.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Partner with plant and functional leaders to understand business priorities, workforce challenges, and operational needs, then develop practical HR solutions that support site performance, safety, reliability, and culture.
Serve as an active member of the Plant Leadership Team, contributing to broader site priorities including safety performance, operational discipline, employee engagement, emergency readiness, workforce capability, and organizational effectiveness.
Champion and reinforce a culture where environmental, health, and safety expectations are understood, modeled, and embedded into everyday leadership behaviors and employee decision-making.
Coach supervisors, managers, and leaders to improve their effectiveness as people leaders, including performance management, employee communication, accountability, conflict resolution, feedback, and team development.
Build trusted relationships across all levels of the organization, from hourly employees and frontline supervisors to plant leadership and corporate executives, while maintaining credibility, confidentiality, and sound judgment.
Lead and support employee relations matters, investigations, disciplinary actions, grievance responses, terminations, accommodations, and other sensitive workplace issues with fairness, consistency, and appropriate urgency.
Partner with leaders to assess current and future talent needs, strengthen succession planning, support retention strategies, and improve the organization's ability to attract, develop, and retain critical talent.
Work closely with Recruiting and business leaders to support talent acquisition for key roles, particularly leadership, professional, technical, and hard-to-fill positions within the sites.
Identify capability gaps and support learning, development, and leadership effectiveness initiatives that improve individual, team, and organizational performance.
Support change management efforts by helping leaders communicate effectively, anticipate workforce impacts, manage resistance, and reinforce the behaviors needed for successful execution.
Provide guidance on policy interpretation, employment law, labor relations, HR practices, and compliance requirements while balancing business needs, risk, fairness, and consistency.
Maintain strong working knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local employment laws, HR best practices, labor relations considerations, and trends affecting industrial and manufacturing workforces.
Partner with the broader HR team on company-wide initiatives, programs, systems, reporting, metrics, and process improvements that improve HR service delivery and business impact.
Use data, metrics, employee feedback, and business insight to identify trends, diagnose issues, and recommend actions that improve workforce effectiveness and leadership decision-making.
Support continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to simplify processes, improve leader capability, strengthen employee experience, and increase HR's impact on business outcomes.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
Completion of an undergraduate degree in Human Resources, Management, Business, Psychology or a related field is required
Minimum of 8+ years of experience in Human Resource Management
Knowledge of state and federal laws and requirements
Able to travel up to 25% of the time between Houston and Port Neches, TX sites
Preferred Qualifications:
Excellent customer service and interpersonal communication skills
Ability to work across all levels of the organization including hourly employees, Shift Supervisors, Managers and Executives.
Capability to identify and develop process improvements
Capacity to consider strategic implications while executing tactically
High level of initiative and strong problem-solving skills
Knowledge of an HRIS and other HR talent management systems
Intermediate Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) skills
Able to work on a broad variety of projects
Strong business skills outside of the Human Resources discipline
Exercises effective judgment, sensitivity and creativity to changing needs and situations
Experience working in a petrochemical plant or oil refinery and union environments
Tactfully dispenses direct and actionable feedback; deals head-on with people problems and prickly situations.
All applicants must be eligible to work for any employer in the United States without needing any company sponsorship.
About TPC Group
TPC Group is a leading producer of value-added products derived from petrochemical raw materials such as C4 hydrocarbons. The company operates in two segments: Performance Products and Fuel Products. The Performance Products segment produces a wide range of chemicals used in the manufacture of products such as synthetic rubber, plastics, and surfactants. The Fuel Products segment produces gasoline blending components and other fuel-related products. TPC Group was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company has a strong commitment to safety and environmental stewardship and has been recognized for its excellence in these areas.
